Odessa weather in February

In February, Odessa sees average daytime highs of 63°F and overnight lows near 38°F, with 0.8 in of precipitation across 3.8 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 60°F in the first days to 66°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Odessa's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Odessa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 63°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 38°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 0.8 in; 3.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 7:39 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover: 42%; 12th clearest
Wind: 10 mph; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.46 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.5; out of 10

Odessa is city in Ector and Midland counties in Texas, United States, that is county seat of Ector County.

Density: 972/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1881

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 60°F in the first days to 66°F by the end.

A typical February day in Odessa reaches about 63°F in the afternoon and slips back to 38°F overnight — a 25°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 48°F and 77°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 5°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)	60	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	62	62	62	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	65	66	66	66
Avg low (°F)	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	60	36
2	60	36
3	60	36
4	60	36
5	60	36
6	60	36
7	61	37
8	61	37
9	61	37
10	62	37
11	62	37
12	62	38
13	63	38
14	63	38
15	63	39
16	64	39
17	64	39
18	64	39
19	64	40
20	64	40
21	65	40
22	65	40
23	65	40
24	65	40
25	65	40
26	66	41
27	66	41
28	66	41

How February really feels in Odessa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 15 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.

Odessa weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	58° / 35°	0.8	3.2	0.8	10.2	5.2
Feb	63° / 38°	0.8	3.8	0.4	10.8	6.5
Mar	71° / 46°	1.2	3.9	0.1	11.8	7.8
Apr	79° / 53°	1.1	4.3	0.1	12.8	8.0
May	87° / 62°	2.2	7.1	0	13.6	5.4
Jun	92° / 69°	1.5	7.1	0	14	3.6
Jul	93° / 72°	1.3	5.3	0	13.9	3.4
Aug	92° / 71°	1.5	6.2	0	13.2	3.8
Sep	86° / 64°	1.8	6.6	0	12.2	5.8
Oct	77° / 54°	1.5	5	0	11.2	8.0
Nov	66° / 43°	0.9	3.4	0.3	10.4	7.4
Dec	58° / 35°	1.0	3.4	0.7	10	5.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 36%.

	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 (%)	67	67	67	66	66	65	65	65	64	65	65	64	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	62	62	63	63	63	63	64	64
Cloudier (%)	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	36	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	64	36
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	64	36
28	64	36

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Odessa gets around 0.8 in of rain and snow over 3.8 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 13% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days, and about 0 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 (%)	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13
Snow chance (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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

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	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1

Wind in February

Winds average 10 mph in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 11 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	10	light breeze
2	10	light breeze
3	10	light breeze
4	10	light breeze
5	10	light breeze
6	10	light breeze
7	10	light breeze
8	10	light breeze
9	10	light breeze
10	10	light breeze
11	10	light breeze
12	10	light breeze
13	10	light breeze
14	10	light breeze
15	10	light breeze
16	10	light breeze
17	10	light breeze
18	11	light breeze
19	11	light breeze
20	11	light breeze
21	11	light breeze
22	11	light breeze
23	11	light breeze
24	11	light breeze
25	11	light breeze
26	11	light breeze
27	11	light breeze
28	11	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 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 42 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:49 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:40 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	10.5	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	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:49	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:47	7:46	7:45	7:45	7:44	7:43	7:42	7:41	7:41	7:40	7:39	7:38	7:37	7:36	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:26
Sunset (PM)	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.5	7:49	6:17
2	10.5	7:49	6:18
3	10.5	7:48	6:19
4	10.5	7:47	6:20
5	10.6	7:47	6:20
6	10.6	7:46	6:21
7	10.6	7:45	6:22
8	10.6	7:45	6:23
9	10.7	7:44	6:24
10	10.7	7:43	6:25
11	10.7	7:42	6:26
12	10.8	7:41	6:27
13	10.8	7:41	6:28
14	10.8	7:40	6:28
15	10.8	7:39	6:29
16	10.9	7:38	6:30
17	10.9	7:37	6:31
18	10.9	7:36	6:32
19	11.0	7:35	6:33
20	11.0	7:34	6:33
21	11.0	7:33	6:34
22	11.0	7:32	6:35
23	11.1	7:31	6:36
24	11.1	7:30	6:37
25	11.1	7:29	6:38
26	11.2	7:28	6:38
27	11.2	7:27	6:39
28	11.2	7:26	6:40

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4.46 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)	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0
Level	Moderate	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	4.0	Moderate
2	4.0	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.1	Bright
5	4.1	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Odessa?

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

6.5

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

1.7

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Odessa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Odessa in February

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

In February, Odessa sees daytime highs around 63°F and nights near 38°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Odessa 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 Odessa peaks around June 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (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	9	6	5	3
Level	Moderate	High	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	High
Mar	7	High
Apr	10	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Odessa?

Odessa sits at 31.8°N, 102.4°W, 2,900 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is West Odessa, 7.5 mi away.

Topography around Odessa

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Odessa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 ft around an average of 2,904 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,138 ft.

The land around Odessa is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 2 miles, grassland (69%) within 10 miles, and grassland (81%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

102 ft

artificial surfaces 75%

10 miles

354 ft

grassland 69%

50 miles

1,138 ft

grassland 81%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

February weather nearby: West Odessa 7.5 mi · Midland 20 mi · Big Spring 59 mi · Hobbs 75 mi · Carlsbad 116 mi · San Angelo 117 mi · Lubbock 123 mi · Abilene 160 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 Odessa (31.8457°, -102.3676°, elevation 2,900 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	60	36
2	60	36
3	60	36
4	60	36
5	60	36
6	60	36
7	61	37
8	61	37
9	61	37
10	62	37
11	62	37
12	62	38
13	63	38
14	63	38
15	63	39
16	64	39
17	64	39
18	64	39
19	64	40
20	64	40
21	65	40
22	65	40
23	65	40
24	65	40
25	65	40
26	66	41
27	66	41
28	66	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	64	36
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	64	36
28	64	36

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	60	36
2	60	36
3	60	36
4	60	36
5	60	36
6	60	36
7	61	37
8	61	37
9	61	37
10	62	37
11	62	37
12	62	38
13	63	38
14	63	38
15	63	39
16	64	39
17	64	39
18	64	39
19	64	40
20	64	40
21	65	40
22	65	40
23	65	40
24	65	40
25	65	40
26	66	41
27	66	41
28	66	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	64	36
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	64	36
28	64	36

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	60	36
2	60	36
3	60	36
4	60	36
5	60	36
6	60	36
7	61	37
8	61	37
9	61	37
10	62	37
11	62	37
12	62	38
13	63	38
14	63	38
15	63	39
16	64	39
17	64	39
18	64	39
19	64	40
20	64	40
21	65	40
22	65	40
23	65	40
24	65	40
25	65	40
26	66	41
27	66	41
28	66	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	64	36
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	64	36
28	64	36

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1