Early February 1 February
44°F
Typical afternoon high
44% historical wet-day frequency
Netherlands · Countryside
Drenthe
in February.
Is February a good time?
Cool days.
More overnight stays than January.
February averages 46°F afternoons, with about 9 rain days. Later February is typically warmer.
- Afternoons
- 46°F
- Rain days
- 9
- Visitor demand
- 35%of August peak
Historical Drenthe regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day.
Overall match
6.3/10 · scores & prioritiesWhat matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
#10 of 12 months here · Balanced mix
Weather4.6/10Fair
CrowdsModerate seasonvs its own year; overnight stays do not measure queuesFor its size, one of Europe's busiest this month
CostModeratefor Europe; Netherlands-wide price level
Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.
Plan your February
What to expect.
What should I pack?
Afternoons around 46°F (8°C): a warm coat; nights around 32°F (0°C): a winter coat, hat and gloves. Bring rain gear: about 9 days with at least 1 mm of rain. About 10 hours of daylight.
A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights & daylight Show detailsHide details
About 10 hours of daylight.
The sun rises about 07:53 and sets about 17:43 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 32°F (0°C); afternoons reach about 46°F (8°C). Expect rain on about 9 days in a typical February.
Typical afternoon
46°F (8°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Februarys
Night low
32°F (0°C)
average daily minimum
Daylight
9h 50m
on the 15th, computed from latitude
Early, middle or late?
Early or late February?
Late February is typically warmer. The afternoon high averages 44°F on the 1st, versus 48°F on the 28th. Historical wet-day frequency falls from 44% to 35% between those dates.
Mid February 15 February
46°F
Typical afternoon high
36% historical wet-day frequency
Late February 28 February
48°F
Typical afternoon high
35% historical wet-day frequency
Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.
Daily calendar & holiday datesFebruary 2027 · historical weather & dated holidays Show calendarHide calendar
February 2027 calendar
Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 144° | 244° | 344° | 444° | 543° | 643° | 744° |
| 844° | 944° | 1044° | 1145° | 1245° | 1345° | 1445° |
| 1546° | 1646° | 1746° | 1847° | 1947° | 2047° | 2147° |
| 2247° | 2347° | 2447° | 2547° | 2648° | 2748° | 2848° |
Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event
Afternoons warm from about 44°F (6°C) in the first week to 48°F (9°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 35–44%. Local schools are out 20–28 February 2027.
Schools here are off 20–28 February 2027 (spring holidays). Elsewhere in February 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: France 42%, Belgium 25%, Czechia 18%, Austria 21%. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
Crowds and cost
Visitor season
Will it be busy?
Moderate season. February averages 35% of August's overnight stays per day. More overnight stays than January.
Overnight stays across Drenthe do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights. For its size, one of Europe's busiest this month.
Hotel price season
Will it be cheaper?
Well below usual. Estimated from national hotel prices and local visitor demand; no measured regional room rate is available.
Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.
Netherlands as a whole
Above EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 125 where the EU average is 100. A relative index, not a room rate.
Year-to-year variation
How much does February vary?
Across the recorded years
In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 40°F (4°C) and 51°F (10°C); in 7 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 46°F (8°C). Rain days ranged from 5 to 21; half the years had 7–14.
Rain days in each February
Rain days
9
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 17 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
3 of 28
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
0 of 15
no February in the last 15 years had a day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
3 of 28
rated very good or better
See every recorded FebruaryHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
| Year | Afternoon high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 44°F | 8 |
| 2012 | 40°F | 5 |
| 2013 | 40°F | 9 |
| 2014 | 49°F | 14 |
| 2015 | 44°F | 7 |
| 2016 | 45°F | 14 |
| 2017 | 46°F | 13 |
| 2018 | 40°F | 6 |
| 2019 | 50°F | 8 |
| 2020 | 49°F | 21 |
| 2021 | 44°F | 9 |
| 2022 | 49°F | 17 |
| 2023 | 48°F | 7 |
| 2024 | 51°F | 18 |
| 2025 | 44°F | 6 |
Checked against 2 local weather stations. How we check
Compare dates
January, February
or March?
| Typical conditions | Jan | Feb | Mar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 43°F | 46°F | 52°F |
| Rain days | 15 | 9 | 11 |
| Overnight demand | 30% | 35% | 38% |
January: Cooler afternoons and more rain days than February. Less overnight demand. January guide →
March: Warmer afternoons and more rain days than February. March guide →
Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues.
