Melton Mowbray weather in February

In February, Melton Mowbray sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°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 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Melton Mowbray's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Melton Mowbray's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
7:33 AM – 5:03 PM
Cloud cover
73%
9th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

Melton Mowbray is town in Leicestershire, England, UK.

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 7°C through the month.

A typical February day in Melton Mowbray reaches about 7°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
1172
1272
1372
1472
1572
1672
1782
1882
1982
2082
2182
2282
2382
2482
2582
2682
2782
2882

How February really feels in Melton Mowbray

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.

Melton Mowbray weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5011.717.90.7
Feb / 409.81.59.51.0
Mar10° / 4510.7111.52.1
Apr13° / 5311.50.313.63.3
May16° / 5610.9015.54.6
Jun19° / 11°6411016.55.6
Jul21° / 13°6511.6016.16.1
Aug21° / 13°6511.2014.56.0
Sep18° / 10°559.4012.45.6
Oct14° / 6210.9010.33.8
Nov10° / 5811.80.38.51.9
Dec / 5611.31.27.50.9

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 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42971
52971
63070
73070
83070
92971
102971
112971
122971
132971
142872
152872
162872
172971
182971
192971
202971
212971
222971
232971
242971
252971
262971
272971
282971

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Melton Mowbray gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202528
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1345
2355
3355
4355
5355
6355
7355
8356
9356
10356
11356
12356
13346
14346
15345
16345
17345
18345
19345
20345
21355
22356
23366
24366
25376
26376
27385
28385

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 19 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
819light breeze
919light breeze
1019light breeze
1119light breeze
1219light breeze
1318light breeze
1418light breeze
1519light breeze
1619light breeze
1719light breeze
1819light breeze
1919light breeze
2019light breeze
2119light breeze
2219light breeze
2319light breeze
2419light breeze
2519light breeze
2619light breeze
2719light breeze
2819light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 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 102 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:57 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 4:37 PM to 5:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.77:574:37
28.77:564:39
38.87:544:41
48.87:534:42
58.97:514:44
68.97:494:46
79.07:484:48
89.17:464:50
99.17:444:52
109.27:424:54
119.37:414:56
129.37:394:58
139.47:375:00
149.47:355:01
159.57:335:03
169.67:315:05
179.67:295:07
189.77:275:09
199.87:255:11
209.87:235:13
219.97:215:15
2210.07:195:17
2310.07:175:19
2410.17:155:21
2510.27:125:22
2610.27:105:24
2710.37:085:26
2810.47:065:28

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 4.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.7Dim
221.7Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Melton Mowbray?

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

1.0
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 Melton Mowbray.

What to pack for Melton Mowbray in February

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

In February, Melton Mowbray sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Melton Mowbray 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 Melton Mowbray peaks around August 11 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 11UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Melton Mowbray?

Melton Mowbray sits at 52.8°N, 0.9°W, 79 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Mountsorrel, 19 km away.

Topography around Melton Mowbray

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Melton Mowbray has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 94 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 495 m.

The land around Melton Mowbray is covered by grassland (40%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
203 m
80 km
495 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Mountsorrel 19 km · Humberstone 19 km · Loughborough 21 km · Leicester 22 km · Evington 22 km · Oadby 22 km · Grantham 23 km · West Bridgford 24 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 Melton Mowbray (52.7659°, -0.8869°, elevation 79 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).