Morganton weather in February

In February, Morganton sees average daytime highs of 52°F and overnight lows near 33°F, with 3.5 in of precipitation across 8.9 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 50°F in the first days to 55°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Morganton's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Morganton's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 52°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 33°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 3.5 in; 8.9 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 7:22 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 8th clearest
Wind: 5 mph; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.33 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.9; out of 10

Morganton is city in Burke County, North Carolina, United States.

Density: 336/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1777

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 50°F in the first days to 55°F by the end.

A typical February day in Morganton reaches about 52°F in the afternoon and slips back to 33°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 39°F and 65°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 4°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)	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	56
Avg low (°F)	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	50	31
2	50	31
3	50	31
4	50	31
5	51	31
6	51	31
7	51	32
8	51	32
9	51	32
10	51	32
11	51	33
12	52	33
13	52	33
14	52	33
15	52	33
16	53	34
17	53	34
18	53	34
19	53	34
20	54	35
21	54	35
22	54	35
23	54	35
24	55	35
25	55	35
26	55	36
27	55	36
28	56	36

How February really feels in Morganton

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.

Morganton weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	49° / 31°	4.3	9.9	1.7	9.9	2.0
Feb	52° / 33°	3.5	8.9	1.8	10.6	2.9
Mar	60° / 39°	4.6	10.8	0.7	11.7	4.9
Apr	69° / 47°	4.2	9.4	0	12.9	6.5
May	76° / 56°	3.5	10.2	0	13.9	6.8
Jun	82° / 64°	3.4	11.8	0	14.4	5.7
Jul	86° / 67°	3.4	12.9	0	14.2	4.8
Aug	84° / 66°	3.5	11.4	0	13.4	5.3
Sep	79° / 60°	4.0	9.1	0	12.2	6.9
Oct	69° / 49°	3.7	7.7	0	11.1	7.0
Nov	59° / 39°	3.7	8.2	0.1	10.1	4.9
Dec	51° / 33°	4.1	9.1	0.9	9.6	2.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

	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 (%)	52	52	52	51	50	49	49	48	47	47	47	48	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	48	48	49	49	51
Cloudier (%)	48	48	48	49	50	51	51	52	53	53	53	52	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	52	52	51	51	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	51	49
5	50	50
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	48	52
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	48	52
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	51	49

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Morganton gets around 3.5 in of rain and snow over 8.9 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 2 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 (%)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33
Snow chance (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	6
2	30	6
3	30	6
4	30	6
5	30	6
6	30	6
7	30	6
8	30	6
9	31	6
10	31	6
11	31	6
12	31	6
13	31	6
14	32	7
15	32	7
16	32	7
17	33	7
18	33	7
19	33	7
20	33	7
21	34	6
22	34	6
23	34	6
24	34	6
25	34	6
26	34	5
27	34	5
28	33	5

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 98% 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 (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2

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.

	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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
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10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
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16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
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22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 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 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:34 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 5:47 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)	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	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	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07
Sunset (PM)	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.2	7:34	5:47
2	10.2	7:33	5:48
3	10.3	7:32	5:49
4	10.3	7:32	5:50
5	10.3	7:31	5:51
6	10.4	7:30	5:52
7	10.4	7:29	5:53
8	10.4	7:28	5:54
9	10.5	7:28	5:55
10	10.5	7:27	5:56
11	10.5	7:26	5:57
12	10.6	7:25	5:58
13	10.6	7:24	5:59
14	10.6	7:23	6:00
15	10.7	7:22	6:01
16	10.7	7:21	6:02
17	10.7	7:20	6:03
18	10.8	7:19	6:04
19	10.8	7:17	6:05
20	10.8	7:16	6:06
21	10.9	7:15	6:07
22	10.9	7:14	6:08
23	10.9	7:13	6:09
24	11.0	7:12	6:10
25	11.0	7:10	6:11
26	11.0	7:09	6:12
27	11.1	7:08	6:13
28	11.1	7:07	6:14

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.33 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)	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	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	3.0	Moderate
2	3.0	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.1	Moderate
5	3.1	Moderate
6	3.1	Moderate
7	3.1	Moderate
8	3.2	Moderate
9	3.2	Moderate
10	3.2	Moderate
11	3.2	Moderate
12	3.3	Moderate
13	3.3	Moderate
14	3.3	Moderate
15	3.3	Moderate
16	3.4	Moderate
17	3.4	Moderate
18	3.4	Moderate
19	3.4	Moderate
20	3.5	Moderate
21	3.5	Moderate
22	3.5	Moderate
23	3.6	Moderate
24	3.6	Moderate
25	3.7	Moderate
26	3.7	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Morganton?

