Batavia weather in February

In February, Batavia sees average daytime highs of 33°F and overnight lows near 19°F, with 2.4 in of precipitation across 10.4 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°F in the first days to 36°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Batavia's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Batavia's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 2.4 in; 10.4 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 12 min; 7:20 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover: 76%; 10th clearest
Wind: 9 mph; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 2.54 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Batavia is city in New York, USA.

Density: 1,098/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1802

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 31°F in the first days to 36°F by the end.

A typical February day in Batavia reaches about 33°F in the afternoon and slips back to 19°F overnight — a 14°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°F and 48°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°F warmer than January and about 9°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)	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	37
Avg low (°F)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	22

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	31	18
2	31	18
3	31	18
4	31	18
5	31	18
6	32	18
7	32	18
8	32	18
9	32	18
10	32	18
11	32	18
12	32	19
13	33	19
14	33	19
15	33	19
16	33	19
17	34	19
18	34	20
19	34	20
20	35	20
21	35	20
22	35	20
23	35	21
24	36	21
25	36	21
26	36	21
27	36	21
28	37	22

How February really feels in Batavia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 28 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

28 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Batavia weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 19°	2.8	12.5	11.3	9.2	0.0
Feb	33° / 19°	2.4	10.4	8.7	10.2	0.0
Mar	42° / 26°	3.0	11.8	6.5	11.6	0.5
Apr	55° / 38°	3.8	12.6	2.5	13.1	3.3
May	66° / 48°	3.5	12.6	0	14.4	5.7
Jun	75° / 57°	4.0	12.8	0	15.1	6.4
Jul	79° / 62°	4.0	13.1	0	14.8	6.3
Aug	77° / 60°	3.3	12	0	13.8	6.6
Sep	71° / 53°	3.3	10.1	0	12.3	6.5
Oct	58° / 43°	3.7	12.6	0.2	10.8	4.2
Nov	46° / 33°	3.0	11.8	3.9	9.5	1.3
Dec	36° / 25°	3.0	12.2	9	8.9	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

	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 (%)	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	20	21	21	21	21	21	22	21	21	21	21	23	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	27	27
Cloudier (%)	81	81	80	80	79	79	79	80	79	79	79	79	79	78	79	79	79	79	77	76	76	76	76	75	75	75	73	73

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	20	80
4	20	80
5	21	79
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	20	80
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	22	78
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	27	73
28	27	73

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Batavia gets around 2.4 in of rain and snow over 10.4 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 38% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring 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 (%)	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	38	38	38	38
Snow chance (%)	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	29	29

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	37	34
2	37	34
3	37	33
4	37	33
5	37	33
6	37	33
7	37	32
8	37	32
9	37	32
10	37	32
11	37	32
12	37	32
13	38	32
14	38	32
15	38	32
16	38	32
17	38	31
18	38	31
19	38	31
20	38	31
21	38	31
22	38	30
23	39	30
24	39	30
25	38	30
26	38	30
27	38	29
28	38	29

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 100% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 9 mph in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	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	9	light breeze
2	9	light breeze
3	9	light breeze
4	9	light breeze
5	9	light breeze
6	9	light breeze
7	9	light breeze
8	9	light breeze
9	9	light breeze
10	9	light breeze
11	9	light breeze
12	9	light breeze
13	9	light breeze
14	9	light breeze
15	9	light breeze
16	9	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 9 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:36 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 5:52 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)	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9
Sunrise (AM)	7:36	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:17	7:16	7:14	7:13	7:11	7:10	7:08	7:07	7:05	7:04	7:02	7:01
Sunset (PM)	5:16	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:52

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.7	7:36	5:16
2	9.7	7:35	5:18
3	9.7	7:34	5:19
4	9.8	7:33	5:20
5	9.8	7:32	5:22
6	9.9	7:31	5:23
7	9.9	7:30	5:24
8	9.9	7:29	5:26
9	10.0	7:27	5:27
10	10.0	7:26	5:28
11	10.1	7:25	5:30
12	10.1	7:24	5:31
13	10.2	7:23	5:32
14	10.2	7:21	5:33
15	10.2	7:20	5:35
16	10.3	7:19	5:36
17	10.3	7:17	5:37
18	10.4	7:16	5:39
19	10.4	7:14	5:40
20	10.5	7:13	5:41
21	10.5	7:11	5:43
22	10.6	7:10	5:44
23	10.6	7:08	5:45
24	10.7	7:07	5:47
25	10.7	7:05	5:48
26	10.8	7:04	5:49
27	10.8	7:02	5:50
28	10.9	7:01	5:52

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.54 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)	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1
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	2.1	Moderate
2	2.1	Moderate
3	2.1	Moderate
4	2.2	Moderate
5	2.2	Moderate
6	2.2	Moderate
7	2.3	Moderate
8	2.3	Moderate
9	2.3	Moderate
10	2.4	Moderate
11	2.4	Moderate
12	2.5	Moderate
13	2.5	Moderate
14	2.5	Moderate
15	2.5	Moderate
16	2.6	Moderate
17	2.6	Moderate
18	2.7	Moderate
19	2.7	Moderate
20	2.7	Moderate
21	2.8	Moderate
22	2.8	Moderate
23	2.9	Moderate
24	2.9	Moderate
25	2.9	Moderate
26	3.0	Moderate
27	3.0	Moderate
28	3.1	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Batavia?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Batavia.

