Alief weather in February

In February, Alief sees average daytime highs of 67°F and overnight lows near 48°F, with 3.1 in of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 64°F in the first days to 69°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of February to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Alief's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alief's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 67°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 48°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 3.1 in; 8.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 54 min; 7:09 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 12th clearest
Wind: 8 mph; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.4 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.2; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 64°F in the first days to 69°F by the end.

A typical February day in Alief reaches about 67°F in the afternoon and slips back to 48°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 54°F and 78°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 4°F warmer than January and about 6°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)	64	64	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	69	69	69	69	69
Avg low (°F)	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	64	46
2	64	46
3	64	46
4	64	46
5	64	47
6	65	47
7	65	47
8	65	47
9	65	47
10	65	47
11	66	48
12	66	48
13	66	48
14	67	48
15	67	49
16	67	49
17	67	49
18	67	49
19	68	50
20	68	50
21	68	50
22	68	50
23	68	50
24	69	50
25	69	50
26	69	51
27	69	51
28	69	51

How February really feels in Alief

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 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

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Alief weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	63° / 45°	3.9	10	10.3	5.6
Feb	67° / 48°	3.1	8.8	10.9	6.2
Mar	73° / 55°	3.4	9.3	11.8	6.8
Apr	79° / 61°	3.7	8.7	12.7	6.9
May	85° / 68°	3.5	9.8	13.5	5.3
Jun	90° / 74°	4.3	12.5	13.9	3.7
Jul	92° / 76°	3.3	12.2	13.7	3.2
Aug	92° / 75°	3.6	12.2	13.1	3.1
Sep	88° / 71°	4.3	11.5	12.2	4.3
Oct	81° / 62°	4.0	8.8	11.3	6.7
Nov	72° / 53°	3.9	8.7	10.5	7.0
Dec	65° / 47°	4.1	9.3	10.1	6.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

	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 (%)	42	42	42	42	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	43	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	43
Cloudier (%)	58	58	58	58	60	60	59	59	59	59	58	57	57	57	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	57

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	42	58
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	43	57

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Alief gets around 3.1 in of rain and snow over 8.8 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 32% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 0 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 (%)	32	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	33
3	33
4	33
5	33
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	31
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

	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 (%)	76	75	75	75	73	73	73	72	72	71	69	67	66	65	65	64	64	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	61	60	60	61
Comfortable (%)	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Humid (%)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	11	12	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15
Muggy (%)	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	76	11	8	5
2	75	12	8	5
3	75	12	8	5
4	75	12	8	5
5	73	13	8	6
6	73	13	8	6
7	73	13	8	6
8	72	13	9	6
9	72	13	9	6
10	71	13	10	6
11	69	13	11	7
12	67	14	12	7
13	66	14	13	7
14	65	14	14	7
15	65	14	14	7
16	64	14	15	7
17	64	14	15	7
18	62	14	16	8
19	62	14	16	8
20	62	14	16	8
21	62	14	16	8
22	61	14	16	9
23	61	14	16	9
24	61	14	16	9
25	61	14	16	9
26	60	14	16	10
27	60	14	16	10
28	61	14	15	10

Wind in February

Winds average 8 mph in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 9 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	8	light breeze
2	8	light breeze
3	8	light breeze
4	8	light breeze
5	8	light breeze
6	8	light breeze
7	8	light breeze
8	8	light breeze
9	8	light breeze
10	8	light breeze
11	8	light breeze
12	8	light breeze
13	8	light breeze
14	8	light breeze
15	8	light breeze
16	8	light breeze
17	9	light breeze
18	9	light breeze
19	9	light breeze
20	9	light breeze
21	9	light breeze
22	9	light breeze
23	9	light breeze
24	9	light breeze
25	9	light breeze
26	9	light breeze
27	9	light breeze
28	9	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of February to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:18 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:15 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)	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:18	7:18	7:17	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57
Sunset (PM)	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.6	7:18	5:54
2	10.6	7:18	5:54
3	10.6	7:17	5:55
4	10.7	7:17	5:56
5	10.7	7:16	5:57
6	10.7	7:15	5:58
7	10.7	7:15	5:59
8	10.8	7:14	5:59
9	10.8	7:13	6:00
10	10.8	7:13	6:01
11	10.8	7:12	6:02
12	10.9	7:11	6:03
13	10.9	7:11	6:03
14	10.9	7:10	6:04
15	10.9	7:09	6:05
16	11.0	7:08	6:06
17	11.0	7:07	6:07
18	11.0	7:06	6:07
19	11.0	7:06	6:08
20	11.1	7:05	6:09
21	11.1	7:04	6:10
22	11.1	7:03	6:10
23	11.2	7:02	6:11
24	11.2	7:01	6:12
25	11.2	7:00	6:13
26	11.2	6:59	6:13
27	11.3	6:58	6:14
28	11.3	6:57	6:15

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.4 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)	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.1	Moderate
2	3.1	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.2	Moderate
5	3.2	Moderate
6	3.2	Moderate
7	3.2	Moderate
8	3.3	Moderate
9	3.3	Moderate
10	3.3	Moderate
11	3.3	Moderate
12	3.4	Moderate
13	3.4	Moderate
14	3.4	Moderate
15	3.4	Moderate
16	3.5	Moderate
17	3.5	Moderate
18	3.5	Moderate
19	3.5	Moderate
20	3.6	Moderate
21	3.6	Moderate
22	3.6	Moderate
23	3.7	Moderate
24	3.7	Moderate
25	3.7	Moderate
26	3.8	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Alief?

