Mendip weather in February

In February, Mendip sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 15% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Mendip's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mendip's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
7:36 AM – 5:14 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

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 Mendip reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°C cooler than March.

-5°10°15°151015202528
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
183
283
383
483
583
683
783
883
983
1083
1183
1283
1383
1483
1583
1683
1783
1883
1983
2093
2193
2293
2393
2493
2593
2693
2793
2893

How February really feels in Mendip

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.

Mendip weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6912.90.68.21.2
Feb / 5510.60.69.61.4
Mar10° / 5410.80.411.52.3
Apr13° / 6011.50.213.53.4
May16° / 6311015.34.7
Jun19° / 11°5910.7016.35.7
Jul20° / 13°6110.9015.96.1
Aug20° / 13°7111.4014.46.0
Sep18° / 11°569.7012.45.7
Oct14° / 7612.3010.44.0
Nov11° / 751308.72.4
Dec / 7612.10.37.71.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42674
52773
62773
72773
82872
92872
102872
112872
122872
132872
142872
152872
162971
172971
182971
192971
202971
212872
222872
232872
242971
253070
263070
273070
283070

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Mendip gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202528
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1374
2374
3374
4384
5384
6384
7384
8384
9383
10383
11373
12373
13372
14372
15372
16361
17361
18361
19371
20371
21371
22381
23391
24391
25401
26401
27401
28401

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
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 18 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1518light breeze
1618light breeze
1718light breeze
1818light breeze
1918light breeze
2018light breeze
2118light breeze
2218light breeze
2318light breeze
2418light breeze
2518light breeze
2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 30 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 7:59 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 4:49 PM to 5:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.87:594:49
28.97:574:51
39.07:564:53
49.07:544:55
59.17:534:57
69.17:514:58
79.27:505:00
89.27:485:02
99.37:465:04
109.37:455:05
119.47:435:07
129.57:415:09
139.57:395:11
149.67:385:13
159.67:365:14
169.77:345:16
179.87:325:18
189.87:305:20
199.97:285:22
2010.07:265:23
2110.07:245:25
2210.17:225:27
2310.17:205:29
2410.27:185:31
2510.37:165:32
2610.37:145:34
2710.47:125:36
2810.57:105:38

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.18 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.7Dim
201.7Dim
211.7Dim
221.8Dim
231.8Dim
241.8Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
282.0Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Mendip?

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

1.4
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 Mendip.

What to pack for Mendip in February

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

In February, Mendip sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Mendip in February

The nearest coast averages about 7°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 23 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 7°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Mendip 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 Mendip peaks around August 13 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 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mendip?

Mendip sits at 51.2°N, 2.6°W, 293 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Frome, 21 km away.

Topography around Mendip

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mendip has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m around an average of 211 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 323 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 633 m.

The land around Mendip is covered by grassland (60%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
257 m
16 km
323 m
80 km
633 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Frome 21 km · Keynsham 22 km · Nailsea 24 km · Bath 24 km · Bristol 24 km · Kingswood 25 km · Burnham-on-Sea 26 km · Weston-super-Mare 27 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 Mendip (51.2372°, -2.6266°, elevation 293 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).