Riverside weather in February

In February, Riverside sees average daytime highs of 64°F and overnight lows near 44°F, with 4.4 in of precipitation across 7.4 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 64°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 Riverside's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Riverside's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 64°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 44°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 4.4 in; 7.4 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 6:42 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover: 49%; 12th clearest
Wind: 3 mph; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 3.93 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.2; out of 10

Riverside is county seat of Riverside County, California, United States.

Density: 1,502/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1870

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 64°F through the month.

A typical February day in Riverside reaches about 64°F in the afternoon and slips back to 44°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 53°F and 76°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 3°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)	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	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	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45

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

How February really feels in Riverside

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.

Riverside 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	63° / 42°	3.8	6.6	10	6.2
Feb	64° / 44°	4.4	7.4	10.7	6.2
Mar	67° / 47°	2.7	6.8	11.7	6.8
Apr	71° / 50°	1.2	4.6	12.8	7.8
May	76° / 55°	0.6	2.6	13.7	8.6
Jun	83° / 60°	0.1	0.5	14.2	7.8
Jul	89° / 65°	0.1	0.5	14	5.5
Aug	91° / 67°	0.0	0.3	13.3	4.9
Sep	88° / 63°	0.2	1.2	12.2	6.1
Oct	79° / 56°	0.9	3.1	11.1	8.3
Nov	70° / 48°	1.2	3.5	10.2	7.9
Dec	62° / 42°	2.6	5.8	9.8	6.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 46%. 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 (%)	59	59	59	59	58	58	57	57	56	55	55	54	54	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	51	51	51
Cloudier (%)	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	52	48
20	52	48
21	52	48
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	51	49

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Riverside gets around 4.4 in of rain and snow over 7.4 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 26% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings 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 (%)	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	23	24	24	25	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	29

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
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	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	100	0
28	100	0

Wind in February

Winds average 3 mph in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 3 mph on the calmest days to 3 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)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	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 6:53 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 5:13 PM to 5:38 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	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	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	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:28
Sunset (PM)	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	6:53	5:13
2	10.4	6:53	5:14
3	10.4	6:52	5:15
4	10.4	6:51	5:16
5	10.4	6:50	5:17
6	10.5	6:50	5:18
7	10.5	6:49	5:19
8	10.5	6:48	5:20
9	10.6	6:47	5:21
10	10.6	6:46	5:22
11	10.6	6:46	5:23
12	10.6	6:45	5:24
13	10.7	6:44	5:25
14	10.7	6:43	5:25
15	10.7	6:42	5:26
16	10.8	6:41	5:27
17	10.8	6:40	5:28
18	10.8	6:39	5:29
19	10.9	6:38	5:30
20	10.9	6:37	5:31
21	10.9	6:36	5:32
22	11.0	6:35	5:33
23	11.0	6:34	5:34
24	11.0	6:33	5:35
25	11.1	6:31	5:36
26	11.1	6:30	5:36
27	11.1	6:29	5:37
28	11.2	6:28	5:38

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.98 kWh/m² to a high of 8.15 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.93 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)	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.6	Moderate
2	3.6	Moderate
3	3.6	Moderate
4	3.7	Moderate
5	3.7	Moderate
6	3.7	Moderate
7	3.7	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.8	Moderate
12	3.9	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	4.0	Moderate
17	4.0	Moderate
18	4.0	Bright
19	4.0	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Riverside?

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

6.2

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

1.8

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Riverside for sightseeing.

What to pack for Riverside in February

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

In February, Riverside sees daytime highs around 64°F and nights near 44°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Riverside in February

The nearest coast averages about 59°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 35 mi away) is warmest in August at about 69°F and coldest in February near 59°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 13 to Sep 28 — about 2.6 months when the water holds above 68°F.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	59	59	59	60	63	65	68	69	69	67	64	60
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	59	Cool
Feb	59	Cool
Mar	59	Cool
Apr	60	Cool
May	63	Cool
Jun	65	Cool
Jul	68	Refreshing
Aug	69	Refreshing
Sep	69	Refreshing
Oct	67	Cool
Nov	64	Cool
Dec	60	Cool

UV index in Riverside 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 Riverside peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	5	5	8	8	11	11	11	8	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Riverside 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 Riverside is worst in September — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (May, 12 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)	18	19	19	17	12	17	19	32	49	21	21	18
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	19	Moderate
Mar	19	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	12	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	32	Moderate
Sep	49	Poor
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	18	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Riverside?

Riverside sits at 34.0°N, 117.4°W, 827 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Rubidoux, 3.1 mi away.

Topography around Riverside

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Riverside has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 528 ft around an average of 856 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,585 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11,430 ft.

The land around Riverside is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and trees (26%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (49%) and grassland (25%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (27%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

528 ft

artificial surfaces 62%

10 miles

2,585 ft

artificial surfaces 49%

50 miles

11,430 ft

shrubs 27%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Rubidoux 3.1 mi · Glen Avon 6.2 mi · Jurupa Valley 7.5 mi · Bloomington 8.1 mi · Norco 8.7 mi · Moreno Valley 9.3 mi · Colton 9.3 mi · Eastvale 9.9 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 Riverside (33.9534°, -117.3962°, elevation 827 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	64	43
2	64	43
3	64	43
4	64	43
5	64	44
6	64	44
7	64	44
8	64	44
9	64	44
10	64	44
11	64	44
12	64	44
13	64	44
14	64	44
15	64	44
16	64	44
17	63	44
18	63	44
19	63	44
20	63	44
21	63	44
22	63	44
23	63	44
24	63	44
25	63	44
26	64	45
27	64	45
28	64	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	52	48
20	52	48
21	52	48
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	51	49

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
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	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	100	0
28	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	52	48
20	52	48
21	52	48
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	51	49

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
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	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	100	0
28	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	52	48
18	52	48
19	52	48
20	52	48
21	52	48
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	51	49

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
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	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	100	0
28	100	0