Portadown weather in February

In February, Portadown sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 11.9 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 9% 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 Portadown's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Portadown's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
8:00 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover
77%
6th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

Portadown is town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, 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 8°C through the month.

A typical February day in Portadown 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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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283
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583
683
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How February really feels in Portadown

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.

Portadown 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 / 7113.71.17.60.9
Feb / 5911.919.31.2
Mar10° / 6013.10.711.51.8
Apr12° / 6413.40.213.72.8
May15° / 6813.9015.73.8
Jun17° / 10°7413.1016.94.8
Jul19° / 12°7614.1016.45.1
Aug18° / 12°8114.3014.75.1
Sep16° / 10°6612.2012.54.5
Oct13° / 7713.1010.23.2
Nov10° / 7413.10.28.21.9
Dec / 7512.90.87.11.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22179
32179
42278
52278
62179
72179
82179
92179
102179
112179
122080
132080
142080
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222080
232179
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252179
262179
272278
282179

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Portadown gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 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 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1453
2453
3453
4453
5454
6444
7444
8434
9434
10424
11424
12414
13414
14414
15404
16404
17403
18403
19413
20413
21413
22413
23423
24423
25433
26433
27443
28443

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
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16100
17100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 16 km/h in February.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
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1716light breeze
1816light breeze
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2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light 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 8:26 AM to 7:31 AM, and sunset from 4:52 PM to 5:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.48:264:52
28.58:254:54
38.68:234:56
48.68:214:58
58.78:195:00
68.78:185:02
78.88:165:04
88.98:145:06
98.98:125:08
109.08:105:10
119.18:085:13
129.18:065:15
139.28:045:17
149.38:025:19
159.38:005:21
169.47:585:23
179.57:565:25
189.67:545:27
199.67:525:29
209.77:495:31
219.87:475:33
229.87:455:35
239.97:435:37
2410.07:405:39
2510.17:385:41
2610.17:365:43
2710.27:335:45
2810.37:315:47

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 4.79 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 1.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
41.0Dim
51.0Dim
61.0Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.2Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.7Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Portadown?

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
7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Portadown.

What to pack for Portadown in February

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

In February, Portadown sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Portadown 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 50 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in March near 8°C.

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

10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
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May11Bracing
Jun13Bracing
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Aug15Bracing
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UV index in Portadown 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 Portadown peaks around July 19 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 19UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Portadown?

Portadown sits at 54.4°N, 6.4°W, 22 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Craigavon, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Portadown

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Portadown has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 848 m.

The land around Portadown is covered by grassland (56%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
244 m
80 km
848 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Craigavon 5.0 km · Banbridge 13 km · Newry 28 km · Lisburn 29 km · Antrim 36 km · Belfast 39 km · Castlereagh 40 km · Newtownabbey 43 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 Portadown (54.423°, -6.4443°, elevation 22 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).