Basalt climate

Basalt Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Aspen Pitkin CO AP, 21.5 km from Basalt

Average highs run from 36°F on February 1 to 41°F on February 28, and lows from 10°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.90 in over about 11 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 Basalt, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060801510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
12°F
Precipitation
0.90 in
Snowfall
28.3 in
Record high
60°FFeb 3, 2025
Record low
-26°FFeb 3, 2011
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 14 min to 11 h 18 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
14°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 136°F10°F54°F 2003-11°F 200736%39%
Feb 236°F10°F56°F 2020-25°F 201137%39%
Feb 336°F10°F60°F 2025-26°F 201137%39%
Feb 436°F10°F55°F 2025-12°F 201637%40%
Feb 536°F11°F51°F 2015-14°F 202037%40%
Feb 636°F11°F55°F 2015-10°F 200837%40%
Feb 737°F11°F53°F 2025-9°F 200337%40%
Feb 837°F11°F52°F 2015-12°F 201937%40%
Feb 937°F11°F56°F 2015-14°F 201137%40%
Feb 1037°F11°F59°F 2017-14°F 201137%40%
Feb 1137°F11°F47°F 2016-11°F 200637%40%
Feb 1237°F12°F50°F 2016-9°F 199937%40%
Feb 1337°F12°F52°F 2015-12°F 200438%40%
Feb 1438°F12°F56°F 2015-5°F 200438%40%
Feb 1538°F12°F49°F 2014-6°F 201038%40%
Feb 1638°F12°F54°F 2026-12°F 202338%40%
Feb 1738°F13°F53°F 2016-8°F 202338%40%
Feb 1838°F13°F51°F 20160°F 200838%39%
Feb 1939°F13°F51°F 2015-2°F 201338%39%
Feb 2039°F13°F50°F 2016-2°F 202037%39%
Feb 2139°F14°F54°F 2017-9°F 201837%39%
Feb 2239°F14°F52°F 2007-6°F 201037%38%
Feb 2340°F14°F51°F 2002-10°F 201037%38%
Feb 2440°F15°F50°F 2025-4°F 201037%38%
Feb 2540°F15°F51°F 2025-5°F 201337%37%
Feb 2641°F15°F51°F 2006-10°F 200236%37%
Feb 2741°F16°F55°F 2016-4°F 202236%37%
Feb 2841°F16°F55°F 2026-7°F 202436%36%
Feb 2941°F16°F47°F 20089°F 202436%36%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Basalt, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020304011020
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

February 1
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 5:29 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:42 AM, sunset 6:00 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093073 (Aspen Pitkin CO AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093073, 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.