New Haven weather in February

In February, New Haven sees average daytime highs of 37°F and overnight lows near 23°F, with 2.3 in of precipitation across 8.2 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 34°F in the first days to 41°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is New Haven's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see New Haven's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
2.3 in
8.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
7:44 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
72%
10th clearest
Wind
10 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

New Haven is city in Indiana.

Density
614/km²
people per km²
Founded
1839

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 34°F in the first days to 41°F by the end.

A typical February day in New Haven reaches about 37°F in the afternoon and slips back to 23°F overnight — a 14°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°F and 53°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 4°F warmer than January and about 11°F cooler than March.

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

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
19 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

New Haven 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°2.810.25.99.40.0
Feb37° / 23°2.38.24.710.40.0
Mar48° / 31°3.310.63.111.71.7
Apr61° / 41°4.012.10.613.14.6
May71° / 52°4.113.1014.36.0
Jun80° / 62°4.012014.96.2
Jul83° / 65°3.411.1014.75.8
Aug81° / 63°3.410.1013.66.5
Sep75° / 56°2.58.2012.37.1
Oct63° / 45°2.990.210.95.6
Nov49° / 35°3.19.31.49.72.1
Dec38° / 26°2.79.74.19.10.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43070
53070
63070
73070
83070
93070
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113070
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

New Haven gets around 2.3 in of rain and snow over 8.2 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 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12919
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62818
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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 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.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
110light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 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 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:59 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.87:595:48
29.97:585:50
39.97:575:51
49.97:565:52
510.07:555:53
610.07:545:55
710.07:535:56
810.17:525:57
910.17:515:58
1010.27:505:59
1110.27:496:01
1210.27:476:02
1310.37:466:03
1410.37:456:04
1510.47:446:06
1610.47:426:07
1710.47:416:08
1810.57:406:09
1910.57:396:10
2010.67:376:12
2110.67:366:13
2210.77:346:14
2310.77:336:15
2410.77:326:17
2510.87:306:18
2610.87:296:19
2710.97:276:20
2810.97:266:21

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.8Moderate
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183.0Moderate
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203.0Moderate
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223.1Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.4Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit New Haven?

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

0.0
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 New Haven.

What to pack for New Haven in February

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

In February, New Haven sees daytime highs around 37°F and nights near 23°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in New Haven 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 New Haven peaks around June 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 19UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in New Haven 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 New Haven is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1416 µg/m³Oct 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is New Haven?

New Haven sits at 41.1°N, 85.0°W, 758 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Fort Wayne, 7.5 mi away.

Topography around New Haven

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around New Haven has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 ft around an average of 768 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 351 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 643 ft.

The land around New Haven is covered by trees (28%), cropland (28%) and grassland (24%) within 2 miles, cropland (49%) and trees (23%) within 10 miles, and cropland (72%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
135 ft
10 miles
351 ft
50 miles
643 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Fort Wayne 7.5 mi · Huntington 29 mi · Defiance 37 mi · Marion 49 mi · Lima 53 mi · Goshen 55 mi · Muncie 63 mi · Elkhart 65 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 New Haven (41.0706°, -85.0144°, elevation 758 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).