Abilene weather in February

In February, Abilene sees average daytime highs of 62°F and overnight lows near 38°F, with 1.5 in of precipitation across 4.6 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 59°F in the first days to 64°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Abilene's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abilene's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 62°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 38°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 1.5 in; 4.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 7:29 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover: 46%; 10th clearest
Wind: 11 mph; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.03 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.0; out of 10

Abilene is city in Taylor and Jones counties in Texas, United States, that is the county seat of Taylor County.

Density: 8,909/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1881

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 59°F in the first days to 64°F by the end.

A typical February day in Abilene reaches about 62°F in the afternoon and slips back to 38°F overnight — a 23°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 45°F and 77°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 5°F warmer than January and about 8°F cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°F)	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	62	62	62	62	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	65	65
Avg low (°F)	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	59	36
2	59	36
3	59	36
4	59	36
5	59	37
6	59	37
7	60	37
8	60	37
9	60	37
10	60	38
11	61	38
12	61	38
13	61	38
14	62	38
15	62	39
16	62	39
17	62	39
18	63	39
19	63	40
20	63	40
21	64	40
22	64	40
23	64	40
24	64	40
25	64	41
26	64	41
27	65	41
28	65	41

How February really feels in Abilene

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 15 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Abilene weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	57° / 35°	1.2	4.3	0.7	10.1	4.9
Feb	62° / 38°	1.5	4.6	0.6	10.8	6.0
Mar	70° / 46°	2.0	5.9	0.2	11.8	7.3
Apr	78° / 54°	2.2	5.7	0.1	12.8	7.7
May	85° / 63°	2.9	9.1	0	13.6	5.6
Jun	92° / 71°	2.4	7.7	0	14.1	3.7
Jul	95° / 74°	1.5	5.3	0	13.9	2.9
Aug	94° / 73°	1.8	5.9	0	13.2	3.2
Sep	87° / 66°	2.3	5.9	0	12.2	5.5
Oct	77° / 55°	2.5	5.6	0	11.2	7.8
Nov	66° / 44°	1.6	4	0.3	10.3	7.2
Dec	58° / 36°	1.4	4.4	0.6	9.9	5.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	61	61	61	61	61	62	62	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	59	59
Cloudier (%)	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	41	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	59	41
28	59	41

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Abilene gets around 1.5 in of rain and snow over 4.6 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 17% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Snow chance (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	15	3
2	15	3
3	16	3
4	16	3
5	16	3
6	16	3
7	16	3
8	16	3
9	16	2
10	16	2
11	16	2
12	16	2
13	16	2
14	16	2
15	16	2
16	17	2
17	17	2
18	17	2
19	17	2
20	17	2
21	18	2
22	18	2
23	18	2
24	18	2
25	18	2
26	18	2
27	18	2
28	18	2

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2

Wind in February

Winds average 11 mph in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 11 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (mph)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	10	light breeze
2	10	light breeze
3	10	light breeze
4	10	light breeze
5	10	light breeze
6	10	light breeze
7	10	light breeze
8	10	light breeze
9	10	light breeze
10	10	light breeze
11	10	light breeze
12	11	light breeze
13	11	light breeze
14	11	light breeze
15	11	light breeze
16	11	light breeze
17	11	light breeze
18	11	light breeze
19	11	light breeze
20	11	light breeze
21	11	light breeze
22	11	light breeze
23	11	light breeze
24	11	light breeze
25	11	light breeze
26	11	light breeze
27	11	light breeze
28	11	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:40 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:29 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:40	7:39	7:38	7:38	7:37	7:36	7:36	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:33	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:16
Sunset (PM)	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.4	7:40	6:05
2	10.5	7:39	6:06
3	10.5	7:38	6:07
4	10.5	7:38	6:08
5	10.5	7:37	6:09
6	10.6	7:36	6:10
7	10.6	7:36	6:11
8	10.6	7:35	6:12
9	10.6	7:34	6:13
10	10.7	7:33	6:13
11	10.7	7:33	6:14
12	10.7	7:32	6:15
13	10.8	7:31	6:16
14	10.8	7:30	6:17
15	10.8	7:29	6:18
16	10.8	7:28	6:19
17	10.9	7:27	6:20
18	10.9	7:26	6:20
19	10.9	7:25	6:21
20	11.0	7:24	6:22
21	11.0	7:23	6:23
22	11.0	7:22	6:24
23	11.1	7:21	6:25
24	11.1	7:20	6:26
25	11.1	7:19	6:26
26	11.2	7:18	6:27
27	11.2	7:17	6:28
28	11.2	7:16	6:29

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.91 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 4.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.6	Moderate
2	3.7	Moderate
3	3.7	Moderate
4	3.7	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	3.9	Moderate
11	3.9	Moderate
12	4.0	Moderate
13	4.0	Bright
14	4.0	Bright
15	4.0	Bright
16	4.1	Bright
17	4.1	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.2	Bright
20	4.2	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Abilene?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.0

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

1.2

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Abilene for sightseeing.

