Princeton climate

Princeton Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Smithfield, 17.5 km from Princeton

Average highs run from 55°F on February 1 to 60°F on February 28, and lows from 32°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.31 in over about 10 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 Princeton, 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
33°F
Precipitation
3.31 in
Record high
83°FFeb 24, 2023
Record low
9°FFeb 20, 2015
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
10 h 29 min to 11 h 23 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
9.8 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°F32°F75°F 202515°F 202635%0%
Feb 255°F32°F74°F 201710°F 202635%0%
Feb 355°F32°F72°F 201110°F 202635%0%
Feb 455°F32°F74°F 202022°F 201835%0%
Feb 555°F32°F74°F 202524°F 202135%0%
Feb 655°F32°F75°F 201918°F 201535%0%
Feb 756°F32°F76°F 201918°F 201535%0%
Feb 856°F32°F80°F 201920°F 202636%0%
Feb 956°F32°F76°F 201915°F 202636%0%
Feb 1056°F32°F70°F 202316°F 202636%0%
Feb 1156°F33°F75°F 202421°F 201136%0%
Feb 1256°F33°F75°F 201821°F 201136%0%
Feb 1357°F33°F80°F 201722°F 201236%0%
Feb 1457°F33°F77°F 202017°F 201636%0%
Feb 1557°F33°F69°F 201117°F 201536%0%
Feb 1657°F33°F74°F 201817°F 201536%0%
Feb 1757°F34°F80°F 201820°F 201536%0%
Feb 1858°F34°F75°F 202220°F 201336%0%
Feb 1958°F34°F75°F 201117°F 201536%0%
Feb 2058°F34°F73°F 20269°F 201536%0%
Feb 2158°F34°F78°F 20189°F 201535%0%
Feb 2259°F35°F78°F 201818°F 201535%0%
Feb 2359°F35°F82°F 202319°F 202535%0%
Feb 2459°F35°F83°F 202326°F 201535%0%
Feb 2559°F35°F79°F 201721°F 201535%0%
Feb 2659°F35°F80°F 202224°F 201535%0%
Feb 2760°F36°F73°F 202525°F 201435%0%
Feb 2860°F36°F79°F 201125°F 201435%0%
Feb 2960°F36°F66°F 201627°F 202035%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Princeton, 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 7:12 AM, sunset 5:41 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 6:07 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00317994 (Smithfield), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00313503, 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.