Newport climate

Newport Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Newport/morehead City WFO, 2 km from Newport

Average highs run from 55°F on February 1 to 60°F on February 28, and lows from 34°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.14 in over about 12 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 Newport, in °F, with the record for each date.0204060801001510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
57°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
4.14 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
84°FFeb 28, 1962
Record low
7°FFeb 2, 2026
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
10 h 31 min to 11 h 24 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
42°F
Wind
9.2 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 155°F34°F77°F 198813°F 196540%0%
Feb 255°F34°F81°F 19897°F 202640%0%
Feb 355°F35°F83°F 198916°F 202640%0%
Feb 455°F35°F79°F 195716°F 199640%0%
Feb 555°F35°F77°F 201911°F 199640%0%
Feb 655°F35°F76°F 200815°F 200940%0%
Feb 755°F35°F80°F 201918°F 197840%0%
Feb 856°F35°F78°F 201915°F 197740%0%
Feb 956°F35°F80°F 199416°F 194740%0%
Feb 1056°F35°F77°F 202310°F 197940%0%
Feb 1156°F35°F79°F 196517°F 197940%0%
Feb 1256°F36°F78°F 201717°F 197340%0%
Feb 1356°F36°F80°F 202014°F 197340%0%
Feb 1457°F36°F80°F 195118°F 198640%0%
Feb 1557°F36°F78°F 199020°F 201539%0%
Feb 1657°F36°F77°F 200119°F 199139%0%
Feb 1757°F36°F78°F 197615°F 195839%0%
Feb 1857°F36°F79°F 195612°F 195839%0%
Feb 1958°F36°F76°F 196117°F 195839%0%
Feb 2058°F37°F79°F 201812°F 201538%0%
Feb 2158°F37°F80°F 201815°F 201538%0%
Feb 2258°F37°F79°F 201820°F 196338%0%
Feb 2358°F37°F82°F 202315°F 196338%0%
Feb 2459°F37°F83°F 198218°F 196438%0%
Feb 2559°F37°F80°F 201817°F 196737%0%
Feb 2659°F37°F79°F 199620°F 196737%0%
Feb 2759°F38°F78°F 195118°F 196337%0%
Feb 2860°F38°F84°F 196220°F 196337%0%
Feb 2960°F38°F76°F 197224°F 200836%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Newport, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030405011020
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

February 1
sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 5:37 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 6:02 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00316096 (Newport/morehead City WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013754, 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.