Los Lunas weather in February

In February, Los Lunas sees average daytime highs of 54°F and overnight lows near 31°F, with 0.5 in of precipitation across 3.6 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 51°F in the first days to 57°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Los Lunas's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Los Lunas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
54°
10th warmest
Overnight low
31°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
0.5 in
3.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
7:01 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
42%
12th clearest
Wind
5 mph
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Los Lunas is village in and county seat of Valencia County, New Mexico, United States.

Density
404/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 51°F in the first days to 57°F by the end.

A typical February day in Los Lunas reaches about 54°F in the afternoon and slips back to 31°F overnight — a 23°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 44°F and 65°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 6°F warmer than January and about 8°F cooler than March.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
15128
25129
35129
45129
55229
65229
75230
85330
95330
105331
115431
125431
135431
145431
155532
165532
175532
185532
195532
205633
215633
225633
235633
245633
255733
265733
275733
285834

How February really feels in Los Lunas

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
28
wind chill below the day's low

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

Los Lunas weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan48° / 27°0.63.91.89.92.1
Feb54° / 31°0.53.61.110.74.0
Mar63° / 38°0.63.20.511.76.6
Apr71° / 44°0.52.40.412.88.1
May80° / 54°0.52.8013.87.9
Jun89° / 63°0.41.8014.35.1
Jul90° / 67°0.95.8014.14.4
Aug88° / 65°0.85013.35.3
Sep82° / 58°1.03.9012.27.5
Oct71° / 47°0.93.80.211.18.1
Nov57° / 35°0.530.810.25.1
Dec47° / 27°0.73.91.69.71.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37228
47228
57228
67030
77030
86931
96931
106733
116733
126733
136535
146535
156535
166436
176337
186337
196337
206436
216436
226436
236436
246535
256535
266535
276634
286634

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Los Lunas gets around 0.5 in of rain and snow over 3.6 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 13% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1125
2115
3115
4114
5124
6124
7124
8124
9124
10123
11123
12123
13123
14123
15133
16133
17134
18134
19134
20134
21144
22144
23144
24144
25144
26144
27143
28133

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 5 mph in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:12 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.37:125:29
210.37:115:30
310.37:115:31
410.47:105:32
510.47:095:33
610.47:095:34
710.47:085:35
810.57:075:36
910.57:065:37
1010.57:055:38
1110.67:045:39
1210.67:035:40
1310.67:025:41
1410.77:025:42
1510.77:015:43
1610.77:005:43
1710.86:595:44
1810.86:575:45
1910.86:565:46
2010.96:555:47
2110.96:545:48
2210.96:535:49
2311.06:525:50
2411.06:515:51
2511.06:505:52
2611.16:485:53
2711.16:475:54
2811.16:465:55

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.12 kWh/m² to a high of 8.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Los Lunas?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Los Lunas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Los Lunas in February

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

In February, Los Lunas sees daytime highs around 54°F and nights near 31°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Los Lunas 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 Los Lunas peaks around June 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 12Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Los Lunas?

Los Lunas sits at 34.8°N, 106.7°W, 4,856 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is South Valley, 14 mi away.

Topography around Los Lunas

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Los Lunas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 ft around an average of 4,872 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,148 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,010 ft.

The land around Los Lunas is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) within 2 miles, grassland (64%) within 10 miles, and grassland (59%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
148 ft
10 miles
1,148 ft
50 miles
6,010 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: South Valley 14 mi · Albuquerque 20 mi · Rio Rancho 30 mi · Enchanted Hills 37 mi · Santa Fe 76 mi · Gallup 124 mi · Alamogordo 139 mi · Farmington 157 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
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

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 Los Lunas (34.8062°, -106.7334°, elevation 4,856 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).