Leavenworth weather in February

In February, Leavenworth sees average daytime highs of 43°F and overnight lows near 25°F, with 1.7 in of precipitation across 5.6 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 40°F in the first days to 46°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Leavenworth's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leavenworth's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 43°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 1.7 in; 5.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 7:20 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 10th clearest
Wind: 8 mph; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 3.24 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.6; out of 10

Leavenworth is city in and county seat of Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States.

Density: 577/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1854

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 40°F in the first days to 46°F by the end.

A typical February day in Leavenworth reaches about 43°F in the afternoon and slips back to 25°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°F and 60°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 5°F warmer than January and about 11°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)	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	47	47
Avg low (°F)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	40	23
2	40	23
3	40	23
4	40	23
5	41	23
6	41	23
7	41	23
8	41	24
9	41	24
10	42	24
11	42	24
12	42	24
13	42	25
14	43	25
15	43	25
16	43	26
17	44	26
18	44	26
19	44	26
20	45	27
21	45	27
22	45	27
23	45	27
24	46	27
25	46	28
26	46	28
27	47	28
28	47	28

How February really feels in Leavenworth

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

5 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Leavenworth weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 11th-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° / 22°	1.3	5.5	3.5	9.5	0.0
Feb	43° / 25°	1.7	5.6	2.7	10.5	0.6
Mar	54° / 35°	3.0	8.6	1.7	11.7	3.4
Apr	65° / 45°	4.6	11.3	0.4	13	5.6
May	74° / 56°	5.8	12.1	0.1	14.1	6.4
Jun	83° / 66°	4.6	11.8	0	14.7	5.5
Jul	88° / 70°	3.6	9.2	0	14.5	4.8
Aug	86° / 68°	3.7	8.7	0	13.5	5.3
Sep	78° / 59°	3.5	8.2	0	12.3	7.1
Oct	66° / 47°	3.1	7.6	0.2	11	6.6
Nov	53° / 35°	2.2	5.9	1	9.8	3.3
Dec	42° / 26°	1.7	5.2	2.4	9.3	0.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

	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 (%)	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	46	46	45	45	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	47
Cloudier (%)	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	54	54	55	55	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	53	53	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Leavenworth gets around 1.7 in of rain and snow over 5.6 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 20% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 3 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 (%)	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23
Snow chance (%)	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9

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

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	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

Wind in February

Winds average 8 mph in February.

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

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 7:34 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 6:03 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	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:34	7:33	7:33	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:06	7:05	7:03
Sunset (PM)	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	7:34	5:32
2	10.0	7:33	5:33
3	10.0	7:33	5:34
4	10.1	7:32	5:36
5	10.1	7:31	5:37
6	10.1	7:30	5:38
7	10.2	7:29	5:39
8	10.2	7:28	5:40
9	10.2	7:27	5:41
10	10.3	7:26	5:42
11	10.3	7:25	5:44
12	10.4	7:24	5:45
13	10.4	7:23	5:46
14	10.4	7:21	5:47
15	10.5	7:20	5:48
16	10.5	7:19	5:49
17	10.5	7:18	5:51
18	10.6	7:17	5:52
19	10.6	7:15	5:53
20	10.7	7:14	5:54
21	10.7	7:13	5:55
22	10.7	7:12	5:56
23	10.8	7:10	5:57
24	10.8	7:09	5:58
25	10.9	7:08	6:00
26	10.9	7:06	6:01
27	10.9	7:05	6:02
28	11.0	7:03	6:03

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.24 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)	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8
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	2.8	Moderate
2	2.8	Moderate
3	2.9	Moderate
4	2.9	Moderate
5	2.9	Moderate
6	3.0	Moderate
7	3.0	Moderate
8	3.0	Moderate
9	3.1	Moderate
10	3.1	Moderate
11	3.1	Moderate
12	3.1	Moderate
13	3.2	Moderate
14	3.2	Moderate
15	3.3	Moderate
16	3.3	Moderate
17	3.3	Moderate
18	3.4	Moderate
19	3.4	Moderate
20	3.4	Moderate
21	3.5	Moderate
22	3.5	Moderate
23	3.5	Moderate
24	3.6	Moderate
25	3.6	Moderate
26	3.7	Moderate
27	3.7	Moderate
28	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Leavenworth?

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

0.6

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 Leavenworth.

What to pack for Leavenworth in February

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

In February, Leavenworth sees daytime highs around 43°F and nights near 25°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Leavenworth in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Leavenworth peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — 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 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	7	7	10	9	8	7	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	7	High
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (October, 7 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)	10	12	13	16	12	13	15	14	11	7	7	8
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	12	Good
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	16	Moderate
May	12	Good
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	7	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Leavenworth?

Leavenworth sits at 39.3°N, 94.9°W, 840 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Kansas City, 21 mi away.

Topography around Leavenworth

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Leavenworth has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 381 ft around an average of 850 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 420 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 640 ft.

The land around Leavenworth is covered by trees (53%) within 2 miles, trees (39%), cropland (29%) and grassland (28%) within 10 miles, and cropland (34%), trees (31%) and grassland (30%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

381 ft

trees 53%

10 miles

420 ft

trees 39%

50 miles

640 ft

cropland 34%

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

February weather nearby: Kansas City 21 mi · Gladstone 21 mi · Shawnee 22 mi · Kansas City 24 mi · Overland Park 27 mi · Lenexa 27 mi · Prairie Village 27 mi · Liberty 27 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 Leavenworth (39.3111°, -94.9225°, elevation 840 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	40	23
2	40	23
3	40	23
4	40	23
5	41	23
6	41	23
7	41	23
8	41	24
9	41	24
10	42	24
11	42	24
12	42	24
13	42	25
14	43	25
15	43	25
16	43	26
17	44	26
18	44	26
19	44	26
20	45	27
21	45	27
22	45	27
23	45	27
24	46	27
25	46	28
26	46	28
27	47	28
28	47	28

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	40	23
2	40	23
3	40	23
4	40	23
5	41	23
6	41	23
7	41	23
8	41	24
9	41	24
10	42	24
11	42	24
12	42	24
13	42	25
14	43	25
15	43	25
16	43	26
17	44	26
18	44	26
19	44	26
20	45	27
21	45	27
22	45	27
23	45	27
24	46	27
25	46	28
26	46	28
27	47	28
28	47	28

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	40	23
2	40	23
3	40	23
4	40	23
5	41	23
6	41	23
7	41	23
8	41	24
9	41	24
10	42	24
11	42	24
12	42	24
13	42	25
14	43	25
15	43	25
16	43	26
17	44	26
18	44	26
19	44	26
20	45	27
21	45	27
22	45	27
23	45	27
24	46	27
25	46	28
26	46	28
27	47	28
28	47	28

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	45	55
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1