Göttingen Weather in February
Göttingen in February
The short of it: Göttingen in February averages a high of 6 °C (42 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 44 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 9 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low -1° · rain 44 mm · daylight 9 h 53 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Göttingen an average February high of 6°, a low of -1° and some 44 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about 6°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 44 mm, the 11th 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. The Almanac rates February 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and August.
Against its neighbours, Göttingen runs warmer than most and drier than most in February. Northeim, 20 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
February in Göttingen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 1° warmer, 12 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NortheimLower Saxony | 20 km NNE | 6° | -1° | 45 mm |
| WitzenhausenHesse | 22 km SSW | 5° | -1° | 50 mm |
| Heilbad HeiligenstadtThuringia | 22 km SE | 4° | -2° | 58 mm |
| DuderstadtLower Saxony | 23 km E | 5° | -2° | 48 mm |
| Hannoversch MündenLower Saxony | 24 km SW | 5° | -1° | 54 mm |
| UslarLower Saxony | 25 km WNW | 5° | -1° | 61 mm |
| EinbeckLower Saxony | 32 km N | 6° | -1° | 44 mm |
| VellmarHesse | 37 km WSW | 5° | -1° | 46 mm |