Amherst Weather in February
Average highs run from 34°F on February 1 to 40°F on February 28, and lows from 19°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.66 in over about 11 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
- 36°F
- Average low
- 21°F
- Precipitation
- 1.66 in
- Snowfall
- 12.4 in
- Record high
- 74°FFeb 24, 2017
- Record low
- -15°FFeb 16, 2015
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 10 h 05 min to 11 h 14 min
- Cloud cover
- 79%
- Humidity
- 85%
- Dew point
- 24°F
- Wind
- 13.4 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 | 34°F | 19°F | 55°F 2002 | -2°F 2004 | 38% | 24% |
| Feb 2 | 34°F | 19°F | 53°F 2020 | -1°F 2026 | 38% | 24% |
| Feb 3 | 34°F | 19°F | 61°F 2016 | -2°F 2015 | 38% | 24% |
| Feb 4 | 34°F | 19°F | 59°F 2019 | -2°F 2007 | 38% | 24% |
| Feb 5 | 35°F | 19°F | 60°F 2008 | -8°F 2009 | 38% | 24% |
| Feb 6 | 35°F | 20°F | 53°F 2019 | -3°F 2007 | 38% | 24% |
| Feb 7 | 35°F | 20°F | 59°F 2019 | -4°F 2014 | 38% | 24% |
| Feb 8 | 35°F | 20°F | 63°F 2024 | -7°F 2026 | 38% | 24% |
| Feb 9 | 35°F | 20°F | 67°F 2023 | -5°F 2026 | 38% | 24% |
| Feb 10 | 35°F | 20°F | 58°F 2009 | -6°F 2011 | 38% | 24% |
| Feb 11 | 35°F | 20°F | 71°F 1999 | -5°F 2014 | 38% | 24% |
| Feb 12 | 36°F | 21°F | 68°F 1999 | -10°F 2014 | 38% | 24% |
| Feb 13 | 36°F | 21°F | 53°F 2023 | -5°F 2015 | 38% | 24% |
| Feb 14 | 36°F | 21°F | 53°F 2023 | -8°F 2016 | 39% | 23% |
| Feb 15 | 36°F | 21°F | 67°F 2023 | -10°F 2015 | 39% | 23% |
| Feb 16 | 36°F | 21°F | 62°F 2006 | -15°F 2015 | 39% | 23% |
| Feb 17 | 37°F | 22°F | 61°F 2006 | -12°F 2015 | 39% | 23% |
| Feb 18 | 37°F | 22°F | 67°F 2017 | 3°F 2025 | 39% | 23% |
| Feb 19 | 37°F | 22°F | 64°F 2018 | -3°F 2015 | 39% | 23% |
| Feb 20 | 37°F | 22°F | 71°F 2018 | -15°F 2015 | 39% | 22% |
| Feb 21 | 38°F | 22°F | 67°F 2018 | 2°F 2021 | 39% | 22% |
| Feb 22 | 38°F | 23°F | 62°F 2017 | 8°F 2015 | 39% | 22% |
| Feb 23 | 38°F | 23°F | 67°F 2023 | -9°F 2015 | 39% | 22% |
| Feb 24 | 38°F | 23°F | 74°F 2017 | -10°F 2015 | 39% | 21% |
| Feb 25 | 39°F | 23°F | 67°F 2000 | 2°F 2003 | 39% | 21% |
| Feb 26 | 39°F | 24°F | 72°F 2000 | 6°F 2015 | 39% | 21% |
| Feb 27 | 39°F | 24°F | 70°F 2024 | -12°F 2015 | 39% | 21% |
| Feb 28 | 39°F | 24°F | 65°F 2024 | -9°F 2015 | 39% | 20% |
| Feb 29 | 40°F | 24°F | 68°F 2012 | 11°F 2008 | 39% | 20% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- February 1
- sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 5:45 PM
- February 28
- sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 6:19 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00004849 (Elyria Lorain CO AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004849, 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.