Marion weather in February

In February, Marion sees average daytime highs of 38°F and overnight lows near 23°F, with 2.5 in of precipitation across 9.1 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°F in the first days to 41°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Marion's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marion's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 38°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 2.5 in; 9.1 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 24 min; 7:35 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 10th clearest
Wind: 10 mph; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 2.87 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Marion is county seat of Marion County, Ohio, United States.

Density: 1,185/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1822

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 35°F in the first days to 41°F by the end.

A typical February day in Marion reaches about 38°F in the afternoon and slips back to 23°F overnight — a 15°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°F and 55°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°F warmer than January and about 10°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)	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	42
Avg low (°F)	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	35	20
2	35	20
3	35	21
4	36	21
5	36	21
6	36	21
7	36	21
8	36	22
9	37	22
10	37	22
11	37	22
12	37	22
13	37	23
14	38	23
15	38	23
16	38	23
17	39	24
18	39	24
19	39	24
20	40	24
21	40	25
22	40	25
23	41	25
24	41	25
25	41	26
26	41	26
27	42	26
28	42	26

How February really feels in Marion

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

18 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Marion weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	35° / 21°	3.0	10.8	5.8	9.4	0.0
Feb	38° / 23°	2.5	9.1	5	10.4	0.0
Mar	49° / 31°	3.6	11.2	3.1	11.7	1.8
Apr	61° / 42°	4.4	12.5	0.9	13	4.7
May	71° / 52°	4.3	13.7	0	14.2	6.0
Jun	79° / 61°	4.1	12.2	0	14.8	6.2
Jul	82° / 65°	3.5	11.2	0	14.6	6.1
Aug	81° / 63°	3.0	10.1	0	13.6	6.5
Sep	75° / 56°	2.8	8.9	0	12.3	7.0
Oct	63° / 45°	2.8	9.3	0.2	10.9	5.6
Nov	50° / 35°	3.1	9.3	1.2	9.7	2.3
Dec	39° / 26°	3.1	9.9	3.8	9.2	0.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

	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 (%)	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	29
Cloudier (%)	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	72	72	71	71

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	29	71
28	29	71

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Marion gets around 2.5 in of rain and snow over 9.1 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 5 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 (%)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35
Snow chance (%)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	18
2	31	18
3	31	18
4	31	18
5	31	18
6	31	18
7	31	18
8	31	19
9	32	19
10	32	19
11	32	19
12	32	19
13	32	19
14	32	18
15	32	18
16	32	18
17	33	18
18	33	18
19	33	17
20	34	17
21	34	17
22	34	17
23	34	16
24	34	16
25	34	16
26	34	16
27	35	16
28	35	15

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	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

	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	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0

Wind in February

Winds average 10 mph in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 10 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	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	10	light breeze
20	10	light breeze
21	10	light breeze
22	10	light breeze
23	10	light breeze
24	10	light breeze
25	10	light breeze
26	10	light breeze
27	10	light breeze
28	10	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:50 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 6:14 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)	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9
Sunrise (AM)	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:46	7:45	7:44	7:43	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:39	7:38	7:37	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:26	7:25	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:19	7:18
Sunset (PM)	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.9	7:50	5:42
2	9.9	7:49	5:43
3	9.9	7:48	5:44
4	10.0	7:47	5:46
5	10.0	7:46	5:47
6	10.0	7:45	5:48
7	10.1	7:44	5:49
8	10.1	7:43	5:50
9	10.2	7:42	5:52
10	10.2	7:41	5:53
11	10.2	7:40	5:54
12	10.3	7:39	5:55
13	10.3	7:38	5:56
14	10.4	7:37	5:58
15	10.4	7:35	5:59
16	10.4	7:34	6:00
17	10.5	7:33	6:01
18	10.5	7:32	6:02
19	10.6	7:30	6:04
20	10.6	7:29	6:05
21	10.6	7:28	6:06
22	10.7	7:26	6:07
23	10.7	7:25	6:08
24	10.8	7:23	6:10
25	10.8	7:22	6:11
26	10.9	7:21	6:12
27	10.9	7:19	6:13
28	10.9	7:18	6:14

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.87 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)	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3
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	2.4	Moderate
2	2.5	Moderate
3	2.5	Moderate
4	2.5	Moderate
5	2.6	Moderate
6	2.6	Moderate
7	2.6	Moderate
8	2.7	Moderate
9	2.7	Moderate
10	2.7	Moderate
11	2.8	Moderate
12	2.8	Moderate
13	2.8	Moderate
14	2.9	Moderate
15	2.9	Moderate
16	2.9	Moderate
17	2.9	Moderate
18	3.0	Moderate
19	3.0	Moderate
20	3.0	Moderate
21	3.1	Moderate
22	3.1	Moderate
23	3.1	Moderate
24	3.2	Moderate
25	3.2	Moderate
26	3.3	Moderate
27	3.3	Moderate
28	3.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Marion?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Marion.

