Forest Grove weather in February

In February, Forest Grove sees average daytime highs of 49°F and overnight lows near 37°F, with 5.2 in of precipitation across 14.2 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 49°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of February to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Forest Grove's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Forest Grove's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 49°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 37°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 5.2 in; 14.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 06 min; 7:25 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 8th clearest
Wind: 5 mph; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 2.08 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.8; out of 10

Forest Grove is city in Oregon, USA.

Density: 1,608/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1840

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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 49°F through the month.

A typical February day in Forest Grove reaches about 49°F in the afternoon and slips back to 37°F overnight — a 12°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 43°F and 56°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 4°F warmer than January and about 5°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)	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	51
Avg low (°F)	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	48	37
2	48	37
3	48	37
4	48	37
5	48	37
6	49	37
7	49	37
8	49	37
9	49	37
10	49	37
11	49	37
12	49	37
13	49	37
14	49	37
15	49	37
16	50	37
17	50	37
18	50	37
19	50	37
20	50	37
21	50	37
22	50	37
23	50	37
24	50	37
25	51	37
26	51	37
27	51	37
28	51	37

How February really feels in Forest Grove

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.

Forest Grove weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	46° / 36°	6.8	17.1	1.9	8.9	1.0
Feb	49° / 37°	5.2	14.2	1.6	10.1	1.8
Mar	54° / 39°	5.9	17.3	0.9	11.6	2.7
Apr	59° / 42°	4.5	15.6	0.1	13.2	3.8
May	66° / 47°	2.7	10.6	0	14.7	5.9
Jun	72° / 52°	1.6	7.2	0	15.4	7.1
Jul	80° / 56°	0.4	2.2	0	15.1	8.2
Aug	80° / 57°	0.5	2.5	0	13.9	8.1
Sep	74° / 53°	1.7	6	0	12.3	7.7
Oct	62° / 46°	4.2	11.5	0	10.7	5.1
Nov	51° / 40°	7.0	17.3	0.5	9.3	2.0
Dec	45° / 36°	8.0	17.5	2.3	8.6	0.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 75%.

	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 (%)	24	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	27	27	26
Cloudier (%)	76	77	77	77	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	73	73	74

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	26	74

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Forest Grove gets around 5.2 in of rain and snow over 14.2 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 51% and peaks near 54% 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 (%)	50	50	49	49	48	48	48	48	49	49	50	50	51	51	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	53	53	53	53	53
Snow chance (%)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	50	4
2	50	4
3	49	5
4	49	5
5	48	5
6	48	5
7	48	5
8	48	5
9	49	5
10	49	5
11	50	6
12	50	6
13	51	6
14	51	6
15	52	6
16	52	6
17	53	6
18	53	5
19	53	5
20	53	5
21	53	5
22	54	5
23	54	6
24	53	6
25	53	5
26	53	5
27	53	5
28	53	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	100	100	100	100

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

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.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of February to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:42 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 5:09 PM to 5:48 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)	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:39	7:38	7:37	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:30	7:29	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:23	7:22	7:20	7:18	7:17	7:15	7:14	7:12	7:10	7:09	7:07	7:05	7:04
Sunset (PM)	5:09	5:11	5:12	5:14	5:15	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:21	5:22	5:24	5:25	5:27	5:28	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:34	5:35	5:37	5:38	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:44	5:45	5:47	5:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.4	7:42	5:09
2	9.5	7:41	5:11
3	9.5	7:40	5:12
4	9.6	7:39	5:14
5	9.6	7:38	5:15
6	9.7	7:37	5:17
7	9.7	7:35	5:18
8	9.8	7:34	5:19
9	9.8	7:33	5:21
10	9.8	7:32	5:22
11	9.9	7:30	5:24
12	9.9	7:29	5:25
13	10.0	7:27	5:27
14	10.0	7:26	5:28
15	10.1	7:25	5:30
16	10.1	7:23	5:31
17	10.2	7:22	5:32
18	10.2	7:20	5:34
19	10.3	7:18	5:35
20	10.3	7:17	5:37
21	10.4	7:15	5:38
22	10.4	7:14	5:40
23	10.5	7:12	5:41
24	10.5	7:10	5:42
25	10.6	7:09	5:44
26	10.6	7:07	5:45
27	10.7	7:05	5:47
28	10.7	7:04	5:48

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 2.08 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)	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.6	Dim
2	1.6	Dim
3	1.7	Dim
4	1.7	Dim
5	1.7	Dim
6	1.8	Dim
7	1.8	Dim
8	1.8	Dim
9	1.9	Dim
10	1.9	Dim
11	1.9	Dim
12	2.0	Dim
13	2.0	Dim
14	2.0	Moderate
15	2.1	Moderate
16	2.1	Moderate
17	2.1	Moderate
18	2.2	Moderate
19	2.2	Moderate
20	2.3	Moderate
21	2.3	Moderate
22	2.3	Moderate
23	2.4	Moderate
24	2.4	Moderate
25	2.4	Moderate
26	2.5	Moderate
27	2.5	Moderate
28	2.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Forest Grove

In seasonPeak

In February, Forest Grove sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Forest Grove's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Forest Grove?

