Amherst Weather in February
Average highs run from 56°F on February 1 to 62°F on February 28, and lows from 24°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.61 in over about 3 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
- 58°F
- Average low
- 26°F
- Precipitation
- 0.61 in
- Snowfall
- 1.5 in
- Record high
- 88°FFeb 12, 2017
- Record low
- -8°FFeb 2, 1951
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 10 h 33 min to 11 h 26 min
- Cloud cover
- 53%
- Humidity
- 52%
- Dew point
- 24°F
- Wind
- 11.2 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 | 56°F | 24°F | 79°F 2018 | -1°F 1951 | 10% | 3% |
| Feb 2 | 56°F | 24°F | 78°F 1997 | -8°F 1951 | 10% | 3% |
| Feb 3 | 56°F | 24°F | 81°F 2025 | 0°F 2011 | 10% | 3% |
| Feb 4 | 56°F | 24°F | 86°F 2025 | 2°F 2011 | 10% | 3% |
| Feb 5 | 57°F | 24°F | 77°F 1963 | 2°F 1989 | 10% | 3% |
| Feb 6 | 57°F | 24°F | 83°F 2025 | 3°F 1982 | 10% | 3% |
| Feb 7 | 57°F | 24°F | 82°F 1963 | 6°F 1956 | 10% | 3% |
| Feb 8 | 57°F | 25°F | 85°F 2025 | 5°F 1971 | 10% | 3% |
| Feb 9 | 57°F | 25°F | 83°F 1962 | 4°F 2011 | 10% | 3% |
| Feb 10 | 57°F | 25°F | 84°F 1962 | 3°F 2011 | 10% | 3% |
| Feb 11 | 58°F | 25°F | 87°F 2017 | 4°F 1981 | 10% | 3% |
| Feb 12 | 58°F | 25°F | 88°F 2017 | 4°F 1981 | 10% | 3% |
| Feb 13 | 58°F | 25°F | 84°F 1962 | 12°F 1948 | 11% | 3% |
| Feb 14 | 58°F | 26°F | 81°F 1954 | 6°F 2021 | 11% | 3% |
| Feb 15 | 58°F | 26°F | 84°F 1979 | -1°F 2021 | 11% | 3% |
| Feb 16 | 59°F | 26°F | 83°F 2014 | -1°F 2021 | 11% | 3% |
| Feb 17 | 59°F | 26°F | 83°F 2011 | 5°F 2021 | 11% | 3% |
| Feb 18 | 59°F | 26°F | 85°F 1970 | 4°F 1942 | 11% | 3% |
| Feb 19 | 59°F | 27°F | 86°F 2016 | 8°F 1978 | 11% | 3% |
| Feb 20 | 60°F | 27°F | 83°F 1986 | 6°F 1955 | 11% | 2% |
| Feb 21 | 60°F | 27°F | 83°F 1981 | 8°F 1953 | 11% | 2% |
| Feb 22 | 60°F | 27°F | 85°F 1996 | 10°F 1955 | 11% | 2% |
| Feb 23 | 60°F | 27°F | 85°F 1996 | 10°F 1966 | 11% | 2% |
| Feb 24 | 61°F | 28°F | 83°F 1956 | 7°F 1965 | 11% | 2% |
| Feb 25 | 61°F | 28°F | 82°F 1950 | -5°F 1960 | 11% | 2% |
| Feb 26 | 61°F | 28°F | 87°F 1989 | 10°F 1960 | 11% | 2% |
| Feb 27 | 61°F | 28°F | 85°F 1986 | 11°F 2002 | 11% | 2% |
| Feb 28 | 62°F | 29°F | 80°F 1976 | 7°F 1962 | 11% | 2% |
| Feb 29 | 62°F | 29°F | 86°F 1976 | 15°F 1960 | 11% | 2% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- February 1
- sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 6:20 PM
- February 28
- sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 6:45 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00415265 (Littlefield), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00415183, 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.