Independence climate

Independence Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sparta 3.5 Ssw, 18.2 km from Independence

Average highs run from 45°F on February 1 to 48°F on February 28, and lows from 23°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.15 in over about 7 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 Independence, in °F, with the record for each date.-200204060801510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
3.15 in
Snowfall
4.2 in
Record high
77°FFeb 28, 1918
Record low
-13°FFeb 4, 1970
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 25 min to 11 h 22 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
6.3 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 145°F23°F72°F 1989-3°F 194521%7%
Feb 246°F23°F68°F 19891°F 190422%7%
Feb 346°F23°F70°F 19890°F 191722%7%
Feb 446°F23°F67°F 2025-13°F 197022%7%
Feb 546°F23°F66°F 1991-3°F 199622%7%
Feb 646°F23°F69°F 2008-6°F 199623%7%
Feb 746°F23°F66°F 20190°F 191223%7%
Feb 846°F23°F73°F 2019-6°F 193623%7%
Feb 946°F23°F65°F 1994-4°F 193323%7%
Feb 1046°F24°F76°F 19320°F 191723%7%
Feb 1146°F24°F67°F 19181°F 198024%7%
Feb 1246°F24°F67°F 19220°F 198124%7%
Feb 1346°F24°F67°F 20171°F 198824%7%
Feb 1446°F24°F68°F 1990-4°F 190524%7%
Feb 1546°F24°F74°F 19890°F 194325%7%
Feb 1646°F24°F71°F 2018-5°F 199125%7%
Feb 1747°F25°F70°F 19274°F 194325%7%
Feb 1847°F25°F70°F 19271°F 197325%6%
Feb 1947°F25°F71°F 1939-3°F 201525%6%
Feb 2047°F25°F69°F 1939-3°F 201525%6%
Feb 2147°F25°F71°F 2017-4°F 201525%6%
Feb 2247°F26°F71°F 19353°F 196826%6%
Feb 2347°F26°F76°F 20187°F 193926%6%
Feb 2447°F26°F70°F 19338°F 194126%6%
Feb 2547°F26°F75°F 1930-6°F 196726%6%
Feb 2648°F27°F71°F 19363°F 196726%5%
Feb 2748°F27°F68°F 19962°F 193426%5%
Feb 2848°F27°F77°F 1918-1°F 193426%5%
Feb 2948°F27°F71°F 190413°F 200826%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Independence, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203011020
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

February 1
sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 5:51 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:56 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 USC00318158 (Sparta 3.5 Ssw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00314496, 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.