Athens weather in February

In February, Athens sees average daytime highs of 54°F and overnight lows near 38°F, with 4.8 in of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 51°F in the first days to 57°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 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Athens's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Athens's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 54°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 38°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 4.8 in; 10.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 6:41 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 12th clearest
Wind: 7 mph; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.15 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

Athens is county seat of Limestone County, Alabama, United States.

Density: 240/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1818

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 51°F in the first days to 57°F by the end.

A typical February day in Athens reaches about 54°F in the afternoon and slips back to 38°F overnight — a 15°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 40°F and 66°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 4°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)	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	57	57	57
Avg low (°F)	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	51	36
2	51	36
3	51	36
4	51	36
5	51	36
6	51	36
7	52	37
8	52	37
9	52	37
10	52	37
11	52	37
12	53	37
13	53	38
14	53	38
15	53	38
16	54	38
17	54	39
18	54	39
19	55	39
20	55	40
21	55	40
22	56	40
23	56	40
24	56	40
25	56	41
26	57	41
27	57	41
28	57	41

How February really feels in Athens

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 12 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.

Athens weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	50° / 35°	5.0	9.9	0.6	9.9	2.2
Feb	54° / 38°	4.8	10.6	0.9	10.7	3.1
Mar	62° / 45°	5.5	11.4	0.3	11.7	5.1
Apr	71° / 53°	4.9	9.9	0	12.8	6.5
May	78° / 62°	4.0	10.9	0	13.8	6.6
Jun	85° / 70°	3.8	12	0	14.3	5.0
Jul	87° / 73°	4.0	12.1	0	14.1	4.4
Aug	87° / 72°	3.0	10.8	0	13.3	4.7
Sep	82° / 66°	3.3	7.2	0	12.2	6.6
Oct	71° / 54°	3.4	7.3	0	11.1	7.3
Nov	60° / 44°	4.0	8.6	0	10.2	5.2
Dec	52° / 38°	5.3	10.7	0.4	9.7	2.8

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 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

	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 (%)	45	44	43	42	43	41	40	40	39	39	38	38	38	37	38	37	36	37	37	37	38	39	38	39	39	40	40	42
Cloudier (%)	55	56	57	58	57	59	60	60	61	61	62	62	62	63	62	63	64	63	63	63	62	61	62	61	61	60	60	58

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	44	56
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	41	59
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	37	63
15	38	62
16	37	63
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	38	62
22	39	61
23	38	62
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	42	58

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Athens gets around 4.8 in of rain and snow over 10.6 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	31	31	32	32	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	38
Snow chance (%)	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	2
2	31	3
3	32	3
4	32	3
5	33	3
6	34	3
7	34	4
8	35	4
9	35	4
10	36	4
11	36	4
12	37	4
13	38	3
14	38	3
15	39	3
16	39	3
17	39	3
18	40	3
19	40	3
20	40	3
21	40	2
22	40	2
23	40	2
24	40	2
25	39	2
26	39	2
27	39	2
28	38	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 94% 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 (%)	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93
Comfortable (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	95	4	1
2	95	4	1
3	95	4	1
4	95	4	1
5	95	4	1
6	95	4	1
7	95	4	1
8	95	4	1
9	95	4	1
10	95	4	1
11	95	4	1
12	95	4	1
13	95	4	1
14	95	4	1
15	94	5	1
16	94	5	1
17	94	5	1
18	94	5	1
19	94	5	1
20	94	5	1
21	94	5	1
22	94	5	1
23	93	5	2
24	93	5	2
25	93	5	2
26	93	5	2
27	93	5	2
28	93	5	2

Wind in February

Winds average 7 mph in February.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 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 6:53 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 5:36 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)	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:29	6:28	6:27
Sunset (PM)	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	6:53	5:10
2	10.3	6:52	5:11
3	10.3	6:52	5:12
4	10.4	6:51	5:13
5	10.4	6:50	5:14
6	10.4	6:50	5:15
7	10.4	6:49	5:16
8	10.5	6:48	5:17
9	10.5	6:47	5:18
10	10.5	6:46	5:19
11	10.6	6:45	5:20
12	10.6	6:44	5:21
13	10.6	6:43	5:22
14	10.7	6:42	5:23
15	10.7	6:41	5:23
16	10.7	6:40	5:24
17	10.8	6:39	5:25
18	10.8	6:38	5:26
19	10.8	6:37	5:27
20	10.9	6:36	5:28
21	10.9	6:35	5:29
22	10.9	6:34	5:30
23	11.0	6:33	5:31
24	11.0	6:32	5:32
25	11.0	6:31	5:33
26	11.1	6:29	5:34
27	11.1	6:28	5:35
28	11.1	6:27	5:36

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.15 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)	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7
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	2.9	Moderate
2	2.9	Moderate
3	2.9	Moderate
4	2.9	Moderate
5	2.9	Moderate
6	2.9	Moderate
7	3.0	Moderate
8	3.0	Moderate
9	3.0	Moderate
10	3.0	Moderate
11	3.0	Moderate
12	3.0	Moderate
13	3.1	Moderate
14	3.1	Moderate
15	3.1	Moderate
16	3.2	Moderate
17	3.2	Moderate
18	3.2	Moderate
19	3.3	Moderate
20	3.3	Moderate
21	3.4	Moderate
22	3.4	Moderate
23	3.4	Moderate
24	3.5	Moderate
25	3.5	Moderate
26	3.6	Moderate
27	3.6	Moderate
28	3.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Athens?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Athens.

