Brandon weather in February

In February, Brandon sees average daytime highs of 61°F and overnight lows near 42°F, with 4.7 in of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 58°F in the first days to 64°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Brandon's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brandon's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 61°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 42°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 4.7 in; 9.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 6:50 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover: 59%; 12th clearest
Wind: 7 mph; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 3.43 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.0; out of 10

Brandon is city in Mississippi, USA.

Density: 349/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1831

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 58°F in the first days to 64°F by the end.

A typical February day in Brandon reaches about 61°F in the afternoon and slips back to 42°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 47°F and 74°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 4°F warmer than January and about 7°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)	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	64
Avg low (°F)	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	44

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	58	39
2	58	39
3	58	39
4	58	39
5	58	40
6	59	40
7	59	40
8	59	40
9	59	40
10	60	40
11	60	41
12	60	41
13	60	41
14	61	41
15	61	42
16	61	42
17	62	42
18	62	42
19	62	43
20	63	43
21	63	43
22	63	44
23	63	44
24	64	44
25	64	44
26	64	44
27	64	44
28	64	44

How February really feels in Brandon

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.

Brandon weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	57° / 38°	4.7	9.4	10.1	4.1
Feb	61° / 42°	4.7	9.8	10.8	5.0
Mar	68° / 48°	4.7	10.5	11.8	6.3
Apr	76° / 55°	4.3	8.7	12.8	7.1
May	83° / 64°	4.1	9.8	13.6	5.9
Jun	89° / 71°	3.5	11.9	14.1	4.0
Jul	91° / 73°	4.2	14.3	13.9	3.3
Aug	91° / 72°	3.9	12.3	13.2	3.5
Sep	87° / 67°	3.2	8	12.2	5.0
Oct	77° / 56°	3.5	7.4	11.2	7.4
Nov	66° / 46°	3.6	7.9	10.3	6.6
Dec	59° / 40°	4.6	9.5	9.9	4.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

	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	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44
Cloudier (%)	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	56

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	44	56

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Brandon gets around 4.7 in of rain and snow over 9.8 wet days in February, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 35% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 0 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 (%)	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	34	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	38	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	31
6	31
7	31
8	31
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	33
13	33
14	34
15	35
16	36
17	36
18	37
19	37
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	38
28	38

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 83% 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 (%)	88	87	87	87	87	87	86	85	85	85	85	84	84	83	83	82	82	80	80	80	79	78	78	78	78	78	78	78
Comfortable (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Humid (%)	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Muggy (%)	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	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	88	7	4	1
2	87	7	5	1
3	87	7	5	1
4	87	7	5	1
5	87	7	5	1
6	87	7	5	1
7	86	7	6	1
8	85	8	6	1
9	85	8	6	1
10	85	8	6	1
11	85	8	6	1
12	84	9	6	1
13	84	9	6	1
14	83	10	6	1
15	83	10	6	1
16	82	11	6	1
17	82	11	6	1
18	80	12	7	1
19	80	12	7	1
20	80	12	7	1
21	79	12	7	2
22	78	13	7	2
23	78	13	7	2
24	78	13	7	2
25	78	13	7	2
26	78	13	7	2
27	78	13	7	2
28	78	13	7	2

Wind in February

Winds average 7 mph in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 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	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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
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23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 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 7:00 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:50 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)	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:00	7:00	6:59	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:51	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
Sunset (PM)	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:50

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.4	7:00	5:27
2	10.5	7:00	5:27
3	10.5	6:59	5:28
4	10.5	6:59	5:29
5	10.5	6:58	5:30
6	10.6	6:57	5:31
7	10.6	6:56	5:32
8	10.6	6:56	5:33
9	10.6	6:55	5:34
10	10.7	6:54	5:35
11	10.7	6:53	5:36
12	10.7	6:53	5:36
13	10.8	6:52	5:37
14	10.8	6:51	5:38
15	10.8	6:50	5:39
16	10.8	6:49	5:40
17	10.9	6:48	5:41
18	10.9	6:47	5:42
19	10.9	6:46	5:43
20	11.0	6:45	5:43
21	11.0	6:44	5:44
22	11.0	6:43	5:45
23	11.1	6:42	5:46
24	11.1	6:41	5:47
25	11.1	6:40	5:48
26	11.2	6:39	5:48
27	11.2	6:38	5:49
28	11.2	6:37	5:50

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.43 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	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	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	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9
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	3.1	Moderate
5	3.2	Moderate
6	3.2	Moderate
7	3.2	Moderate
8	3.2	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	3.8	Moderate
26	3.8	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Brandon?

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

5.0

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

0.8

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Brandon for sightseeing.

