Basingstoke Weather in February
Basingstoke in February
The short of it: Basingstoke in February averages a high of 8 °C (47 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 57 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 9 h 54 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 8° · low 2° · rain 57 mm · daylight 9 h 54 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Basingstoke an average February high of 8°, a low of 2° and some 57 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about 8°, nights near 2°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 57 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 54 min in mid-February, 94 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates February 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Basingstoke runs cooler than most and wetter than most in February. Reading, 23 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
February in Basingstoke, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 1° warmer, 21 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ReadingEngland | 23 km NNE | 9° | 2° | 49 mm |
| BracknellEngland | 29 km NE | 8° | 2° | 53 mm |
| GuildfordEngland | 36 km E | 9° | 2° | 53 mm |
| WokingEngland | 37 km E | 9° | 2° | 48 mm |
| MaidenheadEngland | 39 km NE | 9° | 2° | 46 mm |
| WaterloovilleEngland | 43 km S | 9° | 2° | 66 mm |
| SloughEngland | 44 km NE | 9° | 2° | 44 mm |
| SouthamptonEngland | 46 km SSW | 9° | 3° | 61 mm |