Chester climate

Chester Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kaskaskia Rvr Navigation Lock, 13.4 km from Chester

Average highs run from 42°F on February 1 to 50°F on February 28, and lows from 25°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.35 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 Chester, in °F, with the record for each date.-200204060801001510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
2.35 in
Snowfall
1.5 in
Record high
84°FFeb 28, 2024
Record low
-14°FFeb 3, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 20 min to 11 h 20 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
8.9 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 142°F25°F70°F 1989-5°F 197923%5%
Feb 242°F25°F70°F 2024-5°F 197923%5%
Feb 343°F25°F73°F 1991-14°F 198523%5%
Feb 443°F25°F73°F 2025-11°F 198523%5%
Feb 543°F25°F75°F 2008-6°F 197923%4%
Feb 643°F25°F63°F 2013-6°F 197823%4%
Feb 744°F25°F66°F 2017-5°F 197823%4%
Feb 844°F26°F73°F 2017-4°F 198523%4%
Feb 944°F26°F69°F 2015-11°F 197923%4%
Feb 1044°F26°F71°F 1999-8°F 197924%4%
Feb 1145°F26°F77°F 1976-8°F 198224%4%
Feb 1245°F27°F74°F 2017-3°F 198824%4%
Feb 1345°F27°F69°F 19903°F 201424%4%
Feb 1446°F27°F66°F 20110°F 202124%4%
Feb 1546°F27°F69°F 19840°F 198624%4%
Feb 1646°F27°F81°F 2018-4°F 202124%4%
Feb 1746°F28°F73°F 19762°F 201524%4%
Feb 1847°F28°F76°F 2017-4°F 199324%4%
Feb 1947°F28°F76°F 2026-6°F 201525%4%
Feb 2047°F28°F74°F 2026-5°F 201525%3%
Feb 2148°F29°F79°F 20160°F 202525%3%
Feb 2248°F29°F72°F 19911°F 202525%3%
Feb 2348°F29°F78°F 20176°F 198925%3%
Feb 2449°F30°F80°F 19826°F 198925%3%
Feb 2549°F30°F83°F 20007°F 198925%3%
Feb 2649°F30°F78°F 19966°F 200326%3%
Feb 2750°F30°F77°F 19963°F 199326%2%
Feb 2850°F31°F84°F 20246°F 201526%2%
Feb 2950°F31°F74°F 197618°F 198426%2%

Chance of rain

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

February 1
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 5:23 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 5:52 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00114629 (Kaskaskia Rvr Navigation Lock), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00114629, 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.