Rolling Meadows weather in February

In February, Rolling Meadows sees average daytime highs of 35°F and overnight lows near 20°F, with 1.9 in of precipitation across 6.9 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°F in the first days to 38°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Rolling Meadows's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rolling Meadows's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
11th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
1.9 in
6.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
6:57 AM – 5:16 PM
Cloud cover
67%
10th clearest
Wind
9 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Rolling Meadows is city in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

Density
1,657/km²
people per km²
Founded
1953

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°F in the first days to 38°F by the end.

A typical February day in Rolling Meadows reaches about 35°F in the afternoon and slips back to 20°F overnight — a 14°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°F and 49°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 4°F warmer than January and about 11°F cooler than March.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How February really feels in Rolling Meadows

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
28
25 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Rolling Meadows weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°2.18.16.19.30.0
Feb35° / 20°1.96.94.810.30.0
Mar46° / 30°2.59.73.211.71.2
Apr57° / 40°4.312.3113.13.8
May68° / 50°4.312.5014.45.9
Jun78° / 61°3.9120156.3
Jul82° / 66°3.611.4014.86.0
Aug80° / 64°3.710.5013.76.5
Sep74° / 56°2.98.5012.37.1
Oct61° / 44°3.19.10.110.85.2
Nov47° / 33°2.48.11.39.61.6
Dec36° / 24°2.18.24.390.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in February.

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Rolling Meadows gets around 1.9 in of rain and snow over 6.9 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 25% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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.

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Wind in February

Winds average 9 mph in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:13 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 4:58 PM to 5:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:134:58
29.87:124:59
39.87:115:00
49.97:105:02
59.97:095:03
69.97:085:04
710.07:075:06
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Rolling Meadows?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rolling Meadows.

What to pack for Rolling Meadows in February

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

In February, Rolling Meadows sees daytime highs around 35°F and nights near 20°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Rolling Meadows in February

The nearest coast averages about 36°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 20 mi away) is warmest in August at about 72°F and coldest in February near 36°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 14 to Sep 14 — about 2.1 months when the water holds above 68°F.

30°40°50°60°70°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan38Bracing
Feb36Bracing
Mar36Bracing
Apr39Bracing
May44Bracing
Jun56Bracing
Jul69Refreshing
Aug72Refreshing
Sep68Refreshing
Oct58Bracing
Nov48Bracing
Dec42Bracing

UV index in Rolling Meadows in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rolling Meadows peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Rolling Meadows 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 Rolling Meadows is worst in July — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJul 921 µg/m³Oct 2410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Rolling Meadows?

Rolling Meadows sits at 42.1°N, 88.0°W, 719 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Arlington Heights, 1.9 mi away.

Topography around Rolling Meadows

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Rolling Meadows has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 ft around an average of 725 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 374 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 892 ft.

The land around Rolling Meadows is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and trees (43%) within 2 miles, trees (39%), artificial surfaces (38%) and grassland (20%) within 10 miles, and water (29%) and cropland (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
128 ft
10 miles
374 ft
50 miles
892 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Arlington Heights 1.9 mi · Palatine 1.9 mi · Prospect Heights 3.7 mi · Mount Prospect 4.3 mi · Hoffman Estates 4.3 mi · Schaumburg 5.0 mi · Buffalo Grove 5.6 mi · Wheeling 5.6 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
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

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 Rolling Meadows (42.0842°, -88.0131°, elevation 719 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).