Nogales weather in February

In February, Nogales sees average daytime highs of 63°F and overnight lows near 39°F, with 1.5 in of precipitation across 4.5 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 63°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Nogales's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nogales's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 63°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 39°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 1.5 in; 4.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 54 min; 7:12 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 40%; 10th clearest
Wind: 6 mph; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; out of 10

Nogales is city in and county seat of Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States, on the Mexican border.

Density: 375/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1893

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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 63°F through the month.

A typical February day in Nogales reaches about 63°F in the afternoon and slips back to 39°F overnight — a 24°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 52°F and 74°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°F warmer than January and about 6°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)	62	62	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	65
Avg low (°F)	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	63	38
7	63	38
8	63	38
9	63	39
10	63	39
11	63	39
12	63	39
13	63	39
14	63	39
15	63	40
16	63	40
17	63	40
18	63	40
19	64	40
20	64	40
21	64	40
22	64	40
23	64	40
24	64	40
25	64	40
26	64	40
27	64	40
28	65	40

How February really feels in Nogales

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

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.

Nogales weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	61° / 37°	1.4	4	0.4	10.2	6.2
Feb	63° / 39°	1.5	4.5	0.5	10.9	6.6
Mar	69° / 43°	0.9	3.4	0.3	11.8	7.8
Apr	76° / 48°	0.3	1.6	0.2	12.7	8.8
May	84° / 56°	0.2	1.1	0	13.6	7.3
Jun	92° / 65°	0.4	2.4	0	14	4.2
Jul	90° / 69°	3.7	15.1	0	13.8	3.6
Aug	87° / 67°	3.6	16.4	0	13.1	4.1
Sep	85° / 63°	1.9	7.7	0	12.2	5.7
Oct	79° / 54°	0.9	3	0	11.2	8.3
Nov	69° / 44°	0.9	2.8	0	10.4	8.0
Dec	61° / 37°	1.4	4.6	0.5	10	6.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	73	72	72	72	72	71	70	69	69	68	68	67	66	66	65	65	64	64	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	67	66	67
Cloudier (%)	27	28	28	28	28	29	30	31	31	32	32	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	34	33

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	71	29
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	67	33
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	67	33
27	66	34
28	67	33

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Nogales gets around 1.5 in of rain and snow over 4.5 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 16% and peaks near 19% 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 (%)	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14
Snow chance (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

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

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 6 mph in February.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 18 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 7:22 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:15 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)	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	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	11.2	11.2	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:22	7:22	7:21	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00
Sunset (PM)	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.5	7:22	5:52
2	10.5	7:22	5:53
3	10.5	7:21	5:54
4	10.6	7:21	5:55
5	10.6	7:20	5:56
6	10.6	7:19	5:56
7	10.6	7:19	5:57
8	10.7	7:18	5:58
9	10.7	7:17	5:59
10	10.7	7:17	6:00
11	10.8	7:16	6:01
12	10.8	7:15	6:02
13	10.8	7:14	6:02
14	10.8	7:13	6:03
15	10.9	7:12	6:04
16	10.9	7:12	6:05
17	10.9	7:11	6:06
18	10.9	7:10	6:07
19	11.0	7:09	6:08
20	11.0	7:08	6:08
21	11.0	7:07	6:09
22	11.1	7:06	6:10
23	11.1	7:05	6:11
24	11.1	7:04	6:12
25	11.2	7:03	6:12
26	11.2	7:02	6:13
27	11.2	7:01	6:14
28	11.3	7:00	6:15

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 8.31 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 4.71 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)	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Nogales?

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

6.6

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

1.8

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Nogales for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nogales in February

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

In February, Nogales sees daytime highs around 63°F and nights near 39°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Nogales 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 Nogales peaks around June 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (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	7	10	10	12	12	11	10	7	5	4
Level	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	High
Mar	7	High
Apr	10	Very high
May	10	Very high
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	5	High
Dec	4	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Nogales?

Nogales sits at 31.3°N, 110.9°W, 3,832 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Nogales, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Nogales

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Nogales has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 869 ft around an average of 3,980 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,297 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,484 ft.

The land around Nogales is covered by shrubs (50%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 2 miles, shrubs (69%) and grassland (21%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (79%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

869 ft

shrubs 50%

10 miles

2,297 ft

shrubs 69%

50 miles

7,484 ft

shrubs 79%

treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

February weather nearby: Nogales 2.5 mi · Rio Rico 9.3 mi · Green Valley 35 mi · Sierra Vista 40 mi · Sahuarita 43 mi · Cananea 45 mi · Magdalena de Kino 49 mi · Vail 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
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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 Nogales (31.3404°, -110.9343°, elevation 3,832 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	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	63	38
7	63	38
8	63	38
9	63	39
10	63	39
11	63	39
12	63	39
13	63	39
14	63	39
15	63	40
16	63	40
17	63	40
18	63	40
19	64	40
20	64	40
21	64	40
22	64	40
23	64	40
24	64	40
25	64	40
26	64	40
27	64	40
28	65	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	71	29
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	67	33
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	67	33
27	66	34
28	67	33

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

	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	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	63	38
7	63	38
8	63	38
9	63	39
10	63	39
11	63	39
12	63	39
13	63	39
14	63	39
15	63	40
16	63	40
17	63	40
18	63	40
19	64	40
20	64	40
21	64	40
22	64	40
23	64	40
24	64	40
25	64	40
26	64	40
27	64	40
28	65	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	71	29
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	67	33
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	67	33
27	66	34
28	67	33

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

	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	62	38
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	63	38
7	63	38
8	63	38
9	63	39
10	63	39
11	63	39
12	63	39
13	63	39
14	63	39
15	63	40
16	63	40
17	63	40
18	63	40
19	64	40
20	64	40
21	64	40
22	64	40
23	64	40
24	64	40
25	64	40
26	64	40
27	64	40
28	65	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	71	29
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	67	33
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	67	33
27	66	34
28	67	33

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

	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