Altamont climate

Altamont Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Effingham 3SW, 12.4 km from Altamont

Average highs run from 39°F on February 1 to 47°F on February 28, and lows from 20°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.44 in over about 9 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 Altamont, in °F, with the record for each date.-200204060801510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
2.44 in
Snowfall
4.6 in
Record high
78°FFeb 29, 1972
Record low
-19°FFeb 8, 1895
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 15 min to 11 h 18 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
11.6 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 139°F20°F69°F 1989-12°F 195129%11%
Feb 239°F20°F62°F 1920-17°F 195129%11%
Feb 339°F20°F66°F 1924-9°F 198529%11%
Feb 439°F21°F72°F 2020-16°F 191230%11%
Feb 540°F21°F68°F 1938-12°F 189530%11%
Feb 640°F21°F69°F 1925-13°F 197930%11%
Feb 740°F21°F69°F 1925-12°F 189330%11%
Feb 840°F21°F69°F 1925-19°F 189530%11%
Feb 941°F22°F68°F 1938-19°F 189930%10%
Feb 1041°F22°F72°F 1932-18°F 198230%10%
Feb 1141°F22°F69°F 1976-19°F 198230%10%
Feb 1242°F23°F70°F 1938-18°F 189930%10%
Feb 1342°F23°F71°F 1962-15°F 189931%10%
Feb 1442°F23°F68°F 1921-5°F 191431%10%
Feb 1543°F23°F73°F 1945-4°F 198631%10%
Feb 1643°F24°F74°F 2018-7°F 195831%9%
Feb 1743°F24°F68°F 1976-11°F 190331%9%
Feb 1844°F24°F70°F 1961-11°F 193631%9%
Feb 1944°F25°F70°F 1930-9°F 197931%9%
Feb 2044°F25°F68°F 1930-9°F 197931%9%
Feb 2145°F25°F73°F 2016-1°F 196332%9%
Feb 2245°F26°F74°F 1922-4°F 196332%8%
Feb 2345°F26°F74°F 2017-1°F 197832%8%
Feb 2446°F26°F75°F 1930-11°F 201532%8%
Feb 2546°F27°F74°F 2000-7°F 196732%8%
Feb 2646°F27°F75°F 18961°F 196332%8%
Feb 2747°F27°F64°F 1959-11°F 193432%8%
Feb 2847°F28°F73°F 1972-5°F 201532%7%
Feb 2947°F28°F78°F 197212°F 196032%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Altamont, 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 (CST).

February 1
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 5:16 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 5:47 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00112687 (Effingham 3SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00112687, 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.