Amalfi coast in February?

The allure of the AC is the view. If you don't have great weather, there's not much to do. We were there during a rainy May, so I speak from experience. The February days are short, and many businesses close. Also, the ferries aren't running.
Feb would be a great time to visit Pompeii, if it's not raining. The pathway stones are very uneven, and rain would decrease your traction.
Naples and Rome have more indoor sites and are more all- weather. You didn't mention Venice or Florence, but both these cities have all year round activities.
Have a great trip!

February will be very off season on the Amalfi coast with much reduced ferry service, restaurant and business closures and questionable weather. Temps will be in the mid-50s during the mid-40s at night with about 2.5 inches of rain during the month.
Maybe someone who has been can give you firsthand information on how much is really open or closed but the coast has a real season and February is way off that.

You might consider staying in Salerno which gives easy access to Paestum, decent access to Pompeii and (winter schedule) bus and ferry access to Amalfi Coast when it seems like the weather will be good.

Look at the Path of Lemons as a potential walk/hike adventure along the coast.

Have a great trip,
=Tod

Jan and Feb are probably the 2 worst months to sightsee on the AC. Temperatures of mid 50's (F) daytime, with nights in the low 40s. High probability of clouds and rain. AC coast ferries closed for the season, as are some shops, hotels and restaurants. Salerno, being larger will be open as always. A stay in Naples, to include days for Pompeii and perhaps Capri if you get a sunny day is probably fine. I wouldn't waste more than 2 nights in Salerno, for a day trip to Paestum, and a day visiting the AC villages by bus. But again, if it's cold and rainy, you wouldn't have a very nice time. Better to leave the AC for a warmer month when everything is open and running.

Jan and Feb are probably the 2 worst months to sightsee on the AC.
Temperatures of mid 50's (F) daytime, with nights in the low 40s. High
probability of clouds and rain. AC coast ferries closed for the
season, as are some shops, hotels and restaurants. Salerno, being
larger will be open as always. A stay in Naples, to include days for
Pompeii and perhaps Capri if you get a sunny day is probably fine. I
wouldn't waste more than 2 nights in Salerno, for a day trip to
Paestum, and a day visiting the AC villages by bus. But again, if it's
cold and rainy, you wouldn't have a very nice time. Better to leave
the AC for a warmer month when everything is open and running.

Yes, it's true that January or February are the worst out of the year for weather alone. We've traveled to the A.C. twice in late Feb/early March. On the peninsula itself, not much open except in Sorrento, or in Salerno as a base. We've based in both, and for Salerno it was nice and 50's, in Sorrento it was blowing rain and 40's. And more places open in both that time of year for sure. From Sorrento we took a rain day and took the Circumvesuviana to Naples and the Archeological Museum, which was fabulous. Doable from Salerno as well. Paestum is a 40 minute train ride from Salerno, and Pompei is a 45-minute train ride from Sorrento.

I think March is the perfect time to visit, because you don't get the tourist gridlock, especially on the A.C. itself, that you would almost any other time of year, and I'd base either in Salerno or Sorrento. We were there this year in early April--basing in Salerno--and even then towns like Ravello & Minori were way more crowded than I'd like. All depends how you can handle crowds--I can't, or very well, anyway!

I agree with the others, at that time of year I would stay in Naples (or I guess Sorrento?) or Salerno depending on what your interests are. When the sun sets SO EARLY I get so sad, and touring the coast isn't as fun by bus as it is by ferry. I purposefully don't go when I can't go there on a boat. If weather is bad, it's super lame, so I would possibly lean towards Naples because of the options of indoor activities. I would also pick Salerno or Naples because they are normal cities and their activities/hotels/restaurants aren't as seasonal as on the coast because their main business isn't tourism.

Can you keep it flexible? I would definitely not book something that is nonrefundable, but if you get a stretch of sunny days, I'd be willing to enjoy a tiny village in winter. at least one restaurant will be open.
Staying in Naples and playing it by ear would be fine, or stay in Salerno to be a little closer to Paestum, but you could visit there from Naples.

Our dates are flexible, so if we must see the AC (and I want to), a later month will have to be considered. There's no sense in being there during rainy season. Maybe a late March/early April visit will fit us better. We were in Rome and Florence in late April 2014 and the crowds were beginning to show.

Thank you all for your responses. It's great to get first-hand experiences, good or bad.

Make sure you avoid the week before and after Easter, which is in early April, 2026.
Have a great trip!

Oh, Pat, thanks. Good catch.

I am 76.
I would make your trip at least 3 weeks.