Mesa weather in February

In February, Mesa sees average daytime highs of 69°F and overnight lows near 45°F, with 1.7 in of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 69°F through the month. 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 Mesa's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mesa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
69°
10th warmest
Overnight low
45°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
1.7 in
4.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:19 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
41%
12th clearest
Wind
5 mph
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Mesa is city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.

Density
1,329/km²
people per km²
Founded
1878

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 69°F through the month.

A typical February day in Mesa reaches about 69°F in the afternoon and slips back to 45°F overnight — a 24°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 58°F and 79°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°F warmer than January and about 7°F cooler than March.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How February really feels in Mesa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Mesa weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan65° / 42°1.63.9107.3
Feb69° / 45°1.74.510.87.4
Mar75° / 50°1.13.211.78.3
Apr83° / 56°0.41.412.87.4
May92° / 66°0.20.813.74.3
Jun102° / 75°0.10.414.20.9
Jul104° / 82°0.73.2140.1
Aug102° / 81°1.0413.20.6
Sep97° / 74°1.0312.22.4
Oct87° / 61°0.82.211.26.2
Nov74° / 49°0.82.410.38.5
Dec64° / 42°1.34.19.87.0

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 34%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37129
47129
57129
67030
76931
86931
96733
106733
116535
126535
136436
146337
156337
166337
176238
186238
196238
206238
216337
226337
236337
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256535
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276634
286733

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mesa gets around 1.7 in of rain over 4.5 wet days in February, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 16% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
112
212
312
412
513
613
713
814
914
1015
1116
1216
1317
1417
1517
1618
1718
1818
1918
2018
2118
2218
2317
2417
2517
2616
2716
2816

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 (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 5 mph in February.

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

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
15calm
25calm
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45calm
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285calm

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 7:30 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:305:52
210.47:295:53
310.47:295:54
410.47:285:55
510.57:275:56
610.57:265:56
710.57:265:57
810.67:255:58
910.67:245:59
1010.67:236:00
1110.67:226:01
1210.77:226:02
1310.77:216:03
1410.77:206:04
1510.87:196:05
1610.87:186:06
1710.87:176:07
1810.97:166:08
1910.97:156:08
2010.97:146:09
2111.07:136:10
2211.07:126:11
2311.07:116:12
2411.17:106:13
2511.17:096:14
2611.17:076:15
2711.27:066:15
2811.27:056:16

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.15 kWh/m² to a high of 8.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Bright
44.0Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
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214.6Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
285.0Bright
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Mesa?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Mesa for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Mesa in February

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

In February, Mesa sees daytime highs around 69°F and nights near 45°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Mesa 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 Mesa peaks around July 14 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 — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 11Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Mesa 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 Mesa is worst in June — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJun 1730 µg/m³Dec 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Good
Mar12Good
Apr12Good
May13Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mesa?

Mesa sits at 33.4°N, 111.8°W, 1,240 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Tempe, 5.0 mi away.

Topography around Mesa

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Mesa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 ft around an average of 1,243 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,125 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,270 ft.

The land around Mesa is covered by artificial surfaces (82%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (61%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (54%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
62 ft
10 miles
1,125 ft
50 miles
7,270 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Tempe 5.0 mi · Gilbert 5.0 mi · Tempe Junction 6.8 mi · Scottsdale 7.5 mi · Chandler 8.1 mi · Ahwatukee Foothills 11 mi · Central City 14 mi · Fountain Hills 14 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 Mesa (33.4223°, -111.8226°, elevation 1,240 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).