Fort Collins weather in February

In February, Fort Collins sees average daytime highs of 44°F and overnight lows near 20°F, with 0.7 in of precipitation across 4.9 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 42°F in the first days to 47°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Fort Collins's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fort Collins's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 44°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 0.7 in; 4.9 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 24 min; 7:03 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 8th clearest
Wind: 5 mph; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 3.76 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.9; out of 10

Fort Collins is city and county seat of Larimer County, Colorado, United States.

Density: 1,188/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1864

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 42°F in the first days to 47°F by the end.

A typical February day in Fort Collins reaches about 44°F in the afternoon and slips back to 20°F overnight — a 24°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°F and 59°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°F warmer than January and about 9°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)	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	47	47	47
Avg low (°F)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	23

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	42	19
2	42	19
3	42	19
4	42	19
5	42	19
6	42	19
7	42	19
8	42	19
9	43	20
10	43	20
11	43	20
12	43	20
13	44	20
14	44	20
15	44	20
16	44	20
17	44	21
18	45	21
19	45	21
20	45	21
21	45	21
22	46	21
23	46	22
24	46	22
25	46	22
26	47	22
27	47	22
28	47	23

How February really feels in Fort Collins

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

17 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Fort Collins weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	41° / 19°	0.6	4	4.2	9.4	0.1
Feb	44° / 20°	0.7	4.9	4.6	10.4	0.9
Mar	53° / 27°	1.5	6.9	4.3	11.7	3.4
Apr	60° / 34°	2.5	9.6	3.7	13	4.9
May	69° / 43°	3.4	11.6	0.7	14.2	6.1
Jun	79° / 52°	2.1	8.7	0	14.8	6.7
Jul	86° / 58°	1.7	7.7	0	14.6	5.5
Aug	84° / 57°	1.5	6.7	0	13.6	6.2
Sep	76° / 49°	1.5	5.8	0.3	12.3	7.6
Oct	63° / 37°	1.6	6.9	2	10.9	6.0
Nov	50° / 27°	1.0	5.3	4.2	9.7	2.6
Dec	41° / 20°	0.6	3.8	4	9.2	0.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

	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 (%)	57	57	57	57	57	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	57	57	57	57	57	58	59	59
Cloudier (%)	43	43	43	43	43	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	43	43	43	43	43	42	41	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	56	44
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	58	42
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	58	42
27	59	41
28	59	41

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Fort Collins gets around 0.7 in of rain and snow over 4.9 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 18% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 5 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	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	19	19
Snow chance (%)	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

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

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
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27	5	calm
28	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 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 7:18 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 5:42 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)	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9
Sunrise (AM)	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:51	6:50	6:48	6:47	6:45
Sunset (PM)	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.9	7:18	5:10
2	9.9	7:17	5:11
3	9.9	7:16	5:12
4	10.0	7:15	5:13
5	10.0	7:14	5:15
6	10.0	7:13	5:16
7	10.1	7:12	5:17
8	10.1	7:11	5:18
9	10.2	7:10	5:19
10	10.2	7:09	5:21
11	10.2	7:08	5:22
12	10.3	7:07	5:23
13	10.3	7:06	5:24
14	10.4	7:04	5:26
15	10.4	7:03	5:27
16	10.4	7:02	5:28
17	10.5	7:01	5:29
18	10.5	6:59	5:30
19	10.6	6:58	5:32
20	10.6	6:57	5:33
21	10.6	6:55	5:34
22	10.7	6:54	5:35
23	10.7	6:53	5:36
24	10.8	6:51	5:37
25	10.8	6:50	5:39
26	10.9	6:48	5:40
27	10.9	6:47	5:41
28	10.9	6:45	5:42

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.76 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)	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.2	Moderate
2	3.2	Moderate
3	3.3	Moderate
4	3.3	Moderate
5	3.3	Moderate
6	3.4	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.5	Moderate
9	3.5	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.6	Moderate
12	3.6	Moderate
13	3.7	Moderate
14	3.7	Moderate
15	3.8	Moderate
16	3.8	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	3.9	Moderate
19	4.0	Moderate
20	4.0	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.2	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Fort Collins?

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

0.9

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 Fort Collins.

What to pack for Fort Collins in February

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

In February, Fort Collins sees daytime highs around 44°F and nights near 20°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Fort Collins in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fort Collins peaks around July 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	6	6	8	10	11	10	7	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Fort Collins 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 Fort Collins is worst in October — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (November, 10 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)	12	12	14	11	11	12	14	19	17	30	10	11
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	12	Moderate
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	11	Good
May	11	Good
Jun	12	Good
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	30	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Fort Collins?

Fort Collins sits at 40.6°N, 105.1°W, 5,003 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Windsor, 12 mi away.

Topography around Fort Collins

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Fort Collins has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 ft around an average of 5,003 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,923 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,675 ft.

The land around Fort Collins is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), trees (32%) and grassland (22%) within 2 miles, grassland (57%) within 10 miles, and grassland (57%) and trees (24%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

187 ft

artificial surfaces 41%

10 miles

2,923 ft

grassland 57%

50 miles

9,675 ft

grassland 57%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen

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

February weather nearby: Windsor 12 mi · Loveland 13 mi · Greeley 22 mi · Evans 25 mi · Estes Park 27 mi · Longmont 29 mi · Erie 37 mi · Boulder 40 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 Fort Collins (40.5853°, -105.0844°, elevation 5,003 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	42	19
2	42	19
3	42	19
4	42	19
5	42	19
6	42	19
7	42	19
8	42	19
9	43	20
10	43	20
11	43	20
12	43	20
13	44	20
14	44	20
15	44	20
16	44	20
17	44	21
18	45	21
19	45	21
20	45	21
21	45	21
22	46	21
23	46	22
24	46	22
25	46	22
26	47	22
27	47	22
28	47	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	56	44
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	58	42
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	58	42
27	59	41
28	59	41

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

	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	42	19
2	42	19
3	42	19
4	42	19
5	42	19
6	42	19
7	42	19
8	42	19
9	43	20
10	43	20
11	43	20
12	43	20
13	44	20
14	44	20
15	44	20
16	44	20
17	44	21
18	45	21
19	45	21
20	45	21
21	45	21
22	46	21
23	46	22
24	46	22
25	46	22
26	47	22
27	47	22
28	47	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	56	44
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	58	42
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	58	42
27	59	41
28	59	41

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

	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	42	19
2	42	19
3	42	19
4	42	19
5	42	19
6	42	19
7	42	19
8	42	19
9	43	20
10	43	20
11	43	20
12	43	20
13	44	20
14	44	20
15	44	20
16	44	20
17	44	21
18	45	21
19	45	21
20	45	21
21	45	21
22	46	21
23	46	22
24	46	22
25	46	22
26	47	22
27	47	22
28	47	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	56	44
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	58	42
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	58	42
27	59	41
28	59	41

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

	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