Carlsbad weather in February: Carlsbad, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for February

Carlsbad in February has a normal high of 64°F and a normal low of 49°F, a daily mean of 56°F, holding near 64°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal February, 2.64 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 18°C and low of 9°C, 67 mm of precipitation in February.

  • NOAA stationCarlsbad Palomar Airport
  • Station IDUSW00003177
  • Location33.13°N 117.28°W
  • Elevation328 ft (100 m)
  • From the centerunder 1 mile
  • Population113,575
  1. Jan 65° 48°
  2. Feb 64° 49°
  3. Mar 65° 51°
  4. Apr 66° 53°
  5. May 68° 57°
  6. Jun 70° 60°
  7. Jul 74° 64°
  8. Aug 76° 65°
  9. Sep 76° 64°
  10. Oct 73° 59°
  11. Nov 70° 52°
  12. Dec 65° 47°

Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.

How warm is Carlsbad in February?

The normal high is 64°F and the normal low 49°F, for a daily mean of 56.3°F. February is 0.1°F cooler than January and 1.3°F cooler than March. February is the 11th warmest month of the year in Carlsbad and the wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 1°F, from 65°F on February 1 to 64°F on February 29. From one year to the next February's mean temperature typically moves about 2.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Februarys in three average between 54°F and 58°F.

Carlsbad in February, day by day: normal high and low

Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 30%).

Normal high and low on five days of February, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
February 165°F48°F24%13%
February 864°F48°F26%14%
February 1564°F48°F28%15%
February 2264°F49°F30%15%
February 2864°F50°F30%14%
Every day of February: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon February 1, coldest night February 1)
Carlsbad: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of February
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
February 165°F48°F24%13%10 h 30 min
February 265°F48°F24%13%10 h 40 min
February 365°F48°F25%13%10 h 40 min
February 464°F48°F25%13%10 h 40 min
February 564°F48°F25%14%10 h 40 min
February 664°F48°F26%14%10 h 40 min
February 764°F48°F26%14%10 h 40 min
February 864°F48°F26%14%10 h 50 min
February 964°F48°F27%14%10 h 50 min
February 1064°F48°F27%14%10 h 50 min
February 1164°F48°F27%15%10 h 50 min
February 1264°F48°F28%15%10 h 50 min
February 1364°F48°F28%15%11 h
February 1464°F48°F28%15%11 h
February 1564°F48°F28%15%11 h
February 1664°F49°F29%15%11 h
February 1764°F49°F29%15%11 h
February 1864°F49°F29%15%11 h
February 1964°F49°F29%15%11 h 10 min
February 2064°F49°F29%15%11 h 10 min
February 2164°F49°F30%15%11 h 10 min
February 2264°F49°F30%15%11 h 10 min
February 2364°F49°F30%15%11 h 10 min
February 2464°F49°F30%15%11 h 20 min
February 2564°F49°F30%15%11 h 20 min
February 2664°F49°F30%15%11 h 20 min
February 2764°F49°F30%14%11 h 20 min
February 2864°F50°F30%14%11 h 20 min
February 2964°F50°F30%14%11 h 30 min
Normal high
64°FFebruary average
Normal low
49°FFebruary average
Precipitation
2.64 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
80.01 inch or more
Daylight
10 h 30 min to 11 h 20 minFebruary 1 to February 28
Days at 70°F or more
6
Days at 80°F or more
1
Sunshine
83%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00003177; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain in Carlsbad in February?

On a given February day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 28% on average, highest around February 24 (30%). In all, 2.64 in falls on 8 days of a normal February, 1 of them with an inch or more.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00003177.

What are the records for February in Carlsbad?

The warmest February temperature on this station's record (since 1998) is 90°F, on February 16, 2016; the coldest is 36°F, on February 5, 2020. The wettest February brought 6.07 in (2024).

The February mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 56.3°F: 2021 56.6°F (+0.3), 2022 57.3°F (+1.0), 2023 53.3°F (−3.0), 2024 55.5°F (−0.8), 2025 56.7°F (+0.4), 2026 60.5°F (+4.2). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.

Carlsbad: February in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
FebruaryMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202156.6°F+0.3°F0.14 in
202257.3°F+1.0°F0.28 in
202353.3°F−3.0°F3.67 in
202455.5°F−0.8°F6.07 in
202556.7°F+0.4°F1.74 in
202660.5°F+4.2°F2.47 in

Source: records: ACIS, station USW00003177; recent months: ACIS, station USW00003177. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does February in Carlsbad compare across California?

Across the 219 places PlainClimate covers in California, February normal highs run from 38°F in Tahoma to 75°F in Brawley; Carlsbad's is 64°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.

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