Placer County climate

Placer County Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Colfax, 20.1 km from Placer County

Average highs run from 56°F on February 1 to 59°F on February 28, and lows from 37°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 8.02 in over about 12 wet days.

February day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Placer County, in °F, with the record for each date.0204060801510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
57°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
8.02 in
Snowfall
2.6 in
Record high
73°FFeb 8, 1954
Record low
6°FFeb 13, 1949
Chance of a freeze
87%
Daylight
10 h 15 min to 11 h 18 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
5.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Feb 156°F37°F66°F 195416°F 195037%3%
Feb 256°F37°F67°F 195414°F 194938%3%
Feb 356°F37°F67°F 201818°F 194638%3%
Feb 456°F37°F69°F 202615°F 194638%3%
Feb 556°F37°F66°F 195416°F 194638%3%
Feb 656°F37°F66°F 195416°F 199038%3%
Feb 756°F37°F65°F 195414°F 194939%4%
Feb 856°F37°F73°F 195412°F 194939%4%
Feb 956°F37°F65°F 201617°F 199939%4%
Feb 1056°F37°F66°F 202216°F 199939%4%
Feb 1156°F37°F66°F 20229°F 194939%4%
Feb 1257°F37°F64°F 19778°F 194940%4%
Feb 1357°F37°F68°F 19776°F 194940%4%
Feb 1457°F37°F64°F 201510°F 199040%4%
Feb 1557°F37°F66°F 197710°F 199040%4%
Feb 1657°F37°F64°F 19779°F 195640%4%
Feb 1757°F37°F66°F 197716°F 195240%4%
Feb 1857°F38°F65°F 197714°F 195640%4%
Feb 1957°F38°F64°F 197714°F 201840%4%
Feb 2057°F38°F67°F 196517°F 201840%4%
Feb 2158°F38°F58°F 196419°F 197540%4%
Feb 2258°F38°F64°F 197817°F 202340%4%
Feb 2358°F38°F69°F 195415°F 201840%4%
Feb 2458°F38°F70°F 195417°F 195640%4%
Feb 2558°F38°F65°F 195415°F 196240%4%
Feb 2658°F38°F70°F 19867°F 196240%4%
Feb 2758°F38°F70°F 19867°F 196240%4%
Feb 2859°F38°F67°F 202512°F 195539%4%
Feb 2959°F38°F58°F 196822°F 196439%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Placer County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030405011020
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

February 1
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 5:24 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 5:55 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00041912 (Colfax), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023225, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.