Salisbury weather in February

In February, Salisbury sees average daytime highs of 48°F and overnight lows near 32°F, with 3.0 in of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 46°F in the first days to 51°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 Salisbury's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salisbury's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 48°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 32°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 3.0 in; 8.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 7:01 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover: 59%; 12th clearest
Wind: 9 mph; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.22 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.8; out of 10

Salisbury is city in southeastern Maryland, United States.

Density: 916/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1732

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

Highs climb over the month, from about 46°F in the first days to 51°F by the end.

A typical February day in Salisbury reaches about 48°F in the afternoon and slips back to 32°F overnight — a 16°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°F and 62°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°F warmer than January and about 7°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)	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	51	51	51
Avg low (°F)	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	35

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	46	30
2	46	30
3	46	30
4	46	31
5	46	31
6	46	31
7	46	31
8	46	31
9	47	31
10	47	31
11	47	31
12	47	31
13	47	32
14	47	32
15	48	32
16	48	32
17	48	33
18	49	33
19	49	33
20	49	33
21	49	33
22	50	34
23	50	34
24	50	34
25	50	34
26	51	35
27	51	35
28	51	35

How February really feels in Salisbury

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.

Salisbury 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.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	46° / 31°	3.3	9.5	2.1	9.6	1.2
Feb	48° / 32°	3.0	8.8	2.1	10.5	1.8
Mar	55° / 39°	4.1	10.7	1.2	11.7	3.6
Apr	65° / 48°	3.3	9.6	0.2	13	6.0
May	74° / 57°	3.5	10.4	0	14.1	6.7
Jun	82° / 66°	3.7	11.2	0	14.6	5.9
Jul	87° / 72°	4.4	13	0	14.4	4.6
Aug	85° / 70°	4.7	12	0	13.5	5.1
Sep	79° / 64°	4.0	9.8	0	12.3	6.7
Oct	69° / 53°	4.1	8.1	0	11	6.8
Nov	58° / 42°	3.0	8.1	0	9.9	4.7
Dec	50° / 35°	3.5	9.1	1	9.4	2.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 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 (%)	49	49	48	48	48	47	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	48	47	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	46
Cloudier (%)	51	51	52	52	52	53	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	52	53	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Salisbury gets around 3.0 in of rain and snow over 8.8 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 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 2 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 (%)	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36
Snow chance (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	28	7
2	28	7
3	28	7
4	28	7
5	28	7
6	28	7
7	29	7
8	29	7
9	29	7
10	30	7
11	30	8
12	30	8
13	31	8
14	31	8
15	32	8
16	32	8
17	33	8
18	33	8
19	33	8
20	34	8
21	34	8
22	35	8
23	35	8
24	36	8
25	36	8
26	36	8
27	36	8
28	36	8

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
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 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.

	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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	9	light breeze
2	9	light breeze
3	9	light breeze
4	9	light breeze
5	9	light breeze
6	9	light breeze
7	9	light breeze
8	9	light breeze
9	9	light breeze
10	9	light breeze
11	9	light breeze
12	9	light breeze
13	9	light breeze
14	9	light breeze
15	9	light breeze
16	9	light breeze
17	9	light breeze
18	9	light breeze
19	9	light breeze
20	9	light breeze
21	9	light breeze
22	9	light breeze
23	9	light breeze
24	9	light breeze
25	9	light breeze
26	9	light breeze
27	9	light breeze
28	9	light breeze

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 7:15 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:47 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	10.1	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	10.6	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)	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	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	6:57	6:56	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:46	6:45
Sunset (PM)	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:46	5:47

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	7:15	5:17
2	10.1	7:14	5:18
3	10.1	7:13	5:19
4	10.1	7:12	5:20
5	10.2	7:12	5:21
6	10.2	7:11	5:22
7	10.2	7:10	5:24
8	10.3	7:09	5:25
9	10.3	7:08	5:26
10	10.3	7:07	5:27
11	10.4	7:06	5:28
12	10.4	7:05	5:29
13	10.4	7:04	5:30
14	10.5	7:03	5:31
15	10.5	7:01	5:33
16	10.6	7:00	5:34
17	10.6	6:59	5:35
18	10.6	6:58	5:36
19	10.7	6:57	5:37
20	10.7	6:56	5:38
21	10.7	6:54	5:39
22	10.8	6:53	5:40
23	10.8	6:52	5:41
24	10.9	6:50	5:42
25	10.9	6:49	5:43
26	10.9	6:48	5:44
27	11.0	6:46	5:46
28	11.0	6:45	5:47

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.22 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	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7
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	2.9	Moderate
4	2.9	Moderate
5	2.9	Moderate
6	3.0	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	3.3	Moderate
19	3.4	Moderate
20	3.4	Moderate
21	3.4	Moderate
22	3.5	Moderate
23	3.5	Moderate
24	3.5	Moderate
25	3.6	Moderate
26	3.6	Moderate
27	3.7	Moderate
28	3.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Salisbury

In seasonPeak

None of Salisbury's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Salisbury sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane

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Oct

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Is February a good time to visit Salisbury?

