Dortmund Weather in February
Dortmund in February
The short of it: Dortmund in February averages a high of 7 °C (45 °F) and a low of 0 °C (33 °F), with 67 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 9 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low 0° · rain 67 mm · daylight 9 h 53 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & June
February in Dortmund brings afternoons near 7° and nights around 0°, with about 67 mm of rain over the month. Much like January: highs about 7°, nights near 0°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 67 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
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 June.
Against its neighbours, Dortmund runs warmer than most and drier than most in February. Witten, 11 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
February in Dortmund, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 1° warmer, 11 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WittenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 11 km SW | 7° | 0° | 77 mm |
| Castrop-RauxelNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 12 km WNW | 7° | 1° | 68 mm |
| LünenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 12 km NNE | 7° | 0° | 62 mm |
| UnnaNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 16 km E | 7° | 0° | 69 mm |
| HerneNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 17 km W | 7° | 1° | 71 mm |
| HagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 17 km S | 6° | 0° | 82 mm |
| BochumNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 18 km WSW | 7° | 1° | 75 mm |
| RecklinghausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia | 22 km WNW | 7° | 1° | 67 mm |