Payson weather in February

In February, Payson sees average daytime highs of 53°F and overnight lows near 31°F, with 2.8 in of precipitation across 6.5 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 53°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Payson's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Payson's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 53°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 31°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 2.8 in; 6.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 7:18 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover: 47%; 12th clearest
Wind: 5 mph; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.31 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

Payson is town in Gila County, Arizona, United States.

Density: 306/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1973

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 53°F through the month.

A typical February day in Payson reaches about 53°F in the afternoon and slips back to 31°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 41°F and 64°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)	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54
Avg low (°F)	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	51	29
2	52	29
3	52	30
4	52	30
5	52	30
6	52	30
7	52	30
8	52	30
9	52	30
10	53	30
11	53	31
12	53	31
13	53	31
14	53	31
15	53	31
16	53	31
17	53	31
18	53	31
19	53	31
20	53	31
21	53	31
22	53	31
23	53	31
24	53	31
25	53	31
26	53	31
27	54	31
28	54	31

How February really feels in Payson

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.

Payson weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	50° / 29°	2.6	6.1	3.8	10	2.7
Feb	53° / 31°	2.8	6.5	4.2	10.7	3.2
Mar	58° / 34°	2.2	6.3	2.8	11.7	5.0
Apr	65° / 40°	1.0	3.9	1.4	12.8	7.2
May	74° / 48°	0.6	3.5	0.1	13.8	8.4
Jun	85° / 56°	0.3	1.9	0	14.2	7.0
Jul	87° / 62°	2.3	11.5	0	14.1	4.8
Aug	85° / 62°	1.9	11.3	0	13.3	5.3
Sep	80° / 56°	1.3	6	0	12.2	7.6
Oct	70° / 46°	1.4	4.2	0.3	11.1	8.1
Nov	59° / 36°	1.6	4.1	1.3	10.2	5.5
Dec	50° / 29°	2.4	6.1	3.7	9.8	2.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. 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 (%)	64	64	63	63	63	62	62	61	60	59	59	58	58	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	59	59	60
Cloudier (%)	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	41	41	42	42	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	60	40

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Payson gets around 2.8 in of rain and snow over 6.5 wet days in February, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 23% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	22	23	23	24	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26
Snow chance (%)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16

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

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 5 mph in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
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7	5	calm
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22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 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 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:29 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:14 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)	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:29	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04
Sunset (PM)	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	7:29	5:48
2	10.3	7:29	5:49
3	10.4	7:28	5:50
4	10.4	7:27	5:51
5	10.4	7:27	5:52
6	10.5	7:26	5:53
7	10.5	7:25	5:54
8	10.5	7:24	5:55
9	10.5	7:23	5:56
10	10.6	7:23	5:57
11	10.6	7:22	5:58
12	10.6	7:21	5:59
13	10.7	7:20	6:00
14	10.7	7:19	6:01
15	10.7	7:18	6:02
16	10.8	7:17	6:03
17	10.8	7:16	6:04
18	10.8	7:15	6:05
19	10.9	7:14	6:05
20	10.9	7:13	6:06
21	10.9	7:12	6:07
22	11.0	7:11	6:08
23	11.0	7:10	6:09
24	11.0	7:09	6:10
25	11.1	7:07	6:11
26	11.1	7:06	6:12
27	11.1	7:05	6:13
28	11.2	7:04	6:14

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.07 kWh/m² to a high of 8.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4.31 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)	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	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	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	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	3.9	Moderate
2	3.9	Moderate
3	3.9	Moderate
4	4.0	Moderate
5	4.0	Moderate
6	4.0	Bright
7	4.0	Bright
8	4.1	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Payson?

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

3.2

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 Payson.

What to pack for Payson in February

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

In February, Payson sees daytime highs around 53°F and nights near 31°F. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Payson 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 Payson peaks around June 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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	6	6	9	12	12	11	9	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

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

Air quality in Payson 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 Payson is worst in June — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (January, 7 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)	7	7	7	13	11	26	14	9	12	14	11	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	7	Good
Mar	7	Good
Apr	13	Moderate
May	11	Good
Jun	26	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	9	Good
Sep	12	Good
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Payson?

Payson sits at 34.2°N, 111.3°W, 4,921 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Fountain Hills, 48 mi away.

Topography around Payson

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Payson has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 623 ft around an average of 4,997 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,052 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,136 ft.

The land around Payson is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 2 miles, trees (52%) and shrubs (37%) within 10 miles, and trees (40%), shrubs (35%) and grassland (23%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

623 ft

trees 47%

10 miles

4,052 ft

trees 52%

50 miles

7,136 ft

trees 40%

treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Fountain Hills 48 mi · Sedona 50 mi · Anthem 53 mi · Apache Junction 58 mi · Scottsdale 60 mi · Deer Valley 60 mi · Prescott Valley 62 mi · Mesa 63 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 Payson (34.2309°, -111.3251°, elevation 4,921 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).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	51	29
2	52	29
3	52	30
4	52	30
5	52	30
6	52	30
7	52	30
8	52	30
9	52	30
10	53	30
11	53	31
12	53	31
13	53	31
14	53	31
15	53	31
16	53	31
17	53	31
18	53	31
19	53	31
20	53	31
21	53	31
22	53	31
23	53	31
24	53	31
25	53	31
26	53	31
27	54	31
28	54	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	60	40

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

	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	51	29
2	52	29
3	52	30
4	52	30
5	52	30
6	52	30
7	52	30
8	52	30
9	52	30
10	53	30
11	53	31
12	53	31
13	53	31
14	53	31
15	53	31
16	53	31
17	53	31
18	53	31
19	53	31
20	53	31
21	53	31
22	53	31
23	53	31
24	53	31
25	53	31
26	53	31
27	54	31
28	54	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	60	40

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

	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	51	29
2	52	29
3	52	30
4	52	30
5	52	30
6	52	30
7	52	30
8	52	30
9	52	30
10	53	30
11	53	31
12	53	31
13	53	31
14	53	31
15	53	31
16	53	31
17	53	31
18	53	31
19	53	31
20	53	31
21	53	31
22	53	31
23	53	31
24	53	31
25	53	31
26	53	31
27	54	31
28	54	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	60	40

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

	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