La Quinta weather in February

In February, La Quinta sees average daytime highs of 65°F and overnight lows near 45°F, with 1.3 in of precipitation across 4.1 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 65°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is La Quinta's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Quinta's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 65°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 45°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 1.3 in; 4.1 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 6:37 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover: 41%; 11th clearest
Wind: 4 mph; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.39 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.1; out of 10

La Quinta is city in Riverside County, California, United States.

Density: 438/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1982

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 65°F through the month.

A typical February day in La Quinta reaches about 65°F in the afternoon and slips back to 45°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 54°F and 76°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°F warmer than 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)	64	64	64	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	66	66
Avg low (°F)	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	64	44
2	64	44
3	64	44
4	64	44
5	64	44
6	64	44
7	65	44
8	65	44
9	65	45
10	65	45
11	65	45
12	65	45
13	65	45
14	65	45
15	65	45
16	65	45
17	65	45
18	65	45
19	65	45
20	65	45
21	65	46
22	65	46
23	65	46
24	65	46
25	65	46
26	65	46
27	66	46
28	66	46

How February really feels in La Quinta

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.

La Quinta weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	62° / 43°	1.1	3.6	10	6.6
Feb	65° / 45°	1.3	4.1	10.7	7.1
Mar	71° / 49°	0.7	2.9	11.7	8.1
Apr	77° / 54°	0.3	1.5	12.8	8.8
May	85° / 60°	0.1	0.9	13.7	7.0
Jun	94° / 68°	0.0	0.2	14.2	3.8
Jul	99° / 75°	0.3	1.9	14	1.9
Aug	98° / 75°	0.3	2.2	13.2	2.2
Sep	92° / 69°	0.3	1.8	12.2	4.4
Oct	82° / 59°	0.3	1.2	11.2	8.0
Nov	70° / 48°	0.3	1.5	10.3	8.4
Dec	61° / 42°	1.0	2.9	9.8	6.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

	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 (%)	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	69	67	67	66	65	66	66	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	68	68	68
Cloudier (%)	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	33	33	34	35	34	34	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	69	31
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	66	34
13	65	35
14	66	34
15	66	34
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

La Quinta gets around 1.3 in of rain and snow over 4.1 wet days in February, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 14% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings 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 (%)	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	15
Snow chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1

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

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 4 mph in February.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 5:09 PM to 5:34 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)	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:24	6:23
Sunset (PM)	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	6:48	5:09
2	10.4	6:48	5:10
3	10.4	6:47	5:11
4	10.4	6:46	5:12
5	10.5	6:46	5:13
6	10.5	6:45	5:14
7	10.5	6:44	5:15
8	10.5	6:43	5:16
9	10.6	6:42	5:17
10	10.6	6:42	5:18
11	10.6	6:41	5:19
12	10.7	6:40	5:20
13	10.7	6:39	5:21
14	10.7	6:38	5:22
15	10.8	6:37	5:22
16	10.8	6:36	5:23
17	10.8	6:35	5:24
18	10.8	6:34	5:25
19	10.9	6:33	5:26
20	10.9	6:32	5:27
21	10.9	6:31	5:28
22	11.0	6:30	5:29
23	11.0	6:29	5:30
24	11.0	6:28	5:31
25	11.1	6:27	5:31
26	11.1	6:26	5:32
27	11.1	6:24	5:33
28	11.2	6:23	5:34

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.19 kWh/m² to a high of 8.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4.39 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)	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	5.0	5.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.9	Moderate
2	4.0	Moderate
3	4.0	Bright
4	4.0	Bright
5	4.1	Bright
6	4.1	Bright
7	4.1	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.2	Bright
10	4.2	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit La Quinta?

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

7.1

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

2.5

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit La Quinta for general sightseeing.

What to pack for La Quinta in February

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

In February, La Quinta sees daytime highs around 65°F and nights near 45°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in La Quinta in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in La Quinta peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	5	5	8	9	11	11	11	9	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	8	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in La Quinta 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 La Quinta is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.3× the cleanest month (December, 5 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)	6	7	8	8	7	14	10	11	20	6	5	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	7	Good
Mar	8	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	7	Good
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	10	Good
Aug	11	Good
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	6	Good
Nov	5	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is La Quinta?

La Quinta sits at 33.7°N, 116.3°W, 135 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Palm Desert, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around La Quinta

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around La Quinta has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,178 ft around an average of 479 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,713 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11,650 ft.

The land around La Quinta is covered by bare terrain (60%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 2 miles, bare terrain (39%), shrubs (26%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (47%) and shrubs (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

2,178 ft

bare terrain 60%

10 miles

6,713 ft

bare terrain 39%

50 miles

11,650 ft

bare terrain 47%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Palm Desert 5.6 mi · Indio 6.8 mi · Coachella 8.1 mi · Rancho Mirage 8.1 mi · Cathedral City 12 mi · Palm Springs 18 mi · Desert Hot Springs 24 mi · Yucca Valley 32 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 La Quinta (33.6634°, -116.31°, elevation 135 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	64	44
2	64	44
3	64	44
4	64	44
5	64	44
6	64	44
7	65	44
8	65	44
9	65	45
10	65	45
11	65	45
12	65	45
13	65	45
14	65	45
15	65	45
16	65	45
17	65	45
18	65	45
19	65	45
20	65	45
21	65	46
22	65	46
23	65	46
24	65	46
25	65	46
26	65	46
27	66	46
28	66	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	69	31
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	66	34
13	65	35
14	66	34
15	66	34
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32

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

	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	64	44
2	64	44
3	64	44
4	64	44
5	64	44
6	64	44
7	65	44
8	65	44
9	65	45
10	65	45
11	65	45
12	65	45
13	65	45
14	65	45
15	65	45
16	65	45
17	65	45
18	65	45
19	65	45
20	65	45
21	65	46
22	65	46
23	65	46
24	65	46
25	65	46
26	65	46
27	66	46
28	66	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	69	31
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	66	34
13	65	35
14	66	34
15	66	34
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32

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

	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	64	44
2	64	44
3	64	44
4	64	44
5	64	44
6	64	44
7	65	44
8	65	44
9	65	45
10	65	45
11	65	45
12	65	45
13	65	45
14	65	45
15	65	45
16	65	45
17	65	45
18	65	45
19	65	45
20	65	45
21	65	46
22	65	46
23	65	46
24	65	46
25	65	46
26	65	46
27	66	46
28	66	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	69	31
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	66	34
13	65	35
14	66	34
15	66	34
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32

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

	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