Rio Linda weather in February

In February, Rio Linda sees average daytime highs of 62°F and overnight lows near 44°F, with 4.4 in of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 62°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high: 62°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 44°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 4.4 in; 9.4 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 7:05 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 10th clearest
Wind: 6 mph; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 3.18 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.4; out of 10

Rio Linda is census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.

Density: 589/km²; people per km²

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 62°F through the month.

A typical February day in Rio Linda reaches about 62°F in the afternoon and slips back to 44°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 55°F and 71°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 4°F warmer than January and about 5°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)	61	61	61	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	64	64	64
Avg low (°F)	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	61	43
2	61	43
3	61	43
4	61	43
5	62	44
6	62	44
7	62	44
8	62	44
9	62	44
10	62	44
11	62	44
12	62	44
13	62	44
14	62	44
15	62	44
16	63	44
17	63	44
18	63	45
19	63	45
20	63	45
21	63	45
22	63	45
23	63	45
24	63	45
25	63	45
26	64	45
27	64	45
28	64	45

How February really feels in Rio Linda

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

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Rio Linda weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	58° / 42°	4.7	9.9	9.6	4.4
Feb	62° / 44°	4.4	9.4	10.5	5.4
Mar	67° / 47°	3.7	9	11.7	6.5
Apr	74° / 51°	1.7	5.6	13	7.6
May	83° / 57°	1.0	3.7	14.1	7.2
Jun	91° / 61°	0.2	1.1	14.7	4.8
Jul	94° / 63°	0.0	0	14.4	3.7
Aug	93° / 62°	0.0	0.1	13.5	4.1
Sep	89° / 60°	0.1	0.6	12.3	5.6
Oct	79° / 54°	1.3	3.1	11	8.1
Nov	66° / 46°	2.4	6.5	9.9	6.6
Dec	58° / 41°	4.5	10	9.3	4.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

	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 (%)	45	45	45	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	46	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	50	50
Cloudier (%)	55	55	55	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	53	53	54	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	50	50

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	46	54
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	50	50
28	50	50

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Rio Linda gets around 4.4 in of rain 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 rain averages around 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	31
5	31
6	31
7	32
8	32
9	33
10	34
11	34
12	35
13	35
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	35
18	35
19	35
20	35
21	35
22	35
23	35
24	35
25	35
26	34
27	34
28	33

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 (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	2	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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
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	98	2
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 6 mph in February.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours 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 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:19 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:50 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)	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	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	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:50	6:49
Sunset (PM)	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:49	5:50

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	7:19	5:20
2	10.0	7:18	5:21
3	10.1	7:17	5:22
4	10.1	7:17	5:23
5	10.1	7:16	5:24
6	10.2	7:15	5:25
7	10.2	7:14	5:26
8	10.2	7:13	5:27
9	10.3	7:12	5:29
10	10.3	7:11	5:30
11	10.4	7:10	5:31
12	10.4	7:09	5:32
13	10.4	7:08	5:33
14	10.5	7:07	5:34
15	10.5	7:05	5:35
16	10.5	7:04	5:36
17	10.6	7:03	5:38
18	10.6	7:02	5:39
19	10.7	7:01	5:40
20	10.7	6:59	5:41
21	10.7	6:58	5:42
22	10.8	6:57	5:43
23	10.8	6:56	5:44
24	10.9	6:54	5:45
25	10.9	6:53	5:46
26	10.9	6:52	5:47
27	11.0	6:50	5:49
28	11.0	6:49	5:50

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.05 kWh/m² to a high of 8.19 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.18 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)	2.7	2.7	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	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	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	2.7	Moderate
2	2.7	Moderate
3	2.8	Moderate
4	2.8	Moderate
5	2.8	Moderate
6	2.9	Moderate
7	2.9	Moderate
8	2.9	Moderate
9	3.0	Moderate
10	3.0	Moderate
11	3.0	Moderate
12	3.1	Moderate
13	3.1	Moderate
14	3.1	Moderate
15	3.2	Moderate
16	3.2	Moderate
17	3.3	Moderate
18	3.3	Moderate
19	3.4	Moderate
20	3.4	Moderate
21	3.4	Moderate
22	3.5	Moderate
23	3.5	Moderate
24	3.6	Moderate
25	3.6	Moderate
26	3.7	Moderate
27	3.7	Moderate
28	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Rio Linda

In seasonPeak

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

Rio Linda's rainy season runs November–March, 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 Rio Linda?

