Walkden weather in February

In February, Walkden sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 71 mm of precipitation across 13.2 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-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 12% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Walkden's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Walkden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
71 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:41 AM – 5:07 PM
Cloud cover
75%
8th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

Walkden is suburban town in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England.

Density
3,229/km²
people per km²

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 Walkden reaches about 7°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)
172
272
372
472
572
672
772
872
972
1072
1172
1273
1373
1473
1583
1683
1783
1883
1983
2083
2183
2283
2383
2483
2583
2683
2783
2883

How February really feels in Walkden

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.

Walkden weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8315.11.37.80.8
Feb / 7113.21.59.41.0
Mar10° / 7013111.51.8
Apr12° / 6512.70.413.73.0
May15° / 6712.7015.64.2
Jun18° / 11°8113.8016.75.0
Jul19° / 12°8214.8016.25.4
Aug19° / 12°8915.1014.65.2
Sep17° / 10°7712.7012.54.8
Oct13° / 9114.7010.33.3
Nov10° / 9116.10.28.31.8
Dec / 9915.51.17.30.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42773
52773
62773
72773
82773
92773
102773
112773
122773
132674
142773
152674
162674
172674
182674
192674
202674
212773
222773
232773
242872
252773
262872
272872
282773

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Walkden gets around 71 mm of rain and snow over 13.2 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 46% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1476
2476
3476
4476
5476
6476
7476
8476
9466
10465
11465
12455
13455
14455
15455
16455
17455
18455
19455
20465
21465
22465
23476
24476
25486
26486
27496
28496

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 18 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
1318light breeze
1418light breeze
1518light breeze
1618light breeze
1718light breeze
1818light breeze
1918light breeze
2018light breeze
2118light breeze
2218light breeze
2318light breeze
2418light breeze
2518light breeze
2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 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 102 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:06 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 4:40 PM to 5:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:064:40
28.68:054:42
38.78:034:44
48.78:014:46
58.88:004:48
68.97:584:50
78.97:564:51
89.07:544:53
99.07:534:55
109.17:514:57
119.27:494:59
129.27:475:01
139.37:455:03
149.47:435:05
159.47:415:07
169.57:395:09
179.67:375:11
189.67:355:13
199.77:335:15
209.87:315:17
219.87:295:19
229.97:275:21
2310.07:245:23
2410.07:225:25
2510.17:205:27
2610.27:185:29
2710.37:155:31
2810.37:135:33

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.0Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.6Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.9Dim
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Walkden?

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

1.0
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 Walkden.

What to pack for Walkden in February

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

In February, Walkden sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Walkden in February

The nearest coast averages about 6°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 49 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Walkden 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 Walkden peaks around August 12 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Walkden?

Walkden sits at 53.5°N, 2.4°W, 68 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Farnworth, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Walkden

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Walkden has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 68 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 448 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 733 m.

The land around Walkden is covered by trees (40%), artificial surfaces (33%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (33%), artificial surfaces (30%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
448 m
80 km
733 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Farnworth 4.0 km · Swinton 4.0 km · Tyldesley 4.0 km · Eccles 6.0 km · Atherton 6.0 km · Radcliffe 7.0 km · Whitefield 8.0 km · Bolton 8.0 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 Walkden (53.5167°, -2.4°, elevation 68 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).