What to pack for Batavia in February

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

In February, Batavia sees daytime highs around 33°F and nights near 19°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Batavia in February

The nearest coast averages about 37°F in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 26 mi away) is warmest in August at about 72°F and coldest in March near 37°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 15 to Sep 11 — about 1.9 months when the water holds above 68°F.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	39	37	37	38	43	56	69	72	67	57	48	42
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	39	Bracing
Feb	37	Bracing
Mar	37	Bracing
Apr	38	Bracing
May	43	Bracing
Jun	56	Bracing
Jul	69	Refreshing
Aug	72	Refreshing
Sep	67	Cool
Oct	57	Bracing
Nov	48	Bracing
Dec	42	Bracing

UV index in Batavia in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Batavia peaks around July 10 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

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

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

Location & terrain

Where is Batavia?

Batavia sits at 43.0°N, 78.2°W, 892 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is East Amherst, 25 mi away.

Topography around Batavia

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Batavia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 ft around an average of 902 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,089 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,067 ft.

The land around Batavia is covered by trees (46%) within 2 miles, trees (44%) and cropland (37%) within 10 miles, and trees (45%) and water (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

98 ft

trees 46%

10 miles

1,089 ft

trees 44%

50 miles

2,067 ft

trees 45%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: East Amherst 25 mi · Depew 26 mi · Gates-North Gates 27 mi · Lockport 28 mi · Henrietta 29 mi · Cheektowaga 29 mi · Rochester 31 mi · Amherst 31 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 Batavia (42.9981°, -78.1875°, elevation 892 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	31	18
2	31	18
3	31	18
4	31	18
5	31	18
6	32	18
7	32	18
8	32	18
9	32	18
10	32	18
11	32	18
12	32	19
13	33	19
14	33	19
15	33	19
16	33	19
17	34	19
18	34	20
19	34	20
20	35	20
21	35	20
22	35	20
23	35	21
24	36	21
25	36	21
26	36	21
27	36	21
28	37	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	20	80
4	20	80
5	21	79
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	20	80
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	22	78
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	27	73
28	27	73

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	37	34
2	37	34
3	37	33
4	37	33
5	37	33
6	37	33
7	37	32
8	37	32
9	37	32
10	37	32
11	37	32
12	37	32
13	38	32
14	38	32
15	38	32
16	38	32
17	38	31
18	38	31
19	38	31
20	38	31
21	38	31
22	38	30
23	39	30
24	39	30
25	38	30
26	38	30
27	38	29
28	38	29

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	31	18
2	31	18
3	31	18
4	31	18
5	31	18
6	32	18
7	32	18
8	32	18
9	32	18
10	32	18
11	32	18
12	32	19
13	33	19
14	33	19
15	33	19
16	33	19
17	34	19
18	34	20
19	34	20
20	35	20
21	35	20
22	35	20
23	35	21
24	36	21
25	36	21
26	36	21
27	36	21
28	37	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	20	80
4	20	80
5	21	79
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	20	80
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	22	78
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	27	73
28	27	73

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	37	34
2	37	34
3	37	33
4	37	33
5	37	33
6	37	33
7	37	32
8	37	32
9	37	32
10	37	32
11	37	32
12	37	32
13	38	32
14	38	32
15	38	32
16	38	32
17	38	31
18	38	31
19	38	31
20	38	31
21	38	31
22	38	30
23	39	30
24	39	30
25	38	30
26	38	30
27	38	29
28	38	29

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	31	18
2	31	18
3	31	18
4	31	18
5	31	18
6	32	18
7	32	18
8	32	18
9	32	18
10	32	18
11	32	18
12	32	19
13	33	19
14	33	19
15	33	19
16	33	19
17	34	19
18	34	20
19	34	20
20	35	20
21	35	20
22	35	20
23	35	21
24	36	21
25	36	21
26	36	21
27	36	21
28	37	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	20	80
4	20	80
5	21	79
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	20	80
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	22	78
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	27	73
28	27	73

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	37	34
2	37	34
3	37	33
4	37	33
5	37	33
6	37	33
7	37	32
8	37	32
9	37	32
10	37	32
11	37	32
12	37	32
13	38	32
14	38	32
15	38	32
16	38	32
17	38	31
18	38	31
19	38	31
20	38	31
21	38	31
22	38	30
23	39	30
24	39	30
25	38	30
26	38	30
27	38	29
28	38	29

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100