Twentynine Palms weather in February

In February, Twentynine Palms sees average daytime highs of 64°F and overnight lows near 45°F, with 0.8 in of rain across 3 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 55% 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 Twentynine Palms's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Twentynine Palms's year-round climate.

Daytime high
64°
10th warmest
Overnight low
45°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
0.8 in
3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:37 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover
38%
11th clearest
Wind
5 mph
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Twentynine Palms is city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.

Density
170/km²
people per km²
Founded
1920

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

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 Twentynine Palms reaches about 64°F in the afternoon and slips back to 45°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 55°F and 75°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 4°F warmer than January and about 7°F cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Twentynine Palms

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
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.

Twentynine Palms 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan61° / 43°0.62.6106.2
Feb64° / 45°0.8310.77.2
Mar71° / 49°0.42.111.78.3
Apr78° / 54°0.21.212.88.7
May87° / 62°0.10.613.86.4
Jun96° / 70°0.00.214.23.0
Jul101° / 77°0.32.4141.2
Aug100° / 76°0.42.413.31.6
Sep93° / 69°0.21.512.24.1
Oct81° / 59°0.30.911.18.2
Nov68° / 48°0.20.910.28.2
Dec59° / 42°0.62.29.85.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27228
37228
47129
57228
67228
77228
87228
97129
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Twentynine Palms gets around 0.8 in of rain over 3 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 rain averages around 11% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
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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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Dry (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 5 mph in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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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 6:48 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 5:07 PM to 5:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.36:485:07
210.36:475:08
310.46:475:09
410.46:465:10
510.46:455:11
610.56:455:12
710.56:445:13
810.56:435:14
910.56:425:15
1010.66:415:16
1110.66:415:17
1210.66:405:18
1310.76:395:19
1410.76:385:20
1510.76:375:21
1610.86:365:22
1710.86:355:23
1810.86:345:24
1910.96:335:24
2010.96:325:25
2110.96:315:26
2211.06:305:27
2311.06:285:28
2411.06:275:29
2511.16:265:30
2611.16:255:31
2711.16:245:32
2811.26:235:33

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.18 kWh/m² to a high of 8.64 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
34.0Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
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265.0Bright
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285.1Bright
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Twentynine Palms?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Twentynine Palms for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Twentynine Palms in February

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

In February, Twentynine Palms sees daytime highs around 64°F and nights near 45°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Twentynine Palms 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 Twentynine Palms peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Twentynine Palms 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 Twentynine Palms is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.6× the cleanest month (December, 4 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodSep 1418 µg/m³Dec 154 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep20Moderate
Oct6Good
Nov5Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Twentynine Palms?

Twentynine Palms sits at 34.1°N, 116.1°W, 1,988 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Yucca Valley, 22 mi away.

Topography around Twentynine Palms

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Twentynine Palms has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,588 ft around an average of 2,073 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,209 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11,650 ft.

The land around Twentynine Palms is covered by bare terrain (75%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 2 miles, bare terrain (79%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (73%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
1,588 ft
10 miles
4,209 ft
50 miles
11,650 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Yucca Valley 22 mi · Desert Hot Springs 29 mi · Indio 30 mi · Coachella 32 mi · Palm Desert 34 mi · Cathedral City 34 mi · Rancho Mirage 34 mi · Palm Springs 35 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 Twentynine Palms (34.1356°, -116.0542°, elevation 1,988 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).