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

1.8

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Salisbury.

What to pack for Salisbury in February

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

In February, Salisbury sees daytime highs around 48°F and nights near 32°F. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Salisbury in February

The nearest coast averages about 41°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 30 mi away) is warmest in August at about 76°F and coldest in February near 41°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 17 to Oct 9 — about 3.8 months when the water holds above 68°F.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	44	41	43	49	58	68	75	76	73	67	58	50
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	44	Bracing
Feb	41	Bracing
Mar	43	Bracing
Apr	49	Bracing
May	58	Bracing
Jun	68	Refreshing
Jul	75	Refreshing
Aug	76	Warm
Sep	73	Refreshing
Oct	67	Cool
Nov	58	Bracing
Dec	50	Bracing

UV index in Salisbury 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 Salisbury peaks around July 10 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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	5	6	8	8	9	6	6	4	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

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

Location & terrain

Where is Salisbury?

Salisbury sits at 38.4°N, 75.6°W, 23 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Easton, 39 mi away.

Topography around Salisbury

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Salisbury has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 ft around an average of 36 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 ft.

The land around Salisbury is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 2 miles, trees (62%) within 10 miles, and water (47%) and trees (27%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

121 ft

trees 45%

10 miles

164 ft

trees 62%

50 miles

230 ft

water 47%

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

February weather nearby: Easton 39 mi · Cape May 55 mi · Dover 55 mi · Annapolis 65 mi · Parole 66 mi · Arnold 67 mi · Greater Upper Marlboro 70 mi · Lake Shore 70 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 Salisbury (38.3607°, -75.5994°, elevation 23 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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. 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	46	30
2	46	30
3	46	30
4	46	31
5	46	31
6	46	31
7	46	31
8	46	31
9	47	31
10	47	31
11	47	31
12	47	31
13	47	32
14	47	32
15	48	32
16	48	32
17	48	33
18	49	33
19	49	33
20	49	33
21	49	33
22	50	34
23	50	34
24	50	34
25	50	34
26	51	35
27	51	35
28	51	35

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	28	7
2	28	7
3	28	7
4	28	7
5	28	7
6	28	7
7	29	7
8	29	7
9	29	7
10	30	7
11	30	8
12	30	8
13	31	8
14	31	8
15	32	8
16	32	8
17	33	8
18	33	8
19	33	8
20	34	8
21	34	8
22	35	8
23	35	8
24	36	8
25	36	8
26	36	8
27	36	8
28	36	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
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	46	30
2	46	30
3	46	30
4	46	31
5	46	31
6	46	31
7	46	31
8	46	31
9	47	31
10	47	31
11	47	31
12	47	31
13	47	32
14	47	32
15	48	32
16	48	32
17	48	33
18	49	33
19	49	33
20	49	33
21	49	33
22	50	34
23	50	34
24	50	34
25	50	34
26	51	35
27	51	35
28	51	35

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	28	7
2	28	7
3	28	7
4	28	7
5	28	7
6	28	7
7	29	7
8	29	7
9	29	7
10	30	7
11	30	8
12	30	8
13	31	8
14	31	8
15	32	8
16	32	8
17	33	8
18	33	8
19	33	8
20	34	8
21	34	8
22	35	8
23	35	8
24	36	8
25	36	8
26	36	8
27	36	8
28	36	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
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	46	30
2	46	30
3	46	30
4	46	31
5	46	31
6	46	31
7	46	31
8	46	31
9	47	31
10	47	31
11	47	31
12	47	31
13	47	32
14	47	32
15	48	32
16	48	32
17	48	33
18	49	33
19	49	33
20	49	33
21	49	33
22	50	34
23	50	34
24	50	34
25	50	34
26	51	35
27	51	35
28	51	35

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	28	7
2	28	7
3	28	7
4	28	7
5	28	7
6	28	7
7	29	7
8	29	7
9	29	7
10	30	7
11	30	8
12	30	8
13	31	8
14	31	8
15	32	8
16	32	8
17	33	8
18	33	8
19	33	8
20	34	8
21	34	8
22	35	8
23	35	8
24	36	8
25	36	8
26	36	8
27	36	8
28	36	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
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