Denton weather in February

In February, Denton sees average daytime highs of 59°F and overnight lows near 40°F, with 2.6 in of precipitation across 7 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 57°F in the first days to 62°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 Denton's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Denton's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 59°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 40°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 2.6 in; 7 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 7:20 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover: 52%; 10th clearest
Wind: 8 mph; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 3.63 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.0; out of 10

Denton is city in Denton County, Texas, United States.

Density: 566/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1866

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 57°F in the first days to 62°F by the end.

A typical February day in Denton reaches about 59°F in the afternoon and slips back to 40°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 43°F and 74°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 4°F warmer than January and about 8°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)	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	62	62	62	62	62
Avg low (°F)	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	57	37
2	57	37
3	57	38
4	57	38
5	57	38
6	57	38
7	58	38
8	58	38
9	58	39
10	58	39
11	58	39
12	59	39
13	59	40
14	59	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	41
19	61	41
20	61	41
21	61	41
22	61	41
23	61	42
24	62	42
25	62	42
26	62	42
27	62	42
28	62	42

How February really feels in Denton

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 5 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

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

Denton weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	55° / 36°	2.4	6.5	0.6	10.1	4.0
Feb	59° / 40°	2.6	7	0.7	10.8	5.0
Mar	67° / 47°	3.7	8.5	0.3	11.7	6.5
Apr	74° / 55°	3.8	8	0	12.8	7.3
May	82° / 64°	5.2	11.2	0	13.7	6.0
Jun	89° / 72°	3.3	8.3	0	14.2	4.3
Jul	94° / 75°	1.8	5.4	0	14	3.2
Aug	94° / 75°	1.9	5.3	0	13.2	3.3
Sep	87° / 68°	3.0	6.2	0	12.2	5.4
Oct	77° / 56°	3.7	7.5	0	11.2	7.5
Nov	65° / 46°	3.1	6.4	0.1	10.3	6.6
Dec	56° / 38°	3.0	6.3	0.4	9.8	4.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

	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 (%)	54	53	53	53	52	52	53	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	53	52	52	52	53	53	53	53
Cloudier (%)	46	47	47	47	48	48	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	47	48	48	48	47	47	47	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	52	48
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	52	48
20	52	48
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Denton gets around 2.6 in of rain and snow over 7 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings 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 (%)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Snow chance (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

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

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 93% 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 (%)	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91
Comfortable (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7
Humid (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	95	3	2
2	95	3	2
3	95	3	2
4	95	3	2
5	95	3	2
6	95	3	2
7	95	3	2
8	95	3	2
9	95	3	2
10	95	3	2
11	94	4	2
12	94	4	2
13	94	4	2
14	93	5	2
15	93	5	2
16	93	5	2
17	93	5	2
18	93	5	2
19	92	6	2
20	92	6	2
21	92	6	2
22	92	6	2
23	92	6	2
24	92	6	2
25	92	6	2
26	92	6	2
27	91	7	2
28	91	7	2

Wind in February

Winds average 8 mph in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 9 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

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 7:31 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:18 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	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	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
Sunrise (AM)	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:08	7:07	7:06
Sunset (PM)	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.4	7:31	5:53
2	10.4	7:30	5:54
3	10.4	7:29	5:55
4	10.5	7:29	5:56
5	10.5	7:28	5:57
6	10.5	7:27	5:58
7	10.5	7:27	5:59
8	10.6	7:26	6:00
9	10.6	7:25	6:01
10	10.6	7:24	6:02
11	10.7	7:23	6:03
12	10.7	7:23	6:04
13	10.7	7:22	6:05
14	10.7	7:21	6:05
15	10.8	7:20	6:06
16	10.8	7:19	6:07
17	10.8	7:18	6:08
18	10.9	7:17	6:09
19	10.9	7:16	6:10
20	10.9	7:15	6:11
21	11.0	7:14	6:12
22	11.0	7:13	6:13
23	11.0	7:12	6:14
24	11.1	7:11	6:14
25	11.1	7:10	6:15
26	11.1	7:08	6:16
27	11.2	7:07	6:17
28	11.2	7:06	6:18

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.63 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)	3.3	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	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0
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	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.3	Moderate
2	3.3	Moderate
3	3.3	Moderate
4	3.4	Moderate
5	3.4	Moderate
6	3.4	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.5	Moderate
9	3.5	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.5	Moderate
12	3.6	Moderate
13	3.6	Moderate
14	3.6	Moderate
15	3.7	Moderate
16	3.7	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.7	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.8	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	4.0	Moderate
27	4.0	Bright
28	4.0	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Denton?

