Thornton climate

Thornton Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Northglenn, 4.9 km from Thornton

Average highs run from 48°F on February 1 to 53°F on February 28, and lows from 19°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.54 in over about 5 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 Thornton, in °F, with the record for each date.-200204060801001510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
50°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
0.54 in
Snowfall
7.6 in
Record high
83°FFeb 11, 2017
Record low
-17°FFeb 3, 1996
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 12 min to 11 h 17 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
56%
Dew point
17°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 148°F19°F74°F 2003-16°F 198515%14%
Feb 248°F19°F70°F 2020-15°F 199615%14%
Feb 348°F19°F74°F 2020-17°F 199615%14%
Feb 448°F19°F71°F 2025-11°F 198515%14%
Feb 548°F19°F68°F 2009-14°F 201415%14%
Feb 648°F19°F72°F 2009-11°F 201415%14%
Feb 749°F19°F73°F 2015-8°F 201415%14%
Feb 849°F19°F77°F 2015-2°F 201915%14%
Feb 949°F19°F71°F 2015-7°F 201115%14%
Feb 1049°F19°F76°F 2026-5°F 198615%14%
Feb 1149°F19°F83°F 20170°F 198615%14%
Feb 1249°F20°F70°F 1990-2°F 198615%14%
Feb 1349°F20°F70°F 2016-14°F 202115%14%
Feb 1449°F20°F71°F 2008-8°F 202115%14%
Feb 1549°F20°F69°F 2018-9°F 202115%14%
Feb 1649°F20°F75°F 2026-8°F 199315%14%
Feb 1750°F20°F77°F 2017-8°F 199315%14%
Feb 1850°F21°F77°F 2017-13°F 200615%14%
Feb 1950°F21°F76°F 2016-7°F 200615%14%
Feb 2050°F21°F72°F 2016-1°F 202515%14%
Feb 2150°F21°F71°F 1995-1°F 202515%14%
Feb 2251°F21°F76°F 2017-2°F 202215%14%
Feb 2351°F22°F77°F 2002-11°F 202315%13%
Feb 2451°F22°F73°F 1995-9°F 202315%13%
Feb 2551°F22°F75°F 19860°F 202315%13%
Feb 2652°F23°F73°F 20094°F 202215%13%
Feb 2752°F23°F68°F 2006-4°F 201515%13%
Feb 2852°F23°F74°F 20061°F 199615%13%
Feb 2953°F23°F71°F 19923°F 199615%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Thornton, 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 7:08 AM, sunset 5:20 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 5:51 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00055984 (Northglenn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00055984, 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.