What to pack for Marion in February

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

In February, Marion sees daytime highs around 38°F and nights near 23°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Marion in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Marion peaks around June 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	6	8	10	9	8	6	3	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very 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	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Marion 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 Marion is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 8 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	12	12	15	16	17	15	12	8	8	9
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	12	Good
Mar	12	Moderate
Apr	12	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	12	Good
Oct	8	Good
Nov	8	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Marion?

Marion sits at 40.6°N, 83.1°W, 981 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Delaware, 21 mi away.

Topography around Marion

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Marion has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 ft around an average of 971 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,033 ft.

The land around Marion is covered by artificial surfaces (32%), trees (28%) and grassland (22%) within 2 miles, cropland (71%) within 10 miles, and cropland (61%) and trees (23%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

148 ft

artificial surfaces 32%

10 miles

207 ft

cropland 71%

50 miles

1,033 ft

cropland 61%

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

February weather nearby: Delaware 21 mi · Marysville 27 mi · Westerville 34 mi · Dublin 34 mi · Mansfield 34 mi · Mount Vernon 37 mi · Tiffin 37 mi · Hilliard 39 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 Marion (40.5887°, -83.1285°, elevation 981 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	35	20
2	35	20
3	35	21
4	36	21
5	36	21
6	36	21
7	36	21
8	36	22
9	37	22
10	37	22
11	37	22
12	37	22
13	37	23
14	38	23
15	38	23
16	38	23
17	39	24
18	39	24
19	39	24
20	40	24
21	40	25
22	40	25
23	41	25
24	41	25
25	41	26
26	41	26
27	42	26
28	42	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	29	71
28	29	71

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	18
2	31	18
3	31	18
4	31	18
5	31	18
6	31	18
7	31	18
8	31	19
9	32	19
10	32	19
11	32	19
12	32	19
13	32	19
14	32	18
15	32	18
16	32	18
17	33	18
18	33	18
19	33	17
20	34	17
21	34	17
22	34	17
23	34	16
24	34	16
25	34	16
26	34	16
27	35	16
28	35	15

	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	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	35	20
2	35	20
3	35	21
4	36	21
5	36	21
6	36	21
7	36	21
8	36	22
9	37	22
10	37	22
11	37	22
12	37	22
13	37	23
14	38	23
15	38	23
16	38	23
17	39	24
18	39	24
19	39	24
20	40	24
21	40	25
22	40	25
23	41	25
24	41	25
25	41	26
26	41	26
27	42	26
28	42	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	29	71
28	29	71

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	18
2	31	18
3	31	18
4	31	18
5	31	18
6	31	18
7	31	18
8	31	19
9	32	19
10	32	19
11	32	19
12	32	19
13	32	19
14	32	18
15	32	18
16	32	18
17	33	18
18	33	18
19	33	17
20	34	17
21	34	17
22	34	17
23	34	16
24	34	16
25	34	16
26	34	16
27	35	16
28	35	15

	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	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	35	20
2	35	20
3	35	21
4	36	21
5	36	21
6	36	21
7	36	21
8	36	22
9	37	22
10	37	22
11	37	22
12	37	22
13	37	23
14	38	23
15	38	23
16	38	23
17	39	24
18	39	24
19	39	24
20	40	24
21	40	25
22	40	25
23	41	25
24	41	25
25	41	26
26	41	26
27	42	26
28	42	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	29	71
28	29	71

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	18
2	31	18
3	31	18
4	31	18
5	31	18
6	31	18
7	31	18
8	31	19
9	32	19
10	32	19
11	32	19
12	32	19
13	32	19
14	32	18
15	32	18
16	32	18
17	33	18
18	33	18
19	33	17
20	34	17
21	34	17
22	34	17
23	34	16
24	34	16
25	34	16
26	34	16
27	35	16
28	35	15

	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	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0