Chapel Hill weather in February: Chapel Hill, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for February
Chapel Hill in February has a normal high of 55°F and a normal low of 34°F, a daily mean of 44°F, rising from 52°F on the 1st to 58°F by the 29th. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal February, 2.75 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 13°C and low of 1°C, 70 mm of precipitation in February.
- NOAA stationChapel Hill Williams Airport
- Station IDUSW00093785
- Location35.93°N 79.06°W
- Elevation512 ft (156 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population64,028
- Jan 51° 32°
- Feb 55° 34°
- Mar 63° 40°
- Apr 72° 48°
- May 79° 57°
- Jun 86° 65°
- Jul 90° 69°
- Aug 88° 68°
- Sep 82° 62°
- Oct 72° 50°
- Nov 62° 40°
- Dec 54° 35°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Chapel Hill in February?
The normal high is 55°F and the normal low 34°F, for a daily mean of 44.3°F. February is 2.8°F warmer than January and 7.1°F cooler than March. February is the 11th warmest month of the year in Chapel Hill and the 12th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 6°F, from 52°F on February 1 to 58°F on February 29. From one year to the next February's mean temperature typically moves about 3.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Februarys in three average between 41°F and 48°F.
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 33%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1 | 52°F | 32°F | 32% | 19% |
| February 8 | 53°F | 33°F | 32% | 20% |
| February 15 | 55°F | 34°F | 32% | 20% |
| February 22 | 56°F | 35°F | 32% | 20% |
| February 28 | 58°F | 36°F | 33% | 20% |
Every day of February: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon February 29, coldest night February 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1 | 52°F | 32°F | 32% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| February 2 | 52°F | 32°F | 33% | 19% | 10 h 30 min |
| February 3 | 52°F | 32°F | 33% | 20% | 10 h 30 min |
| February 4 | 53°F | 32°F | 33% | 20% | 10 h 30 min |
| February 5 | 53°F | 32°F | 33% | 20% | 10 h 30 min |
| February 6 | 53°F | 32°F | 33% | 20% | 10 h 30 min |
| February 7 | 53°F | 33°F | 33% | 20% | 10 h 40 min |
| February 8 | 53°F | 33°F | 32% | 20% | 10 h 40 min |
| February 9 | 54°F | 33°F | 32% | 20% | 10 h 40 min |
| February 10 | 54°F | 33°F | 32% | 20% | 10 h 40 min |
| February 11 | 54°F | 33°F | 32% | 20% | 10 h 40 min |
| February 12 | 54°F | 33°F | 32% | 20% | 10 h 50 min |
| February 13 | 54°F | 33°F | 32% | 20% | 10 h 50 min |
| February 14 | 55°F | 34°F | 32% | 20% | 10 h 50 min |
| February 15 | 55°F | 34°F | 32% | 20% | 10 h 50 min |
| February 16 | 55°F | 34°F | 32% | 20% | 10 h 50 min |
| February 17 | 55°F | 34°F | 32% | 20% | 11 h |
| February 18 | 56°F | 34°F | 32% | 20% | 11 h |
| February 19 | 56°F | 34°F | 32% | 20% | 11 h |
| February 20 | 56°F | 35°F | 32% | 20% | 11 h |
| February 21 | 56°F | 35°F | 32% | 20% | 11 h |
| February 22 | 56°F | 35°F | 32% | 20% | 11 h 10 min |
| February 23 | 57°F | 35°F | 33% | 20% | 11 h 10 min |
| February 24 | 57°F | 35°F | 33% | 20% | 11 h 10 min |
| February 25 | 57°F | 36°F | 33% | 20% | 11 h 10 min |
| February 26 | 58°F | 36°F | 33% | 20% | 11 h 20 min |
| February 27 | 58°F | 36°F | 33% | 20% | 11 h 20 min |
| February 28 | 58°F | 36°F | 33% | 20% | 11 h 20 min |
| February 29 | 58°F | 36°F | 33% | 20% | 11 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 55°FFebruary average
- Normal low
- 34°FFebruary average
- Precipitation
- 2.75 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 15
- Daylight
- 10 h 20 min to 11 h 20 minFebruary 1 to February 28
- Days at 70°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 72%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093785; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Chapel Hill in February?
On a given February day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 32% on average, highest around February 29 (33%). In all, 2.75 in falls on 9 days of a normal February.
In a normal February in Chapel Hill, 15 nights fall to freezing and 1 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093785.
How does February in Chapel Hill compare across North Carolina?
Across the 131 places PlainClimate covers in North Carolina, February normal highs run from 37°F in Beech Mountain to 63°F in Southport; Chapel Hill's is 55°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Chapel Hill in January51°F by day, 32°F at night
- Chapel Hill in March63°F by day, 40°F at night
- Chapel Hill through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- North Carolina in FebruaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Southport: North Carolina's warmest Februarynormal high 63°F