Climate averages 1991–2020
Derry weather
in February.
A cold, moderately wet month: the 10th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cold month in Derry: daytime highs average 7.5°C and nights cool to about 3.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 76 mm of rain on roughly 15 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 38 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lisburn (97 km away). In February its highs average 7.5°C, about as warm as Derry, with 63 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in the United Kingdom, Derry ranks joint 57th of 143 for the warmest February highs and joint 126th of 143 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 143 cities is 7.4°C; Derry is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.5°C to 9.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 76 mm to 75 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
Derry climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1°C3.0°C | 3.0°C | 87 | 16.4 | 7.88 h |
| February, selected | 7.5°C3.0°C | 3.0°C | 76 | 15.1 | 9.610 h |
| March | 9.0°C3.7°C | 3.7°C | 75 | 15.6 | 11.812 h |
| April | 11.1°C5.1°C | 5.1°C | 74 | 15.4 | 14.114 h |
| May | 13.8°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 78 | 15.1 | 16.116 h |
| June | 15.9°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 87 | 15.5 | 17.317 h |
| July | 17.3°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 93 | 16.8 | 16.817 h |
| August | 17.1°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 94 | 16.7 | 15.015 h |
| September | 15.4°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 75 | 14.2 | 12.813 h |
| October | 12.3°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 88 | 15.5 | 10.511 h |
| November | 9.3°C5.4°C | 5.4°C | 90 | 16.6 | 8.58 h |
| December | 7.4°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 90 | 15.8 | 7.37 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
- Lisburn in FebruaryUnited Kingdom · 97 kmHigh 7.5°C · Low 3.0°C · 63 mm rain
- Belfast in FebruaryUnited Kingdom · 99 kmHigh 7.7°C · Low 3.8°C · 63 mm rain
- Dublin in FebruaryIreland · 198 kmHigh 8.2°C · Low 3.3°C · 57 mm rain
- Tallaght in FebruaryIreland · 200 kmHigh 7.8°C · Low 2.8°C · 57 mm rain
- Paisley in FebruaryUnited Kingdom · 204 kmHigh 6.6°C · Low 1.7°C · 104 mm rain
- Douglas in FebruaryIsle of Man · 205 kmHigh 7.6°C · Low 5.4°C · 76 mm rain
- Glasgow in FebruaryUnited Kingdom · 215 kmHigh 6.4°C · Low 1.3°C · 98 mm rain
- East Kilbride in FebruaryUnited Kingdom · 215 kmHigh 5.8°C · Low 0.7°C · 98 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 Derry) is explained once on the Derry year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.