Bellingham weather in February

In February, Bellingham sees average daytime highs of 46°F and overnight lows near 38°F, with 5.4 in of precipitation across 15.3 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 46°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of February to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Bellingham's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bellingham's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 46°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 38°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 5.4 in; 15.3 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 48 min; 7:29 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 8th clearest
Wind: 6 mph; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 1.92 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.0; out of 10

Bellingham is city in, and the county seat of, Whatcom County in the State of Washington, United States.

Density: 1,084/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1852

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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 46°F through the month.

A typical February day in Bellingham reaches about 46°F in the afternoon and slips back to 38°F overnight — a 8°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 40°F and 52°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°F warmer than January and about 3°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)	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46
Avg low (°F)	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	45	38
2	45	38
3	45	38
4	46	38
5	46	38
6	46	38
7	46	38
8	46	38
9	46	38
10	46	38
11	46	38
12	46	38
13	46	38
14	46	38
15	46	38
16	46	38
17	46	38
18	46	38
19	46	38
20	46	38
21	46	38
22	46	38
23	46	38
24	46	38
25	46	38
26	46	38
27	46	38
28	46	38

How February really feels in Bellingham

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.

Bellingham 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.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	44° / 38°	8.4	18.6	3.2	8.5	0.6
Feb	46° / 38°	5.4	15.3	2.8	9.8	1.0
Mar	49° / 40°	6.7	18.9	1.9	11.6	1.5
Apr	53° / 43°	4.8	15.2	0.1	13.4	2.5
May	57° / 48°	3.4	11.3	0	15	4.0
Jun	61° / 53°	2.5	9.4	0	15.9	5.2
Jul	66° / 57°	1.3	5.1	0	15.5	7.1
Aug	67° / 58°	1.8	5.3	0	14.2	7.2
Sep	64° / 54°	3.2	9.1	0	12.4	5.9
Oct	56° / 48°	6.4	14.7	0	10.5	3.3
Nov	48° / 41°	9.5	18.8	1.1	9	1.4
Dec	44° / 38°	8.1	18.3	3.3	8.1	0.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	25	25	26	26	27	28	30	30	31	31	31	32	33	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36
Cloudier (%)	75	75	74	74	73	72	70	70	69	69	69	68	67	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	64

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	36	64

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Bellingham gets around 5.4 in of rain and snow over 15.3 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 56% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days, and about 3 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 (%)	57	57	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	57
Snow chance (%)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	57	8
2	57	8
3	56	8
4	56	8
5	56	8
6	55	8
7	55	8
8	55	8
9	55	8
10	55	8
11	55	8
12	55	8
13	55	9
14	55	9
15	55	9
16	56	9
17	56	10
18	56	10
19	56	11
20	56	11
21	56	11
22	56	11
23	56	11
24	56	11
25	56	11
26	56	11
27	56	11
28	57	11

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 6 mph in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 7 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	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 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 90 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:50 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 4:57 PM to 5:41 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)	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6
Sunrise (AM)	7:50	7:48	7:47	7:46	7:44	7:43	7:42	7:40	7:39	7:37	7:36	7:34	7:32	7:31	7:29	7:27	7:26	7:24	7:22	7:20	7:19	7:17	7:15	7:13	7:11	7:09	7:08	7:06
Sunset (PM)	4:57	4:59	5:00	5:02	5:04	5:05	5:07	5:09	5:10	5:12	5:13	5:15	5:17	5:18	5:20	5:22	5:23	5:25	5:27	5:28	5:30	5:31	5:33	5:35	5:36	5:38	5:39	5:41

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.1	7:50	4:57
2	9.2	7:48	4:59
3	9.2	7:47	5:00
4	9.3	7:46	5:02
5	9.3	7:44	5:04
6	9.4	7:43	5:05
7	9.4	7:42	5:07
8	9.5	7:40	5:09
9	9.5	7:39	5:10
10	9.6	7:37	5:12
11	9.6	7:36	5:13
12	9.7	7:34	5:15
13	9.7	7:32	5:17
14	9.8	7:31	5:18
15	9.8	7:29	5:20
16	9.9	7:27	5:22
17	10.0	7:26	5:23
18	10.0	7:24	5:25
19	10.1	7:22	5:27
20	10.1	7:20	5:28
21	10.2	7:19	5:30
22	10.2	7:17	5:31
23	10.3	7:15	5:33
24	10.4	7:13	5:35
25	10.4	7:11	5:36
26	10.5	7:09	5:38
27	10.5	7:08	5:39
28	10.6	7:06	5:41

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 0.84 kWh/m² to a high of 6.56 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 1.92 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)	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.4	Dim
2	1.4	Dim
3	1.5	Dim
4	1.5	Dim
5	1.5	Dim
6	1.6	Dim
7	1.6	Dim
8	1.6	Dim
9	1.7	Dim
10	1.7	Dim
11	1.8	Dim
12	1.8	Dim
13	1.8	Dim
14	1.9	Dim
15	1.9	Dim
16	2.0	Dim
17	2.0	Moderate
18	2.0	Moderate
19	2.1	Moderate
20	2.1	Moderate
21	2.2	Moderate
22	2.2	Moderate
23	2.2	Moderate
24	2.3	Moderate
25	2.3	Moderate
26	2.4	Moderate
27	2.4	Moderate
28	2.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Bellingham

In seasonPeak

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

Bellingham'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 Bellingham?

