Altena Weather in February
Altena in February
The short of it: Altena in February averages a high of 5 °C (41 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 92 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 9 h 54 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low -1° · rain 92 mm · daylight 9 h 54 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Altena an average February high of 5°, a low of -1° and some 92 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about 5°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 92 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 54 min in mid-February, 94 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates February 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Altena runs cooler than most and wetter than most in February. Lüdenscheid, 9 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
February in Altena, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 1° warmer, 30 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LüdenscheidNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km SSW | 5° | -1° | 96 mm |
| IserlohnNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km NNE | 6° | -1° | 80 mm |
| HagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km WNW | 6° | 0° | 82 mm |
| UnnaNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 27 km N | 7° | 0° | 69 mm |
| WittenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 28 km NW | 7° | 0° | 77 mm |
| DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 28 km NNW | 7° | 0° | 67 mm |
| ArnsbergNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 30 km ENE | 6° | -1° | 80 mm |
| HattingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 36 km WNW | 7° | 1° | 80 mm |