Rio Arriba County climate

Rio Arriba County Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for El Vado Dam, 9.8 km from Rio Arriba County

Average highs run from 41°F on February 1 to 47°F on February 28, and lows from 11°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.88 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 Rio Arriba County, in °F, with the record for each date.-200204060801510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
0.88 in
Snowfall
7.3 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
56%
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 141°F11°F60°F 1963-17°F 195121%12%
Feb 241°F11°F60°F 1934-13°F 201121%12%
Feb 341°F11°F61°F 2025-16°F 201121%12%
Feb 441°F12°F64°F 2025-1°F 192321%11%
Feb 542°F12°F63°F 19530°F 198521%11%
Feb 642°F12°F61°F 1963-4°F 198921%11%
Feb 742°F12°F62°F 2025-1°F 196421%11%
Feb 842°F13°F60°F 2015-14°F 193321%11%
Feb 942°F13°F68°F 19383°F 192921%11%
Feb 1042°F13°F65°F 2017-5°F 193322%11%
Feb 1142°F13°F64°F 1962-2°F 193322%11%
Feb 1243°F14°F63°F 1962-9°F 194822%11%
Feb 1343°F14°F62°F 2016-5°F 194822%11%
Feb 1443°F14°F61°F 1957-2°F 202122%11%
Feb 1543°F14°F64°F 1957-4°F 202122%11%
Feb 1643°F15°F60°F 20141°F 196622%11%
Feb 1744°F15°F60°F 19705°F 194222%10%
Feb 1844°F15°F63°F 20162°F 197822%10%
Feb 1944°F16°F65°F 19813°F 194222%10%
Feb 2044°F16°F64°F 2016-1°F 195522%10%
Feb 2145°F16°F63°F 19823°F 193922%10%
Feb 2245°F16°F60°F 19823°F 195522%10%
Feb 2345°F17°F63°F 2009-4°F 197522%10%
Feb 2446°F17°F68°F 19863°F 196022%10%
Feb 2546°F17°F69°F 19860°F 196022%10%
Feb 2646°F17°F68°F 1986-4°F 193521%10%
Feb 2747°F18°F64°F 20266°F 193921%10%
Feb 2847°F18°F66°F 20064°F 196221%9%
Feb 2947°F18°F62°F 194010°F 199621%9%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Rio Arriba County, 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 (MST).

February 1
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 5:33 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 6:01 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00292837 (El Vado Dam), 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.