Otero County climate

Otero County Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for La Junta 17 Wsw, 10.3 km from Otero County

Average highs run from 49°F on February 1 to 55°F on February 28, and lows from 15°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.41 in over about 6 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 Otero County, in °F, with the record for each date.-2502550751001510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
51°F
Average low
16°F
Precipitation
0.41 in
Snowfall
3.8 in
Record high
86°FFeb 10, 2017
Record low
-20°FFeb 5, 1982
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 19 min to 11 h 20 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
19°F
Wind
9.2 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 149°F15°F75°F 2003-19°F 195120%9%
Feb 249°F15°F80°F 2020-14°F 198520%9%
Feb 349°F15°F76°F 2025-13°F 201120%9%
Feb 449°F15°F73°F 1995-9°F 198920%9%
Feb 549°F15°F75°F 1963-20°F 198220%9%
Feb 649°F15°F82°F 2015-16°F 198220%9%
Feb 749°F15°F83°F 2015-14°F 198920%9%
Feb 850°F15°F76°F 1954-9°F 198920%9%
Feb 950°F15°F78°F 1976-12°F 201120%8%
Feb 1050°F15°F86°F 2017-7°F 201120%8%
Feb 1150°F15°F80°F 1962-14°F 198120%8%
Feb 1250°F15°F79°F 1962-15°F 194820%8%
Feb 1350°F16°F77°F 1954-10°F 202519%8%
Feb 1451°F16°F80°F 1979-17°F 202119%8%
Feb 1551°F16°F74°F 1947-20°F 202119%8%
Feb 1651°F16°F74°F 2017-11°F 202119%8%
Feb 1751°F16°F80°F 1970-7°F 199319%8%
Feb 1852°F16°F85°F 2016-4°F 199319%8%
Feb 1952°F16°F75°F 2011-1°F 202519%8%
Feb 2052°F16°F81°F 1981-2°F 195519%8%
Feb 2153°F17°F81°F 2017-1°F 195519%8%
Feb 2253°F17°F76°F 1982-5°F 196019%8%
Feb 2353°F17°F76°F 2002-13°F 196018%8%
Feb 2454°F17°F82°F 2026-12°F 196018%8%
Feb 2554°F17°F79°F 1986-16°F 196018%8%
Feb 2654°F18°F77°F 19862°F 196018%8%
Feb 2755°F18°F80°F 2016-10°F 196018%8%
Feb 2855°F18°F80°F 1972-13°F 196018%8%
Feb 2955°F18°F79°F 1972-13°F 196018%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Otero County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510152011020
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

February 1
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 5:18 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 5:48 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00003063 (La Junta 17 Wsw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023067, 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.