Tonypandy weather in February

In February, Tonypandy sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 79 mm of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-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 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Tonypandy's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tonypandy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
79 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
7:40 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover
73%
9th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Tonypandy is town in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, 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 Tonypandy reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°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 10°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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273
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673
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How February really feels in Tonypandy

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.

Tonypandy weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 10615.10.88.11.0
Feb / 7911.80.89.61.1
Mar / 7212.30.511.51.8
Apr12° / 6911.60.213.62.9
May15° / 7412.6015.34.0
Jun17° / 12°7411.5016.35.1
Jul19° / 14°7812.7015.95.6
Aug19° / 14°9113.3014.45.5
Sep17° / 12°8111.8012.45.0
Oct14° / 11514.5010.43.5
Nov11° / 1131508.62.1
Dec / 11914.50.57.71.2

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 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52872
62872
72872
82971
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Tonypandy gets around 79 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1444
2445
3445
4455
5455
6455
7454
8444
9444
10444
11434
12434
13423
14413
15413
16403
17402
18402
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22402
23412
24412
25422
26422
27432
28432

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
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Wind in February

Winds average 20 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
220light breeze
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420light breeze
520light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 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 96 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:03 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 4:51 PM to 5:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.88:034:51
28.98:024:53
38.98:004:55
49.07:594:57
59.07:574:59
69.17:565:00
79.17:545:02
89.27:525:04
99.37:515:06
109.37:495:08
119.47:475:09
129.47:465:11
139.57:445:13
149.57:425:15
159.67:405:17
169.77:385:19
179.77:365:20
189.87:345:22
199.97:325:24
209.97:315:26
2110.07:295:28
2210.07:275:30
2310.17:255:31
2410.27:225:33
2510.27:205:35
2610.37:185:37
2710.47:165:39
2810.47:145:40

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 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 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
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.6Dim
171.6Dim
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251.9Dim
261.9Dim
272.0Dim
282.0Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Tonypandy?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tonypandy.

What to pack for Tonypandy in February

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

In February, Tonypandy sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Tonypandy in February

The nearest coast averages about 7°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 28 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 7°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Tonypandy 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 Tonypandy peaks around August 13 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 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tonypandy?

Tonypandy sits at 51.6°N, 3.5°W, 154 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Rhondda, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Tonypandy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tonypandy has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m around an average of 264 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 603 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 864 m.

The land around Tonypandy is covered by grassland (46%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
371 m
16 km
603 m
80 km
864 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Rhondda 4.0 km · Pontypridd 8.0 km · Aberdare 10 km · Coity 13 km · Maesteg 14 km · Gelligaer 15 km · Merthyr Tydfil 15 km · Bridgend 15 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 Tonypandy (51.622°, -3.4554°, elevation 154 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).