Gates-North Gates weather in February

In February, Gates-North Gates sees average daytime highs of 33°F and overnight lows near 21°F, with 2.5 in of precipitation across 10.8 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°F in the first days to 35°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Gates-North Gates's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gates-North Gates's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 2.5 in; 10.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 12 min; 7:18 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover: 76%; 10th clearest
Wind: 12 mph; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 2.53 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Gates-North Gates is census-designated place in Monroe County, New York, United States.

Density: 2,174/km²; people per km²

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 31°F in the first days to 35°F by the end.

A typical February day in Gates-North Gates reaches about 33°F in the afternoon and slips back to 21°F overnight — a 11°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°F and 46°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 6°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)	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35
Avg low (°F)	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	32	20
7	32	20
8	32	20
9	32	20
10	32	21
11	32	21
12	32	21
13	32	21
14	32	21
15	33	21
16	33	21
17	33	21
18	33	22
19	33	22
20	34	22
21	34	22
22	34	22
23	34	22
24	34	23
25	35	23
26	35	23
27	35	23
28	35	23

How February really feels in Gates-North Gates

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

28 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Gates-North Gates weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 22°	3.2	15.2	13.5	9.2	0.0
Feb	33° / 21°	2.5	10.8	9.1	10.2	0.0
Mar	39° / 28°	3.0	11.6	5.8	11.6	0.1
Apr	50° / 38°	3.8	11.4	2	13.1	2.1
May	60° / 48°	3.2	11.5	0	14.4	4.6
Jun	70° / 58°	3.4	11.4	0	15.1	6.3
Jul	77° / 65°	3.4	10.8	0	14.9	6.8
Aug	76° / 65°	3.0	11.4	0	13.8	6.9
Sep	71° / 58°	3.4	10.8	0	12.3	6.5
Oct	59° / 48°	4.1	13.5	0.1	10.8	4.1
Nov	47° / 37°	3.6	13.7	3.7	9.5	1.4
Dec	38° / 29°	3.6	15.3	10.4	8.9	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

	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 (%)	16	16	18	18	18	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	21	23	23	23	25	25	25	26	26	28	29
Cloudier (%)	84	84	82	82	82	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	79	77	77	77	75	75	75	74	74	72	71

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	21	79
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	28	72
28	29	71

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Gates-North Gates gets around 2.5 in of rain and snow over 10.8 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 9 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 (%)	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39
Snow chance (%)	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	31	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	27	27

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	38
2	41	38
3	41	37
4	40	37
5	40	37
6	40	37
7	40	36
8	40	36
9	39	36
10	39	35
11	39	35
12	39	35
13	39	34
14	39	34
15	38	33
16	38	33
17	38	32
18	38	31
19	38	31
20	38	30
21	38	30
22	38	29
23	38	29
24	39	28
25	39	28
26	39	28
27	39	27
28	39	27

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 12 mph in February.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:35 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 5:50 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)	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.1	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	10.7	10.8	10.8
Sunrise (AM)	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:14	7:13	7:11	7:10	7:08	7:07	7:05	7:04	7:02	7:00	6:59
Sunset (PM)	5:14	5:15	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:50

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.7	7:35	5:14
2	9.7	7:34	5:15
3	9.7	7:33	5:17
4	9.8	7:32	5:18
5	9.8	7:30	5:19
6	9.9	7:29	5:21
7	9.9	7:28	5:22
8	9.9	7:27	5:23
9	10.0	7:26	5:25
10	10.0	7:25	5:26
11	10.1	7:23	5:27
12	10.1	7:22	5:29
13	10.1	7:21	5:30
14	10.2	7:20	5:31
15	10.2	7:18	5:33
16	10.3	7:17	5:34
17	10.3	7:16	5:35
18	10.4	7:14	5:37
19	10.4	7:13	5:38
20	10.5	7:11	5:39
21	10.5	7:10	5:40
22	10.6	7:08	5:42
23	10.6	7:07	5:43
24	10.7	7:05	5:44
25	10.7	7:04	5:46
26	10.7	7:02	5:47
27	10.8	7:00	5:48
28	10.8	6:59	5:50

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.53 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)	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1
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	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.0	Moderate
2	2.1	Moderate
3	2.1	Moderate
4	2.1	Moderate
5	2.2	Moderate
6	2.2	Moderate
7	2.2	Moderate
8	2.3	Moderate
9	2.3	Moderate
10	2.4	Moderate
11	2.4	Moderate
12	2.4	Moderate
13	2.5	Moderate
14	2.5	Moderate
15	2.5	Moderate
16	2.6	Moderate
17	2.6	Moderate
18	2.7	Moderate
19	2.7	Moderate
20	2.7	Moderate
21	2.8	Moderate
22	2.8	Moderate
23	2.9	Moderate
24	2.9	Moderate
25	3.0	Moderate
26	3.0	Moderate
27	3.1	Moderate
28	3.1	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Gates-North Gates?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gates-North Gates.