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

5.4

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

1.3

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Rio Linda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rio Linda in February

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

In February, Rio Linda sees daytime highs around 62°F and nights near 44°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Rio Linda 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 Rio Linda peaks around June 20 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 2 (low).

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	3	4	6	8	10	10	9	6	5	2	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Rio Linda 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 Rio Linda is worst in September — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (June, 11 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	15	18	15	11	11	21	37	41	21	31	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	18	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	11	Good
Jun	11	Good
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	37	Poor
Sep	41	Poor
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	31	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Rio Linda?

Rio Linda sits at 38.7°N, 121.4°W, 56 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is North Highlands, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Rio Linda

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Rio Linda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 ft around an average of 49 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,269 ft.

The land around Rio Linda is covered by grassland (47%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (32%), cropland (25%) and grassland (24%) within 10 miles, and trees (37%), grassland (31%) and cropland (23%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

69 ft

grassland 47%

10 miles

246 ft

artificial surfaces 32%

50 miles

5,269 ft

trees 37%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: North Highlands 4.3 mi · Foothill Farms 5.6 mi · Antelope 6.2 mi · Arden-Arcade 7.5 mi · Sacramento 8.1 mi · Carmichael 8.1 mi · West Sacramento 8.7 mi · Citrus Heights 9.3 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 Rio Linda (38.691°, -121.4486°, elevation 56 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	61	43
2	61	43
3	61	43
4	61	43
5	62	44
6	62	44
7	62	44
8	62	44
9	62	44
10	62	44
11	62	44
12	62	44
13	62	44
14	62	44
15	62	44
16	63	44
17	63	44
18	63	45
19	63	45
20	63	45
21	63	45
22	63	45
23	63	45
24	63	45
25	63	45
26	64	45
27	64	45
28	64	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	46	54
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	50	50
28	50	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	31
5	31
6	31
7	32
8	32
9	33
10	34
11	34
12	35
13	35
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	35
18	35
19	35
20	35
21	35
22	35
23	35
24	35
25	35
26	34
27	34
28	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
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	98	2
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	61	43
2	61	43
3	61	43
4	61	43
5	62	44
6	62	44
7	62	44
8	62	44
9	62	44
10	62	44
11	62	44
12	62	44
13	62	44
14	62	44
15	62	44
16	63	44
17	63	44
18	63	45
19	63	45
20	63	45
21	63	45
22	63	45
23	63	45
24	63	45
25	63	45
26	64	45
27	64	45
28	64	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	46	54
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	50	50
28	50	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	31
5	31
6	31
7	32
8	32
9	33
10	34
11	34
12	35
13	35
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	35
18	35
19	35
20	35
21	35
22	35
23	35
24	35
25	35
26	34
27	34
28	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
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	98	2
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	61	43
2	61	43
3	61	43
4	61	43
5	62	44
6	62	44
7	62	44
8	62	44
9	62	44
10	62	44
11	62	44
12	62	44
13	62	44
14	62	44
15	62	44
16	63	44
17	63	44
18	63	45
19	63	45
20	63	45
21	63	45
22	63	45
23	63	45
24	63	45
25	63	45
26	64	45
27	64	45
28	64	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	46	54
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	50	50
28	50	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	31
5	31
6	31
7	32
8	32
9	33
10	34
11	34
12	35
13	35
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	35
18	35
19	35
20	35
21	35
22	35
23	35
24	35
25	35
26	34
27	34
28	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
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	98	2
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