Ukiah weather in February

In February, Ukiah sees average daytime highs of 56°F and overnight lows near 38°F, with 6.7 in of precipitation across 10.8 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 56°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Ukiah's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ukiah's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 56°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 38°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 6.7 in; 10.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 7:13 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 10th clearest
Wind: 4 mph; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 3.04 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Ukiah is city in and county seat of Mendocino County, California, United States.

Density: 1,301/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1876

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 56°F through the month.

A typical February day in Ukiah reaches about 56°F in the afternoon and slips back to 38°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 46°F and 67°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°F warmer than January and about 3°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)	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56
Avg low (°F)	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	56	37
2	56	37
3	56	38
4	56	38
5	56	38
6	56	38
7	56	38
8	56	38
9	56	38
10	56	38
11	56	38
12	56	38
13	56	38
14	56	38
15	56	38
16	56	38
17	56	38
18	56	38
19	56	38
20	56	38
21	56	38
22	56	38
23	56	38
24	56	38
25	56	38
26	56	38
27	56	38
28	56	38

How February really feels in Ukiah

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

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.

Ukiah 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	54° / 37°	7.2	12.4	1.9	9.6	3.0
Feb	56° / 38°	6.7	10.8	2.3	10.5	3.6
Mar	59° / 40°	6.0	11.8	2	11.7	4.5
Apr	63° / 42°	3.1	8.3	0.5	13	5.9
May	70° / 47°	1.9	5.4	0	14.1	7.5
Jun	78° / 53°	0.6	2.2	0	14.7	8.6
Jul	85° / 57°	0.0	0.3	0	14.5	7.1
Aug	85° / 57°	0.1	0.4	0	13.5	7.2
Sep	82° / 54°	0.3	1.4	0	12.3	8.3
Oct	73° / 47°	2.2	4.6	0	11	8.1
Nov	60° / 40°	4.3	8.5	0.3	9.9	5.0
Dec	53° / 36°	7.8	12.2	1.3	9.3	2.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% 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 (%)	42	42	43	42	42	43	42	42	40	40	41	40	41	41	40	41	41	42	42	41	41	42	43	43	43	45	45	45
Cloudier (%)	58	58	57	58	58	57	58	58	60	60	59	60	59	59	60	59	59	58	58	59	59	58	57	57	57	55	55	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	43	57
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	41	59
12	40	60
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	40	60
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Ukiah gets around 6.7 in of rain and snow over 10.8 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 39% and peaks near 43% 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 (%)	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	42	42	41
Snow chance (%)	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	6
2	35	6
3	35	6
4	35	6
5	35	6
6	35	7
7	35	7
8	36	7
9	36	8
10	37	8
11	38	8
12	38	9
13	39	9
14	40	9
15	40	10
16	40	10
17	41	10
18	41	10
19	41	10
20	42	10
21	42	10
22	42	10
23	43	9
24	43	9
25	43	9
26	42	9
27	42	8
28	41	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	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
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
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 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 7:27 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:56 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	10.0	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	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:03	7:02	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:56
Sunset (PM)	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	7:27	5:26
2	10.0	7:26	5:27
3	10.0	7:25	5:28
4	10.1	7:25	5:29
5	10.1	7:24	5:30
6	10.1	7:23	5:31
7	10.2	7:22	5:32
8	10.2	7:21	5:34
9	10.3	7:20	5:35
10	10.3	7:19	5:36
11	10.3	7:18	5:37
12	10.4	7:17	5:38
13	10.4	7:15	5:39
14	10.4	7:14	5:41
15	10.5	7:13	5:42
16	10.5	7:12	5:43
17	10.6	7:11	5:44
18	10.6	7:10	5:45
19	10.6	7:08	5:46
20	10.7	7:07	5:47
21	10.7	7:06	5:48
22	10.8	7:05	5:50
23	10.8	7:03	5:51
24	10.8	7:02	5:52
25	10.9	7:00	5:53
26	10.9	6:59	5:54
27	11.0	6:58	5:55
28	11.0	6:56	5:56

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.92 kWh/m² to a high of 8.22 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.04 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)	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	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	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5
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	2.6	Moderate
2	2.6	Moderate
3	2.7	Moderate
4	2.7	Moderate
5	2.8	Moderate
6	2.8	Moderate
7	2.8	Moderate
8	2.8	Moderate
9	2.9	Moderate
10	2.9	Moderate
11	2.9	Moderate
12	3.0	Moderate
13	3.0	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	3.1	Moderate
17	3.1	Moderate
18	3.1	Moderate
19	3.2	Moderate
20	3.2	Moderate
21	3.3	Moderate
22	3.3	Moderate
23	3.3	Moderate
24	3.4	Moderate
25	3.4	Moderate
26	3.5	Moderate
27	3.5	Moderate
28	3.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ukiah

In seasonPeak

In February, Ukiah sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ukiah's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Ukiah?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ukiah.

