Rifle climate

Rifle Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rifle 3ENE, 5.5 km from Rifle

Average highs run from 39°F on February 1 to 47°F on February 28, and lows from 12°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.80 in over about 7 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 Rifle, in °F, with the record for each date.-200204060801510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
42°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
0.80 in
Snowfall
5.5 in
Record high
68°FFeb 10, 2017
Record low
-12°FFeb 9, 2011
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 13 min to 11 h 17 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
6.9 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 139°F12°F56°F 2003-7°F 200226%20%
Feb 239°F12°F56°F 2018-9°F 201126%20%
Feb 339°F13°F56°F 2025-8°F 201126%20%
Feb 439°F13°F59°F 2025-7°F 201626%20%
Feb 539°F13°F60°F 2015-3°F 202026%20%
Feb 639°F13°F62°F 2015-6°F 200826%19%
Feb 739°F14°F60°F 2025-6°F 200826%19%
Feb 840°F14°F61°F 20150°F 201926%19%
Feb 940°F14°F64°F 2017-12°F 201126%19%
Feb 1040°F14°F68°F 2017-8°F 201126%19%
Feb 1140°F15°F55°F 2015-3°F 201126%18%
Feb 1240°F15°F53°F 2015-2°F 199926%18%
Feb 1341°F15°F62°F 20152°F 200426%18%
Feb 1441°F15°F61°F 20154°F 200426%18%
Feb 1541°F16°F54°F 20065°F 200226%18%
Feb 1642°F16°F56°F 2017-6°F 202326%17%
Feb 1742°F16°F57°F 2017-5°F 202326%17%
Feb 1842°F16°F57°F 20165°F 202126%17%
Feb 1943°F17°F59°F 20159°F 200825%16%
Feb 2043°F17°F53°F 20015°F 202025%16%
Feb 2144°F17°F59°F 20004°F 201825%16%
Feb 2244°F17°F62°F 20075°F 201025%15%
Feb 2344°F18°F53°F 2004-2°F 201025%15%
Feb 2445°F18°F60°F 19983°F 201025%15%
Feb 2545°F18°F64°F 20257°F 201725%14%
Feb 2646°F18°F59°F 2024-1°F 202224%14%
Feb 2746°F18°F63°F 20062°F 202224%13%
Feb 2847°F19°F62°F 20258°F 202124%13%
Feb 2947°F19°F58°F 201615°F 202424%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Rifle, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203011020
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

February 1
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 5:31 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 6:02 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00057033 (Rifle 3ENE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003016, 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.