Dane County climate

Dane County Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Charmany Farm, 5.3 km from Dane County

Average highs run from 27°F on February 1 to 36°F on February 28, and lows from 9°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.60 in over about 8 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 Dane County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060801510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
31°F
Average low
13°F
Precipitation
1.60 in
Snowfall
10.6 in
Record high
70°FFeb 27, 2024
Record low
-29°FFeb 3, 1996
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 57 min to 11 h 11 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
12.3 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 127°F9°F47°F 1968-28°F 198528%20%
Feb 227°F9°F51°F 2020-28°F 195928%20%
Feb 327°F10°F52°F 1992-29°F 199628%20%
Feb 428°F10°F50°F 1964-23°F 196528%20%
Feb 528°F10°F53°F 1946-20°F 197928%20%
Feb 628°F10°F46°F 1987-19°F 197729%20%
Feb 728°F10°F50°F 1987-17°F 197229%20%
Feb 828°F11°F55°F 2024-20°F 198529%20%
Feb 929°F11°F50°F 1966-25°F 195129%20%
Feb 1029°F11°F54°F 2009-19°F 199429%20%
Feb 1129°F12°F61°F 1999-15°F 201429%20%
Feb 1230°F12°F58°F 1976-15°F 196729%20%
Feb 1330°F12°F51°F 2026-11°F 197029%20%
Feb 1430°F12°F55°F 1954-13°F 195129%20%
Feb 1530°F13°F60°F 1976-12°F 202129%20%
Feb 1631°F13°F64°F 2026-13°F 195829%19%
Feb 1731°F14°F61°F 1981-16°F 197329%19%
Feb 1832°F14°F62°F 2017-17°F 200629%19%
Feb 1932°F14°F62°F 2017-15°F 197929%19%
Feb 2032°F15°F62°F 2017-17°F 196629%19%
Feb 2133°F15°F62°F 2017-15°F 200829%18%
Feb 2233°F15°F68°F 2017-6°F 197829%18%
Feb 2333°F16°F58°F 1984-12°F 201529%18%
Feb 2434°F16°F62°F 2002-12°F 196729%18%
Feb 2534°F17°F64°F 2000-16°F 194029%17%
Feb 2635°F17°F67°F 2024-9°F 199429%17%
Feb 2735°F17°F70°F 2024-13°F 199428%17%
Feb 2835°F18°F58°F 2016-20°F 196228%16%
Feb 2936°F18°F60°F 2000-6°F 198028%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dane County, 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 (CST).

February 1
sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 5:10 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 5:46 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00471416 (Charmany Farm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014837, 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.