Derby weather in February

In February, Derby sees average daytime highs of 49°F and overnight lows near 28°F, with 1.4 in of precipitation across 5.3 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 46°F in the first days to 52°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Derby's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Derby's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 49°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 28°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 1.4 in; 5.3 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 7:27 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 9th clearest
Wind: 9 mph; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 3.57 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.2; out of 10

Derby is city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States.

Density: 888/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1871

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 46°F in the first days to 52°F by the end.

A typical February day in Derby reaches about 49°F in the afternoon and slips back to 28°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°F and 67°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 5°F warmer than January and about 10°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)	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	53
Avg low (°F)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	31	31	31

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	46	26
2	46	26
3	46	26
4	46	26
5	46	26
6	46	26
7	47	26
8	47	26
9	47	27
10	47	27
11	48	27
12	48	27
13	48	28
14	49	28
15	49	28
16	49	28
17	50	29
18	50	29
19	50	29
20	51	29
21	51	29
22	51	30
23	51	30
24	51	30
25	52	30
26	52	31
27	52	31
28	53	31

How February really feels in Derby

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

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.

Derby weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 11th-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° / 25°	1.1	4.3	1.9	9.7	0.9
Feb	49° / 28°	1.4	5.3	1.7	10.6	2.2
Mar	59° / 37°	2.8	7.7	1.1	11.7	4.8
Apr	68° / 46°	3.8	9.6	0.2	12.9	6.4
May	77° / 57°	5.4	11.4	0	14	6.6
Jun	86° / 67°	4.6	10.4	0	14.5	5.0
Jul	91° / 71°	3.0	8.1	0	14.3	4.0
Aug	89° / 69°	3.0	7.5	0	13.4	4.5
Sep	82° / 61°	3.0	7	0	12.3	6.7
Oct	70° / 48°	3.2	7	0.1	11	7.3
Nov	57° / 36°	1.7	5.3	0.5	10	4.6
Dec	46° / 27°	1.5	4.8	2.1	9.5	1.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

	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 (%)	56	55	54	54	55	55	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54
Cloudier (%)	44	45	46	46	45	45	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	55	45
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Derby gets around 1.4 in of rain and snow over 5.3 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 19% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 2 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 (%)	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20
Snow chance (%)	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	5

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

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	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

Wind in February

Winds average 9 mph in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 10 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	9	light breeze
2	9	light breeze
3	9	light breeze
4	9	light breeze
5	9	light breeze
6	9	light breeze
7	9	light breeze
8	9	light breeze
9	9	light breeze
10	9	light breeze
11	9	light breeze
12	9	light breeze
13	9	light breeze
14	9	light breeze
15	10	light breeze
16	10	light breeze
17	10	light breeze
18	10	light breeze
19	10	light breeze
20	10	light breeze
21	10	light breeze
22	10	light breeze
23	10	light breeze
24	10	light breeze
25	10	light breeze
26	10	light breeze
27	10	light breeze
28	10	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:40 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 6:14 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)	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:40	7:39	7:38	7:38	7:37	7:36	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:12	7:11
Sunset (PM)	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	7:40	5:45
2	10.1	7:39	5:46
3	10.2	7:38	5:47
4	10.2	7:38	5:49
5	10.2	7:37	5:50
6	10.2	7:36	5:51
7	10.3	7:35	5:52
8	10.3	7:34	5:53
9	10.3	7:33	5:54
10	10.4	7:32	5:55
11	10.4	7:31	5:56
12	10.5	7:30	5:57
13	10.5	7:29	5:58
14	10.5	7:28	5:59
15	10.6	7:27	6:00
16	10.6	7:26	6:02
17	10.6	7:25	6:03
18	10.7	7:23	6:04
19	10.7	7:22	6:05
20	10.7	7:21	6:06
21	10.8	7:20	6:07
22	10.8	7:19	6:08
23	10.9	7:17	6:09
24	10.9	7:16	6:10
25	10.9	7:15	6:11
26	11.0	7:14	6:12
27	11.0	7:12	6:13
28	11.1	7:11	6:14

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.57 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	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1
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	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.1	Moderate
2	3.1	Moderate
3	3.2	Moderate
4	3.2	Moderate
5	3.3	Moderate
6	3.3	Moderate
7	3.3	Moderate
8	3.4	Moderate
9	3.4	Moderate
10	3.4	Moderate
11	3.5	Moderate
12	3.5	Moderate
13	3.5	Moderate
14	3.6	Moderate
15	3.6	Moderate
16	3.6	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.7	Moderate
19	3.7	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	4.0	Moderate
26	4.0	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Derby?

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

2.2

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Derby.

What to pack for Derby in February

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

In February, Derby sees daytime highs around 49°F and nights near 28°F. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Derby in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Derby peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	8	8	10	10	9	7	5	4	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Derby?

Derby sits at 37.5°N, 97.3°W, 1,293 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Wichita, 11 mi away.

Topography around Derby

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Derby has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 ft around an average of 1,283 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 751 ft.

The land around Derby is covered by trees (39%) and grassland (24%) within 2 miles, cropland (37%), grassland (31%) and trees (20%) within 10 miles, and cropland (46%) and grassland (44%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

138 ft

trees 39%

10 miles

249 ft

cropland 37%

50 miles

751 ft

cropland 46%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Wichita 11 mi · Newton 35 mi · Hutchinson 51 mi · Ponca City 59 mi · Emporia 84 mi · Enid 86 mi · Bartlesville 90 mi · Salina 91 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 Derby (37.5456°, -97.2689°, elevation 1,293 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).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	46	26
2	46	26
3	46	26
4	46	26
5	46	26
6	46	26
7	47	26
8	47	26
9	47	27
10	47	27
11	48	27
12	48	27
13	48	28
14	49	28
15	49	28
16	49	28
17	50	29
18	50	29
19	50	29
20	51	29
21	51	29
22	51	30
23	51	30
24	51	30
25	52	30
26	52	31
27	52	31
28	53	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	55	45
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	46	26
2	46	26
3	46	26
4	46	26
5	46	26
6	46	26
7	47	26
8	47	26
9	47	27
10	47	27
11	48	27
12	48	27
13	48	28
14	49	28
15	49	28
16	49	28
17	50	29
18	50	29
19	50	29
20	51	29
21	51	29
22	51	30
23	51	30
24	51	30
25	52	30
26	52	31
27	52	31
28	53	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	55	45
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	46	26
2	46	26
3	46	26
4	46	26
5	46	26
6	46	26
7	47	26
8	47	26
9	47	27
10	47	27
11	48	27
12	48	27
13	48	28
14	49	28
15	49	28
16	49	28
17	50	29
18	50	29
19	50	29
20	51	29
21	51	29
22	51	30
23	51	30
24	51	30
25	52	30
26	52	31
27	52	31
28	53	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	55	45
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1