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

2.9

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 Morganton.

What to pack for Morganton in February

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

In February, Morganton sees daytime highs around 52°F and nights near 33°F. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Morganton in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Morganton peaks around July 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

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)	3	4	6	7	8	9	10	8	7	5	4	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Morganton 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 Morganton is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 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)	7	9	11	11	13	15	18	15	12	8	8	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	11	Good
May	13	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	12	Good
Oct	8	Good
Nov	8	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Morganton?

Morganton sits at 35.7°N, 81.7°W, 1,155 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Lenoir, 14 mi away.

Topography around Morganton

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Morganton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 ft around an average of 1,122 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,034 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,145 ft.

The land around Morganton is covered by trees (64%) within 2 miles, trees (83%) within 10 miles, and trees (84%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

272 ft

trees 64%

10 miles

2,034 ft

trees 83%

50 miles

6,145 ft

trees 84%

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

February weather nearby: Lenoir 14 mi · Hickory 19 mi · Shelby 32 mi · Boone 32 mi · Gastonia 43 mi · Statesville 45 mi · Cornelius 50 mi · Asheville 50 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 Morganton (35.7454°, -81.6848°, elevation 1,155 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	50	31
2	50	31
3	50	31
4	50	31
5	51	31
6	51	31
7	51	32
8	51	32
9	51	32
10	51	32
11	51	33
12	52	33
13	52	33
14	52	33
15	52	33
16	53	34
17	53	34
18	53	34
19	53	34
20	54	35
21	54	35
22	54	35
23	54	35
24	55	35
25	55	35
26	55	36
27	55	36
28	56	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	51	49
5	50	50
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	48	52
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	48	52
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	51	49

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	6
2	30	6
3	30	6
4	30	6
5	30	6
6	30	6
7	30	6
8	30	6
9	31	6
10	31	6
11	31	6
12	31	6
13	31	6
14	32	7
15	32	7
16	32	7
17	33	7
18	33	7
19	33	7
20	33	7
21	34	6
22	34	6
23	34	6
24	34	6
25	34	6
26	34	5
27	34	5
28	33	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	50	31
2	50	31
3	50	31
4	50	31
5	51	31
6	51	31
7	51	32
8	51	32
9	51	32
10	51	32
11	51	33
12	52	33
13	52	33
14	52	33
15	52	33
16	53	34
17	53	34
18	53	34
19	53	34
20	54	35
21	54	35
22	54	35
23	54	35
24	55	35
25	55	35
26	55	36
27	55	36
28	56	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	51	49
5	50	50
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	48	52
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	48	52
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	51	49

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	6
2	30	6
3	30	6
4	30	6
5	30	6
6	30	6
7	30	6
8	30	6
9	31	6
10	31	6
11	31	6
12	31	6
13	31	6
14	32	7
15	32	7
16	32	7
17	33	7
18	33	7
19	33	7
20	33	7
21	34	6
22	34	6
23	34	6
24	34	6
25	34	6
26	34	5
27	34	5
28	33	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	50	31
2	50	31
3	50	31
4	50	31
5	51	31
6	51	31
7	51	32
8	51	32
9	51	32
10	51	32
11	51	33
12	52	33
13	52	33
14	52	33
15	52	33
16	53	34
17	53	34
18	53	34
19	53	34
20	54	35
21	54	35
22	54	35
23	54	35
24	55	35
25	55	35
26	55	36
27	55	36
28	56	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	51	49
5	50	50
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	48	52
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	48	52
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	51	49

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	6
2	30	6
3	30	6
4	30	6
5	30	6
6	30	6
7	30	6
8	30	6
9	31	6
10	31	6
11	31	6
12	31	6
13	31	6
14	32	7
15	32	7
16	32	7
17	33	7
18	33	7
19	33	7
20	33	7
21	34	6
22	34	6
23	34	6
24	34	6
25	34	6
26	34	5
27	34	5
28	33	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2