Bellevue weather in February

In February, Bellevue sees average daytime highs of 49°F and overnight lows near 39°F, with 4.7 in of precipitation across 14.5 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 49°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of February to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Bellevue's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bellevue's year-round climate.

Daytime high
49°
10th warmest
Overnight low
39°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
4.7 in
14.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:25 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover
70%
7th clearest
Wind
6 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Bellevue is city in King County, Washington, United States.

Density
13,352/km²
people per km²
Founded
1869

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 49°F through the month.

A typical February day in Bellevue reaches about 49°F in the afternoon and slips back to 39°F overnight — a 10°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 42°F and 55°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°F warmer than January and about 4°F cooler than March.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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24739
34839
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54839
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Bellevue weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan46° / 38°6.918.42.28.71.0
Feb49° / 39°4.714.51.89.91.6
Mar52° / 40°5.517.50.811.62.3
Apr57° / 44°4.514.90.113.33.5
May64° / 49°3.012014.95.3
Jun68° / 53°2.39.5015.76.3
Jul74° / 57°1.05015.47.9
Aug75° / 58°1.34.8014.18.0
Sep69° / 53°2.68.4012.46.8
Oct59° / 47°5.314.1010.64.2
Nov50° / 42°7.6180.69.11.9
Dec45° / 38°7.017.62.18.30.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32575
42674
52674
62674
72674
82773
92773
102773
112872
122872
132971
142971
152971
163070
173169
183169
193268
203169
213268
223268
233268
243268
253367
263367
273268
283268

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Bellevue gets around 4.7 in of rain and snow over 14.5 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 53% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1556
2546
3536
4536
5526
6526
7526
8526
9526
10526
11526
12536
13536
14536
15546
16546
17546
18546
19556
20556
21556
22546
23546
24546
25546
26546
27546
28545

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
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8100
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Wind in February

Winds average 6 mph in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
286calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of February to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:45 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 5:00 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.27:455:00
29.37:445:01
39.37:425:03
49.47:415:04
59.47:405:06
69.57:395:07
79.57:375:09
89.67:365:11
99.67:345:12
109.77:335:14
119.77:315:15
129.87:305:17
139.87:285:18
149.97:275:20
159.97:255:21
1610.07:245:23
1710.07:225:25
1810.17:205:26
1910.17:195:28
2010.27:175:29
2110.37:155:31
2210.37:145:32
2310.47:125:34
2410.47:105:35
2510.57:085:37
2610.57:065:39
2710.67:055:40
2810.67:035:42

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 1.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.7Dim
101.7Dim
111.8Dim
121.8Dim
131.8Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
172.0Dim
182.0Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Bellevue

In seasonPeak

In February, Bellevue sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bellevue's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Bellevue?

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

1.6
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 Bellevue.

What to pack for Bellevue in February

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

In February, Bellevue sees daytime highs around 49°F and nights near 39°F. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Bellevue in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bellevue peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Bellevue 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 Bellevue is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateGoodSep 1322 µg/m³Dec 177 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Good
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul10Good
Aug18Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bellevue?

Bellevue sits at 47.6°N, 122.2°W, 85 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Mercer Island, 3.1 mi away.

Topography around Bellevue

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Bellevue has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 ft around an average of 128 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,014 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,799 ft.

The land around Bellevue is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 2 miles, trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 10 miles, and trees (74%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
387 ft
10 miles
2,014 ft
50 miles
7,799 ft
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Mercer Island 3.1 mi · Columbia City 5.0 mi · Kirkland 5.0 mi · West Lake Sammamish 5.0 mi · Redmond 5.6 mi · Sammamish 6.2 mi · Seattle 6.2 mi · City of Sammamish 7.5 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
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

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 Bellevue (47.6104°, -122.2007°, elevation 85 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).