Oak Harbor weather in February

In February, Oak Harbor sees average daytime highs of 46°F and overnight lows near 42°F, with 4.2 in of precipitation across 14.7 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 46°F through the month. 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 12 min at the start of February to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Oak Harbor's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oak Harbor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
46°
10th warmest
Overnight low
42°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
4.2 in
14.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:29 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
69%
8th clearest
Wind
9 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Oak Harbor is city on Whidbey Island in Island County, Washington State, United States.

Density
925/km²
people per km²
Founded
1915

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 46°F through the month.

A typical February day in Oak Harbor reaches about 46°F in the afternoon and slips back to 42°F overnight — a 4°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 42°F and 50°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°F cooler than March.

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Oak Harbor weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan45° / 42°6.218.61.48.60.9
Feb46° / 42°4.214.71.39.91.1
Mar48° / 44°4.817.90.311.61.5
Apr51° / 46°3.314013.42.3
May55° / 50°2.610.5014.93.5
Jun58° / 53°2.19.4015.84.4
Jul62° / 56°1.25.8015.56.0
Aug62° / 57°1.45.3014.16.3
Sep59° / 55°2.38.7012.45.0
Oct54° / 50°4.713.8010.63.1
Nov49° / 45°7.218.50.391.6
Dec45° / 42°6.418.11.48.20.9

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 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22674
32674
42773
52773
62872
72971
83070
93070
103169
113268
123268
133367
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Oak Harbor gets around 4.2 in of rain and snow over 14.7 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 54% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1564
2554
3554
4544
5544
6535
7535
8535
9524
10534
11534
12534
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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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Wind in February

Winds average 9 mph in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light breeze
29light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of February to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:49 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 4:59 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.27:494:59
29.27:485:01
39.37:465:03
49.37:455:04
59.47:445:06
69.47:425:07
79.57:415:09
89.57:395:10
99.67:385:12
109.67:365:14
119.77:355:15
129.77:335:17
139.87:325:18
149.87:305:20
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169.97:275:23
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1810.07:245:26
1910.17:225:28
2010.27:205:30
2110.27:185:31
2210.37:175:33
2310.37:155:34
2410.47:135:36
2510.47:115:38
2610.57:095:39
2710.67:075:41
2810.67:065:42

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 1.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
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172.0Moderate
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Oak Harbor

In seasonPeak

In February, Oak Harbor sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Oak Harbor's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Oak Harbor?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Oak Harbor.

What to pack for Oak Harbor in February

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

In February, Oak Harbor sees daytime highs around 46°F and nights near 42°F. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Oak Harbor in February

The nearest coast averages about 46°F in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 12 mi away) is warmest in August at about 54°F and coldest in February near 46°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

45°50°55°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracing
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan46Bracing
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Mar47Bracing
Apr48Bracing
May50Bracing
Jun52Bracing
Jul53Bracing
Aug54Bracing
Sep53Bracing
Oct50Bracing
Nov49Bracing
Dec47Bracing

UV index in Oak Harbor in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Oak Harbor peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Oak Harbor?

Oak Harbor sits at 48.3°N, 122.6°W, 95 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Anacortes, 15 mi away.

Topography around Oak Harbor

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Oak Harbor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 ft around an average of 89 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 771 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,780 ft.

The land around Oak Harbor is covered by water (29%), trees (28%) and grassland (24%) within 2 miles, water (61%) and trees (23%) within 10 miles, and trees (53%) and water (34%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
354 ft
10 miles
771 ft
50 miles
9,780 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Anacortes 15 mi · Mount Vernon 17 mi · Arlington 25 mi · Marysville 27 mi · Mukilteo 29 mi · Everett 30 mi · Oak Bay 32 mi · West Lake Stevens 32 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 Oak Harbor (48.2932°, -122.6432°, elevation 95 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).