Juneau weather in February

In February, Juneau sees average daytime highs of 29°F and overnight lows near 20°F, with 7.4 in of precipitation across 16.6 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Juneau's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Juneau's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 7.4 in; 16.6 wet days
Daylight: 8 h 54 min; 7:45 AM – 4:39 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 4th clearest
Wind: 5 mph; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 1.19 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Juneau is consolidated city-borough and capital of the U.S. state of Alaska.

Density: 4/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1881

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 29°F through the month.

A typical February day in Juneau reaches about 29°F in the afternoon and slips back to 20°F overnight — a 9°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°F and 39°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°F warmer than January and about 3°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°F)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19

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

How February really feels in Juneau

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.

Juneau weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 19°	9.8	19.8	19.4	6.8	0.0
Feb	29° / 20°	7.4	16.6	15.9	8.9	0.0
Mar	33° / 22°	7.2	17.9	17.7	11.4	0.0
Apr	41° / 30°	5.6	16.5	11.9	14	0.2
May	50° / 37°	5.4	16	3.6	16.4	1.9
Jun	58° / 46°	5.3	16.5	0	17.8	3.3
Jul	60° / 50°	7.0	18.9	0	17.2	3.7
Aug	59° / 49°	9.3	19.3	0	15.1	3.5
Sep	53° / 43°	13.0	21	0.2	12.5	2.2
Oct	43° / 34°	13.0	22.7	8.2	9.9	0.4
Nov	33° / 24°	10.3	20.9	18.6	7.5	0.0
Dec	29° / 21°	10.8	21.1	20.4	6.2	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	26	26	28	28	29	29	30	31	31	33	33
Cloudier (%)	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	78	78	77	77	76	76	76	75	75	74	74	72	72	71	71	70	69	69	67	67

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	28	72
21	28	72
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	30	70
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	33	67
28	33	67

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Juneau gets around 7.4 in of rain and snow over 16.6 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 60% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days, and about 16 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	63	63	62	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	59	59	58	57	57	56	56	56	56
Snow chance (%)	62	61	61	60	59	59	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	55

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	63	62
2	63	61
3	62	61
4	62	60
5	61	59
6	61	59
7	61	58
8	61	58
9	61	58
10	61	57
11	61	57
12	61	57
13	61	57
14	61	57
15	61	57
16	61	57
17	61	57
18	60	57
19	60	57
20	59	57
21	59	56
22	58	56
23	57	55
24	57	55
25	56	55
26	56	55
27	56	55
28	56	55

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 7 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 132 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:17 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 4:06 PM to 5:11 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)	7.8	7.9	8.0	8.0	8.1	8.2	8.3	8.3	8.4	8.5	8.6	8.7	8.7	8.8	8.9	9.0	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.3	9.4	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.8	9.9	10.0
Sunrise (AM)	8:17	8:15	8:13	8:11	8:08	8:06	8:04	8:02	8:00	7:57	7:55	7:52	7:50	7:48	7:45	7:43	7:40	7:38	7:35	7:33	7:30	7:27	7:25	7:22	7:20	7:17	7:14	7:11
Sunset (PM)	4:06	4:08	4:10	4:13	4:15	4:17	4:20	4:22	4:25	4:27	4:30	4:32	4:34	4:37	4:39	4:42	4:44	4:47	4:49	4:51	4:54	4:56	4:59	5:01	5:04	5:06	5:08	5:11

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	7.8	8:17	4:06
2	7.9	8:15	4:08
3	8.0	8:13	4:10
4	8.0	8:11	4:13
5	8.1	8:08	4:15
6	8.2	8:06	4:17
7	8.3	8:04	4:20
8	8.3	8:02	4:22
9	8.4	8:00	4:25
10	8.5	7:57	4:27
11	8.6	7:55	4:30
12	8.7	7:52	4:32
13	8.7	7:50	4:34
14	8.8	7:48	4:37
15	8.9	7:45	4:39
16	9.0	7:43	4:42
17	9.1	7:40	4:44
18	9.1	7:38	4:47
19	9.2	7:35	4:49
20	9.3	7:33	4:51
21	9.4	7:30	4:54
22	9.5	7:27	4:56
23	9.6	7:25	4:59
24	9.6	7:22	5:01
25	9.7	7:20	5:04
26	9.8	7:17	5:06
27	9.9	7:14	5:08
28	10.0	7:11	5:11

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.09 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 1.19 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)	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	0.7	Dim
2	0.8	Dim
3	0.8	Dim
4	0.8	Dim
5	0.8	Dim
6	0.9	Dim
7	0.9	Dim
8	0.9	Dim
9	1.0	Dim
10	1.0	Dim
11	1.0	Dim
12	1.1	Dim
13	1.1	Dim
14	1.2	Dim
15	1.2	Dim
16	1.2	Dim
17	1.3	Dim
18	1.3	Dim
19	1.4	Dim
20	1.4	Dim
21	1.5	Dim
22	1.5	Dim
23	1.6	Dim
24	1.6	Dim
25	1.7	Dim
26	1.7	Dim
27	1.8	Dim
28	1.8	Dim

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Juneau?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Juneau.

