Washington climate

Washington Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Danbury, 27.3 km from Washington

Average highs run from 36°F on February 1 to 43°F on February 28, and lows from 20°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.28 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 Washington, in °F, with the record for each date.-200204060801510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
39°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
3.28 in
Snowfall
11.0 in
Record high
73°FFeb 22, 2018
Record low
-9°FFeb 14, 2016
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 04 min to 11 h 14 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
6.5 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°F20°F57°F 20129°F 201136%24%
Feb 236°F20°F63°F 201615°F 201336%23%
Feb 336°F20°F50°F 20167°F 201436%23%
Feb 436°F20°F56°F 2016-5°F 201436%23%
Feb 537°F20°F52°F 2016-3°F 201436%23%
Feb 637°F20°F51°F 20145°F 201436%23%
Feb 737°F20°F52°F 20126°F 201436%22%
Feb 837°F21°F45°F 2011-3°F 201437%22%
Feb 937°F21°F57°F 201710°F 201137%22%
Feb 1038°F21°F58°F 20173°F 201337%22%
Feb 1138°F21°F47°F 20181°F 201437%22%
Feb 1238°F21°F55°F 20181°F 201437%22%
Feb 1338°F21°F43°F 20132°F 201438%21%
Feb 1439°F22°F44°F 2012-9°F 201638%21%
Feb 1539°F22°F58°F 2011-8°F 201638%21%
Feb 1639°F22°F54°F 2018-3°F 201638%21%
Feb 1739°F22°F54°F 201812°F 201438%21%
Feb 1840°F22°F61°F 201113°F 201339%21%
Feb 1940°F23°F64°F 201113°F 201439%21%
Feb 2040°F23°F65°F 201713°F 201439%21%
Feb 2140°F23°F66°F 201815°F 202039%20%
Feb 2241°F23°F73°F 201812°F 201139%20%
Feb 2341°F24°F57°F 201212°F 201140%20%
Feb 2441°F24°F59°F 201713°F 201140%20%
Feb 2542°F24°F55°F 201714°F 201140%20%
Feb 2642°F24°F65°F 201722°F 201140%20%
Feb 2742°F25°F46°F 202021°F 201240%20%
Feb 2842°F25°F54°F 201821°F 201240%20%
Feb 2943°F25°F57°F 201622°F 202040%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Washington, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030405011020
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

February 1
sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 5:09 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 5:43 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00061762 (Danbury), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00060128, 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.