McDowell County Weather in February
Average highs run from 43°F on February 1 to 49°F on February 28, and lows from 25°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.52 in over about 13 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
- 46°F
- Average low
- 27°F
- Precipitation
- 3.52 in
- Snowfall
- 4.5 in
- Record high
- 84°FFeb 22, 1997
- Record low
- -16°FFeb 5, 1996
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 10 h 21 min to 11 h 21 min
- Cloud cover
- 74%
- Humidity
- 84%
- Dew point
- 28°F
- Wind
- 6.7 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 | 43°F | 25°F | 76°F 2002 | -4°F 1966 | 46% | 11% |
| Feb 2 | 43°F | 25°F | 70°F 1988 | 0°F 1971 | 46% | 10% |
| Feb 3 | 43°F | 25°F | 71°F 1990 | -8°F 1965 | 46% | 10% |
| Feb 4 | 43°F | 25°F | 66°F 1962 | -8°F 1965 | 46% | 10% |
| Feb 5 | 44°F | 25°F | 69°F 1962 | -16°F 1996 | 46% | 10% |
| Feb 6 | 44°F | 25°F | 69°F 2008 | -16°F 1996 | 46% | 10% |
| Feb 7 | 44°F | 25°F | 64°F 1949 | -2°F 1977 | 46% | 10% |
| Feb 8 | 44°F | 26°F | 72°F 2017 | -2°F 1977 | 46% | 10% |
| Feb 9 | 44°F | 26°F | 69°F 2001 | -4°F 1995 | 46% | 10% |
| Feb 10 | 45°F | 26°F | 69°F 1990 | -8°F 1968 | 46% | 10% |
| Feb 11 | 45°F | 26°F | 71°F 1965 | -2°F 1979 | 46% | 10% |
| Feb 12 | 45°F | 26°F | 76°F 1999 | -2°F 1981 | 46% | 9% |
| Feb 13 | 45°F | 26°F | 71°F 1984 | -4°F 1955 | 47% | 9% |
| Feb 14 | 46°F | 26°F | 73°F 1950 | 1°F 2016 | 47% | 9% |
| Feb 15 | 46°F | 27°F | 75°F 1950 | 2°F 2016 | 47% | 9% |
| Feb 16 | 46°F | 27°F | 77°F 1954 | -5°F 1963 | 47% | 9% |
| Feb 17 | 46°F | 27°F | 72°F 1954 | -5°F 1963 | 47% | 9% |
| Feb 18 | 46°F | 27°F | 70°F 1961 | -3°F 2015 | 47% | 9% |
| Feb 19 | 47°F | 27°F | 68°F 1981 | 2°F 1968 | 48% | 9% |
| Feb 20 | 47°F | 28°F | 71°F 1984 | 2°F 1968 | 48% | 8% |
| Feb 21 | 47°F | 28°F | 76°F 1955 | 4°F 1958 | 48% | 8% |
| Feb 22 | 47°F | 28°F | 84°F 1997 | -5°F 1968 | 48% | 8% |
| Feb 23 | 48°F | 28°F | 75°F 2018 | -5°F 1968 | 48% | 8% |
| Feb 24 | 48°F | 28°F | 76°F 1996 | 2°F 1963 | 48% | 8% |
| Feb 25 | 48°F | 28°F | 75°F 1982 | 0°F 1967 | 48% | 8% |
| Feb 26 | 49°F | 29°F | 73°F 2000 | -3°F 1967 | 48% | 8% |
| Feb 27 | 49°F | 29°F | 78°F 1977 | -3°F 1963 | 48% | 7% |
| Feb 28 | 49°F | 29°F | 76°F 1996 | -3°F 1963 | 48% | 7% |
| Feb 29 | 49°F | 29°F | 70°F 1976 | 19°F 1984 | 48% | 7% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- February 1
- sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 5:51 PM
- February 28
- sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 6:20 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00467029 (Pineville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00467029, 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.