Weather in Kirkenes in February 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Kirkenes in February
The expected average maximum temperature in February is -4°C with a maximum of +4°C and a minimum of -23°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 7% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from -1°C to -3°C.
Is Kirkenes warm or cold in February?
Kirkenes is typically cold in February.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from -7°C to -7°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from -14°C to -13°C.
Wear your winter warms as it will be cold. To save space, layer, and don’t forget gloves and a scarf.
February is one of the coolest months in Kirkenes, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Kirkenes in February
| January | February | March | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| -7°C | -7°C | -3°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -41°C | -37°C | -29°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +5°C | +6°C | +8°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 1 mm | 1 mm | 1 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 85% | 84% | 81% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1004 HPa | 1006 HPa | 1006 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 17 | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 13 | 12 | 13 | ||||
February weather is still as ok as in January. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of -7°C for average maximum temperature during the day. The rainfall amount in February stays the same as in the previous month with a 1 mm of total precipitation. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 85% to 84%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during February, staying around 4 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 1 sunny days during the month.
March brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 11 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Kirkenes is gradually increasing during February, going from 7 m/s to 10 m/s over the course of the month.
Snow
Here’s how February is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last February in Kirkenes?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kirkenes in February has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1998 (+1°C) and the highest in 2013 (+5°C). The driest year was 1980 with only 189 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1992 with 511 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Kirkenes, 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.