What to pack for Ukiah in February

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

In February, Ukiah sees daytime highs around 56°F and nights near 38°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Ukiah in February

The nearest coast averages about 53°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 29 mi away) is warmest in September at about 55°F and coldest in April near 52°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	53	53	53	52	52	52	53	54	55	55	55	54
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	53	Bracing
Feb	53	Bracing
Mar	53	Bracing
Apr	52	Bracing
May	52	Bracing
Jun	52	Bracing
Jul	53	Bracing
Aug	54	Bracing
Sep	55	Bracing
Oct	55	Bracing
Nov	55	Bracing
Dec	54	Bracing

UV index in Ukiah 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 Ukiah peaks around July 10 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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	9	10	10	9	6	5	2	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Ukiah 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 Ukiah is worst in September — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.8× the cleanest month (June, 5 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)	6	8	9	8	6	5	14	29	31	14	8	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	6	Good
Jun	5	Good
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	29	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	8	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ukiah?

Ukiah sits at 39.2°N, 123.2°W, 633 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Clearlake, 34 mi away.

Topography around Ukiah

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Ukiah has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,765 ft around an average of 827 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,415 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,362 ft.

The land around Ukiah is covered by trees (51%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (20%) within 2 miles, trees (72%) and grassland (24%) within 10 miles, and trees (59%) and water (21%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

1,765 ft

trees 51%

10 miles

3,415 ft

trees 72%

50 miles

7,362 ft

trees 59%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Clearlake 34 mi · Windsor 47 mi · Santa Rosa 56 mi · Rohnert Park 62 mi · Agua Caliente 69 mi · Petaluma 70 mi · Napa 77 mi · Novato 80 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 Ukiah (39.1502°, -123.2078°, elevation 633 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).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	56	37
2	56	37
3	56	38
4	56	38
5	56	38
6	56	38
7	56	38
8	56	38
9	56	38
10	56	38
11	56	38
12	56	38
13	56	38
14	56	38
15	56	38
16	56	38
17	56	38
18	56	38
19	56	38
20	56	38
21	56	38
22	56	38
23	56	38
24	56	38
25	56	38
26	56	38
27	56	38
28	56	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	43	57
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	41	59
12	40	60
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	40	60
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	6
2	35	6
3	35	6
4	35	6
5	35	6
6	35	7
7	35	7
8	36	7
9	36	8
10	37	8
11	38	8
12	38	9
13	39	9
14	40	9
15	40	10
16	40	10
17	41	10
18	41	10
19	41	10
20	42	10
21	42	10
22	42	10
23	43	9
24	43	9
25	43	9
26	42	9
27	42	8
28	41	8

	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	56	37
2	56	37
3	56	38
4	56	38
5	56	38
6	56	38
7	56	38
8	56	38
9	56	38
10	56	38
11	56	38
12	56	38
13	56	38
14	56	38
15	56	38
16	56	38
17	56	38
18	56	38
19	56	38
20	56	38
21	56	38
22	56	38
23	56	38
24	56	38
25	56	38
26	56	38
27	56	38
28	56	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	43	57
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	41	59
12	40	60
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	40	60
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	6
2	35	6
3	35	6
4	35	6
5	35	6
6	35	7
7	35	7
8	36	7
9	36	8
10	37	8
11	38	8
12	38	9
13	39	9
14	40	9
15	40	10
16	40	10
17	41	10
18	41	10
19	41	10
20	42	10
21	42	10
22	42	10
23	43	9
24	43	9
25	43	9
26	42	9
27	42	8
28	41	8

	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	56	37
2	56	37
3	56	38
4	56	38
5	56	38
6	56	38
7	56	38
8	56	38
9	56	38
10	56	38
11	56	38
12	56	38
13	56	38
14	56	38
15	56	38
16	56	38
17	56	38
18	56	38
19	56	38
20	56	38
21	56	38
22	56	38
23	56	38
24	56	38
25	56	38
26	56	38
27	56	38
28	56	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	43	57
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	41	59
12	40	60
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	40	60
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	42	58
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	6
2	35	6
3	35	6
4	35	6
5	35	6
6	35	7
7	35	7
8	36	7
9	36	8
10	37	8
11	38	8
12	38	9
13	39	9
14	40	9
15	40	10
16	40	10
17	41	10
18	41	10
19	41	10
20	42	10
21	42	10
22	42	10
23	43	9
24	43	9
25	43	9
26	42	9
27	42	8
28	41	8

	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