Pittsburg weather in February

In February, Pittsburg sees average daytime highs of 61°F and overnight lows near 44°F, with 3.7 in of rain across 8.7 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 61°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Pittsburg's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pittsburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 61°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 44°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 3.7 in; 8.7 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 7:06 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover: 59%; 11th clearest
Wind: 5 mph; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 3.24 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.1; out of 10

Pittsburg is city in Contra Costa County, California, United States.

Density: 1,400/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1839

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 61°F through the month.

A typical February day in Pittsburg reaches about 61°F in the afternoon and slips back to 44°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 54°F and 68°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 4°F warmer than January and about 4°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	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	62	62	62	62	62	62
Avg low (°F)	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	60	44
2	60	44
3	60	44
4	60	44
5	60	44
6	60	44
7	61	44
8	61	44
9	61	44
10	61	44
11	61	44
12	61	44
13	61	44
14	61	44
15	61	44
16	61	45
17	61	45
18	61	45
19	61	45
20	61	45
21	61	45
22	61	45
23	62	45
24	62	45
25	62	45
26	62	45
27	62	45
28	62	45

Pittsburg 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	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	57° / 42°	3.7	8.9	9.7	4.2
Feb	61° / 44°	3.7	8.7	10.5	5.1
Mar	65° / 47°	2.8	8.3	11.7	6.3
Apr	69° / 49°	1.3	4.7	13	7.4
May	74° / 52°	0.7	2.9	14	8.5
Jun	80° / 55°	0.1	0.8	14.6	8.8
Jul	82° / 57°	0.0	0.2	14.4	8.8
Aug	82° / 57°	0.1	0.2	13.5	8.7
Sep	81° / 56°	0.1	0.4	12.3	8.7
Oct	75° / 53°	0.8	2.8	11	8.6
Nov	65° / 47°	1.7	5.4	9.9	6.5
Dec	57° / 43°	3.3	8.6	9.4	4.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

	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 (%)	46	46	47	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	46	47	46	46	46	47	48	48	48	49	49	48
Cloudier (%)	54	54	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	54	53	54	54	54	53	52	52	52	51	51	52

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	46	54
18	47	53
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	47	53
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	48	52

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Pittsburg gets around 3.7 in of rain over 8.7 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 rain averages around 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days. 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 (%)	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	30	31	31	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	32	32

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

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 99% 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	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
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	100	0
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

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
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
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10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
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16	5	calm
17	5	calm
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26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm

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 7:19 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:52 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	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:19	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:51	6:50
Sunset (PM)	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	7:19	5:23
2	10.1	7:19	5:24
3	10.1	7:18	5:25
4	10.2	7:17	5:26
5	10.2	7:16	5:27
6	10.2	7:15	5:28
7	10.3	7:14	5:29
8	10.3	7:13	5:30
9	10.3	7:12	5:32
10	10.4	7:11	5:33
11	10.4	7:10	5:34
12	10.4	7:09	5:35
13	10.5	7:08	5:36
14	10.5	7:07	5:37
15	10.5	7:06	5:38
16	10.6	7:05	5:39
17	10.6	7:04	5:40
18	10.6	7:03	5:41
19	10.7	7:01	5:43
20	10.7	7:00	5:44
21	10.8	6:59	5:45
22	10.8	6:58	5:46
23	10.8	6:56	5:47
24	10.9	6:55	5:48
25	10.9	6:54	5:49
26	11.0	6:53	5:50
27	11.0	6:51	5:51
28	11.0	6:50	5:52

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.14 kWh/m² to a high of 8.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.24 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)	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8
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	2.8	Moderate
2	2.8	Moderate
3	2.8	Moderate
4	2.9	Moderate
5	2.9	Moderate
6	2.9	Moderate
7	3.0	Moderate
8	3.0	Moderate
9	3.0	Moderate
10	3.1	Moderate
11	3.1	Moderate
12	3.1	Moderate
13	3.2	Moderate
14	3.2	Moderate
15	3.2	Moderate
16	3.3	Moderate
17	3.3	Moderate
18	3.4	Moderate
19	3.4	Moderate
20	3.4	Moderate
21	3.5	Moderate
22	3.5	Moderate
23	3.6	Moderate
24	3.6	Moderate
25	3.7	Moderate
26	3.7	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Pittsburg?

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

5.1

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.7

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Pittsburg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pittsburg in February

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

In February, Pittsburg sees daytime highs around 61°F and nights near 44°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Pittsburg in February

The nearest coast averages about 53°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 42 mi away) is warmest in September at about 58°F and coldest in April near 53°F.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	53	53	54	53	53	54	56	58	58	57	55	54
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	53	Bracing
Feb	53	Bracing
Mar	54	Bracing
Apr	53	Bracing
May	53	Bracing
Jun	54	Bracing
Jul	56	Bracing
Aug	58	Bracing
Sep	58	Bracing
Oct	57	Bracing
Nov	55	Bracing
Dec	54	Bracing

UV index in Pittsburg in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pittsburg peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	4	6	8	10	10	10	6	5	2	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	5	High
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg is worst in September — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (June, 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)	13	13	13	10	8	7	10	25	29	27	16	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	10	Good
May	8	Good
Jun	7	Good
Jul	10	Good
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	29	Moderate
Oct	27	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	12	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Pittsburg?

Pittsburg sits at 38.0°N, 121.9°W, 26 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Bay Point, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Pittsburg

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Pittsburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 ft around an average of 36 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,586 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,452 ft.

The land around Pittsburg is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and water (23%) within 2 miles, grassland (40%) within 10 miles, and grassland (32%) and trees (23%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

233 ft

artificial surfaces 45%

10 miles

3,586 ft

grassland 40%

50 miles

4,452 ft

grassland 32%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: Bay Point 4.3 mi · Antioch 4.3 mi · Concord 8.7 mi · Oakley 9.3 mi · Pleasant Hill 11 mi · Brentwood 12 mi · Walnut Creek 13 mi · Martinez 14 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 Pittsburg (38.028°, -121.8847°, elevation 26 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. 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	60	44
2	60	44
3	60	44
4	60	44
5	60	44
6	60	44
7	61	44
8	61	44
9	61	44
10	61	44
11	61	44
12	61	44
13	61	44
14	61	44
15	61	44
16	61	45
17	61	45
18	61	45
19	61	45
20	61	45
21	61	45
22	61	45
23	62	45
24	62	45
25	62	45
26	62	45
27	62	45
28	62	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	46	54
18	47	53
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	47	53
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	48	52

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
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	100	0
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	60	44
2	60	44
3	60	44
4	60	44
5	60	44
6	60	44
7	61	44
8	61	44
9	61	44
10	61	44
11	61	44
12	61	44
13	61	44
14	61	44
15	61	44
16	61	45
17	61	45
18	61	45
19	61	45
20	61	45
21	61	45
22	61	45
23	62	45
24	62	45
25	62	45
26	62	45
27	62	45
28	62	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	46	54
18	47	53
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	47	53
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	48	52

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
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	100	0
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	60	44
2	60	44
3	60	44
4	60	44
5	60	44
6	60	44
7	61	44
8	61	44
9	61	44
10	61	44
11	61	44
12	61	44
13	61	44
14	61	44
15	61	44
16	61	45
17	61	45
18	61	45
19	61	45
20	61	45
21	61	45
22	61	45
23	62	45
24	62	45
25	62	45
26	62	45
27	62	45
28	62	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	46	54
18	47	53
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	47	53
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	48	52

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
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	100	0
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1