What to pack for Athens in February

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

In February, Athens sees daytime highs around 54°F and nights near 38°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Athens 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 Athens peaks around July 12 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	6	7	8	10	10	9	7	5	4	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	7	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Athens 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 Athens is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (January, 6 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)	6	8	10	10	13	16	19	16	11	8	7	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	13	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	8	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Athens?

Athens sits at 34.8°N, 87.0°W, 722 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Decatur, 14 mi away.

Topography around Athens

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Athens has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 ft around an average of 715 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,493 ft.

The land around Athens is covered by trees (41%) and grassland (31%) within 2 miles, trees (38%), cropland (30%) and grassland (26%) within 10 miles, and trees (61%) and grassland (24%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

157 ft

trees 41%

10 miles

371 ft

trees 38%

50 miles

1,493 ft

trees 61%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Decatur 14 mi · Madison 14 mi · Huntsville 22 mi · East Florence 39 mi · Florence 40 mi · Cullman 44 mi · Shelbyville 55 mi · Columbia 57 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 Athens (34.8024°, -86.9722°, elevation 722 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	51	36
2	51	36
3	51	36
4	51	36
5	51	36
6	51	36
7	52	37
8	52	37
9	52	37
10	52	37
11	52	37
12	53	37
13	53	38
14	53	38
15	53	38
16	54	38
17	54	39
18	54	39
19	55	39
20	55	40
21	55	40
22	56	40
23	56	40
24	56	40
25	56	41
26	57	41
27	57	41
28	57	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	44	56
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	41	59
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	37	63
15	38	62
16	37	63
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	38	62
22	39	61
23	38	62
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	42	58

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	2
2	31	3
3	32	3
4	32	3
5	33	3
6	34	3
7	34	4
8	35	4
9	35	4
10	36	4
11	36	4
12	37	4
13	38	3
14	38	3
15	39	3
16	39	3
17	39	3
18	40	3
19	40	3
20	40	3
21	40	2
22	40	2
23	40	2
24	40	2
25	39	2
26	39	2
27	39	2
28	38	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	95	4	1
2	95	4	1
3	95	4	1
4	95	4	1
5	95	4	1
6	95	4	1
7	95	4	1
8	95	4	1
9	95	4	1
10	95	4	1
11	95	4	1
12	95	4	1
13	95	4	1
14	95	4	1
15	94	5	1
16	94	5	1
17	94	5	1
18	94	5	1
19	94	5	1
20	94	5	1
21	94	5	1
22	94	5	1
23	93	5	2
24	93	5	2
25	93	5	2
26	93	5	2
27	93	5	2
28	93	5	2

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	51	36
2	51	36
3	51	36
4	51	36
5	51	36
6	51	36
7	52	37
8	52	37
9	52	37
10	52	37
11	52	37
12	53	37
13	53	38
14	53	38
15	53	38
16	54	38
17	54	39
18	54	39
19	55	39
20	55	40
21	55	40
22	56	40
23	56	40
24	56	40
25	56	41
26	57	41
27	57	41
28	57	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	44	56
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	41	59
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	37	63
15	38	62
16	37	63
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	38	62
22	39	61
23	38	62
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	42	58

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	2
2	31	3
3	32	3
4	32	3
5	33	3
6	34	3
7	34	4
8	35	4
9	35	4
10	36	4
11	36	4
12	37	4
13	38	3
14	38	3
15	39	3
16	39	3
17	39	3
18	40	3
19	40	3
20	40	3
21	40	2
22	40	2
23	40	2
24	40	2
25	39	2
26	39	2
27	39	2
28	38	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	95	4	1
2	95	4	1
3	95	4	1
4	95	4	1
5	95	4	1
6	95	4	1
7	95	4	1
8	95	4	1
9	95	4	1
10	95	4	1
11	95	4	1
12	95	4	1
13	95	4	1
14	95	4	1
15	94	5	1
16	94	5	1
17	94	5	1
18	94	5	1
19	94	5	1
20	94	5	1
21	94	5	1
22	94	5	1
23	93	5	2
24	93	5	2
25	93	5	2
26	93	5	2
27	93	5	2
28	93	5	2

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	51	36
2	51	36
3	51	36
4	51	36
5	51	36
6	51	36
7	52	37
8	52	37
9	52	37
10	52	37
11	52	37
12	53	37
13	53	38
14	53	38
15	53	38
16	54	38
17	54	39
18	54	39
19	55	39
20	55	40
21	55	40
22	56	40
23	56	40
24	56	40
25	56	41
26	57	41
27	57	41
28	57	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	44	56
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	41	59
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	37	63
15	38	62
16	37	63
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	38	62
22	39	61
23	38	62
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	42	58

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	2
2	31	3
3	32	3
4	32	3
5	33	3
6	34	3
7	34	4
8	35	4
9	35	4
10	36	4
11	36	4
12	37	4
13	38	3
14	38	3
15	39	3
16	39	3
17	39	3
18	40	3
19	40	3
20	40	3
21	40	2
22	40	2
23	40	2
24	40	2
25	39	2
26	39	2
27	39	2
28	38	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	95	4	1
2	95	4	1
3	95	4	1
4	95	4	1
5	95	4	1
6	95	4	1
7	95	4	1
8	95	4	1
9	95	4	1
10	95	4	1
11	95	4	1
12	95	4	1
13	95	4	1
14	95	4	1
15	94	5	1
16	94	5	1
17	94	5	1
18	94	5	1
19	94	5	1
20	94	5	1
21	94	5	1
22	94	5	1
23	93	5	2
24	93	5	2
25	93	5	2
26	93	5	2
27	93	5	2
28	93	5	2