Yankton climate

Yankton Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Yankton 2 E, 2.9 km from Yankton

Average highs run from 31°F on February 1 to 40°F on February 28, and lows from 11°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.91 in over about 5 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 Yankton, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060801510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
35°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
0.91 in
Snowfall
8.5 in
Record high
70°FFeb 17, 2026
Record low
-28°FFeb 16, 2021
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 59 min to 11 h 11 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
12.1 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 131°F11°F56°F 2019-14°F 194717%12%
Feb 232°F11°F53°F 2019-14°F 194717%12%
Feb 332°F11°F60°F 1934-8°F 193217%12%
Feb 432°F11°F52°F 1944-18°F 193617%12%
Feb 532°F12°F62°F 2026-24°F 193617%12%
Feb 632°F12°F53°F 2024-24°F 193617%12%
Feb 733°F12°F57°F 2022-21°F 193317%12%
Feb 833°F12°F59°F 2022-24°F 193318%12%
Feb 933°F12°F61°F 2026-20°F 193618%12%
Feb 1033°F13°F56°F 2022-21°F 193618%12%
Feb 1134°F13°F55°F 1934-19°F 193618%12%
Feb 1234°F13°F55°F 1945-27°F 194418%12%
Feb 1334°F14°F66°F 2026-18°F 202518%12%
Feb 1434°F14°F64°F 2026-25°F 193618%12%
Feb 1535°F14°F67°F 2026-27°F 202118%12%
Feb 1635°F14°F61°F 2026-28°F 202118%12%
Feb 1735°F15°F70°F 2026-20°F 193619%12%
Feb 1836°F15°F62°F 1943-17°F 202519%12%
Feb 1936°F15°F66°F 1943-22°F 193619%12%
Feb 2036°F16°F62°F 2024-23°F 193619%12%
Feb 2137°F16°F67°F 1943-12°F 193619%12%
Feb 2237°F16°F62°F 1943-8°F 193819%12%
Feb 2338°F17°F62°F 2025-9°F 202319%12%
Feb 2438°F17°F65°F 2025-9°F 202319%12%
Feb 2538°F17°F62°F 2025-13°F 202219%12%
Feb 2639°F18°F70°F 2024-6°F 193419%12%
Feb 2739°F18°F60°F 1932-4°F 194519%12%
Feb 2840°F19°F66°F 2022-4°F 194219%12%
Feb 2940°F19°F64°F 202012°F 193619%11%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Yankton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510152011020
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

February 1
sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 5:43 PM
February 28
sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 6:18 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094911 (Yankton 2 E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094911, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.