What to pack for Abilene in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Abilene sees daytime highs around 62°F and nights near 38°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Abilene in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abilene peaks around July 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	5	6	9	10	10	11	11	8	6	5	3
Level	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	High
Mar	6	High
Apr	9	Very high
May	10	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Abilene?

Abilene sits at 32.4°N, 99.7°W, 1,719 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Breckenridge, 53 mi away.

Topography around Abilene

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Abilene.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Abilene has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 ft around an average of 1,722 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 417 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,453 ft.

The land around Abilene is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and trees (22%) within 2 miles, grassland (57%) within 10 miles, and grassland (59%) and cropland (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

125 ft

artificial surfaces 57%

10 miles

417 ft

grassland 57%

50 miles

1,453 ft

grassland 59%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Abilene year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Breckenridge 53 mi · Brownwood 67 mi · San Angelo 80 mi · Stephenville 91 mi · Big Spring 103 mi · Weatherford 115 mi · Wichita Falls 124 mi · Benbrook 133 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 100% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $90,027; 2025
Happiness: 6.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 98%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 5.8; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 12.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Abilene (32.4487°, -99.7331°, elevation 1,719 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	59	36
2	59	36
3	59	36
4	59	36
5	59	37
6	59	37
7	60	37
8	60	37
9	60	37
10	60	38
11	61	38
12	61	38
13	61	38
14	62	38
15	62	39
16	62	39
17	62	39
18	63	39
19	63	40
20	63	40
21	64	40
22	64	40
23	64	40
24	64	40
25	64	41
26	64	41
27	65	41
28	65	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	59	41
28	59	41

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	15	3
2	15	3
3	16	3
4	16	3
5	16	3
6	16	3
7	16	3
8	16	3
9	16	2
10	16	2
11	16	2
12	16	2
13	16	2
14	16	2
15	16	2
16	17	2
17	17	2
18	17	2
19	17	2
20	17	2
21	18	2
22	18	2
23	18	2
24	18	2
25	18	2
26	18	2
27	18	2
28	18	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	59	36
2	59	36
3	59	36
4	59	36
5	59	37
6	59	37
7	60	37
8	60	37
9	60	37
10	60	38
11	61	38
12	61	38
13	61	38
14	62	38
15	62	39
16	62	39
17	62	39
18	63	39
19	63	40
20	63	40
21	64	40
22	64	40
23	64	40
24	64	40
25	64	41
26	64	41
27	65	41
28	65	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	59	41
28	59	41

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	15	3
2	15	3
3	16	3
4	16	3
5	16	3
6	16	3
7	16	3
8	16	3
9	16	2
10	16	2
11	16	2
12	16	2
13	16	2
14	16	2
15	16	2
16	17	2
17	17	2
18	17	2
19	17	2
20	17	2
21	18	2
22	18	2
23	18	2
24	18	2
25	18	2
26	18	2
27	18	2
28	18	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	59	36
2	59	36
3	59	36
4	59	36
5	59	37
6	59	37
7	60	37
8	60	37
9	60	37
10	60	38
11	61	38
12	61	38
13	61	38
14	62	38
15	62	39
16	62	39
17	62	39
18	63	39
19	63	40
20	63	40
21	64	40
22	64	40
23	64	40
24	64	40
25	64	41
26	64	41
27	65	41
28	65	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	59	41
28	59	41

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	15	3
2	15	3
3	16	3
4	16	3
5	16	3
6	16	3
7	16	3
8	16	3
9	16	2
10	16	2
11	16	2
12	16	2
13	16	2
14	16	2
15	16	2
16	17	2
17	17	2
18	17	2
19	17	2
20	17	2
21	18	2
22	18	2
23	18	2
24	18	2
25	18	2
26	18	2
27	18	2
28	18	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2