Rutherford County climate

Rutherford County Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Forest City 8 W, 11.8 km from Rutherford County

Average highs run from 53°F on February 1 to 59°F on February 28, and lows from 28°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.86 in over about 9 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 Rutherford County, in °F, with the record for each date.0204060801001510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
55°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
3.86 in
Snowfall
0.8 in
Record high
83°FFeb 13, 2017
Record low
2°FFeb 20, 2015
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 29 min to 11 h 23 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 153°F28°F71°F 20175°F 202630%2%
Feb 253°F28°F72°F 20174°F 202630%2%
Feb 353°F28°F70°F 20143°F 202630%2%
Feb 453°F29°F76°F 202014°F 200930%2%
Feb 554°F29°F79°F 20256°F 200930%2%
Feb 654°F29°F76°F 20085°F 200930%2%
Feb 754°F29°F69°F 201711°F 201530%2%
Feb 854°F29°F77°F 201918°F 202630%2%
Feb 954°F29°F73°F 200920°F 202630%2%
Feb 1054°F29°F78°F 202517°F 200630%2%
Feb 1155°F29°F73°F 202616°F 200731%2%
Feb 1255°F30°F75°F 201714°F 201231%2%
Feb 1355°F30°F83°F 201714°F 201231%2%
Feb 1455°F30°F69°F 200915°F 201231%2%
Feb 1555°F30°F72°F 201117°F 200731%2%
Feb 1656°F30°F76°F 201816°F 200731%2%
Feb 1756°F30°F82°F 201815°F 200731%2%
Feb 1856°F30°F71°F 200616°F 201031%2%
Feb 1956°F31°F76°F 201111°F 201531%2%
Feb 2057°F31°F76°F 20262°F 201531%2%
Feb 2157°F31°F80°F 20262°F 201531%2%
Feb 2257°F31°F76°F 202313°F 202531%2%
Feb 2357°F31°F77°F 201815°F 202532%2%
Feb 2457°F31°F82°F 202316°F 200931%2%
Feb 2558°F31°F78°F 201816°F 200931%2%
Feb 2658°F32°F76°F 201723°F 201531%2%
Feb 2758°F32°F75°F 202517°F 200631%2%
Feb 2859°F32°F79°F 201117°F 200631%2%
Feb 2959°F32°F72°F 202424°F 200831%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Rutherford 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 7:27 AM, sunset 5:56 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 6:22 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00313152 (Forest City 8 W), 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.