Fairfax climate

Fairfax Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Redwood Falls, 30.1 km from Fairfax

Average highs run from 25°F on February 1 to 33°F on February 28, and lows from 5°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.92 in over about 5 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 Fairfax, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060801510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
28°F
Average low
8°F
Precipitation
0.92 in
Snowfall
9.3 in
Record high
67°FFeb 17, 2017
Record low
-33°FFeb 16, 1936
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 51 min to 11 h 08 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
15°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Feb 125°F5°F58°F 1931-29°F 199619%17%
Feb 225°F5°F55°F 1931-31°F 191719%17%
Feb 325°F5°F53°F 1934-28°F 199618%16%
Feb 425°F5°F57°F 2005-24°F 197918%16%
Feb 526°F6°F56°F 2005-30°F 190718%16%
Feb 626°F6°F57°F 1987-20°F 193618%16%
Feb 726°F6°F60°F 1990-25°F 191618%16%
Feb 826°F6°F60°F 1991-30°F 193318%16%
Feb 927°F7°F50°F 1987-29°F 199418%16%
Feb 1027°F7°F58°F 2017-20°F 201118%16%
Feb 1127°F7°F56°F 1977-25°F 198818%15%
Feb 1227°F7°F59°F 1990-23°F 195518%15%
Feb 1328°F8°F54°F 2026-22°F 191618%15%
Feb 1428°F8°F57°F 2026-22°F 193618%15%
Feb 1528°F8°F58°F 1931-26°F 202118%15%
Feb 1628°F9°F64°F 1981-33°F 193618%15%
Feb 1729°F9°F67°F 2017-24°F 195818%14%
Feb 1829°F9°F62°F 1981-18°F 202518%14%
Feb 1929°F10°F62°F 2017-30°F 192918%14%
Feb 2030°F10°F63°F 1981-21°F 200818%14%
Feb 2130°F10°F64°F 2017-21°F 193618%14%
Feb 2230°F11°F59°F 2017-19°F 195218%14%
Feb 2331°F11°F60°F 2002-21°F 196618%14%
Feb 2431°F11°F58°F 1998-21°F 191318%13%
Feb 2531°F12°F59°F 2000-15°F 194018%13%
Feb 2632°F12°F64°F 2024-11°F 196218%13%
Feb 2732°F13°F60°F 2016-17°F 196218%13%
Feb 2833°F13°F60°F 2000-29°F 196218%13%
Feb 2933°F13°F59°F 2024-12°F 191618%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fairfax, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510152011020
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

February 1
sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 5:28 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 6:06 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00216839 (Redwood Falls), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014992, 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.