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

5.0

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.4

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Denton for sightseeing.

What to pack for Denton in February

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

In February, Denton sees daytime highs around 59°F and nights near 40°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Denton 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 Denton peaks around July 14 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 3 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	6	9	9	10	10	10	7	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	9	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Denton 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 Denton is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× 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	8	9	10	13	15	18	14	10	7	6	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	13	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	10	Good
Oct	7	Good
Nov	6	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Denton?

Denton sits at 33.2°N, 97.1°W, 659 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Corinth, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around Denton

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Denton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 ft around an average of 663 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,020 ft.

The land around Denton is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and trees (38%) within 2 miles, grassland (49%) and trees (26%) within 10 miles, and grassland (47%) and trees (29%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

164 ft

artificial surfaces 45%

10 miles

331 ft

grassland 49%

50 miles

1,020 ft

grassland 47%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Corinth 5.6 mi · Highland Village 9.9 mi · Little Elm 12 mi · Flower Mound 14 mi · Lewisville 14 mi · The Trails of Frisco 16 mi · The Colony 17 mi · Frisco 19 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 Denton (33.2148°, -97.1331°, elevation 659 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	57	37
2	57	37
3	57	38
4	57	38
5	57	38
6	57	38
7	58	38
8	58	38
9	58	39
10	58	39
11	58	39
12	59	39
13	59	40
14	59	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	41
19	61	41
20	61	41
21	61	41
22	61	41
23	61	42
24	62	42
25	62	42
26	62	42
27	62	42
28	62	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	52	48
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	52	48
20	52	48
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	95	3	2
2	95	3	2
3	95	3	2
4	95	3	2
5	95	3	2
6	95	3	2
7	95	3	2
8	95	3	2
9	95	3	2
10	95	3	2
11	94	4	2
12	94	4	2
13	94	4	2
14	93	5	2
15	93	5	2
16	93	5	2
17	93	5	2
18	93	5	2
19	92	6	2
20	92	6	2
21	92	6	2
22	92	6	2
23	92	6	2
24	92	6	2
25	92	6	2
26	92	6	2
27	91	7	2
28	91	7	2

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	57	37
2	57	37
3	57	38
4	57	38
5	57	38
6	57	38
7	58	38
8	58	38
9	58	39
10	58	39
11	58	39
12	59	39
13	59	40
14	59	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	41
19	61	41
20	61	41
21	61	41
22	61	41
23	61	42
24	62	42
25	62	42
26	62	42
27	62	42
28	62	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	52	48
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	52	48
20	52	48
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	95	3	2
2	95	3	2
3	95	3	2
4	95	3	2
5	95	3	2
6	95	3	2
7	95	3	2
8	95	3	2
9	95	3	2
10	95	3	2
11	94	4	2
12	94	4	2
13	94	4	2
14	93	5	2
15	93	5	2
16	93	5	2
17	93	5	2
18	93	5	2
19	92	6	2
20	92	6	2
21	92	6	2
22	92	6	2
23	92	6	2
24	92	6	2
25	92	6	2
26	92	6	2
27	91	7	2
28	91	7	2

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	57	37
2	57	37
3	57	38
4	57	38
5	57	38
6	57	38
7	58	38
8	58	38
9	58	39
10	58	39
11	58	39
12	59	39
13	59	40
14	59	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	41
19	61	41
20	61	41
21	61	41
22	61	41
23	61	42
24	62	42
25	62	42
26	62	42
27	62	42
28	62	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	52	48
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	52	48
20	52	48
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	95	3	2
2	95	3	2
3	95	3	2
4	95	3	2
5	95	3	2
6	95	3	2
7	95	3	2
8	95	3	2
9	95	3	2
10	95	3	2
11	94	4	2
12	94	4	2
13	94	4	2
14	93	5	2
15	93	5	2
16	93	5	2
17	93	5	2
18	93	5	2
19	92	6	2
20	92	6	2
21	92	6	2
22	92	6	2
23	92	6	2
24	92	6	2
25	92	6	2
26	92	6	2
27	91	7	2
28	91	7	2