Compare any of the 12 monthsChoose another month and compare it with February Show comparisonHide comparison
Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. February stays as your reference.
March has a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than February, without a substantially busier visitor season.
Your comparison
February or January?
Overnight stays are 30% of the busiest month.
National hotel prices and local visitor demand suggest well below usual. No measured regional room rate is available.
Read the January guide →| Typical conditions | February | January |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 46°F | 43°F |
| Nights | 32°F | 33°F |
| Rain days | 9 | 15 |
| Visitor season | Moderate season | Low season |
| Overall / 10 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Month rank | #10 | #12 |
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
| Month | Overall | Rank | High | Low | Rain days | Weather | Visitor season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.1 | #12 | 43°F | 33°F | 15 | 4.1 | Low season |
| February | 6.3 | #10 | 46°F | 32°F | 9 | 4.6 | Moderate season |
| March | 6.7 | #5 | 52°F | 34°F | 11 | 5.7 | Moderate season |
| April | 6.6 | #7 | 59°F | 39°F | 9 | 6.8 | Moderate season |
| May | 6.7 | #4 | 66°F | 46°F | 8 | 7.9 | Busy season |
| June | 6.8 | #3 | 71°F | 52°F | 11 | 8.5 | Busy season |
| July | 6.8 | #2 | 74°F | 54°F | 14 | 8.7 | Busy season |
| August | 6.4 | #9 | 74°F | 55°F | 12 | 9.0 | Peak season |
| September | 7.1 | #1 | 68°F | 50°F | 9 | 8.4 | Moderate season |
| October | 6.6 | #8 | 60°F | 45°F | 13 | 6.5 | Moderate season |
| November | 6.7 | #6 | 50°F | 39°F | 12 | 5.1 | Low season |
| December | 6.2 | #11 | 46°F | 36°F | 14 | 4.2 | Low season |
Near here
Nearby places in February
Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.
GroningenNetherlands · about 30 miles
Balanced Overall 3.0 · Poor weather, 45°F (7°C) · Low season · Cost moderate
OverijsselNetherlands · about 30 miles
Balanced Overall 6.6 · Fair weather, 46°F (8°C) · Low season · Cost moderate
Weser-Ems & the North Sea coastLower Saxony · Germany · about 50 miles
Balanced Overall 6.3 · Fair weather, 45°F (7°C) · Low season · Cost moderate
Amsterdam & North HollandNetherlands · about 70 miles
Balanced Overall 5.6 · Fair weather, 46°F (8°C) · Moderate season · Cost moderate
Schleswig-HolsteinGermany · about 160 miles
Balanced Overall 3.0 · Poor weather, 43°F (6°C) · Low season · Cost moderate
Elsewhere in Europe
Better February weather than Drenthe
Drenthe's weather ranks 74 of 117 countryside regions this month. These countryside regions outside Netherlands have clearly better weather on your dates, nearest first, each compared with Drenthe.
PiedmontItaly · about 540 miles
Good weather (5.9): 5°F warmer afternoons
Toulouse & the PyreneesMidi-Pyrénées · France · about 670 miles
Good weather (5.8): 8°F warmer afternoons
TuscanyFlorence, Siena · Italy · about 680 miles
Good weather (5.8): 9°F warmer afternoons, quieter for its season (low season), cheaper
UmbriaItaly · about 740 miles
Good weather (5.9): 8°F warmer afternoons
NavarreSpain · about 800 miles
Good weather (5.8): 8°F warmer afternoons, cheaper
How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details
It's moderate season, 35% of the busiest month and 33% below its average month. That means about 14,000 overnight visitors on a typical February night across the region, 85% of them from Netherlands itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 360 more: 3 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.
| Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100) | 58 |
| How our weather was checked | 2 open weather stations in this region, January and July: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.3°C), night lows within 1°F (0.4°C). |
| Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day | 28 |
| Busiest month here | August · 80 |
| Visitors as share of people present | 2.7% |
| Rank among Europe's regions this month | 94th percentile |
| Domestic share of nights | 85% |
| Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights | 3 |
| Visitor share if every platform night were extra | 2.8% |
| National hotel-price season | Netherlands historical 2024–2025 index: Well below usual (−19% vs its average month). Not a local room quote. |
| Population used | 507,000 |
| Statistical region | NL13 · Drenthe |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national. Full method · this region's data.