Sun Valley weather in February

In February, Sun Valley sees average daytime highs of 43°F and overnight lows near 24°F, with 2.3 in of precipitation across 8.5 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 43°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Sun Valley's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sun Valley's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 43°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 2.3 in; 8.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 24 min; 7:00 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 10th clearest
Wind: 4 mph; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 3.86 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.6; out of 10

Sun Valley is place in Washoe County, Nevada, USA.

Density: 500/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 43°F through the month.

A typical February day in Sun Valley reaches about 43°F in the afternoon and slips back to 24°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°F and 55°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 4°F warmer than January and about 6°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)	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45
Avg low (°F)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	42	24
2	42	24
3	42	24
4	43	24
5	43	24
6	43	24
7	43	24
8	43	24
9	43	25
10	43	25
11	43	25
12	44	25
13	44	25
14	44	25
15	44	25
16	44	25
17	44	25
18	44	25
19	44	25
20	44	25
21	44	25
22	44	25
23	44	25
24	44	25
25	44	25
26	44	25
27	45	25
28	45	25

How February really feels in Sun Valley

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.

Sun Valley 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	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	40° / 22°	2.6	8	6.8	9.5	0.0
Feb	43° / 24°	2.3	8.5	7.3	10.4	0.6
Mar	50° / 28°	2.2	8	6	11.7	2.4
Apr	57° / 34°	1.3	6.9	3.6	13	4.4
May	67° / 42°	1.2	6.8	1.2	14.1	6.8
Jun	78° / 50°	0.6	3.5	0.2	14.7	8.1
Jul	87° / 56°	0.4	2.8	0	14.5	6.1
Aug	85° / 56°	0.3	2.7	0	13.6	6.6
Sep	77° / 50°	0.4	2.5	0	12.3	8.6
Oct	64° / 40°	0.9	3.5	0.8	10.9	7.0
Nov	50° / 29°	1.4	5.7	3.6	9.8	2.6
Dec	39° / 21°	2.5	7.6	6.6	9.3	0.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% 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 (%)	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	45	45	46	46	46	47	46	46	48	48	47	47	48	48	48	49
Cloudier (%)	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	55	55	54	54	54	53	54	54	52	52	53	53	52	52	52	51

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Sun Valley gets around 2.3 in of rain and snow over 8.5 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

	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 (%)	25	25	26	26	26	27	28	28	29	30	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	30
Snow chance (%)	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	24	25	26	26	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	27	26	26

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

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 4 mph in February.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min 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 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:14 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 5:11 PM to 5:42 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)	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	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	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:14	7:14	7:13	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	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:43
Sunset (PM)	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.9	7:14	5:11
2	10.0	7:14	5:12
3	10.0	7:13	5:13
4	10.0	7:12	5:14
5	10.1	7:11	5:16
6	10.1	7:10	5:17
7	10.1	7:09	5:18
8	10.2	7:08	5:19
9	10.2	7:07	5:20
10	10.3	7:06	5:21
11	10.3	7:05	5:23
12	10.3	7:04	5:24
13	10.4	7:03	5:25
14	10.4	7:01	5:26
15	10.4	7:00	5:27
16	10.5	6:59	5:28
17	10.5	6:58	5:29
18	10.6	6:57	5:31
19	10.6	6:55	5:32
20	10.6	6:54	5:33
21	10.7	6:53	5:34
22	10.7	6:51	5:35
23	10.8	6:50	5:36
24	10.8	6:49	5:37
25	10.9	6:47	5:39
26	10.9	6:46	5:40
27	10.9	6:45	5:41
28	11.0	6:43	5:42

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.42 kWh/m² to a high of 8.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.86 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)	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	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	3.3	Moderate
2	3.3	Moderate
3	3.3	Moderate
4	3.4	Moderate
5	3.4	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.5	Moderate
8	3.5	Moderate
9	3.6	Moderate
10	3.6	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.7	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	4.0	Moderate
18	4.0	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Sun Valley?

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

0.6

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 Sun Valley.

What to pack for Sun Valley in February

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

In February, Sun Valley sees daytime highs around 43°F and nights near 24°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 Sun Valley in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sun Valley peaks around June 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 2 (moderate).

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)	3	4	5	7	9	11	11	10	7	5	2	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	High
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Sun Valley 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 Sun Valley is worst in July — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 8.5× the cleanest month (December, 6 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)	7	8	10	10	10	10	51	42	45	15	7	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	10	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	51	Poor
Aug	42	Poor
Sep	45	Poor
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	7	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Sun Valley?

Sun Valley sits at 39.6°N, 119.8°W, 4,724 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Sparks, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Sun Valley

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Sun Valley has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,112 ft around an average of 4,898 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,911 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,779 ft.

The land around Sun Valley is covered by grassland (51%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 2 miles, grassland (55%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 10 miles, and grassland (40%) and trees (29%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

1,112 ft

grassland 51%

10 miles

3,911 ft

grassland 55%

50 miles

7,779 ft

grassland 40%

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

February weather nearby: Sparks 4.3 mi · Reno 5.0 mi · Spanish Springs 5.0 mi · Fernley 28 mi · Truckee 29 mi · Carson City 30 mi · Lake Tahoe 47 mi · Susanville 73 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 Sun Valley (39.5963°, -119.776°, elevation 4,724 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	42	24
2	42	24
3	42	24
4	43	24
5	43	24
6	43	24
7	43	24
8	43	24
9	43	25
10	43	25
11	43	25
12	44	25
13	44	25
14	44	25
15	44	25
16	44	25
17	44	25
18	44	25
19	44	25
20	44	25
21	44	25
22	44	25
23	44	25
24	44	25
25	44	25
26	44	25
27	45	25
28	45	25

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

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

	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	42	24
2	42	24
3	42	24
4	43	24
5	43	24
6	43	24
7	43	24
8	43	24
9	43	25
10	43	25
11	43	25
12	44	25
13	44	25
14	44	25
15	44	25
16	44	25
17	44	25
18	44	25
19	44	25
20	44	25
21	44	25
22	44	25
23	44	25
24	44	25
25	44	25
26	44	25
27	45	25
28	45	25

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

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

	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	42	24
2	42	24
3	42	24
4	43	24
5	43	24
6	43	24
7	43	24
8	43	24
9	43	25
10	43	25
11	43	25
12	44	25
13	44	25
14	44	25
15	44	25
16	44	25
17	44	25
18	44	25
19	44	25
20	44	25
21	44	25
22	44	25
23	44	25
24	44	25
25	44	25
26	44	25
27	45	25
28	45	25

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

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

	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