Lubbock weather in February

In February, Lubbock sees average daytime highs of 59°F and overnight lows near 33°F, with 0.9 in of precipitation across 4.1 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 56°F in the first days to 61°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Lubbock's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lubbock's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 59°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 33°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 0.9 in; 4.1 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 7:39 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover: 42%; 12th clearest
Wind: 10 mph; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.29 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.3; out of 10

Lubbock is county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, United States.

Density: 778/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1890

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 56°F in the first days to 61°F by the end.

A typical February day in Lubbock reaches about 59°F in the afternoon and slips back to 33°F overnight — a 25°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 43°F and 74°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 5°F warmer than January and about 8°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)	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	62	62
Avg low (°F)	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	56	31
2	56	31
3	56	31
4	56	31
5	56	31
6	57	32
7	57	32
8	57	32
9	57	32
10	58	33
11	58	33
12	58	33
13	58	33
14	59	33
15	59	34
16	59	34
17	60	34
18	60	34
19	60	35
20	60	35
21	60	35
22	61	35
23	61	35
24	61	35
25	61	35
26	61	36
27	62	36
28	62	36

How February really feels in Lubbock

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.

Lubbock weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	54° / 30°	0.8	3	1.3	10	4.1
Feb	59° / 33°	0.9	4.1	1.1	10.8	5.3
Mar	67° / 41°	1.6	4.7	0.6	11.7	7.2
Apr	75° / 48°	1.6	4.5	0.1	12.8	8.1
May	83° / 58°	2.2	7.4	0	13.7	6.5
Jun	90° / 66°	1.8	7.8	0	14.2	4.4
Jul	92° / 70°	1.3	5.8	0	14	3.9
Aug	90° / 68°	1.7	6.6	0	13.2	4.4
Sep	83° / 61°	2.0	6.2	0	12.2	6.7
Oct	74° / 50°	1.9	5.1	0.1	11.2	8.0
Nov	63° / 39°	1.0	3.7	0.6	10.3	6.6
Dec	55° / 31°	0.9	3.4	0.9	9.8	4.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

	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 (%)	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	65	65	65	65
Cloudier (%)	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	66	34
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	65	35

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Lubbock gets around 0.9 in of rain and snow over 4.1 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 14% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days, and about 1 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 (%)	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Snow chance (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

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

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 10 mph in February.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 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 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:50 AM to 7:25 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:36 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)	10.4	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	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:50	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:48	7:47	7:46	7:45	7:45	7:44	7:43	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:39	7:38	7:37	7:36	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:25
Sunset (PM)	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.4	7:50	6:12
2	10.4	7:50	6:13
3	10.4	7:49	6:13
4	10.4	7:48	6:14
5	10.5	7:48	6:15
6	10.5	7:47	6:16
7	10.5	7:46	6:17
8	10.5	7:45	6:18
9	10.6	7:45	6:19
10	10.6	7:44	6:20
11	10.6	7:43	6:21
12	10.7	7:42	6:22
13	10.7	7:41	6:23
14	10.7	7:40	6:24
15	10.8	7:39	6:25
16	10.8	7:38	6:26
17	10.8	7:37	6:27
18	10.9	7:36	6:28
19	10.9	7:35	6:28
20	10.9	7:34	6:29
21	10.9	7:33	6:30
22	11.0	7:32	6:31
23	11.0	7:31	6:32
24	11.0	7:30	6:33
25	11.1	7:29	6:34
26	11.1	7:28	6:35
27	11.1	7:27	6:35
28	11.2	7:25	6:36

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4.29 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)	3.8	3.9	3.9	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	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.8	Moderate
2	3.9	Moderate
3	3.9	Moderate
4	3.9	Moderate
5	4.0	Moderate
6	4.0	Bright
7	4.0	Bright
8	4.1	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Lubbock?

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

5.3

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.4

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Lubbock for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lubbock in February

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

In February, Lubbock sees daytime highs around 59°F and nights near 33°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Lubbock 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 Lubbock peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 3 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	5	6	10	9	11	11	11	9	6	5	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	10	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Lubbock?

Lubbock sits at 33.6°N, 101.9°W, 3,202 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Plainview, 43 mi away.

Topography around Lubbock

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Lubbock has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 ft around an average of 3,205 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,677 ft.

The land around Lubbock is covered by artificial surfaces (69%) within 2 miles, cropland (46%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 10 miles, and cropland (57%) and grassland (41%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

141 ft

artificial surfaces 69%

10 miles

377 ft

cropland 46%

50 miles

1,677 ft

cropland 57%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

February weather nearby: Plainview 43 mi · Hereford 91 mi · Big Spring 94 mi · Hobbs 96 mi · Clovis 96 mi · Midland 110 mi · Amarillo 114 mi · Odessa 123 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 Lubbock (33.5779°, -101.8552°, elevation 3,202 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	56	31
2	56	31
3	56	31
4	56	31
5	56	31
6	57	32
7	57	32
8	57	32
9	57	32
10	58	33
11	58	33
12	58	33
13	58	33
14	59	33
15	59	34
16	59	34
17	60	34
18	60	34
19	60	35
20	60	35
21	60	35
22	61	35
23	61	35
24	61	35
25	61	35
26	61	36
27	62	36
28	62	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	66	34
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	65	35

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

	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	56	31
2	56	31
3	56	31
4	56	31
5	56	31
6	57	32
7	57	32
8	57	32
9	57	32
10	58	33
11	58	33
12	58	33
13	58	33
14	59	33
15	59	34
16	59	34
17	60	34
18	60	34
19	60	35
20	60	35
21	60	35
22	61	35
23	61	35
24	61	35
25	61	35
26	61	36
27	62	36
28	62	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	66	34
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	65	35

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

	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	56	31
2	56	31
3	56	31
4	56	31
5	56	31
6	57	32
7	57	32
8	57	32
9	57	32
10	58	33
11	58	33
12	58	33
13	58	33
14	59	33
15	59	34
16	59	34
17	60	34
18	60	34
19	60	35
20	60	35
21	60	35
22	61	35
23	61	35
24	61	35
25	61	35
26	61	36
27	62	36
28	62	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	66	34
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	65	35

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

	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