Ruidoso Downs Weather in February
Average highs run from 50°F on February 1 to 53°F on February 28, and lows from 22°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.03 in over about 5 wet days.
February day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
February at a glance
- Average high
- 51°F
- Average low
- 23°F
- Precipitation
- 1.03 in
- Snowfall
- 5.5 in
- Record high
- 80°FFeb 25, 1921
- Record low
- -23°FFeb 11, 1929
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 10 h 36 min to 11 h 27 min
- Cloud cover
- 45%
- Humidity
- 50%
- Dew point
- 20°F
- Wind
- 10.3 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 | 50°F | 22°F | 68°F 2003 | -6°F 1985 | 17% | 11% |
| Feb 2 | 50°F | 22°F | 63°F 1976 | -10°F 2011 | 17% | 11% |
| Feb 3 | 50°F | 22°F | 65°F 2000 | -22°F 2011 | 17% | 11% |
| Feb 4 | 50°F | 22°F | 61°F 2009 | -6°F 1939 | 17% | 11% |
| Feb 5 | 50°F | 22°F | 67°F 2001 | -6°F 1923 | 17% | 11% |
| Feb 6 | 50°F | 22°F | 67°F 2009 | -5°F 1989 | 17% | 11% |
| Feb 7 | 50°F | 22°F | 69°F 2009 | -2°F 1933 | 17% | 11% |
| Feb 8 | 50°F | 22°F | 68°F 1976 | -4°F 1933 | 17% | 10% |
| Feb 9 | 50°F | 23°F | 67°F 1920 | -2°F 1921 | 17% | 10% |
| Feb 10 | 50°F | 23°F | 68°F 1999 | 4°F 1933 | 17% | 10% |
| Feb 11 | 50°F | 23°F | 65°F 1987 | -23°F 1929 | 17% | 10% |
| Feb 12 | 51°F | 23°F | 69°F 1990 | -10°F 1929 | 17% | 10% |
| Feb 13 | 51°F | 23°F | 68°F 1979 | 6°F 1994 | 16% | 10% |
| Feb 14 | 51°F | 23°F | 72°F 1921 | 8°F 1929 | 16% | 10% |
| Feb 15 | 51°F | 23°F | 72°F 2014 | 6°F 1922 | 16% | 9% |
| Feb 16 | 51°F | 23°F | 71°F 2011 | 8°F 1922 | 16% | 9% |
| Feb 17 | 51°F | 24°F | 69°F 1985 | -5°F 1928 | 16% | 9% |
| Feb 18 | 51°F | 24°F | 71°F 2004 | 6°F 1942 | 16% | 9% |
| Feb 19 | 51°F | 24°F | 69°F 1986 | 10°F 1921 | 16% | 9% |
| Feb 20 | 52°F | 24°F | 67°F 1981 | 8°F 1928 | 16% | 9% |
| Feb 21 | 52°F | 24°F | 68°F 1982 | 5°F 1933 | 16% | 8% |
| Feb 22 | 52°F | 24°F | 67°F 1982 | 2°F 1987 | 16% | 8% |
| Feb 23 | 52°F | 24°F | 73°F 1982 | 0°F 1976 | 16% | 8% |
| Feb 24 | 52°F | 24°F | 72°F 2002 | 1°F 1921 | 16% | 8% |
| Feb 25 | 52°F | 25°F | 80°F 1921 | 4°F 1929 | 16% | 8% |
| Feb 26 | 53°F | 25°F | 72°F 1921 | 6°F 1924 | 16% | 7% |
| Feb 27 | 53°F | 25°F | 69°F 1976 | 11°F 1929 | 16% | 7% |
| Feb 28 | 53°F | 25°F | 72°F 2006 | -1°F 1922 | 16% | 7% |
| Feb 29 | 53°F | 25°F | 68°F 1988 | 9°F 1984 | 16% | 7% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- February 1
- sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 5:34 PM
- February 28
- sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 5:59 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00297649 (Ruidoso), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00291440, 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.