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Cotswolds (Cheltenham) in February

Chilly and damp, as the days lengthen.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

February in Cotswolds (Cheltenham) is chilly: highs near 49°F, lows near 36°F. Rain falls on about three days a week, and the days lengthen by 1 hour 15 minutes from the first week to the last.February in Cotswolds (Cheltenham) is chilly: highs near 9°C, lows near 2°C. Rain falls on about three days a week, and the days lengthen by 1 hour 15 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
49°F9°Caverage
Low
36°F2°Caverage
Wet days
3a week · 39% of days
Daylight
9h 50mon average

Is February a good time to visit Cotswolds (Cheltenham)?

February sits outside Cotswolds (Cheltenham)'s best months, which run from June to September. Expect chilly days and rain on about three days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How February sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 49°F in February, against 48°F to 72°F through the year.Highs near 9°C in February, against 9°C to 22°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

39% of days in February, against 33% to 45% through the year.

Cloud cover

71% cover in February, against 50% to 74% through the year.

Daylight

9h 50m in February, against 7h 50m to 16h 37m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with February shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

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  1. January48°9°low 36°low 2°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  2. February49°9°low 36°low 2°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  3. March53°12°low 37°low 3°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.

Where Cotswolds (Cheltenham) sits, in February

Europe/London
this place
typical high in February 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-February
7:25 AMsets 5:20 PM
Above the sea
60 mlow-lying
Latitude
51.9°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Witney42 km east

The land around Cotswolds (Cheltenham), shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in United Kingdom in February

high · low · wet days
See February on the planning mapThe whole year in Cotswolds (Cheltenham)

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Cotswolds (Cheltenham). Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (60 m) against the climate model's (118 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (60 m) against the climate model's (118 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.