Owensboro weather in February

In February, Owensboro sees average daytime highs of 47°F and overnight lows near 31°F, with 3.6 in of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 44°F in the first days to 51°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Owensboro's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Owensboro's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 47°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 31°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 3.6 in; 9.4 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 6:47 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 12th clearest
Wind: 8 mph; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 3 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.5; out of 10

Owensboro is county seat of Daviess County, Kentucky, United States.

Density: 1,052/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1797

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 44°F in the first days to 51°F by the end.

A typical February day in Owensboro reaches about 47°F in the afternoon and slips back to 31°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°F and 63°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 4°F warmer than January and about 10°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)	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	50	50	51	51	51	51
Avg low (°F)	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	34

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	44	28
2	44	28
3	44	28
4	44	28
5	45	28
6	45	29
7	45	29
8	45	29
9	45	29
10	46	29
11	46	29
12	46	30
13	46	30
14	47	30
15	47	31
16	47	31
17	48	31
18	48	31
19	48	32
20	49	32
21	49	32
22	49	32
23	50	33
24	50	33
25	51	33
26	51	33
27	51	33
28	51	34

How February really feels in Owensboro

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.

Owensboro weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	43° / 28°	3.8	9.8	2.3	9.7	0.5
Feb	47° / 31°	3.6	9.4	2.5	10.5	1.5
Mar	57° / 39°	4.7	11.6	1	11.7	4.0
Apr	68° / 49°	5.1	11.6	0	12.9	6.0
May	77° / 59°	4.7	12.3	0	14	6.4
Jun	84° / 68°	3.8	11.1	0	14.6	5.3
Jul	87° / 71°	3.5	10.3	0	14.3	4.7
Aug	86° / 69°	3.0	8.1	0	13.5	5.2
Sep	80° / 61°	3.5	7.9	0	12.3	6.8
Oct	69° / 49°	3.7	8.1	0	11	6.8
Nov	56° / 39°	3.8	9	0.6	10	4.0
Dec	46° / 32°	4.4	10.6	1.9	9.4	1.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

	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 (%)	38	38	37	37	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	35	36	37
Cloudier (%)	62	62	63	63	64	64	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	67	66	66	66	65	64	63

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	35	65
27	36	64
28	37	63

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Owensboro gets around 3.6 in of rain and snow over 9.4 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 3 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 (%)	29	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	33
Snow chance (%)	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	29	9
2	30	9
3	30	9
4	31	10
5	31	10
6	32	10
7	32	11
8	33	11
9	33	11
10	34	11
11	34	11
12	34	11
13	35	10
14	35	10
15	35	10
16	35	9
17	35	9
18	35	8
19	35	8
20	35	7
21	35	7
22	35	6
23	34	6
24	34	6
25	34	5
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	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	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	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

Wind in February

Winds average 8 mph in February.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:00 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 5:04 PM to 5:33 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)	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	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	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:30
Sunset (PM)	5:04	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	7:00	5:04
2	10.1	6:59	5:05
3	10.1	6:58	5:06
4	10.2	6:57	5:07
5	10.2	6:56	5:09
6	10.2	6:56	5:10
7	10.3	6:55	5:11
8	10.3	6:54	5:12
9	10.3	6:53	5:13
10	10.4	6:52	5:14
11	10.4	6:51	5:15
12	10.4	6:50	5:16
13	10.5	6:49	5:17
14	10.5	6:48	5:18
15	10.5	6:47	5:20
16	10.6	6:45	5:21
17	10.6	6:44	5:22
18	10.7	6:43	5:23
19	10.7	6:42	5:24
20	10.7	6:41	5:25
21	10.8	6:40	5:26
22	10.8	6:38	5:27
23	10.8	6:37	5:28
24	10.9	6:36	5:29
25	10.9	6:34	5:30
26	11.0	6:33	5:31
27	11.0	6:32	5:32
28	11.0	6:30	5:33

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3 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)	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5
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	2.6	Moderate
2	2.6	Moderate
3	2.7	Moderate
4	2.7	Moderate
5	2.7	Moderate
6	2.8	Moderate
7	2.8	Moderate
8	2.8	Moderate
9	2.8	Moderate
10	2.8	Moderate
11	2.9	Moderate
12	2.9	Moderate
13	2.9	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	3.0	Moderate
17	3.0	Moderate
18	3.1	Moderate
19	3.1	Moderate
20	3.2	Moderate
21	3.2	Moderate
22	3.3	Moderate
23	3.3	Moderate
24	3.3	Moderate
25	3.4	Moderate
26	3.4	Moderate
27	3.5	Moderate
28	3.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Owensboro

In seasonPeak

None of Owensboro's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Owensboro sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Owensboro?

