Calexico weather in February

In February, Calexico sees average daytime highs of 75°F and overnight lows near 50°F, with 0.5 in of rain across 2 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 74°F in the first days to 77°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 Calexico's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Calexico's year-round climate.

Daytime high
75°
10th warmest
Overnight low
50°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
0.5 in
2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:33 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover
35%
12th clearest
Wind
5 mph
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Calexico is city in Imperial County, California, United States.

Density
1,843/km²
people per km²
Founded
1908

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 74°F in the first days to 77°F by the end.

A typical February day in Calexico reaches about 75°F in the afternoon and slips back to 50°F overnight — a 25°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 66°F and 85°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 4°F warmer than January and about 6°F cooler than March.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How February really feels in Calexico

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
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.

Calexico 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan71° / 48°0.41.710.18.4
Feb75° / 50°0.5210.88.7
Mar82° / 54°0.31.111.87.9
Apr88° / 59°0.10.512.85.8
May96° / 66°0.00.213.73.1
Jun104° / 73°0.0014.10.4
Jul109° / 81°0.21.513.90.0
Aug108° / 82°0.32.513.20.0
Sep102° / 75°0.41.412.20.8
Oct91° / 64°0.20.711.24.8
Nov79° / 53°0.20.610.38.6
Dec70° / 47°0.41.59.98.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Calexico gets around 0.5 in of rain over 2 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 rain averages around 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 5 mph in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
15calm
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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 6:43 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 5:08 PM to 5:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.46:435:08
210.46:435:09
310.56:425:10
410.56:415:11
510.56:415:12
610.56:405:12
710.66:395:13
810.66:385:14
910.66:385:15
1010.76:375:16
1110.76:365:17
1210.76:355:18
1310.76:345:19
1410.86:335:20
1510.86:335:21
1610.86:325:21
1710.96:315:22
1810.96:305:23
1910.96:295:24
2011.06:285:25
2111.06:275:26
2211.06:265:27
2311.06:255:28
2411.16:245:28
2511.16:225:29
2611.16:215:30
2711.26:205:31
2811.26:195:32

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.33 kWh/m² to a high of 8.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
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84.3Bright
94.4Bright
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114.5Bright
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174.7Bright
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214.9Bright
224.9Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.1Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.3Bright
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Calexico?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Calexico for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Calexico in February

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

In February, Calexico sees daytime highs around 75°F and nights near 50°F. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Calexico 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 Calexico peaks around June 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Calexico?

Calexico sits at 32.7°N, 115.5°W, 3 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Mexicali, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Calexico

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Calexico has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 ft around an average of 3 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,309 ft.

The land around Calexico is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and bare terrain (30%) within 2 miles, cropland (47%), bare terrain (25%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (57%) and cropland (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
79 ft
10 miles
144 ft
50 miles
6,309 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Mexicali 4.3 mi · Santa Isabel 5.6 mi · El Centro 8.7 mi · Puebla 11 mi · Imperial 12 mi · Brawley 21 mi · Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria 35 mi · San Luis 43 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 Calexico (32.679°, -115.4989°, elevation 3 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).