Vatican City weather in February

In February, Vatican City sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 71 mm of precipitation across 9.2 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Vatican City's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vatican City's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 71 mm; 9.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 18 min; 7:15 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover: 48%; 6th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 2.82 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical February day in Vatican City reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	3
2	12	3
3	12	3
4	12	3
5	12	3
6	12	3
7	12	3
8	12	3
9	12	3
10	12	3
11	12	3
12	12	3
13	12	4
14	13	4
15	13	4
16	13	4
17	13	4
18	13	4
19	13	4
20	13	4
21	13	4
22	13	4
23	13	4
24	13	4
25	13	4
26	14	5
27	14	5
28	14	5

How February really feels in Vatican City

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Vatican City weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 4°	63	8.6	9.3	3.2
Feb	13° / 4°	71	9.2	10.3	3.6
Mar	16° / 6°	74	9.1	11.7	5.1
Apr	19° / 9°	77	10.6	13.1	6.0
May	23° / 13°	58	8.4	14.3	7.3
Jun	28° / 17°	34	5.5	15	7.1
Jul	31° / 19°	23	4	14.7	5.8
Aug	31° / 20°	22	4.3	13.7	5.5
Sep	26° / 16°	84	8.8	12.3	7.0
Oct	22° / 13°	116	10.4	10.9	6.7
Nov	16° / 8°	128	12.2	9.6	4.9
Dec	12° / 5°	94	10.6	9	3.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 43%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	55	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	58	59	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	54	55	54	54	53
Cloudier (%)	45	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	42	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	45	46	46	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	59	41
11	58	42
12	59	41
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	58	42
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	54	46
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	53	47

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Vatican City gets around 71 mm of rain and snow over 9.2 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	32
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	34
21	34
22	35
23	35
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	36

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 9 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:31 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:50 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9
Sunrise (AM)	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:07	7:06	7:04	7:03	7:01	7:00	6:58	6:57
Sunset (PM)	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.8	7:31	5:17
2	9.8	7:30	5:18
3	9.8	7:29	5:19
4	9.9	7:28	5:20
5	9.9	7:27	5:22
6	9.9	7:26	5:23
7	10.0	7:25	5:24
8	10.0	7:24	5:25
9	10.1	7:23	5:27
10	10.1	7:21	5:28
11	10.1	7:20	5:29
12	10.2	7:19	5:30
13	10.2	7:18	5:32
14	10.3	7:17	5:33
15	10.3	7:15	5:34
16	10.4	7:14	5:36
17	10.4	7:13	5:37
18	10.4	7:11	5:38
19	10.5	7:10	5:39
20	10.5	7:09	5:41
21	10.6	7:07	5:42
22	10.6	7:06	5:43
23	10.7	7:04	5:44
24	10.7	7:03	5:46
25	10.8	7:01	5:47
26	10.8	7:00	5:48
27	10.8	6:58	5:49
28	10.9	6:57	5:50

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.63 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 2.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.3	Moderate
2	2.3	Moderate
3	2.4	Moderate
4	2.4	Moderate
5	2.4	Moderate
6	2.5	Moderate
7	2.5	Moderate
8	2.6	Moderate
9	2.6	Moderate
10	2.6	Moderate
11	2.7	Moderate
12	2.7	Moderate
13	2.8	Moderate
14	2.8	Moderate
15	2.8	Moderate
16	2.9	Moderate
17	2.9	Moderate
18	3.0	Moderate
19	3.0	Moderate
20	3.0	Moderate
21	3.1	Moderate
22	3.1	Moderate
23	3.1	Moderate
24	3.2	Moderate
25	3.2	Moderate
26	3.3	Moderate
27	3.3	Moderate
28	3.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Vatican City

In seasonPeak

In February, Vatican City sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Vatican City's rainy season runs September–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Vatican City?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vatican City.

What to pack for Vatican City in February

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

In February, Vatican City sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Vatican City in February

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 27 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Oct 31 — about 5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	15	14	14	15	18	22	25	25	24	21	19	16
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Bracing
Feb	14	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	15	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	24	Refreshing
Oct	21	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Vatican City in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Vatican City peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	3	5	4	7	9	10	8	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Vatican City in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Vatican City is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	15	17	17	15	14	12	13	11	12	12	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	12	Good
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Vatican City?

Vatican City sits at 41.9°N, 12.5°E, 55 m above sea level, in Vatican. The nearest listed city is Rome, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Vatican City

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vatican City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m around an average of 56 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,182 m.

The land around Vatican City is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (31%), artificial surfaces (29%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

140 m

artificial surfaces 59%

16 km

179 m

trees 31%

80 km

2,182 m

trees 45%

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← January Vatican City year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Rome 5.0 km · Esquilino 5.0 km · Casal Bertone 7.0 km · Casal de' Pazzi 10 km · Spinaceto 14 km · Giardinetti-Tor Vergata 15 km · Malafede 16 km · Ciampino 17 km

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Vatican City (41.9027°, 12.4541°, elevation 55 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	3
2	12	3
3	12	3
4	12	3
5	12	3
6	12	3
7	12	3
8	12	3
9	12	3
10	12	3
11	12	3
12	12	3
13	12	4
14	13	4
15	13	4
16	13	4
17	13	4
18	13	4
19	13	4
20	13	4
21	13	4
22	13	4
23	13	4
24	13	4
25	13	4
26	14	5
27	14	5
28	14	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	59	41
11	58	42
12	59	41
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	58	42
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	54	46
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	32
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	34
21	34
22	35
23	35
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	36

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	3
2	12	3
3	12	3
4	12	3
5	12	3
6	12	3
7	12	3
8	12	3
9	12	3
10	12	3
11	12	3
12	12	3
13	12	4
14	13	4
15	13	4
16	13	4
17	13	4
18	13	4
19	13	4
20	13	4
21	13	4
22	13	4
23	13	4
24	13	4
25	13	4
26	14	5
27	14	5
28	14	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	59	41
11	58	42
12	59	41
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	58	42
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	54	46
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	32
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	34
21	34
22	35
23	35
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	36

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	3
2	12	3
3	12	3
4	12	3
5	12	3
6	12	3
7	12	3
8	12	3
9	12	3
10	12	3
11	12	3
12	12	3
13	12	4
14	13	4
15	13	4
16	13	4
17	13	4
18	13	4
19	13	4
20	13	4
21	13	4
22	13	4
23	13	4
24	13	4
25	13	4
26	14	5
27	14	5
28	14	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	59	41
11	58	42
12	59	41
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	58	42
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	54	46
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	32
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	34
21	34
22	35
23	35
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	36

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100