Santa Cruz weather in February: Santa Cruz, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for February
Santa Cruz in February has a normal high of 64°F and a normal low of 43°F, a daily mean of 53°F, rising from 63°F on the 1st to 65°F by the 29th. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal February, 6.10 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 18°C and low of 6°C, 155 mm of precipitation in February.
- NOAA stationSanta Cruz
- Station IDUSC00047916
- Location36.99°N 122.00°W
- Elevation70 ft (21 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population62,581
- Jan 63° 41°
- Feb 64° 43°
- Mar 67° 44°
- Apr 69° 46°
- May 71° 49°
- Jun 74° 52°
- Jul 74° 54°
- Aug 76° 55°
- Sep 77° 53°
- Oct 74° 50°
- Nov 67° 44°
- Dec 62° 41°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Santa Cruz in February?
The normal high is 64°F and the normal low 43°F, for a daily mean of 53.3°F. February is 1.4°F warmer than January and 2.0°F cooler than March. February is the 10th warmest month of the year in Santa Cruz and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 63°F on February 1 to 65°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 51°F and 55°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 37%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1 | 63°F | 42°F | 36% | 27% |
| February 8 | 64°F | 42°F | 37% | 28% |
| February 15 | 64°F | 43°F | 37% | 28% |
| February 22 | 64°F | 43°F | 37% | 28% |
| February 28 | 65°F | 43°F | 36% | 27% |
Every day of February: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon February 28, coldest night February 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1 | 63°F | 42°F | 36% | 27% | 10 h 20 min |
| February 2 | 63°F | 42°F | 36% | 27% | 10 h 20 min |
| February 3 | 63°F | 42°F | 36% | 27% | 10 h 20 min |
| February 4 | 63°F | 42°F | 36% | 27% | 10 h 30 min |
| February 5 | 63°F | 42°F | 36% | 27% | 10 h 30 min |
| February 6 | 63°F | 42°F | 37% | 28% | 10 h 30 min |
| February 7 | 64°F | 42°F | 37% | 28% | 10 h 30 min |
| February 8 | 64°F | 42°F | 37% | 28% | 10 h 30 min |
| February 9 | 64°F | 42°F | 37% | 28% | 10 h 40 min |
| February 10 | 64°F | 43°F | 37% | 28% | 10 h 40 min |
| February 11 | 64°F | 43°F | 37% | 28% | 10 h 40 min |
| February 12 | 64°F | 43°F | 37% | 28% | 10 h 40 min |
| February 13 | 64°F | 43°F | 37% | 28% | 10 h 40 min |
| February 14 | 64°F | 43°F | 37% | 28% | 10 h 50 min |
| February 15 | 64°F | 43°F | 37% | 28% | 10 h 50 min |
| February 16 | 64°F | 43°F | 37% | 28% | 10 h 50 min |
| February 17 | 64°F | 43°F | 37% | 28% | 10 h 50 min |
| February 18 | 64°F | 43°F | 37% | 28% | 11 h |
| February 19 | 64°F | 43°F | 37% | 28% | 11 h |
| February 20 | 64°F | 43°F | 37% | 28% | 11 h |
| February 21 | 64°F | 43°F | 37% | 28% | 11 h |
| February 22 | 64°F | 43°F | 37% | 28% | 11 h |
| February 23 | 64°F | 43°F | 37% | 28% | 11 h 10 min |
| February 24 | 65°F | 43°F | 37% | 27% | 11 h 10 min |
| February 25 | 65°F | 43°F | 37% | 27% | 11 h 10 min |
| February 26 | 65°F | 43°F | 37% | 27% | 11 h 10 min |
| February 27 | 65°F | 43°F | 37% | 27% | 11 h 20 min |
| February 28 | 65°F | 43°F | 36% | 27% | 11 h 20 min |
| February 29 | 65°F | 43°F | 36% | 27% | 11 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 64°FFebruary average
- Normal low
- 43°FFebruary average
- Precipitation
- 6.10 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1
- Daylight
- 10 h 20 min to 11 h 20 minFebruary 1 to February 28
- Days at 70°F or more
- 5
- Sunshine
- 79%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00047916; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Santa Cruz in February?
On a given February day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 37% on average, highest around February 17 (37%). In all, 6.10 in falls on 11 days of a normal February, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal February in Santa Cruz, 1 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00047916.
What are the records for February in Santa Cruz?
The warmest February temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 89°F, on February 23, 1896; the coldest is 22°F, on February 13, 1903. The wettest February brought 18.63 in (1998).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00047916. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does February in Santa Cruz 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; Santa Cruz's is 64°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Santa Cruz in January63°F by day, 41°F at night
- Santa Cruz in March67°F by day, 44°F at night
- Santa Cruz through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- California in FebruaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Brawley: California's warmest Februarynormal high 75°F