Basel Weather in February
Basel in February
The short of it: Basel in February averages a high of 7 °C (45 °F) and a low of -0 °C (32 °F), with 45 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 10 h 11 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low 0° · rain 45 mm · daylight 10 h 11 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & April
Thirty years of records give Basel an average February high of 7°, a low of 0° and some 45 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about 7°, nights near 0°. 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 10 h 11 min in mid-February, 81 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 September and April.
Against its neighbours, Basel runs warmer than most and drier than most in February. Allschwil, 3 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
February in Basel, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 2° warmer, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AllschwilBasel-Landschaft | 3 km WSW | 7° | -1° | 46 mm |
| Saint-LouisGrand Est | 4 km NNW | 7° | 0° | 44 mm |
| Weil am RheinBaden-Wurttemberg | 5 km NE | 7° | 0° | 47 mm |
| RiehenBasel-City | 6 km ENE | 7° | 0° | 52 mm |
| MuttenzBasel-Landschaft | 7 km SE | 7° | 0° | 57 mm |
| ReinachBasel-Landschaft | 7 km SSE | 7° | -1° | 52 mm |
| LörrachBaden-Wurttemberg | 9 km NE | 7° | 0° | 55 mm |
| RheinfeldenBaden-Wurttemberg | 16 km E | 7° | 0° | 66 mm |