Des Moines Weather in February
Average highs run from 32°F on February 1 to 41°F on February 28, and lows from 14°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.34 in over about 8 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
- 36°F
- Average low
- 18°F
- Precipitation
- 1.34 in
- Snowfall
- 10.2 in
- Record high
- 78°FFeb 26, 2024
- Record low
- -26°FFeb 3, 1996
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 10 h 04 min to 11 h 14 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 81%
- Dew point
- 20°F
- Wind
- 11.9 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 | 32°F | 14°F | 60°F 2012 | -15°F 1951 | 28% | 23% |
| Feb 2 | 32°F | 14°F | 64°F 1987 | -24°F 1996 | 28% | 23% |
| Feb 3 | 32°F | 15°F | 59°F 1992 | -26°F 1996 | 28% | 23% |
| Feb 4 | 32°F | 15°F | 61°F 2005 | -20°F 1996 | 28% | 23% |
| Feb 5 | 33°F | 15°F | 65°F 1946 | -15°F 1979 | 29% | 23% |
| Feb 6 | 33°F | 15°F | 59°F 2023 | -13°F 1982 | 29% | 23% |
| Feb 7 | 33°F | 15°F | 63°F 1987 | -12°F 1972 | 29% | 23% |
| Feb 8 | 33°F | 16°F | 63°F 2024 | -17°F 1971 | 29% | 23% |
| Feb 9 | 34°F | 16°F | 67°F 2026 | -19°F 1979 | 29% | 23% |
| Feb 10 | 34°F | 16°F | 66°F 1999 | -10°F 2014 | 29% | 22% |
| Feb 11 | 34°F | 17°F | 63°F 1951 | -18°F 1981 | 29% | 22% |
| Feb 12 | 35°F | 17°F | 70°F 1990 | -16°F 1988 | 29% | 22% |
| Feb 13 | 35°F | 17°F | 60°F 1967 | -10°F 2020 | 29% | 22% |
| Feb 14 | 35°F | 18°F | 68°F 1954 | -10°F 2021 | 29% | 21% |
| Feb 15 | 36°F | 18°F | 65°F 1984 | -11°F 1958 | 29% | 21% |
| Feb 16 | 36°F | 18°F | 68°F 2026 | -19°F 1958 | 29% | 21% |
| Feb 17 | 36°F | 19°F | 75°F 2017 | -20°F 1958 | 29% | 20% |
| Feb 18 | 37°F | 19°F | 68°F 1981 | -11°F 2025 | 29% | 20% |
| Feb 19 | 37°F | 19°F | 73°F 2017 | -7°F 1958 | 29% | 20% |
| Feb 20 | 37°F | 20°F | 64°F 1981 | -10°F 2008 | 29% | 20% |
| Feb 21 | 38°F | 20°F | 68°F 2017 | -8°F 1963 | 29% | 19% |
| Feb 22 | 38°F | 21°F | 73°F 2017 | -6°F 1962 | 29% | 19% |
| Feb 23 | 39°F | 21°F | 64°F 2000 | -10°F 1989 | 29% | 19% |
| Feb 24 | 39°F | 21°F | 65°F 2002 | -6°F 1993 | 29% | 18% |
| Feb 25 | 40°F | 22°F | 69°F 1995 | -8°F 2010 | 30% | 18% |
| Feb 26 | 40°F | 22°F | 78°F 2024 | -14°F 1963 | 30% | 18% |
| Feb 27 | 41°F | 23°F | 71°F 2016 | -11°F 1962 | 30% | 17% |
| Feb 28 | 41°F | 23°F | 67°F 1972 | -16°F 1962 | 30% | 17% |
| Feb 29 | 41°F | 23°F | 73°F 1972 | -5°F 1960 | 30% | 17% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- February 1
- sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 5:30 PM
- February 28
- sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 6:04 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014933 (Des Moines Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014933, 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.