Effingham climate

Effingham Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Horton, 19.2 km from Effingham

Average highs run from 39°F on February 1 to 48°F on February 28, and lows from 16°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.28 in over about 6 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 Effingham, in °F, with the record for each date.-2502550751001510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
1.28 in
Snowfall
2.9 in
Record high
80°FFeb 26, 2024
Record low
-23°FFeb 1, 1979
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 13 min to 11 h 17 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
24°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°F16°F65°F 2024-23°F 197917%5%
Feb 239°F16°F66°F 2024-10°F 201117%6%
Feb 339°F17°F62°F 2019-13°F 201117%6%
Feb 439°F17°F60°F 2005-8°F 197917%6%
Feb 540°F17°F63°F 1963-19°F 197917%6%
Feb 640°F17°F68°F 2023-15°F 201418%6%
Feb 740°F17°F68°F 2009-7°F 201418%6%
Feb 840°F18°F66°F 2024-19°F 197118%6%
Feb 941°F18°F77°F 2026-21°F 197918%6%
Feb 1041°F18°F73°F 1999-11°F 201118%6%
Feb 1141°F18°F71°F 1951-14°F 198119%6%
Feb 1242°F19°F68°F 1974-4°F 198019%6%
Feb 1342°F19°F68°F 1967-5°F 202019%6%
Feb 1442°F19°F75°F 1954-7°F 202119%6%
Feb 1543°F20°F67°F 2022-8°F 202119%6%
Feb 1643°F20°F74°F 2017-22°F 202119%6%
Feb 1743°F20°F74°F 2017-14°F 197819%6%
Feb 1844°F20°F74°F 2016-16°F 197820%6%
Feb 1944°F21°F74°F 2017-10°F 197820%6%
Feb 2044°F21°F76°F 2016-13°F 202520%6%
Feb 2145°F21°F74°F 2024-10°F 202520%6%
Feb 2245°F22°F77°F 2017-7°F 197820%6%
Feb 2346°F22°F67°F 2021-3°F 201020%6%
Feb 2446°F22°F72°F 2002-5°F 201020%5%
Feb 2546°F23°F76°F 1981-5°F 200320%5%
Feb 2647°F23°F80°F 20242°F 201520%5%
Feb 2747°F24°F78°F 2024-3°F 201520%5%
Feb 2848°F24°F77°F 20063°F 201020%5%
Feb 2948°F24°F79°F 19729°F 196821%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Effingham, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015202511020
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

February 1
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 5:42 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 6:13 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00143810 (Horton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013993, 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.