Dorsten Weather in February
Dorsten in February
The short of it: Dorsten in February averages a high of 7 °C (45 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 9 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low 1° · rain 62 mm · daylight 9 h 53 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & April
February in Dorsten brings afternoons near 7° and nights around 1°, with about 62 mm of rain over the month. Much like January: highs about 7°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 62 mm, the 9th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 53 min in mid-February, 95 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and April.
Against its neighbours, Dorsten runs warmer than most and drier than most in February. Marl, 9 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
February in Dorsten, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 1° warmer, 14 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Jan
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MarlNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 9 km E | 7° | 1° | 65 mm |
| GladbeckNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 10 km S | 7° | 1° | 64 mm |
| HertenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 14 km ESE | 7° | 1° | 67 mm |
| BottropNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km S | 7° | 1° | 63 mm |
| RecklinghausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 17 km ESE | 7° | 1° | 67 mm |
| DinslakenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 19 km SW | 7° | 2° | 60 mm |
| GelsenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 20 km SSE | 7° | 1° | 67 mm |
| OberhausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 22 km SSW | 8° | 2° | 62 mm |