What to pack for Gates-North Gates in February

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

In February, Gates-North Gates sees daytime highs around 33°F and nights near 21°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Gates-North Gates in February

The nearest coast averages about 37°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 15 mi away) is warmest in August at about 72°F and coldest in March near 37°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 16 to Sep 11 — about 1.9 months when the water holds above 68°F.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	39	37	37	38	42	56	69	72	67	58	49	43
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	39	Bracing
Feb	37	Bracing
Mar	37	Bracing
Apr	38	Bracing
May	42	Bracing
Jun	56	Bracing
Jul	69	Refreshing
Aug	72	Refreshing
Sep	67	Cool
Oct	58	Bracing
Nov	49	Bracing
Dec	43	Bracing

UV index in Gates-North Gates 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 Gates-North Gates peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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	7	8	8	6	6	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	7	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	6	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Gates-North Gates 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 Gates-North Gates is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (November, 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	9	11	12	14	15	16	13	11	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	9	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	12	Good
May	14	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	7	Good
Nov	6	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Gates-North Gates?

Gates-North Gates sits at 43.2°N, 77.7°W, 554 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Rochester, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Gates-North Gates

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Gates-North Gates has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 ft around an average of 551 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 515 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,067 ft.

The land around Gates-North Gates is covered by trees (46%), artificial surfaces (27%) and grassland (23%) within 2 miles, trees (50%) and grassland (22%) within 10 miles, and water (38%) and trees (35%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

210 ft

trees 46%

10 miles

515 ft

trees 50%

50 miles

2,067 ft

water 38%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Rochester 4.3 mi · Irondequoit 6.8 mi · Brighton 7.5 mi · Henrietta 8.7 mi · Batavia 27 mi · Lockport 50 mi · East Amherst 52 mi · Depew 53 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 Gates-North Gates (43.1655°, -77.7007°, elevation 554 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	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	32	20
7	32	20
8	32	20
9	32	20
10	32	21
11	32	21
12	32	21
13	32	21
14	32	21
15	33	21
16	33	21
17	33	21
18	33	22
19	33	22
20	34	22
21	34	22
22	34	22
23	34	22
24	34	23
25	35	23
26	35	23
27	35	23
28	35	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	21	79
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	28	72
28	29	71

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	38
2	41	38
3	41	37
4	40	37
5	40	37
6	40	37
7	40	36
8	40	36
9	39	36
10	39	35
11	39	35
12	39	35
13	39	34
14	39	34
15	38	33
16	38	33
17	38	32
18	38	31
19	38	31
20	38	30
21	38	30
22	38	29
23	38	29
24	39	28
25	39	28
26	39	28
27	39	27
28	39	27

	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	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	32	20
7	32	20
8	32	20
9	32	20
10	32	21
11	32	21
12	32	21
13	32	21
14	32	21
15	33	21
16	33	21
17	33	21
18	33	22
19	33	22
20	34	22
21	34	22
22	34	22
23	34	22
24	34	23
25	35	23
26	35	23
27	35	23
28	35	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	21	79
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	28	72
28	29	71

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	38
2	41	38
3	41	37
4	40	37
5	40	37
6	40	37
7	40	36
8	40	36
9	39	36
10	39	35
11	39	35
12	39	35
13	39	34
14	39	34
15	38	33
16	38	33
17	38	32
18	38	31
19	38	31
20	38	30
21	38	30
22	38	29
23	38	29
24	39	28
25	39	28
26	39	28
27	39	27
28	39	27

	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	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	32	20
7	32	20
8	32	20
9	32	20
10	32	21
11	32	21
12	32	21
13	32	21
14	32	21
15	33	21
16	33	21
17	33	21
18	33	22
19	33	22
20	34	22
21	34	22
22	34	22
23	34	22
24	34	23
25	35	23
26	35	23
27	35	23
28	35	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	21	79
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	28	72
28	29	71

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	38
2	41	38
3	41	37
4	40	37
5	40	37
6	40	37
7	40	36
8	40	36
9	39	36
10	39	35
11	39	35
12	39	35
13	39	34
14	39	34
15	38	33
16	38	33
17	38	32
18	38	31
19	38	31
20	38	30
21	38	30
22	38	29
23	38	29
24	39	28
25	39	28
26	39	28
27	39	27
28	39	27

	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