Mount Washington weather in February: Mount Washington, New Hampshire: normal highs, lows, rain and records for February
Mount Washington in February has a normal high of 15°F and a normal low of −3°F, a daily mean of 6°F, rising from 14°F on the 1st to 17°F by the 29th. Measurable precipitation falls on 18 days in a normal February, 5.45 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of −10°C and low of −19°C, 138 mm of precipitation and 110 cm of snow in February.
- NOAA stationMount Washington
- Station IDUSW00014755
- Location44.27°N 71.30°W
- Elevation6,267 ft (1,910 m)
- Jan 15° -3°
- Feb 15° -3°
- Mar 21° 5°
- Apr 31° 17°
- May 43° 30°
- Jun 51° 40°
- Jul 55° 45°
- Aug 54° 43°
- Sep 49° 37°
- Oct 38° 25°
- Nov 28° 13°
- Dec 20° 4°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Mount Washington in February?
The normal high is 15°F and the normal low −3°F, for a daily mean of 5.9°F. February is 0.1°F warmer than January and 7.0°F cooler than March. February is the 11th warmest month of the year in Mount Washington and the 12th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 3°F, from 14°F on February 1 to 17°F on February 29. From one year to the next February's mean temperature typically moves about 4.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Februarys in three average between 1°F and 11°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 65%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1 | 14°F | −5°F | 63% | 39% |
| February 8 | 14°F | −4°F | 64% | 40% |
| February 15 | 15°F | −3°F | 64% | 41% |
| February 22 | 16°F | −2°F | 65% | 42% |
| February 28 | 17°F | 0°F | 65% | 43% |
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 | 14°F | −5°F | 63% | 39% | 9 h 50 min |
| February 2 | 14°F | −5°F | 63% | 39% | 9 h 50 min |
| February 3 | 14°F | −5°F | 63% | 39% | 9 h 50 min |
| February 4 | 14°F | −5°F | 63% | 39% | 10 h |
| February 5 | 14°F | −5°F | 64% | 39% | 10 h |
| February 6 | 14°F | −4°F | 64% | 39% | 10 h |
| February 7 | 14°F | −4°F | 64% | 39% | 10 h |
| February 8 | 14°F | −4°F | 64% | 40% | 10 h 10 min |
| February 9 | 14°F | −4°F | 64% | 40% | 10 h 10 min |
| February 10 | 14°F | −4°F | 64% | 40% | 10 h 10 min |
| February 11 | 14°F | −4°F | 64% | 40% | 10 h 10 min |
| February 12 | 14°F | −4°F | 64% | 40% | 10 h 20 min |
| February 13 | 14°F | −4°F | 64% | 40% | 10 h 20 min |
| February 14 | 15°F | −3°F | 64% | 41% | 10 h 20 min |
| February 15 | 15°F | −3°F | 64% | 41% | 10 h 30 min |
| February 16 | 15°F | −3°F | 65% | 41% | 10 h 30 min |
| February 17 | 15°F | −3°F | 65% | 41% | 10 h 30 min |
| February 18 | 15°F | −3°F | 65% | 42% | 10 h 30 min |
| February 19 | 15°F | −2°F | 65% | 42% | 10 h 40 min |
| February 20 | 15°F | −2°F | 65% | 42% | 10 h 40 min |
| February 21 | 16°F | −2°F | 65% | 42% | 10 h 40 min |
| February 22 | 16°F | −2°F | 65% | 42% | 10 h 50 min |
| February 23 | 16°F | −1°F | 65% | 42% | 10 h 50 min |
| February 24 | 16°F | −1°F | 65% | 43% | 10 h 50 min |
| February 25 | 16°F | −1°F | 65% | 43% | 11 h |
| February 26 | 17°F | −1°F | 65% | 43% | 11 h |
| February 27 | 17°F | 0°F | 65% | 43% | 11 h |
| February 28 | 17°F | 0°F | 65% | 43% | 11 h |
| February 29 | 17°F | 0°F | 65% | 43% | 11 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 15°FFebruary average
- Normal low
- −3°FFebruary average
- Precipitation
- 5.45 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 180.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 43.3 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 28
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 11 hFebruary 1 to February 28
- Sunshine
- 62%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00014755; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Mount Washington in February?
On a given February day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 64% on average, highest around February 19 (65%). In all, 5.45 in falls on 18 days of a normal February, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal February in Mount Washington, 28 nights fall to freezing, 26 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 43.3 inches.
Snow falls on 18 days in a normal February, and an inch or more covers the ground on 29 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00014755.
What are the records for February in Mount Washington?
The warmest February temperature on this station's record (since 1948) is 48°F, on February 21, 2018; the coldest is −47°F, on February 4, 2023. The wettest February brought 22.29 in (1970); the snowiest, 172.8 inches (1969).
The February mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 5.9°F: 2021 7.2°F (+1.3), 2022 8.1°F (+2.2), 2023 9.3°F (+3.4), 2024 11.9°F (+6.0). 4 of 4 ran warmer than normal.
| February | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7.2°F | +1.3°F | 2.92 in |
| 2022 | 8.1°F | +2.2°F | 4.65 in |
| 2023 | 9.3°F | +3.4°F | 4.13 in |
| 2024 | 11.9°F | +6.0°F | 3.23 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00014755; recent months: ACIS, station USW00014755. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does February in Mount Washington compare across New Hampshire?
Across the 28 places PlainClimate covers in New Hampshire, February normal highs run from 27°F in Colebrook to 38°F in Nashua; Mount Washington's is 15°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Mount Washington in January15°F by day, −3°F at night
- Mount Washington in March21°F by day, 5°F at night
- Mount Washington through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- New Hampshire in FebruaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Nashua: New Hampshire's warmest Februarynormal high 38°F