Weather in Basel in February 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Basel in February
Going from a maximum of +17°C during the day to a minimum of -5°C during the night, the temperature in February averages around +9°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 18% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +7°C to +3°C.
Is Basel warm or cold in February?
Basel is typically cool in February.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +5°C to +7°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from -1°C to 0°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
February is one of the coolest months in Basel, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Basel in February
| January | February | March | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +5°C | +7°C | +12°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -23°C | -20°C | -14°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +18°C | +21°C | +25°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 68 mm | 58 mm | 75 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 82% | 77% | 71% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 10 | 15 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 6 | 5 | 3 | ||||
February weather is still as ok as in January. It’s getting warmer as February arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +5°C to +7°C during the day. As February arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 68 mm to 58 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 82% to 77%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during February, staying around 2 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in February, from 3 to 5.
March brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Basel is gradually decreasing during February, going from 4 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
February is one of the snowiest months in Basel.
Here’s how February is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last February in Basel?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Basel in February has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+14°C) and the highest in 2022 (+18°C). The driest year was 1991 with only 753 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2016 with 1490 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Basel, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.