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

1.8

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Forest Grove.

What to pack for Forest Grove in February

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

In February, Forest Grove sees daytime highs around 49°F and nights near 37°F. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Forest Grove in February

The nearest coast averages about 49°F in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 38 mi away) is warmest in August at about 59°F and coldest in February near 49°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	50	49	50	51	54	57	58	59	58	55	53	50
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	50	Bracing
Feb	49	Bracing
Mar	50	Bracing
Apr	51	Bracing
May	54	Bracing
Jun	57	Bracing
Jul	58	Bracing
Aug	59	Bracing
Sep	58	Bracing
Oct	55	Bracing
Nov	53	Bracing
Dec	50	Bracing

UV index in Forest Grove in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Forest Grove peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	5	8	7	8	7	5	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	Very high	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Forest Grove 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 Forest Grove is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (January, 7 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	9	11	11	10	9	8	13	22	14	9	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	11	Good
May	10	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	8	Good
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	9	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Forest Grove?

Forest Grove sits at 45.5°N, 123.1°W, 203 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Hillsboro, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around Forest Grove

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Forest Grove has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 ft around an average of 187 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,303 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,245 ft.

The land around Forest Grove is covered by trees (33%), grassland (24%) and cropland (24%) within 2 miles, trees (56%) and cropland (20%) within 10 miles, and trees (72%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

331 ft

trees 33%

10 miles

2,303 ft

trees 56%

50 miles

4,245 ft

trees 72%

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

February weather nearby: Hillsboro 5.6 mi · Aloha 12 mi · Bethany 12 mi · Beaverton 15 mi · Newberg 17 mi · Sherwood 17 mi · Tigard 17 mi · Tualatin 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 Forest Grove (45.5198°, -123.1107°, elevation 203 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	48	37
2	48	37
3	48	37
4	48	37
5	48	37
6	49	37
7	49	37
8	49	37
9	49	37
10	49	37
11	49	37
12	49	37
13	49	37
14	49	37
15	49	37
16	50	37
17	50	37
18	50	37
19	50	37
20	50	37
21	50	37
22	50	37
23	50	37
24	50	37
25	51	37
26	51	37
27	51	37
28	51	37

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	26	74

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	50	4
2	50	4
3	49	5
4	49	5
5	48	5
6	48	5
7	48	5
8	48	5
9	49	5
10	49	5
11	50	6
12	50	6
13	51	6
14	51	6
15	52	6
16	52	6
17	53	6
18	53	5
19	53	5
20	53	5
21	53	5
22	54	5
23	54	6
24	53	6
25	53	5
26	53	5
27	53	5
28	53	5

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

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	48	37
2	48	37
3	48	37
4	48	37
5	48	37
6	49	37
7	49	37
8	49	37
9	49	37
10	49	37
11	49	37
12	49	37
13	49	37
14	49	37
15	49	37
16	50	37
17	50	37
18	50	37
19	50	37
20	50	37
21	50	37
22	50	37
23	50	37
24	50	37
25	51	37
26	51	37
27	51	37
28	51	37

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	26	74

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	50	4
2	50	4
3	49	5
4	49	5
5	48	5
6	48	5
7	48	5
8	48	5
9	49	5
10	49	5
11	50	6
12	50	6
13	51	6
14	51	6
15	52	6
16	52	6
17	53	6
18	53	5
19	53	5
20	53	5
21	53	5
22	54	5
23	54	6
24	53	6
25	53	5
26	53	5
27	53	5
28	53	5

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

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	48	37
2	48	37
3	48	37
4	48	37
5	48	37
6	49	37
7	49	37
8	49	37
9	49	37
10	49	37
11	49	37
12	49	37
13	49	37
14	49	37
15	49	37
16	50	37
17	50	37
18	50	37
19	50	37
20	50	37
21	50	37
22	50	37
23	50	37
24	50	37
25	51	37
26	51	37
27	51	37
28	51	37

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	26	74

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	50	4
2	50	4
3	49	5
4	49	5
5	48	5
6	48	5
7	48	5
8	48	5
9	49	5
10	49	5
11	50	6
12	50	6
13	51	6
14	51	6
15	52	6
16	52	6
17	53	6
18	53	5
19	53	5
20	53	5
21	53	5
22	54	5
23	54	6
24	53	6
25	53	5
26	53	5
27	53	5
28	53	5

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