Weather in Edinburgh in February 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Edinburgh in February
Going from a maximum of +12°C during the day to a minimum of 0°C during the night, the temperature in February averages around +9°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 8% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +8°C to +7°C.
Is Edinburgh warm or cold in February?
Edinburgh is typically cool in February.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +6°C to +7°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +2°C to +2°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
February is one of the coolest months in Edinburgh, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Edinburgh in February
Water in Edinburgh in February is Cold. It varies from +6°C to +9°C, with an average of +7°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +7°C.
The water temperature in February is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Edinburgh in February?
Climate in Edinburgh in February
| January | February | March | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +6°C | +7°C | +9°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -16°C | -9°C | -9°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +13°C | +15°C | +21°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 79 mm | 67 mm | 76 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +7°C | +7°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 83% | 81% | 78% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1009 HPa | 1011 HPa | 1010 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 16 | 14 | 18 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 2 | ||||
February weather is still as ok as in January. It’s getting warmer as February arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +6°C to +7°C during the day. As February arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 79 mm to 67 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 83% to 81%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during February, staying around 4 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 2 sunny days in January to 1 in February.
March brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 9 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Edinburgh is gradually decreasing during February, going from 7 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
February is one of the snowiest months in Edinburgh.
Here’s how February is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last February in Edinburgh?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Edinburgh in February has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+10°C) and the highest in 2014 (+13°C). The driest year was 2003 with only 701 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2014 with 1741 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Edinburgh, 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.