February 2026: mild, rainy and relatively cloudy

Preliminary February summary from GeoSphere Austria: Fourteenth warmest February in recorded history. Fewest hours of sunshine since February 2018 and most precipitation since February 2025.

‘February 2026 ranks 14th in the list of warmest February months in recorded history in the lowlands and mountains of Austria,’ says climatologist Alexander Orlik from GeoSphere Austria. ‘Compared to the recent past, the climate period from 1991 to 2020, February 2026 was 2.4 degrees above average in the lowlands of Austria and 2.7 degrees above average in the mountains. Compared to the climate period from 1961 to 1990, February was 3.3 degrees too mild in the lowlands of Austria and 3.6 degrees too mild in the mountains.’

On 27 February 2026, GeoSphere Austria recorded a spring-like 20.5 degrees at the Weyer weather station in Upper Austria. Temperatures above 20 degrees are not uncommon in Austria at the end of February, occurring on average every one to two years.

The mostly sunny last days of the month improved the sunshine balance a little. Nevertheless, February 2026 was relatively cloudy overall. The number of hours of sunshine was 25 per cent below the long-term average for Austria as a whole. The last time February was similarly cloudy was in 2018 (when there were also 25 per cent fewer hours of sunshine).

December and January, the first two months of winter, were quite dry. February 2026, on the other hand, brought 48 per cent more precipitation than an average February. The last time February saw similar levels of precipitation was in 2020 (when there was 49 per cent more precipitation than average).

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