McDowell County climate

McDowell County Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Marion, 3.7 km from McDowell County

Average highs run from 50°F on February 1 to 56°F on February 28, and lows from 29°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.65 in over about 8 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 McDowell County, in °F, with the record for each date.0204060801001510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
53°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
3.65 in
Snowfall
2.1 in
Record high
83°FFeb 13, 2017
Record low
2°FFeb 20, 2015
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 28 min to 11 h 24 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
5.6 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 150°F29°F71°F 20175°F 202626%3%
Feb 250°F29°F72°F 20174°F 202627%3%
Feb 351°F29°F70°F 20143°F 202627%3%
Feb 451°F30°F76°F 202014°F 200927%3%
Feb 551°F30°F79°F 20256°F 200927%3%
Feb 651°F30°F76°F 20085°F 200927%3%
Feb 751°F30°F69°F 201711°F 201527%3%
Feb 851°F30°F77°F 201918°F 202627%3%
Feb 952°F30°F73°F 200920°F 202628%3%
Feb 1052°F30°F78°F 202517°F 200628%3%
Feb 1152°F31°F73°F 202616°F 200728%3%
Feb 1252°F31°F75°F 201714°F 201228%3%
Feb 1353°F31°F83°F 201714°F 201229%3%
Feb 1453°F31°F69°F 200915°F 201229%3%
Feb 1553°F31°F72°F 201117°F 200729%3%
Feb 1653°F31°F76°F 201816°F 200729%3%
Feb 1753°F32°F82°F 201815°F 200730%3%
Feb 1854°F32°F71°F 200616°F 201030%3%
Feb 1954°F32°F76°F 201111°F 201530%3%
Feb 2054°F32°F76°F 20262°F 201530%3%
Feb 2154°F32°F80°F 20262°F 201530%3%
Feb 2255°F33°F76°F 202313°F 202531%3%
Feb 2355°F33°F77°F 201815°F 202531%3%
Feb 2455°F33°F82°F 202316°F 200931%3%
Feb 2555°F33°F78°F 201816°F 200931%3%
Feb 2656°F33°F76°F 201723°F 201531%3%
Feb 2756°F33°F75°F 202517°F 200631%3%
Feb 2856°F34°F79°F 201117°F 200631%3%
Feb 2956°F34°F72°F 202424°F 200831%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at McDowell County, 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 7:28 AM, sunset 5:56 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 6:23 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00315340 (Marion), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00313152, 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.