Erbil Weather in February
Erbil in February
The short of it: Erbil in February averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 5 °C (42 °F), with 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 10 h 49 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 5° · rain 100 mm · daylight 10 h 49 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Erbil an average February high of 14°, a low of 5° and some 100 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about 14°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 100 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 49 min in mid-February, 52 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates February 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and April.
Against its neighbours, Erbil runs about middling and drier than most in February. Khasnahzān, 12 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
February in Erbil, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 3° warmer, 18 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KhasnahzānErbil | 12 km E | 14° | 5° | 130 mm |
| BaḥarkahErbil | 14 km N | 14° | 4° | 118 mm |
| PīrmāmErbil | 27 km NE | 12° | 3° | 170 mm |
| XebatErbil | 32 km WNW | 14° | 5° | 94 mm |
| ShaqlāwahErbil | 37 km NE | 10° | 2° | 170 mm |
| ḨarirErbil | 50 km NE | 11° | 2° | 160 mm |
| KoysinceqErbil | 57 km ESE | 14° | 5° | 154 mm |
| Al-HamdaniyaNineveh | 57 km W | 15° | 5° | 86 mm |