Lake Tahoe weather in February

In February, Lake Tahoe sees average daytime highs of 40°F and overnight lows near 25°F, with 5.2 in of precipitation across 11.2 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Lake Tahoe's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lake Tahoe's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 40°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 5.2 in; 11.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 7:00 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 10th clearest
Wind: 4 mph; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 3.74 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Lake Tahoe is city in El Dorado County, California, United States.

Density: 505/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1965

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 40°F through the month.

A typical February day in Lake Tahoe reaches about 40°F in the afternoon and slips back to 25°F overnight — a 15°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°F and 50°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°F warmer than January and about 4°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)	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40
Avg low (°F)	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	39	24
2	40	25
3	40	25
4	40	25
5	40	25
6	40	25
7	40	25
8	40	25
9	40	25
10	40	25
11	40	25
12	40	25
13	40	25
14	40	25
15	40	25
16	40	25
17	40	25
18	40	25
19	40	25
20	40	25
21	40	25
22	40	25
23	40	25
24	40	25
25	40	25
26	40	25
27	40	25
28	40	25

How February really feels in Lake Tahoe

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

wind chill below the day's low

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

Lake Tahoe weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	38° / 24°	5.7	10.7	10.2	9.6	0.0
Feb	40° / 25°	5.2	11.2	11	10.5	0.0
Mar	44° / 27°	4.9	11.1	10.7	11.7	0.7
Apr	49° / 29°	2.7	8.9	7.4	13	2.0
May	59° / 36°	2.1	8.4	3.6	14.1	4.8
Jun	70° / 44°	0.8	4.3	0.7	14.7	7.9
Jul	79° / 51°	0.4	3.1	0	14.4	8.4
Aug	79° / 52°	0.5	3.1	0	13.5	8.5
Sep	72° / 47°	0.6	3.2	0.3	12.3	8.5
Oct	61° / 38°	1.7	4.8	2.1	11	6.0
Nov	47° / 28°	3.2	7.9	6.7	9.9	1.6
Dec	38° / 23°	5.6	10.6	10.2	9.3	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

	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 (%)	43	43	44	43	44	43	43	43	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	40	40	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	42
Cloudier (%)	57	57	56	57	56	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	61	60	60	61	60	60	60	60	60	60	58

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	44	56
4	43	57
5	44	56
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	42	58

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Lake Tahoe gets around 5.2 in of rain and snow over 11.2 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 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow. The odds climb 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 (%)	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	41	41
Snow chance (%)	32	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	40

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	32
2	34	33
3	34	33
4	34	33
5	35	34
6	35	34
7	36	35
8	37	36
9	38	37
10	39	38
11	40	39
12	41	40
13	41	41
14	42	41
15	42	41
16	42	42
17	42	42
18	43	42
19	43	42
20	43	42
21	43	42
22	43	42
23	43	42
24	43	42
25	43	42
26	42	42
27	41	41
28	41	40

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 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	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 hours at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:14 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 5:13 PM to 5:43 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)	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	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	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:43
Sunset (PM)	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	7:14	5:13
2	10.0	7:13	5:14
3	10.1	7:12	5:15
4	10.1	7:11	5:17
5	10.1	7:10	5:18
6	10.2	7:09	5:19
7	10.2	7:08	5:20
8	10.2	7:07	5:21
9	10.3	7:06	5:22
10	10.3	7:05	5:23
11	10.3	7:04	5:25
12	10.4	7:03	5:26
13	10.4	7:02	5:27
14	10.4	7:01	5:28
15	10.5	7:00	5:29
16	10.5	6:59	5:30
17	10.6	6:58	5:31
18	10.6	6:56	5:32
19	10.6	6:55	5:34
20	10.7	6:54	5:35
21	10.7	6:53	5:36
22	10.8	6:51	5:37
23	10.8	6:50	5:38
24	10.8	6:49	5:39
25	10.9	6:47	5:40
26	10.9	6:46	5:41
27	11.0	6:45	5:42
28	11.0	6:43	5:43

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.4 kWh/m² to a high of 8.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.74 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	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4
Level	Moderate	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

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

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Lake Tahoe

In seasonPeak

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

Lake Tahoe's rainy season runs November–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 Lake Tahoe?