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

1.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bellingham.

What to pack for Bellingham in February

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

In February, Bellingham sees daytime highs around 46°F and nights near 38°F. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Bellingham in February

The nearest coast averages about 45°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 19 mi away) is warmest in August at about 60°F and coldest in January near 45°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	45	45	46	49	53	56	59	60	57	52	49	46
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	45	Bracing
Feb	45	Bracing
Mar	46	Bracing
Apr	49	Bracing
May	53	Bracing
Jun	56	Bracing
Jul	59	Cool
Aug	60	Cool
Sep	57	Bracing
Oct	52	Bracing
Nov	49	Bracing
Dec	46	Bracing

UV index in Bellingham 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 Bellingham 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 17 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	4	4	7	6	8	6	4	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	7	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Bellingham 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 Bellingham is worst in September — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (December, 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)	7	9	12	12	12	11	11	18	18	12	7	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	12	Good
Apr	12	Good
May	12	Good
Jun	11	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	12	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Bellingham?

Bellingham sits at 48.8°N, 122.5°W, 69 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Anacortes, 18 mi away.

Topography around Bellingham

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Bellingham has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 666 ft around an average of 102 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,097 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10,758 ft.

The land around Bellingham is covered by trees (39%), artificial surfaces (29%) and water (23%) within 2 miles, trees (49%) and water (26%) within 10 miles, and trees (51%) and water (32%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

666 ft

trees 39%

10 miles

3,097 ft

trees 49%

50 miles

10,758 ft

trees 51%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater

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

February weather nearby: Anacortes 18 mi · Townline 22 mi · White Rock 23 mi · Abbotsford 23 mi · South Surrey 24 mi · Mount Vernon 24 mi · Langley 25 mi · Cloverdale 27 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 Bellingham (48.7595°, -122.4882°, elevation 69 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. 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	45	38
2	45	38
3	45	38
4	46	38
5	46	38
6	46	38
7	46	38
8	46	38
9	46	38
10	46	38
11	46	38
12	46	38
13	46	38
14	46	38
15	46	38
16	46	38
17	46	38
18	46	38
19	46	38
20	46	38
21	46	38
22	46	38
23	46	38
24	46	38
25	46	38
26	46	38
27	46	38
28	46	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	36	64

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	57	8
2	57	8
3	56	8
4	56	8
5	56	8
6	55	8
7	55	8
8	55	8
9	55	8
10	55	8
11	55	8
12	55	8
13	55	9
14	55	9
15	55	9
16	56	9
17	56	10
18	56	10
19	56	11
20	56	11
21	56	11
22	56	11
23	56	11
24	56	11
25	56	11
26	56	11
27	56	11
28	57	11

	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	45	38
2	45	38
3	45	38
4	46	38
5	46	38
6	46	38
7	46	38
8	46	38
9	46	38
10	46	38
11	46	38
12	46	38
13	46	38
14	46	38
15	46	38
16	46	38
17	46	38
18	46	38
19	46	38
20	46	38
21	46	38
22	46	38
23	46	38
24	46	38
25	46	38
26	46	38
27	46	38
28	46	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	36	64

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	57	8
2	57	8
3	56	8
4	56	8
5	56	8
6	55	8
7	55	8
8	55	8
9	55	8
10	55	8
11	55	8
12	55	8
13	55	9
14	55	9
15	55	9
16	56	9
17	56	10
18	56	10
19	56	11
20	56	11
21	56	11
22	56	11
23	56	11
24	56	11
25	56	11
26	56	11
27	56	11
28	57	11

	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	45	38
2	45	38
3	45	38
4	46	38
5	46	38
6	46	38
7	46	38
8	46	38
9	46	38
10	46	38
11	46	38
12	46	38
13	46	38
14	46	38
15	46	38
16	46	38
17	46	38
18	46	38
19	46	38
20	46	38
21	46	38
22	46	38
23	46	38
24	46	38
25	46	38
26	46	38
27	46	38
28	46	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	36	64

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	57	8
2	57	8
3	56	8
4	56	8
5	56	8
6	55	8
7	55	8
8	55	8
9	55	8
10	55	8
11	55	8
12	55	8
13	55	9
14	55	9
15	55	9
16	56	9
17	56	10
18	56	10
19	56	11
20	56	11
21	56	11
22	56	11
23	56	11
24	56	11
25	56	11
26	56	11
27	56	11
28	57	11

	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