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

6.2

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

2.8

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Alief for sightseeing.

What to pack for Alief in February

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

In February, Alief sees daytime highs around 67°F and nights near 48°F. Worth packing: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Alief in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alief peaks around August 10 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 4 (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	6	6	10	10	10	11	11	8	6	5	4
Level	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

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

Air quality in Alief in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Alief is worst in July — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	10	12	12	16	20	24	18	15	11	10	10
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	12	Moderate
Apr	12	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	11	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Alief?

Alief sits at 29.7°N, 95.6°W, 75 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Mission Bend, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Alief

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Alief has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 ft around an average of 79 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 476 ft.

The land around Alief is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and trees (26%) within 2 miles, trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (38%) within 10 miles, and trees (40%) and grassland (32%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

62 ft

artificial surfaces 58%

10 miles

151 ft

trees 46%

50 miles

476 ft

trees 40%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: Mission Bend 4.3 mi · Sugar Land 6.8 mi · Stafford 6.8 mi · Missouri City 7.5 mi · Bellaire 8.1 mi · New Territory 9.3 mi · West University Place 9.9 mi · Cinco Ranch 9.9 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 Alief (29.7111°, -95.5963°, elevation 75 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. 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	64	46
2	64	46
3	64	46
4	64	46
5	64	47
6	65	47
7	65	47
8	65	47
9	65	47
10	65	47
11	66	48
12	66	48
13	66	48
14	67	48
15	67	49
16	67	49
17	67	49
18	67	49
19	68	50
20	68	50
21	68	50
22	68	50
23	68	50
24	69	50
25	69	50
26	69	51
27	69	51
28	69	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	42	58
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	33
3	33
4	33
5	33
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	31
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	76	11	8	5
2	75	12	8	5
3	75	12	8	5
4	75	12	8	5
5	73	13	8	6
6	73	13	8	6
7	73	13	8	6
8	72	13	9	6
9	72	13	9	6
10	71	13	10	6
11	69	13	11	7
12	67	14	12	7
13	66	14	13	7
14	65	14	14	7
15	65	14	14	7
16	64	14	15	7
17	64	14	15	7
18	62	14	16	8
19	62	14	16	8
20	62	14	16	8
21	62	14	16	8
22	61	14	16	9
23	61	14	16	9
24	61	14	16	9
25	61	14	16	9
26	60	14	16	10
27	60	14	16	10
28	61	14	15	10

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	64	46
2	64	46
3	64	46
4	64	46
5	64	47
6	65	47
7	65	47
8	65	47
9	65	47
10	65	47
11	66	48
12	66	48
13	66	48
14	67	48
15	67	49
16	67	49
17	67	49
18	67	49
19	68	50
20	68	50
21	68	50
22	68	50
23	68	50
24	69	50
25	69	50
26	69	51
27	69	51
28	69	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	42	58
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	33
3	33
4	33
5	33
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	31
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	76	11	8	5
2	75	12	8	5
3	75	12	8	5
4	75	12	8	5
5	73	13	8	6
6	73	13	8	6
7	73	13	8	6
8	72	13	9	6
9	72	13	9	6
10	71	13	10	6
11	69	13	11	7
12	67	14	12	7
13	66	14	13	7
14	65	14	14	7
15	65	14	14	7
16	64	14	15	7
17	64	14	15	7
18	62	14	16	8
19	62	14	16	8
20	62	14	16	8
21	62	14	16	8
22	61	14	16	9
23	61	14	16	9
24	61	14	16	9
25	61	14	16	9
26	60	14	16	10
27	60	14	16	10
28	61	14	15	10

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	64	46
2	64	46
3	64	46
4	64	46
5	64	47
6	65	47
7	65	47
8	65	47
9	65	47
10	65	47
11	66	48
12	66	48
13	66	48
14	67	48
15	67	49
16	67	49
17	67	49
18	67	49
19	68	50
20	68	50
21	68	50
22	68	50
23	68	50
24	69	50
25	69	50
26	69	51
27	69	51
28	69	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	42	58
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	33
3	33
4	33
5	33
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	31
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	31
23	31
24	31
25	31
26	31
27	31
28	31

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	76	11	8	5
2	75	12	8	5
3	75	12	8	5
4	75	12	8	5
5	73	13	8	6
6	73	13	8	6
7	73	13	8	6
8	72	13	9	6
9	72	13	9	6
10	71	13	10	6
11	69	13	11	7
12	67	14	12	7
13	66	14	13	7
14	65	14	14	7
15	65	14	14	7
16	64	14	15	7
17	64	14	15	7
18	62	14	16	8
19	62	14	16	8
20	62	14	16	8
21	62	14	16	8
22	61	14	16	9
23	61	14	16	9
24	61	14	16	9
25	61	14	16	9
26	60	14	16	10
27	60	14	16	10
28	61	14	15	10