What to pack for Brandon in February

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

In February, Brandon sees daytime highs around 61°F and nights near 42°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Brandon 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 Brandon peaks around July 12 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 3 (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	5	6	9	9	10	10	9	8	5	5	3
Level	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

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

Air quality in Brandon 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 Brandon is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× 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	18	22	17	12	9	8	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	13	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	12	Moderate
Oct	9	Good
Nov	8	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Brandon?

Brandon sits at 32.3°N, 90.0°W, 482 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Pearl, 8.7 mi away.

Topography around Brandon

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Brandon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 ft around an average of 417 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 620 ft.

The land around Brandon is covered by trees (67%) within 2 miles, trees (78%) within 10 miles, and trees (84%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

210 ft

trees 67%

10 miles

410 ft

trees 78%

50 miles

620 ft

trees 84%

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

February weather nearby: Pearl 8.7 mi · Jackson 12 mi · Ridgeland 14 mi · Madison 15 mi · Clinton 20 mi · Vicksburg 52 mi · Laurel 64 mi · Meridian 75 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 Brandon (32.2732°, -89.9859°, elevation 482 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	58	39
2	58	39
3	58	39
4	58	39
5	58	40
6	59	40
7	59	40
8	59	40
9	59	40
10	60	40
11	60	41
12	60	41
13	60	41
14	61	41
15	61	42
16	61	42
17	62	42
18	62	42
19	62	43
20	63	43
21	63	43
22	63	44
23	63	44
24	64	44
25	64	44
26	64	44
27	64	44
28	64	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	31
6	31
7	31
8	31
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	33
13	33
14	34
15	35
16	36
17	36
18	37
19	37
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	38
28	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	88	7	4	1
2	87	7	5	1
3	87	7	5	1
4	87	7	5	1
5	87	7	5	1
6	87	7	5	1
7	86	7	6	1
8	85	8	6	1
9	85	8	6	1
10	85	8	6	1
11	85	8	6	1
12	84	9	6	1
13	84	9	6	1
14	83	10	6	1
15	83	10	6	1
16	82	11	6	1
17	82	11	6	1
18	80	12	7	1
19	80	12	7	1
20	80	12	7	1
21	79	12	7	2
22	78	13	7	2
23	78	13	7	2
24	78	13	7	2
25	78	13	7	2
26	78	13	7	2
27	78	13	7	2
28	78	13	7	2

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	58	39
2	58	39
3	58	39
4	58	39
5	58	40
6	59	40
7	59	40
8	59	40
9	59	40
10	60	40
11	60	41
12	60	41
13	60	41
14	61	41
15	61	42
16	61	42
17	62	42
18	62	42
19	62	43
20	63	43
21	63	43
22	63	44
23	63	44
24	64	44
25	64	44
26	64	44
27	64	44
28	64	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	31
6	31
7	31
8	31
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	33
13	33
14	34
15	35
16	36
17	36
18	37
19	37
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	38
28	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	88	7	4	1
2	87	7	5	1
3	87	7	5	1
4	87	7	5	1
5	87	7	5	1
6	87	7	5	1
7	86	7	6	1
8	85	8	6	1
9	85	8	6	1
10	85	8	6	1
11	85	8	6	1
12	84	9	6	1
13	84	9	6	1
14	83	10	6	1
15	83	10	6	1
16	82	11	6	1
17	82	11	6	1
18	80	12	7	1
19	80	12	7	1
20	80	12	7	1
21	79	12	7	2
22	78	13	7	2
23	78	13	7	2
24	78	13	7	2
25	78	13	7	2
26	78	13	7	2
27	78	13	7	2
28	78	13	7	2

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	58	39
2	58	39
3	58	39
4	58	39
5	58	40
6	59	40
7	59	40
8	59	40
9	59	40
10	60	40
11	60	41
12	60	41
13	60	41
14	61	41
15	61	42
16	61	42
17	62	42
18	62	42
19	62	43
20	63	43
21	63	43
22	63	44
23	63	44
24	64	44
25	64	44
26	64	44
27	64	44
28	64	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	31
6	31
7	31
8	31
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	33
13	33
14	34
15	35
16	36
17	36
18	37
19	37
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	39
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	38
28	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	88	7	4	1
2	87	7	5	1
3	87	7	5	1
4	87	7	5	1
5	87	7	5	1
6	87	7	5	1
7	86	7	6	1
8	85	8	6	1
9	85	8	6	1
10	85	8	6	1
11	85	8	6	1
12	84	9	6	1
13	84	9	6	1
14	83	10	6	1
15	83	10	6	1
16	82	11	6	1
17	82	11	6	1
18	80	12	7	1
19	80	12	7	1
20	80	12	7	1
21	79	12	7	2
22	78	13	7	2
23	78	13	7	2
24	78	13	7	2
25	78	13	7	2
26	78	13	7	2
27	78	13	7	2
28	78	13	7	2