Madrid weather in February
In February, Madrid has daytime highs averaging 12 °C, nights around 1.5 °C, with 5.4 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 11.6°C Average high
- 1.5°C Average low
- 5.4days Wet days
- 32mm Rainfall
- 11h Daylight
Daily temperatures through February
How February develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 February | 10.8 °C | 1.2 °C | 20 % |
| 11–20 February | 11.7 °C | 1.5 °C | 17 % |
| 21–28 February | 12.6 °C | 1.8 °C | 20 % |
- Average highs rise from 10.8 °C early in February to 12.6 °C by the end of it.
What to expect
| Measure | Typical February | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 0 of 28 | 0 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 0 of 28 | 0 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 9.1 of 28 | 32 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 5.4 of 28 | 19 % |
Conditions in February
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 6.2 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 21 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | -4.5 °C |
| Relative humidity | 72 % |
| Wind speed | 14 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 47 % |
Where Madrid ranks in February
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Europe in February | 39th of 50 | 57/100 |
February compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.6 °C | 38 mm | 52 % |
| February | 11.6 °C | 32 mm | 47 % |
| March | 15.5 °C | 40 mm | 48 % |
| April | 17.9 °C | 46 mm | 50 % |
| December | 10.1 °C | 44 mm | 56 % |
See all twelve months for Madrid
- February is the 10th warmest month here.
- It is the 5th driest month of the year.
- It ranks 5th for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 11 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 5.4 of 28 days — 19 % of the month.
- Nights are about 10 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest February day on record since 1991 reached 21 °C, 9.6 °C above the usual daytime high.
QuestionsFebruary in Madrid, answered
How warm is Madrid in February?
Daily highs average 12 °C and nights fall to about 1.5 °C, a spread of 10 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes February the 10th warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Madrid in February?
February averages 32 mm of rain, spread over about 5 of the 28 days — 19 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 47 % of the sky.
How long are the days in February?
Madrid averages 11 hours between sunrise and sunset in February. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.