Ratekau Weather in February
Ratekau in February
The short of it: Ratekau in February averages a high of 5 °C (41 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 45 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 9 h 41 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 5° · low -1° · rain 45 mm · daylight 9 h 41 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
February in Ratekau brings afternoons near 5° and nights around -1°, with about 45 mm of rain over the month. Much like January: highs about 5°, nights near -1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 45 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 41 min in mid-February, 105 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 September.
Against its neighbours, Ratekau runs cooler than most and drier than most in February. Lübeck, 9 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
February in Ratekau, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 1° warmer, 15 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LübeckSchleswig-Holstein | 9 km SSW | 5° | -1° | 45 mm |
| Bad OldesloeSchleswig-Holstein | 28 km WSW | 5° | -1° | 58 mm |
| AhrensburgSchleswig-Holstein | 44 km SW | 5° | -1° | 58 mm |
| WismarMecklenburg-Vorpommern | 48 km E | 5° | 0° | 42 mm |
| VolksdorfHamburg | 49 km SW | 5° | -1° | 57 mm |
| NeumünsterSchleswig-Holstein | 51 km WNW | 5° | 0° | 61 mm |
| SaselHamburg | 52 km SW | 5° | 0° | 55 mm |
| PoppenbüttelHamburg | 53 km SW | 5° | 0° | 55 mm |