El Rito climate

El Rito Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for El Rito, 0.4 km from El Rito

Average highs run from 43°F on February 1 to 49°F on February 28, and lows from 19°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.47 in over about 4 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 El Rito, in °F, with the record for each date.-200204060801510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
0.47 in
Snowfall
3.6 in
Record high
69°FFeb 25, 1986
Record low
-17°FFeb 1, 1951
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 25 min to 11 h 23 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
8.5 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 143°F19°F60°F 1963-17°F 195115%8%
Feb 243°F19°F60°F 1934-13°F 201115%8%
Feb 344°F19°F61°F 2025-16°F 201115%8%
Feb 444°F19°F64°F 2025-1°F 192315%8%
Feb 544°F19°F63°F 19530°F 198515%8%
Feb 644°F19°F61°F 1963-4°F 198915%8%
Feb 744°F20°F62°F 2025-1°F 196414%7%
Feb 844°F20°F60°F 2015-14°F 193314%7%
Feb 945°F20°F68°F 19383°F 192914%7%
Feb 1045°F20°F65°F 2017-5°F 193314%7%
Feb 1145°F20°F64°F 1962-2°F 193314%7%
Feb 1245°F20°F63°F 1962-9°F 194814%7%
Feb 1345°F21°F62°F 2016-5°F 194814%7%
Feb 1445°F21°F61°F 1957-2°F 202114%7%
Feb 1546°F21°F64°F 1957-4°F 202114%7%
Feb 1646°F21°F60°F 20141°F 196614%7%
Feb 1746°F21°F60°F 19705°F 194214%7%
Feb 1846°F21°F63°F 20162°F 197814%7%
Feb 1947°F22°F65°F 19813°F 194214%7%
Feb 2047°F22°F64°F 2016-1°F 195514%7%
Feb 2147°F22°F63°F 19823°F 193914%7%
Feb 2247°F22°F60°F 19823°F 195514%7%
Feb 2348°F22°F63°F 2009-4°F 197514%7%
Feb 2448°F23°F68°F 19863°F 196014%7%
Feb 2548°F23°F69°F 19860°F 196015%7%
Feb 2649°F23°F68°F 1986-4°F 193515%6%
Feb 2749°F23°F64°F 20266°F 193915%6%
Feb 2849°F24°F66°F 20064°F 196215%6%
Feb 2949°F24°F62°F 194010°F 199615%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at El Rito, 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 (MST).

February 1
sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 5:31 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 5:59 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00292820 (El Rito), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00295084, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.