Clovis weather in February

In February, Clovis sees average daytime highs of 56°F and overnight lows near 31°F, with 0.6 in of precipitation across 3.4 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 54°F in the first days to 59°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Clovis's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Clovis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
56°
10th warmest
Overnight low
31°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
0.6 in
3.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:46 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
41%
10th clearest
Wind
10 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Clovis is city in and county seat of Curry County, New Mexico, United States.

Density
641/km²
people per km²
Founded
1906

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 54°F in the first days to 59°F by the end.

A typical February day in Clovis reaches about 56°F in the afternoon and slips back to 31°F overnight — a 25°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 42°F and 70°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 5°F warmer than January and about 7°F cooler than March.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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25329
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45429
55429
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75530
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How February really feels in Clovis

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
28
wind chill below the day's low

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

Clovis weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan51° / 28°0.62.91.5103.3
Feb56° / 31°0.63.41.510.74.7
Mar64° / 37°1.34.41.211.76.8
Apr72° / 44°0.93.90.412.88.0
May80° / 54°1.76.1013.87.3
Jun89° / 62°1.56.6014.34.9
Jul90° / 66°1.56.8014.14.3
Aug88° / 65°2.08.5013.35.0
Sep81° / 58°1.56.1012.27.3
Oct71° / 47°1.64.60.311.18.0
Nov60° / 36°0.73.2110.25.9
Dec51° / 29°0.83.329.73.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37030
46931
57030
67030
76931
86931
96931
106832
116931
126832
136832
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Clovis gets around 0.6 in of rain and snow over 3.4 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 12% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1117
2117
3117
4117
5117
6116
7116
8116
9115
10115
11114
12114
13114
14114
15114
16124
17124
18124
19134
20134
21145
22145
23145
24145
25155
26155
27155
28155

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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28100

Wind in February

Winds average 10 mph in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 11 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
110light breeze
210light breeze
310light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 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 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 5:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.36:575:15
210.36:575:16
310.46:565:17
410.46:555:18
510.46:545:19
610.46:545:20
710.56:535:21
810.56:525:22
910.56:515:23
1010.66:505:24
1110.66:505:25
1210.66:495:26
1310.76:485:27
1410.76:475:28
1510.76:465:29
1610.86:455:30
1710.86:445:31
1810.86:435:32
1910.86:425:33
2010.96:415:34
2110.96:405:35
2211.06:395:36
2311.06:375:36
2411.06:365:37
2511.16:355:38
2611.16:345:39
2711.16:335:40
2811.26:325:41

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.06 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Bright
54.0Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
285.0Bright
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Clovis?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Clovis for sightseeing.

What to pack for Clovis in February

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

In February, Clovis sees daytime highs around 56°F and nights near 31°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Clovis 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 Clovis peaks around July 14 at about 12 (extreme) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 12Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Clovis?

Clovis sits at 34.4°N, 103.2°W, 4,268 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Hereford, 54 mi away.

Topography around Clovis

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Clovis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 ft around an average of 4,268 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 433 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,562 ft.

The land around Clovis is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and grassland (32%) within 2 miles, cropland (50%) and grassland (45%) within 10 miles, and grassland (72%) and cropland (27%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
128 ft
10 miles
433 ft
50 miles
1,562 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Hereford 54 mi · Plainview 87 mi · Lubbock 96 mi · Amarillo 96 mi · Roswell 103 mi · Hobbs 117 mi · Dumas 122 mi · Pampa 149 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 Clovis (34.4048°, -103.2052°, elevation 4,268 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).