What to pack for Juneau in February

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

In February, Juneau sees daytime highs around 29°F and nights near 20°F. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Juneau in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Juneau peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	1	2	4	5	7	9	5	4	1	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	5	Moderate
Jun	7	High
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	5	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	1	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Juneau?

Juneau sits at 58.3°N, 134.4°W, 56 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Whitehorse, 168 mi away.

Topography around Juneau

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Juneau has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,556 ft around an average of 945 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,486 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,946 ft.

The land around Juneau is covered by trees (57%) within 2 miles, trees (40%) and water (22%) within 10 miles, and trees (35%), snow and ice (25%) and water (24%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

3,556 ft

trees 57%

10 miles

5,486 ft

trees 40%

50 miles

7,946 ft

trees 35%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

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

February weather nearby: Whitehorse 168 mi · Terrace 343 mi · Dawson City 431 mi · Fort St. John 525 mi · Prince George 541 mi · Eagle River 564 mi · Anchorage 574 mi · Badger 621 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 Juneau (58.3019°, -134.4197°, elevation 56 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	29	20
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
5	29	20
6	29	20
7	29	20
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	30	21
13	30	21
14	30	21
15	30	21
16	30	21
17	30	20
18	30	20
19	30	20
20	30	20
21	30	20
22	30	20
23	30	20
24	30	20
25	30	20
26	30	20
27	30	20
28	30	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	28	72
21	28	72
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	30	70
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	33	67
28	33	67

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	63	62
2	63	61
3	62	61
4	62	60
5	61	59
6	61	59
7	61	58
8	61	58
9	61	58
10	61	57
11	61	57
12	61	57
13	61	57
14	61	57
15	61	57
16	61	57
17	61	57
18	60	57
19	60	57
20	59	57
21	59	56
22	58	56
23	57	55
24	57	55
25	56	55
26	56	55
27	56	55
28	56	55

	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	0.7	Dim
2	0.8	Dim
3	0.8	Dim
4	0.8	Dim
5	0.8	Dim
6	0.9	Dim
7	0.9	Dim
8	0.9	Dim
9	1.0	Dim
10	1.0	Dim
11	1.0	Dim
12	1.1	Dim
13	1.1	Dim
14	1.2	Dim
15	1.2	Dim
16	1.2	Dim
17	1.3	Dim
18	1.3	Dim
19	1.4	Dim
20	1.4	Dim
21	1.5	Dim
22	1.5	Dim
23	1.6	Dim
24	1.6	Dim
25	1.7	Dim
26	1.7	Dim
27	1.8	Dim
28	1.8	Dim

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	28	72
21	28	72
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	30	70
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	33	67
28	33	67

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	63	62
2	63	61
3	62	61
4	62	60
5	61	59
6	61	59
7	61	58
8	61	58
9	61	58
10	61	57
11	61	57
12	61	57
13	61	57
14	61	57
15	61	57
16	61	57
17	61	57
18	60	57
19	60	57
20	59	57
21	59	56
22	58	56
23	57	55
24	57	55
25	56	55
26	56	55
27	56	55
28	56	55

	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	0.7	Dim
2	0.8	Dim
3	0.8	Dim
4	0.8	Dim
5	0.8	Dim
6	0.9	Dim
7	0.9	Dim
8	0.9	Dim
9	1.0	Dim
10	1.0	Dim
11	1.0	Dim
12	1.1	Dim
13	1.1	Dim
14	1.2	Dim
15	1.2	Dim
16	1.2	Dim
17	1.3	Dim
18	1.3	Dim
19	1.4	Dim
20	1.4	Dim
21	1.5	Dim
22	1.5	Dim
23	1.6	Dim
24	1.6	Dim
25	1.7	Dim
26	1.7	Dim
27	1.8	Dim
28	1.8	Dim

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	28	72
21	28	72
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	30	70
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	33	67
28	33	67

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	63	62
2	63	61
3	62	61
4	62	60
5	61	59
6	61	59
7	61	58
8	61	58
9	61	58
10	61	57
11	61	57
12	61	57
13	61	57
14	61	57
15	61	57
16	61	57
17	61	57
18	60	57
19	60	57
20	59	57
21	59	56
22	58	56
23	57	55
24	57	55
25	56	55
26	56	55
27	56	55
28	56	55

	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	0.7	Dim
2	0.8	Dim
3	0.8	Dim
4	0.8	Dim
5	0.8	Dim
6	0.9	Dim
7	0.9	Dim
8	0.9	Dim
9	1.0	Dim
10	1.0	Dim
11	1.0	Dim
12	1.1	Dim
13	1.1	Dim
14	1.2	Dim
15	1.2	Dim
16	1.2	Dim
17	1.3	Dim
18	1.3	Dim
19	1.4	Dim
20	1.4	Dim
21	1.5	Dim
22	1.5	Dim
23	1.6	Dim
24	1.6	Dim
25	1.7	Dim
26	1.7	Dim
27	1.8	Dim
28	1.8	Dim