Climate averages 1991–2020
Århus weather
in February.
A cold, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cold month in Århus: daytime highs average 3.7°C and nights cool to about -0.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 40 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 31 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Odense (85 km away). In February its highs average 4.0°C, about as warm as Århus, with 38 mm of rain.
Among the 5 cities listed in Denmark, Århus ranks 3rd of 5 for the warmest February highs and 2nd of 5 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 5 cities is 3.7°C; Århus is level with that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.6°C to 6.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 40 mm to 42 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Århus climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.4°C-0.2°C | -0.2°C | 49 | 10.9 | 7.68 h |
| February, selected | 3.7°C-0.4°C | -0.4°C | 40 | 9.2 | 9.510 h |
| March | 6.3°C0.7°C | 0.7°C | 42 | 9.7 | 11.812 h |
| April | 10.8°C3.7°C | 3.7°C | 42 | 10.0 | 14.214 h |
| May | 15.1°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 55 | 11.0 | 16.316 h |
| June | 18.2°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 68 | 11.2 | 17.518 h |
| July | 20.6°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 66 | 11.2 | 17.017 h |
| August | 20.3°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 70 | 12.1 | 15.115 h |
| September | 16.6°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 54 | 10.4 | 12.813 h |
| October | 11.9°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 60 | 11.1 | 10.510 h |
| November | 7.4°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 49 | 10.7 | 8.38 h |
| December | 4.4°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 50 | 11.0 | 7.07 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Odense in FebruaryDenmark · 85 kmHigh 4.0°C · Low -0.2°C · 38 mm rain
- Aalborg in FebruaryDenmark · 101 kmHigh 3.6°C · Low -0.4°C · 44 mm rain
- Esbjerg in FebruaryDenmark · 134 kmHigh 3.9°C · Low 0.6°C · 57 mm rain
- Helsingborg in FebruarySweden · 154 kmHigh 3.0°C · Low -1.4°C · 45 mm rain
- Copenhagen in FebruaryDenmark · 156 kmHigh 3.3°C · Low -0.7°C · 41 mm rain
- Flensburg in FebruaryGermany · 160 kmHigh 4.2°C · Low -0.3°C · 50 mm rain
- Halmstad in FebruarySweden · 173 kmHigh 2.6°C · Low -2.0°C · 54 mm rain
- Malmö in FebruarySweden · 184 kmHigh 3.1°C · Low -1.2°C · 40 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Århus) is explained once on the Århus year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.