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Exeter in February
In February, Exeter averages a daytime high of 8 °C and a night-time low of 3 °C, with about 128 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Exeter's most comfortable months, June.
- Average high
- 8 °C
- Average low
- 3 °C
- Rain in the month
- 128 mm
- Daylight on 15 Feb
- 10 h
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 70
When to go
How February compares with the rest of the year in Exeter
February is tied for the coolest month in Exeter by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 8 °C to 20 °C and the lows from 3 °C to 13 °C. By day, February is about the same as January, and March is 2 °C warmer than February.
February brings 128 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 119 mm (1426 mm a year); it is the 5th wettest month.
On 15 February the sun is up for about 10 h, against 8 h at the shortest and 16 h 30 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8 °C | 3 °C | 171 mm | |
| February | 8 °C | 3 °C | 128 mm | |
| March | 10 °C | 4 °C | 102 mm | |
| April | 12 °C | 5 °C | 90 mm | |
| May | 15 °C | 8 °C | 76 mm | |
| June | 18 °C | 11 °C | 76 mm | Yes |
| July | 20 °C | 13 °C | 82 mm | |
| August | 20 °C | 13 °C | 100 mm | |
| September | 18 °C | 11 °C | 96 mm | |
| October | 14 °C | 8 °C | 152 mm | |
| November | 11 °C | 6 °C | 172 mm | |
| December | 8 °C | 4 °C | 181 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is February a good time to visit Exeter?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 8 °C is below 18 °C and about 128 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Exeter are June; the nearest is June.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Exeter
This guide lists 70 places to stay in Exeter: 2 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 68 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 11; 1–3 km, 5; 3–10 km, 9; 10 km or more, 45.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.