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

1.5

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 Owensboro.

What to pack for Owensboro in February

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

In February, Owensboro sees daytime highs around 47°F and nights near 31°F. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

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UV index in Owensboro in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Owensboro peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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)	2	3	5	6	8	9	9	8	7	4	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

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

Air quality in Owensboro 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 Owensboro is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (November, 8 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)	9	11	12	12	15	17	20	16	12	8	8	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	12	Good
Apr	12	Good
May	15	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	12	Moderate
Oct	8	Good
Nov	8	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Owensboro?

Owensboro sits at 37.8°N, 87.1°W, 394 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Henderson, 26 mi away.

Topography around Owensboro

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Owensboro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 ft around an average of 394 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 617 ft.

The land around Owensboro is covered by artificial surfaces (32%) and trees (24%) within 2 miles, cropland (57%) and trees (22%) within 10 miles, and trees (50%) and cropland (35%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

157 ft

artificial surfaces 32%

10 miles

269 ft

cropland 57%

50 miles

617 ft

trees 50%

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

February weather nearby: Henderson 26 mi · Evansville 28 mi · Madisonville 37 mi · Jasper 43 mi · Radcliff 64 mi · Bowling Green 65 mi · Hopkinsville 66 mi · Vincennes 66 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 Owensboro (37.7742°, -87.1133°, elevation 394 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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	44	28
2	44	28
3	44	28
4	44	28
5	45	28
6	45	29
7	45	29
8	45	29
9	45	29
10	46	29
11	46	29
12	46	30
13	46	30
14	47	30
15	47	31
16	47	31
17	48	31
18	48	31
19	48	32
20	49	32
21	49	32
22	49	32
23	50	33
24	50	33
25	51	33
26	51	33
27	51	33
28	51	34

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	35	65
27	36	64
28	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	29	9
2	30	9
3	30	9
4	31	10
5	31	10
6	32	10
7	32	11
8	33	11
9	33	11
10	34	11
11	34	11
12	34	11
13	35	10
14	35	10
15	35	10
16	35	9
17	35	9
18	35	8
19	35	8
20	35	7
21	35	7
22	35	6
23	34	6
24	34	6
25	34	5
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	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	44	28
2	44	28
3	44	28
4	44	28
5	45	28
6	45	29
7	45	29
8	45	29
9	45	29
10	46	29
11	46	29
12	46	30
13	46	30
14	47	30
15	47	31
16	47	31
17	48	31
18	48	31
19	48	32
20	49	32
21	49	32
22	49	32
23	50	33
24	50	33
25	51	33
26	51	33
27	51	33
28	51	34

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	35	65
27	36	64
28	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	29	9
2	30	9
3	30	9
4	31	10
5	31	10
6	32	10
7	32	11
8	33	11
9	33	11
10	34	11
11	34	11
12	34	11
13	35	10
14	35	10
15	35	10
16	35	9
17	35	9
18	35	8
19	35	8
20	35	7
21	35	7
22	35	6
23	34	6
24	34	6
25	34	5
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	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	44	28
2	44	28
3	44	28
4	44	28
5	45	28
6	45	29
7	45	29
8	45	29
9	45	29
10	46	29
11	46	29
12	46	30
13	46	30
14	47	30
15	47	31
16	47	31
17	48	31
18	48	31
19	48	32
20	49	32
21	49	32
22	49	32
23	50	33
24	50	33
25	51	33
26	51	33
27	51	33
28	51	34

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	33	67
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	35	65
27	36	64
28	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	29	9
2	30	9
3	30	9
4	31	10
5	31	10
6	32	10
7	32	11
8	33	11
9	33	11
10	34	11
11	34	11
12	34	11
13	35	10
14	35	10
15	35	10
16	35	9
17	35	9
18	35	8
19	35	8
20	35	7
21	35	7
22	35	6
23	34	6
24	34	6
25	34	5
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	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1