Ames Weather in February
Average highs run from 30°F on February 1 to 39°F on February 28, and lows from 11°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.78 in over about 6 wet days.
February day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
February at a glance
- Average high
- 33°F
- Average low
- 15°F
- Precipitation
- 0.78 in
- Snowfall
- 7.8 in
- Record high
- 76°FFeb 26, 2024
- Record low
- -28°FFeb 2, 1996
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 10 h 02 min to 11 h 13 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 82%
- Dew point
- 19°F
- Wind
- 12.1 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 | 30°F | 11°F | 59°F 2024 | -17°F 1996 | 20% | 14% |
| Feb 2 | 30°F | 12°F | 60°F 1987 | -28°F 1996 | 20% | 14% |
| Feb 3 | 30°F | 12°F | 51°F 1992 | -26°F 1996 | 20% | 14% |
| Feb 4 | 30°F | 12°F | 55°F 2005 | -22°F 1996 | 20% | 14% |
| Feb 5 | 30°F | 12°F | 56°F 1999 | -21°F 1979 | 20% | 14% |
| Feb 6 | 31°F | 13°F | 55°F 2024 | -20°F 1982 | 20% | 14% |
| Feb 7 | 31°F | 13°F | 64°F 1987 | -17°F 2021 | 20% | 14% |
| Feb 8 | 31°F | 13°F | 58°F 1999 | -16°F 1971 | 20% | 14% |
| Feb 9 | 31°F | 13°F | 62°F 1977 | -25°F 1979 | 20% | 14% |
| Feb 10 | 32°F | 14°F | 65°F 1977 | -19°F 2014 | 21% | 14% |
| Feb 11 | 32°F | 14°F | 62°F 1977 | -20°F 1981 | 21% | 14% |
| Feb 12 | 32°F | 14°F | 65°F 1990 | -19°F 1988 | 21% | 14% |
| Feb 13 | 33°F | 15°F | 61°F 1976 | -14°F 2021 | 21% | 14% |
| Feb 14 | 33°F | 15°F | 64°F 2026 | -19°F 2021 | 21% | 13% |
| Feb 15 | 33°F | 15°F | 64°F 2026 | -26°F 2021 | 21% | 13% |
| Feb 16 | 34°F | 16°F | 68°F 2026 | -26°F 2021 | 21% | 13% |
| Feb 17 | 34°F | 16°F | 68°F 2017 | -15°F 1979 | 21% | 13% |
| Feb 18 | 34°F | 16°F | 66°F 1981 | -16°F 2025 | 22% | 12% |
| Feb 19 | 35°F | 17°F | 68°F 2017 | -10°F 1978 | 22% | 12% |
| Feb 20 | 35°F | 17°F | 67°F 2017 | -14°F 2008 | 22% | 12% |
| Feb 21 | 35°F | 18°F | 63°F 2017 | -8°F 1968 | 22% | 12% |
| Feb 22 | 36°F | 18°F | 67°F 2017 | -4°F 1968 | 22% | 11% |
| Feb 23 | 36°F | 18°F | 67°F 2017 | -11°F 2015 | 22% | 11% |
| Feb 24 | 37°F | 19°F | 62°F 1981 | -12°F 1993 | 23% | 11% |
| Feb 25 | 37°F | 19°F | 69°F 2024 | -12°F 1967 | 23% | 11% |
| Feb 26 | 38°F | 20°F | 76°F 2024 | -11°F 2014 | 23% | 11% |
| Feb 27 | 38°F | 20°F | 76°F 2024 | -12°F 2015 | 23% | 10% |
| Feb 28 | 39°F | 20°F | 65°F 2000 | -6°F 2014 | 23% | 10% |
| Feb 29 | 39°F | 21°F | 61°F 2000 | 0°F 1996 | 23% | 10% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- February 1
- sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 5:29 PM
- February 28
- sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 6:04 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094989 (Ames Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00130200, 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.