La Plata climate

La Plata Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mechanicsville 5 Ne, 22.1 km from La Plata

Average highs run from 45°F on February 1 to 51°F on February 28, and lows from 25°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.97 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 La Plata, in °F, with the record for each date.0204060801001510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
2.97 in
Snowfall
6.2 in
Record high
82°FFeb 21, 2018
Record low
4°FFeb 2, 1961
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 17 min to 11 h 19 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
7.6 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 145°F25°F77°F 200212°F 196531%8%
Feb 245°F25°F72°F 19904°F 196131%8%
Feb 346°F25°F64°F 199110°F 195531%8%
Feb 446°F25°F70°F 19919°F 199631%8%
Feb 546°F25°F74°F 20195°F 199631%8%
Feb 646°F25°F74°F 20087°F 199531%8%
Feb 746°F25°F73°F 201711°F 198831%8%
Feb 846°F25°F74°F 201711°F 195131%8%
Feb 947°F25°F70°F 200110°F 194731%8%
Feb 1047°F25°F68°F 19596°F 197931%8%
Feb 1147°F26°F72°F 20098°F 197931%8%
Feb 1247°F26°F74°F 199911°F 195531%8%
Feb 1347°F26°F72°F 19519°F 197931%8%
Feb 1447°F26°F73°F 19907°F 197931%8%
Feb 1548°F26°F77°F 19497°F 194332%8%
Feb 1648°F26°F75°F 19549°F 194332%8%
Feb 1748°F26°F79°F 19765°F 195832%7%
Feb 1848°F27°F77°F 20116°F 197932%7%
Feb 1948°F27°F72°F 194811°F 199332%7%
Feb 2049°F27°F78°F 20185°F 201532%7%
Feb 2149°F27°F82°F 20189°F 196832%7%
Feb 2249°F27°F75°F 19749°F 196332%7%
Feb 2349°F28°F81°F 202312°F 196332%7%
Feb 2450°F28°F78°F 198514°F 201532%7%
Feb 2550°F28°F76°F 200011°F 196732%7%
Feb 2650°F28°F72°F 194612°F 197032%7%
Feb 2750°F28°F77°F 199713°F 196332%7%
Feb 2851°F29°F82°F 194814°F 201432%6%
Feb 2951°F29°F77°F 197219°F 198032%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at La Plata, 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 (EST).

February 1
sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 5:30 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 6:00 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00185865 (Mechanicsville 5 Ne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013743, 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.