Front Royal weather in February: Front Royal, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for February
Front Royal in February has a normal high of 47°F and a normal low of 26°F, a daily mean of 36°F, rising from 44°F on the 1st to 50°F by the 29th. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal February, 2.45 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 8°C and low of −4°C, 62 mm of precipitation and 24 cm of snow in February.
- NOAA stationFront Royal
- Station IDUSC00443229
- Location38.90°N 78.18°W
- Elevation930 ft (284 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population15,628
- Jan 43° 24°
- Feb 47° 26°
- Mar 54° 33°
- Apr 67° 43°
- May 74° 51°
- Jun 82° 60°
- Jul 87° 64°
- Aug 85° 62°
- Sep 78° 56°
- Oct 67° 45°
- Nov 56° 35°
- Dec 47° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Front Royal in February?
The normal high is 47°F and the normal low 26°F, for a daily mean of 36.1°F. February is 2.5°F warmer than January and 7.3°F cooler than March. February is the 11th warmest month of the year in Front Royal and the 12th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high rises 6°F, from 44°F on February 1 to 50°F on February 29. From one year to the next February's mean temperature typically moves about 4.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Februarys in three average between 32°F and 41°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 30%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1 | 44°F | 24°F | 30% | 18% |
| February 8 | 45°F | 25°F | 30% | 18% |
| February 15 | 47°F | 26°F | 30% | 18% |
| February 22 | 48°F | 27°F | 30% | 18% |
| February 28 | 49°F | 28°F | 30% | 18% |
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 | 44°F | 24°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 10 min |
| February 2 | 44°F | 24°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 10 min |
| February 3 | 44°F | 24°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 20 min |
| February 4 | 44°F | 24°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 20 min |
| February 5 | 45°F | 24°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 20 min |
| February 6 | 45°F | 25°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 20 min |
| February 7 | 45°F | 25°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 30 min |
| February 8 | 45°F | 25°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 30 min |
| February 9 | 45°F | 25°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 30 min |
| February 10 | 46°F | 25°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 30 min |
| February 11 | 46°F | 25°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 30 min |
| February 12 | 46°F | 25°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 40 min |
| February 13 | 46°F | 25°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 40 min |
| February 14 | 46°F | 25°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 40 min |
| February 15 | 47°F | 26°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 40 min |
| February 16 | 47°F | 26°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 50 min |
| February 17 | 47°F | 26°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 50 min |
| February 18 | 47°F | 26°F | 29% | 18% | 10 h 50 min |
| February 19 | 47°F | 26°F | 29% | 18% | 10 h 50 min |
| February 20 | 48°F | 26°F | 29% | 18% | 11 h |
| February 21 | 48°F | 27°F | 29% | 18% | 11 h |
| February 22 | 48°F | 27°F | 30% | 18% | 11 h |
| February 23 | 48°F | 27°F | 30% | 18% | 11 h |
| February 24 | 49°F | 27°F | 30% | 18% | 11 h |
| February 25 | 49°F | 27°F | 30% | 18% | 11 h 10 min |
| February 26 | 49°F | 28°F | 30% | 18% | 11 h 10 min |
| February 27 | 49°F | 28°F | 30% | 18% | 11 h 10 min |
| February 28 | 49°F | 28°F | 30% | 18% | 11 h 10 min |
| February 29 | 50°F | 28°F | 30% | 18% | 11 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 47°FFebruary average
- Normal low
- 26°FFebruary average
- Precipitation
- 2.45 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 80.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 9.4 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 21
- Daylight
- 10 h 10 min to 11 h 10 minFebruary 1 to February 28
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 70%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00443229; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Front Royal in February?
On a given February day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 30% on average, highest around February 1 (30%). In all, 2.45 in falls on 8 days of a normal February, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal February in Front Royal, 21 nights fall to freezing, 3 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 9.4 inches.
Snow falls on 2 days in a normal February, and an inch or more covers the ground on 6 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00443229.
What are the records for February in Front Royal?
The warmest February temperature on this station's record (since 1995) is 81°F, on February 22, 2018; the coldest is −2°F, on February 5, 1996. The wettest February brought 6.96 in (1998); the snowiest, 39.4 inches (2003).
The February mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 36.1°F: 2021 34.2°F (−1.9), 2023 43.3°F (+7.2), 2024 39.5°F (+3.4), 2025 37.3°F (+1.2), 2026 34.8°F (−1.3). 3 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| February | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34.2°F | −1.9°F | – |
| 2023 | 43.3°F | +7.2°F | 2.42 in |
| 2024 | 39.5°F | +3.4°F | 2.19 in |
| 2025 | 37.3°F | +1.2°F | 5.15 in |
| 2026 | 34.8°F | −1.3°F | 2.12 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00443229; recent months: ACIS, station USC00443229. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does February in Front Royal compare across Virginia?
Across the 81 places PlainClimate covers in Virginia, February normal highs run from 44°F in Hot Springs to 57°F in Chesapeake; Front Royal's is 47°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Front Royal in January43°F by day, 24°F at night
- Front Royal in March54°F by day, 33°F at night
- Front Royal through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Virginia in FebruaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Chesapeake: Virginia's warmest Februarynormal high 57°F