Maidenhead weather in February

In February, Maidenhead sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 9.2 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Maidenhead's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maidenhead's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
7:29 AM – 5:06 PM
Cloud cover
74%
10th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

Maidenhead is town and unparished area in Berkshire, England.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°C through the month.

A typical February day in Maidenhead reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
172
272
372
472
572
672
772
872
972
1072
1182
1282
1382
1482
1582
1682
1782
1882
1983
2083
2183
2283
2383
2483
2583
2683
2783
2893

How February really feels in Maidenhead

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
28
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Maidenhead weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 55110.98.11.0
Feb / 449.21.19.61.2
Mar10° / 4410.10.711.52.3
Apr13° / 5111.20.213.53.5
May16° / 5510.2015.35.0
Jun19° / 11°5510016.35.9
Jul22° / 13°5610.4015.96.4
Aug21° / 13°6010.3014.46.3
Sep18° / 11°498.9012.45.8
Oct14° / 6111.4010.44.0
Nov10° / 6411.40.18.62.2
Dec / 5910.90.87.71.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42872
52872
62872
72971
82872
92872
103070
113070
123070
133070
142971
152971
162971
172971
182971
192872
202872
212872
222872
232872
242872
252773
262773
272872
282872

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Maidenhead gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 9.2 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202528
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1324
2324
3325
4325
5335
6335
7335
8335
9335
10335
11334
12334
13334
14334
15324
16323
17323
18323
19323
20323
21323
22333
23333
24343
25343
26353
27353
28353

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 17 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
2317light breeze
2417light breeze
2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:52 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 4:41 PM to 5:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.87:524:41
28.97:504:43
38.97:494:44
49.07:484:46
59.07:464:48
69.17:444:50
79.17:434:52
89.27:414:53
99.37:394:55
109.37:384:57
119.47:364:59
129.47:345:01
139.57:335:02
149.67:315:04
159.67:295:06
169.77:275:08
179.77:255:10
189.87:235:12
199.97:215:13
209.97:195:15
2110.07:175:17
2210.17:155:19
2310.17:135:21
2410.27:115:22
2510.27:095:24
2610.37:075:26
2710.47:055:28
2810.47:035:30

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.7Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
282.0Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Maidenhead?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

1.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Maidenhead.

What to pack for Maidenhead in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Maidenhead sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Maidenhead in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Maidenhead peaks around August 10 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 10UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Maidenhead?

Maidenhead sits at 51.5°N, 0.7°W, 32 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Marlow, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Maidenhead

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Maidenhead.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maidenhead has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m.

The land around Maidenhead is covered by trees (35%), grassland (31%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (32%), cropland (32%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
202 m
80 km
301 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Marlow 6.0 km · Slough 9.0 km · Windsor 9.0 km · High Wycombe 12 km · Bracknell 12 km · Ascot 13 km · Gerrards Cross 13 km · Wokingham 15 km

United Kingdom travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 89% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$57,602
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
3.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 60%none 26%Muslim 4%other 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Maidenhead (51.5228°, -0.7199°, elevation 32 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).