Ridgecrest climate

Ridgecrest Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for China Lake Naf, 7.4 km from Ridgecrest

Average highs run from 62°F on February 1 to 68°F on February 28, and lows from 33°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.11 in.

February day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Ridgecrest, in °F, with the record for each date.0204060801001510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
1.11 in
Record high
91°FFeb 8, 2017
Record low
12°FFeb 7, 1989
Chance of a freeze
97%
Daylight
10 h 29 min to 11 h 23 min
Cloud cover
41%
Humidity
51%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
8.1 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 162°F33°F90°F 201718°F 19510%
Feb 262°F33°F83°F 199519°F 19510%
Feb 362°F33°F82°F 199516°F 19480%
Feb 462°F33°F82°F 199516°F 19480%
Feb 563°F33°F82°F 201717°F 19850%
Feb 663°F33°F80°F 196317°F 19890%
Feb 763°F34°F81°F 199612°F 19890%
Feb 863°F34°F91°F 201720°F 20030%
Feb 963°F34°F79°F 201819°F 20030%
Feb 1064°F34°F80°F 195122°F 19860%
Feb 1164°F35°F80°F 199621°F 19550%
Feb 1264°F35°F77°F 199121°F 20130%
Feb 1364°F35°F78°F 198514°F 19480%
Feb 1464°F35°F81°F 199616°F 19490%
Feb 1565°F35°F83°F 201415°F 19900%
Feb 1665°F36°F82°F 198520°F 19900%
Feb 1765°F36°F79°F 201421°F 19560%
Feb 1865°F36°F78°F 198922°F 20230%
Feb 1966°F36°F81°F 201422°F 19550%
Feb 2066°F37°F82°F 198221°F 19550%
Feb 2166°F37°F84°F 199518°F 19530%
Feb 2266°F37°F81°F 198222°F 19550%
Feb 2367°F37°F86°F 198925°F 19840%
Feb 2467°F38°F86°F 198620°F 19550%
Feb 2567°F38°F88°F 198922°F 20220%
Feb 2667°F38°F89°F 198623°F 20130%
Feb 2768°F38°F89°F 198619°F 19870%
Feb 2868°F39°F89°F 198622°F 19620%
Feb 2968°F39°F81°F 201626°F 19960%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ridgecrest, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.211020
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

February 1
sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 5:19 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 5:45 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093104 (China Lake Naf), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093104, 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.