Stoke-on-Trent weather in February

In February, Stoke-on-Trent sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 11.5 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 11% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Stoke-on-Trent's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stoke-on-Trent's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
7:39 AM – 5:08 PM
Cloud cover
75%
9th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Stoke-on-Trent is city in Staffordshire, England.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1925

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 Stoke-on-Trent 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
1772
1872
1972
2082
2182
2282
2382
2482
2582
2682
2782
2882

How February really feels in Stoke-on-Trent

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.

Stoke-on-Trent 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 / 6112.71.47.90.7
Feb / 5311.51.69.50.9
Mar / 5611.8111.51.9
Apr12° / 5812.50.413.63.0
May15° / 6012015.54.3
Jun18° / 10°6912016.65.3
Jul20° / 12°7012.8016.25.7
Aug20° / 12°6812.4014.55.7
Sep17° / 10°6111012.45.0
Oct13° / 7012.3010.33.4
Nov10° / 67130.38.41.8
Dec / 6913.11.17.40.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42575
52674
62674
72674
82674
92674
102773
112773
122773
132674
142674
152575
162674
172674
182674
192674
202674
212674
222674
232773
242773
252773
262872
272872
282872

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Stoke-on-Trent gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1406
2407
3417
4417
5417
6417
7417
8417
9417
10416
11406
12406
13405
14395
15395
16395
17395
18394
19394
20394
21405
22405
23415
24415
25425
26425
27435
28435

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 36 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 108 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:03 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 4:41 PM to 5:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:034:41
28.78:024:43
38.78:004:45
48.87:594:47
58.97:574:49
68.97:554:51
79.07:544:52
89.07:524:54
99.17:504:56
109.27:484:58
119.27:465:00
129.37:455:02
139.47:435:04
149.47:415:06
159.57:395:08
169.57:375:10
179.67:355:12
189.77:335:14
199.77:315:16
209.87:295:18
219.97:275:19
229.97:255:21
2310.07:225:23
2410.17:205:25
2510.27:185:27
2610.27:165:29
2710.37:145:31
2810.47:115:33

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 4.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.8Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.9Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Stoke-on-Trent?

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

0.9
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 Stoke-on-Trent.

What to pack for Stoke-on-Trent in February

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

In February, Stoke-on-Trent sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Stoke-on-Trent 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 Stoke-on-Trent 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
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Stoke-on-Trent?

Stoke-on-Trent sits at 53.0°N, 2.2°W, 114 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Newcastle under Lyme, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Stoke-on-Trent

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Stoke-on-Trent.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stoke-on-Trent has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 133 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 835 m.

The land around Stoke-on-Trent is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
102 m
16 km
279 m
80 km
835 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Newcastle under Lyme 3.0 km · Longton 4.0 km · Kidsgrove 10 km · Biddulph 13 km · Leek 16 km · Congleton 18 km · Sandbach 20 km · Crewe 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 Stoke-on-Trent (53.0042°, -2.1854°, elevation 114 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).