Newtownabbey weather in February

In February, Newtownabbey sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 12.9 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-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 10% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 24 min at the start of February to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Newtownabbey's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Newtownabbey's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:59 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
76%
6th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

Newtownabbey is suburb of Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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 Newtownabbey reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 4°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 1°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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273
373
473
573
673
773
874
974
1084
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How February really feels in Newtownabbey

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.

Newtownabbey weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7914.91.27.60.9
Feb / 6412.91.49.31.0
Mar / 6414.20.811.51.5
Apr11° / 6513.40.213.72.4
May13° / 7114.3015.83.3
Jun16° / 10°7813.7016.94.2
Jul17° / 12°8515.3016.54.7
Aug17° / 12°8514.7014.74.7
Sep16° / 11°7113012.54.2
Oct13° / 8914010.23.0
Nov10° / 8614.60.28.21.8
Dec / 8413.90.67.11.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42575
52476
62476
72476
82476
92377
102476
112476
122377
132377
142377
152476
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202377
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222377
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262575
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282575

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Newtownabbey gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 12.9 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 46% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1494
2494
3494
4494
5484
6484
7484
8474
9464
10464
11454
12454
13444
14444
15444
16444
17444
18444
19444
20445
21445
22455
23455
24465
25465
26475
27475
28485

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
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14100
15100
16100
17100
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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 19 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
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2819light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of February to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:25 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 4:49 PM to 5:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:254:49
28.58:234:51
38.58:224:53
48.68:204:55
58.78:184:57
68.78:164:59
78.88:155:01
88.88:135:03
98.98:115:05
109.08:095:07
119.08:075:10
129.18:055:12
139.28:035:14
149.38:015:16
159.37:595:18
169.47:575:20
179.57:545:22
189.57:525:24
199.67:505:26
209.77:485:28
219.77:465:30
229.87:435:32
239.97:415:34
2410.07:395:36
2510.07:365:38
2610.17:345:41
2710.27:325:43
2810.37:295:45

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.07 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 1.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.7Dim
261.7Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Newtownabbey?

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

1.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Newtownabbey.

What to pack for Newtownabbey in February

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

In February, Newtownabbey sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Newtownabbey in February

The nearest coast averages about 8°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 24 km away) is warmest in September at about 14°C and coldest in March near 8°C.

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

6°8°10°12°14°16°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Newtownabbey 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 Newtownabbey peaks around May 22 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowMay 22UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Newtownabbey?

Newtownabbey sits at 54.7°N, 5.9°W, 15 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Belfast, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Newtownabbey

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Newtownabbey has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 362 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 495 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 860 m.

The land around Newtownabbey is covered by water (38%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and water (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
362 m
16 km
495 m
80 km
860 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Belfast 7.0 km · Carrickfergus 9.0 km · Castlereagh 10 km · Bangor 15 km · Newtownards 16 km · Lisburn 17 km · Antrim 20 km · Larne 22 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 Newtownabbey (54.6598°, -5.9086°, elevation 15 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).