Redditch weather in February

In February, Redditch sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 9.7 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 8°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 Redditch's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Redditch's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
7:36 AM – 5:09 PM
Cloud cover
74%
9th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

Redditch is town in north-east Worcestershire, England.

Density
1,619/km²
people per km²
Founded
1964

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 Redditch 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
1082
1182
1282
1382
1482
1582
1682
1782
1882
1982
2082
2183
2283
2383
2483
2583
2683
2783
2893

How February really feels in Redditch

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.

Redditch 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 / 5411.61.180.9
Feb / 449.71.29.51.2
Mar10° / 4810.30.811.52.2
Apr13° / 5411.60.213.63.4
May16° / 6011.2015.44.7
Jun19° / 11°6310.9016.45.7
Jul21° / 13°6010.70166.2
Aug21° / 13°5910.4014.56.1
Sep18° / 10°549.3012.45.7
Oct14° / 6511.2010.33.9
Nov10° / 6411.60.28.52.1
Dec / 6011.40.97.51.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 72%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42971
52971
62971
72971
82971
92971
102971
112971
122971
132872
142872
152773
162674
172674
182674
192674
202674
212674
222773
232773
242674
252674
262773
272773
282773

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Redditch gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 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 37% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202528
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1345
2355
3355
4365
5365
6365
7365
8365
9365
10365
11355
12354
13344
14344
15344
16333
17333
18333
19333
20333
21333
22343
23344
24354
25354
26364
27364
28374

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 17 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
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light 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 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 8:00 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 4:43 PM to 5:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:004:43
28.87:584:45
38.87:574:46
48.97:554:48
58.97:544:50
69.07:524:52
79.17:504:54
89.17:494:56
99.27:474:58
109.27:454:59
119.37:435:01
129.47:425:03
139.47:405:05
149.57:385:07
159.57:365:09
169.67:345:11
179.77:325:13
189.77:305:14
199.87:285:16
209.97:265:18
219.97:245:20
2210.07:225:22
2310.17:205:24
2410.17:185:26
2510.27:165:28
2610.37:145:29
2710.37:115:31
2810.47:095:33

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.3Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.6Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.7Dim
231.7Dim
241.8Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Redditch?

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 Redditch.

What to pack for Redditch in February

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

In February, Redditch sees daytime highs around 8°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 Redditch 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 Redditch peaks around August 12 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 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Redditch?

Redditch sits at 52.3°N, 1.9°W, 131 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Bromsgrove, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Redditch

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Redditch has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 116 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 593 m.

The land around Redditch is covered by trees (42%), grassland (25%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (42%), trees (28%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
101 m
16 km
289 m
80 km
593 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Bromsgrove 8.0 km · Shirley 14 km · Droitwich 15 km · Bartley Green 15 km · Solihull 16 km · Halesowen 17 km · Acocks Green 18 km · Birmingham 20 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 Redditch (52.3065°, -1.9457°, elevation 131 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).