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 Lake Tahoe.

What to pack for Lake Tahoe in February

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

In February, Lake Tahoe sees daytime highs around 40°F and nights near 25°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

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UV index in Lake Tahoe 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 Lake Tahoe peaks around June 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	5	8	10	12	12	10	7	6	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	10	Very high
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Lake Tahoe 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 Lake Tahoe is worst in August — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 16.6× 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	8	9	9	9	14	45	85	34	11	6	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	9	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	45	Poor
Aug	85	Unhealthy
Sep	34	Moderate
Oct	11	Good
Nov	6	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Lake Tahoe?

Lake Tahoe sits at 38.9°N, 120.0°W, 6,237 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Carson City, 20 mi away.

Topography around Lake Tahoe

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Lake Tahoe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 ft around an average of 6,270 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,181 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10,850 ft.

The land around Lake Tahoe is covered by trees (50%) and water (29%) within 2 miles, trees (57%) and water (24%) within 10 miles, and trees (60%) and grassland (24%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

427 ft

trees 50%

10 miles

6,181 ft

trees 57%

50 miles

10,850 ft

trees 60%

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

February weather nearby: Carson City 20 mi · Truckee 29 mi · Reno 42 mi · Sparks 43 mi · Sun Valley 47 mi · Spanish Springs 52 mi · Cameron Park 57 mi · Fernley 61 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 Lake Tahoe (38.9332°, -119.9844°, elevation 6,237 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	39	24
2	40	25
3	40	25
4	40	25
5	40	25
6	40	25
7	40	25
8	40	25
9	40	25
10	40	25
11	40	25
12	40	25
13	40	25
14	40	25
15	40	25
16	40	25
17	40	25
18	40	25
19	40	25
20	40	25
21	40	25
22	40	25
23	40	25
24	40	25
25	40	25
26	40	25
27	40	25
28	40	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	44	56
4	43	57
5	44	56
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	42	58

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	32
2	34	33
3	34	33
4	34	33
5	35	34
6	35	34
7	36	35
8	37	36
9	38	37
10	39	38
11	40	39
12	41	40
13	41	41
14	42	41
15	42	41
16	42	42
17	42	42
18	43	42
19	43	42
20	43	42
21	43	42
22	43	42
23	43	42
24	43	42
25	43	42
26	42	42
27	41	41
28	41	40

	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	39	24
2	40	25
3	40	25
4	40	25
5	40	25
6	40	25
7	40	25
8	40	25
9	40	25
10	40	25
11	40	25
12	40	25
13	40	25
14	40	25
15	40	25
16	40	25
17	40	25
18	40	25
19	40	25
20	40	25
21	40	25
22	40	25
23	40	25
24	40	25
25	40	25
26	40	25
27	40	25
28	40	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	44	56
4	43	57
5	44	56
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	42	58

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	32
2	34	33
3	34	33
4	34	33
5	35	34
6	35	34
7	36	35
8	37	36
9	38	37
10	39	38
11	40	39
12	41	40
13	41	41
14	42	41
15	42	41
16	42	42
17	42	42
18	43	42
19	43	42
20	43	42
21	43	42
22	43	42
23	43	42
24	43	42
25	43	42
26	42	42
27	41	41
28	41	40

	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	39	24
2	40	25
3	40	25
4	40	25
5	40	25
6	40	25
7	40	25
8	40	25
9	40	25
10	40	25
11	40	25
12	40	25
13	40	25
14	40	25
15	40	25
16	40	25
17	40	25
18	40	25
19	40	25
20	40	25
21	40	25
22	40	25
23	40	25
24	40	25
25	40	25
26	40	25
27	40	25
28	40	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	44	56
4	43	57
5	44	56
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	42	58

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	32
2	34	33
3	34	33
4	34	33
5	35	34
6	35	34
7	36	35
8	37	36
9	38	37
10	39	38
11	40	39
12	41	40
13	41	41
14	42	41
15	42	41
16	42	42
17	42	42
18	43	42
19	43	42
20	43	42
21	43	42
22	43	42
23	43	42
24	43	42
25	43	42
26	42	42
27	41	41
28	41	40

	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