🇺🇸 Weather in New York in February
This is what the weather in New York (USA) was like in February in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
4.8 °C
1.5 °C – 6.8 °C
Avg. night-time low
-0.3 °C
-3.5 °C – 1.2 °C
Avg. rain days in period
10.2
36 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
103 mm
42.5 mm – 231 mm
Avg. cloud cover
65 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
–
Sea temperature unavailable for today (daily limit).
Extremes: Highest temperature 14.3 °C (21 Feb 2018) · Lowest temperature -13.6 °C (8 Feb 2026) · Avg. daily peak wind 30 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 42Sunny
- 86Partly cloudy
- 52Cloudy
- 39Light rain
- 63Rain
Summary
- On average 4.8 °C during the day and -0.3 °C at night.
- On average 10.2 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 103 mm of precipitation in total.
- Prevailing: Partly cloudy.
- Warmest year: 2023 (avg. 6.8 °C), coolest: 2026 (avg. 1.5 °C).
- Wettest year: 2018 (231 mm), driest: 2023 (42.5 mm).
- Extremes: 14.3 °C on 21 Feb 2018 and -13.6 °C on 8 Feb 2026.
Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?
Charts
Temperatures per year
Average over your travel period
Precipitation & rain days
Year by year
2026
Avg. max1.5°Avg. min-3.5°- Rain days
- 7 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 52.2 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 65 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 6.9 °C · Min -13.6 °C
29 February does not exist in this year – 28 February used.
2025
Avg. max3.9°Avg. min-1.2°- Rain days
- 11 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 76.7 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 67 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 11.1 °C · Min -6.8 °C
29 February does not exist in this year – 28 February used.
2024
Avg. max5.2°Avg. min0.8°- Rain days
- 9 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 70.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 56 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 10.5 °C · Min -3.2 °C
2023
Avg. max6.8°Avg. min1.0°- Rain days
- 8 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 42.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 63 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 12.7 °C · Min -12.0 °C
29 February does not exist in this year – 28 February used.
2022
Avg. max5.0°Avg. min-1.0°- Rain days
- 9 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 112 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 56 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 13.8 °C · Min -6.7 °C
29 February does not exist in this year – 28 February used.
2021
Avg. max3.0°Avg. min-1.2°- Rain days
- 13 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 128 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 74 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 9.2 °C · Min -7.0 °C
29 February does not exist in this year – 28 February used.
2020
Avg. max6.2°Avg. min1.2°- Rain days
- 11 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 114 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 70 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 11.8 °C · Min -6.3 °C
2019
Avg. max3.8°Avg. min-0.9°- Rain days
- 12 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 126 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 67 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 10.8 °C · Min -9.4 °C
29 February does not exist in this year – 28 February used.
2018
Avg. max6.4°Avg. min1.0°- Rain days
- 17 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 231 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 74 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 14.3 °C · Min -7.5 °C
29 February does not exist in this year – 28 February used.
2017
Avg. max6.4°Avg. min0.9°- Rain days
- 5 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 80.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 58 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- –
Max 12.9 °C · Min -6.0 °C
29 February does not exist in this year – 28 February used.
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in New York in February?
- Daytime highs averaged 4.8 °C, night-time lows -0.3 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 14.3 °C (21 Feb 2018), the lowest -13.6 °C (8 Feb 2026).
- How often does it rain in New York in February?
- On average there were 10.2 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 103 mm of precipitation in total.
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Data sources
- Weather data
- Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains. - Sea temperature
- MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis) - Place search
- Natural Earth (public domain) · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) / OpenStreetMap (ODbL)