Sparta weather in February

In February, Sparta sees average daytime highs of 39°F and overnight lows near 23°F, with 3.0 in of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°F in the first days to 42°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Sparta's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sparta's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 39°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 3.0 in; 8.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 24 min; 7:02 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 6th clearest
Wind: 8 mph; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 3 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°F in the first days to 42°F by the end.

A typical February day in Sparta reaches about 39°F in the afternoon and slips back to 23°F overnight — a 15°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°F and 52°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°F warmer than January and about 8°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)	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	42
Avg low (°F)	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	36	21
2	36	21
3	36	21
4	37	22
5	37	22
6	37	22
7	37	22
8	37	22
9	37	22
10	37	22
11	37	22
12	38	22
13	38	23
14	38	23
15	38	23
16	39	23
17	39	24
18	39	24
19	40	24
20	40	24
21	40	25
22	40	25
23	41	25
24	41	25
25	41	26
26	42	26
27	42	26
28	42	26

How February really feels in Sparta

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

14 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Sparta 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	36° / 22°	3.5	9.5	5.6	9.4	0.0
Feb	39° / 23°	3.0	8.8	4.6	10.4	0.0
Mar	47° / 31°	4.1	10.9	4.1	11.7	1.5
Apr	59° / 41°	3.7	10.8	0.7	13.1	4.4
May	69° / 51°	3.7	11.7	0	14.3	6.1
Jun	78° / 60°	3.9	11.3	0	14.9	6.4
Jul	83° / 65°	3.7	10.7	0	14.6	5.7
Aug	81° / 64°	3.6	10.5	0	13.6	6.3
Sep	74° / 56°	4.2	9.6	0	12.3	6.9
Oct	62° / 45°	4.0	9	0.2	10.9	5.4
Nov	50° / 35°	3.2	8.3	1	9.7	2.5
Dec	40° / 28°	4.0	10	4	9.1	0.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 58%.

	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 (%)	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	41	41	41	40	41	40	40	39	40	40	40	40
Cloudier (%)	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	59	59	59	60	59	60	60	61	60	60	60	60

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	40	60
21	41	59
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	39	61
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Sparta 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 35% on the wettest days, and about 5 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	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35
Snow chance (%)	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

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

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	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 8 mph in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 8 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)	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
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	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	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	light breeze
10	7	light breeze
11	8	light breeze
12	8	light breeze
13	8	light breeze
14	8	light breeze
15	8	light breeze
16	8	light breeze
17	8	light breeze
18	8	light breeze
19	8	light breeze
20	8	light breeze
21	8	light breeze
22	8	light breeze
23	8	light breeze
24	8	light breeze
25	8	light breeze
26	8	light breeze
27	8	light breeze
28	8	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 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 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:17 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 5:07 PM to 5:40 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)	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9
Sunrise (AM)	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	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:54	6:53	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:47	6:46	6:44
Sunset (PM)	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:39	5:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.8	7:17	5:07
2	9.9	7:16	5:08
3	9.9	7:15	5:09
4	9.9	7:14	5:11
5	10.0	7:13	5:12
6	10.0	7:12	5:13
7	10.1	7:11	5:14
8	10.1	7:10	5:16
9	10.1	7:09	5:17
10	10.2	7:08	5:18
11	10.2	7:07	5:19
12	10.2	7:06	5:20
13	10.3	7:05	5:22
14	10.3	7:03	5:23
15	10.4	7:02	5:24
16	10.4	7:01	5:25
17	10.5	7:00	5:27
18	10.5	6:58	5:28
19	10.5	6:57	5:29
20	10.6	6:56	5:30
21	10.6	6:54	5:31
22	10.7	6:53	5:33
23	10.7	6:51	5:34
24	10.8	6:50	5:35
25	10.8	6:49	5:36
26	10.8	6:47	5:37
27	10.9	6:46	5:39
28	10.9	6:44	5:40

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3 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)	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	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
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	2.5	Moderate
2	2.6	Moderate
3	2.6	Moderate
4	2.6	Moderate
5	2.7	Moderate
6	2.7	Moderate
7	2.8	Moderate
8	2.8	Moderate
9	2.8	Moderate
10	2.9	Moderate
11	2.9	Moderate
12	2.9	Moderate
13	3.0	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	3.0	Moderate
17	3.1	Moderate
18	3.1	Moderate
19	3.1	Moderate
20	3.2	Moderate
21	3.2	Moderate
22	3.2	Moderate
23	3.3	Moderate
24	3.3	Moderate
25	3.3	Moderate
26	3.4	Moderate
27	3.4	Moderate
28	3.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Sparta

In seasonPeak

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

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

Atlantic hurricane

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Is February a good time to visit Sparta?

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

0.0

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 Sparta.

What to pack for Sparta in February

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

In February, Sparta sees daytime highs around 39°F and nights near 23°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

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UV index in Sparta 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 Sparta peaks around July 11 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 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	8	6	6	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	6	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Sparta 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 Sparta is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 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)	9	11	12	12	15	15	16	13	11	8	7	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	12	Good
Apr	12	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	8	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Sparta?

Sparta sits at 41.0°N, 74.6°W, 748 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Hopatcong Hills, 6.2 mi away.

Topography around Sparta

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Sparta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 745 ft around an average of 899 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,079 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,530 ft.

The land around Sparta is covered by trees (76%) within 2 miles, trees (80%) within 10 miles, and trees (75%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

745 ft

trees 76%

10 miles

1,079 ft

trees 80%

50 miles

2,530 ft

trees 75%

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

February weather nearby: Hopatcong Hills 6.2 mi · Dover 11 mi · Denville 13 mi · Randolph 13 mi · West Milford 16 mi · Parsippany 16 mi · Morristown 18 mi · Wayne 21 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 Sparta (41.0334°, -74.6385°, elevation 748 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). 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	36	21
2	36	21
3	36	21
4	37	22
5	37	22
6	37	22
7	37	22
8	37	22
9	37	22
10	37	22
11	37	22
12	38	22
13	38	23
14	38	23
15	38	23
16	39	23
17	39	24
18	39	24
19	40	24
20	40	24
21	40	25
22	40	25
23	41	25
24	41	25
25	41	26
26	42	26
27	42	26
28	42	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	40	60
21	41	59
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	39	61
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	36	21
2	36	21
3	36	21
4	37	22
5	37	22
6	37	22
7	37	22
8	37	22
9	37	22
10	37	22
11	37	22
12	38	22
13	38	23
14	38	23
15	38	23
16	39	23
17	39	24
18	39	24
19	40	24
20	40	24
21	40	25
22	40	25
23	41	25
24	41	25
25	41	26
26	42	26
27	42	26
28	42	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	40	60
21	41	59
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	39	61
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	36	21
2	36	21
3	36	21
4	37	22
5	37	22
6	37	22
7	37	22
8	37	22
9	37	22
10	37	22
11	37	22
12	38	22
13	38	23
14	38	23
15	38	23
16	39	23
17	39	24
18	39	24
19	40	24
20	40	24
21	40	25
22	40	25
23	41	25
24	41	25
25	41	26
26	42	26
27	42	26
28	42	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	40	60
21	41	59
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	39	61
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100