Tadley weather in February

In February, Tadley sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 9.4 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 14% 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 Tadley's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tadley's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
7:30 AM – 5:08 PM
Cloud cover
74%
10th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Tadley is town in Hampshire, England.

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 Tadley 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 3°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
1282
1382
1482
1582
1682
1782
1882
1982
2083
2183
2283
2383
2483
2583
2683
2783
2883

How February really feels in Tadley

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.

Tadley 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 / 6211.30.88.20.9
Feb / 489.41.19.61.1
Mar10° / 4810.40.611.52.2
Apr13° / 5611.30.113.53.4
May16° / 6010.4015.34.8
Jun19° / 11°5610.3016.35.8
Jul21° / 13°5810.8015.96.3
Aug21° / 13°6510.9014.46.1
Sep18° / 11°529.2012.45.7
Oct14° / 6811.1010.43.9
Nov10° / 6911.60.18.62.2
Dec / 6611.30.87.71.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42773
52773
62872
72872
82872
92872
102971
112971
122872
132872
142872
152971
162971
172971
182971
192872
202773
212773
222872
232872
242872
252872
262971
272971
282971

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Tadley gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1335
2335
3335
4345
5345
6345
7355
8354
9354
10344
11344
12344
13344
14333
15333
16333
17323
18323
19323
20323
21323
22333
23333
24333
25343
26343
27353
28353

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 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 7:53 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 4:43 PM to 5:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.87:534:43
28.97:524:45
38.97:504:47
49.07:494:48
59.17:474:50
69.17:454:52
79.27:444:54
89.27:424:56
99.37:414:57
109.37:394:59
119.47:375:01
129.57:355:03
139.57:345:05
149.67:325:06
159.67:305:08
169.77:285:10
179.87:265:12
189.87:245:14
199.97:235:15
209.97:215:17
2110.07:195:19
2210.17:175:21
2310.17:155:23
2410.27:135:24
2510.37:115:26
2610.37:085:28
2710.47:065:30
2810.57:045:32

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.53 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
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
181.6Dim
191.7Dim
201.7Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.8Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
272.0Dim
282.0Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Tadley?

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

1.1
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 Tadley.

What to pack for Tadley in February

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

In February, Tadley sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Tadley 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 Tadley peaks around August 11 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 11UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tadley?

Tadley sits at 51.4°N, 1.1°W, 84 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Basingstoke, 10 km away.

Topography around Tadley

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tadley has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 94 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m.

The land around Tadley is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, trees (35%), grassland (31%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), cropland (28%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
225 m
80 km
302 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Basingstoke 10 km · Thatcham 11 km · Newbury 15 km · Reading 16 km · Lower Earley 17 km · Yateley 21 km · Wokingham 21 km · Fleet 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 Tadley (51.3505°, -1.1285°, elevation 84 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).