University Park weather in February

In February, University Park sees average daytime highs of 61°F and overnight lows near 42°F, with 3.0 in of precipitation across 7.7 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 58°F in the first days to 63°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is University Park's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see University Park's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 61°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 42°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 3.0 in; 7.7 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 7:18 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover: 54%; 10th clearest
Wind: 9 mph; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 3.51 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.2; out of 10

University Park is city in Dallas County, Texas, United States.

Density: 2,588/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1924

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 58°F in the first days to 63°F by the end.

A typical February day in University Park reaches about 61°F in the afternoon and slips back to 42°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 45°F and 75°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 4°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)	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	63
Avg low (°F)	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	58	39
2	58	39
3	58	39
4	58	40
5	58	40
6	59	40
7	59	40
8	59	40
9	59	40
10	60	41
11	60	41
12	60	41
13	60	41
14	61	42
15	61	42
16	61	42
17	61	42
18	62	42
19	62	43
20	62	43
21	62	43
22	62	43
23	62	43
24	63	44
25	63	44
26	63	44
27	63	44
28	63	44

How February really feels in University Park

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.

University Park weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	57° / 38°	2.8	7.1	10.1	4.3
Feb	61° / 42°	3.0	7.7	10.8	5.2
Mar	68° / 49°	3.9	9.5	11.8	6.4
Apr	75° / 56°	4.2	8.8	12.8	7.1
May	83° / 65°	5.0	10.7	13.7	5.9
Jun	90° / 73°	3.3	8.4	14.1	4.1
Jul	94° / 76°	1.6	5.8	13.9	3.0
Aug	94° / 76°	2.1	5.4	13.2	3.1
Sep	88° / 69°	2.5	5.9	12.2	5.1
Oct	78° / 58°	3.8	7.7	11.2	7.3
Nov	67° / 48°	3.5	7.2	10.3	6.7
Dec	58° / 40°	3.5	7	9.9	4.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

	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 (%)	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	51	50	50	50
Cloudier (%)	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	49	50	50	50

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	51	49
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	50	50

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

University Park gets around 3.0 in of rain and snow over 7.7 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 27% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings 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 (%)	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30
Snow chance (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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

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 90% 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 (%)	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88
Comfortable (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8
Humid (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	93	4	3
2	93	4	3
3	93	4	3
4	93	4	3
5	93	4	3
6	93	4	3
7	93	4	3
8	93	4	3
9	93	4	3
10	91	5	4
11	91	5	4
12	91	5	4
13	91	5	4
14	91	5	4
15	90	6	4
16	90	6	4
17	90	6	4
18	90	6	4
19	90	6	4
20	89	7	4
21	89	7	4
22	89	7	4
23	89	7	4
24	89	7	4
25	89	7	4
26	88	8	4
27	88	8	4
28	88	8	4

Wind in February

Winds average 9 mph in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 10 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	10	10	10	10	10	10
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
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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	10	light breeze
24	10	light breeze
25	10	light breeze
26	10	light breeze
27	10	light breeze
28	10	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 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 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:29 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:17 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)	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:04
Sunset (PM)	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.4	7:29	5:53
2	10.4	7:28	5:54
3	10.5	7:27	5:55
4	10.5	7:27	5:56
5	10.5	7:26	5:56
6	10.5	7:25	5:57
7	10.6	7:25	5:58
8	10.6	7:24	5:59
9	10.6	7:23	6:00
10	10.6	7:22	6:01
11	10.7	7:22	6:02
12	10.7	7:21	6:03
13	10.7	7:20	6:04
14	10.8	7:19	6:05
15	10.8	7:18	6:06
16	10.8	7:17	6:06
17	10.9	7:16	6:07
18	10.9	7:15	6:08
19	10.9	7:14	6:09
20	10.9	7:13	6:10
21	11.0	7:12	6:11
22	11.0	7:11	6:12
23	11.0	7:10	6:13
24	11.1	7:09	6:13
25	11.1	7:08	6:14
26	11.1	7:07	6:15
27	11.2	7:06	6:16
28	11.2	7:04	6:17

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.51 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)	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9
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	3.2	Moderate
2	3.2	Moderate
3	3.2	Moderate
4	3.3	Moderate
5	3.3	Moderate
6	3.3	Moderate
7	3.3	Moderate
8	3.4	Moderate
9	3.4	Moderate
10	3.4	Moderate
11	3.4	Moderate
12	3.5	Moderate
13	3.5	Moderate
14	3.5	Moderate
15	3.5	Moderate
16	3.5	Moderate
17	3.6	Moderate
18	3.6	Moderate
19	3.6	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.7	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.8	Moderate
25	3.8	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit University Park?

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

5.2

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

0.7

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit University Park for sightseeing.

What to pack for University Park in February

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

In February, University Park sees daytime highs around 61°F and nights near 42°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in University Park 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 University Park peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	6	9	10	10	10	10	8	6	5	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	9	Very high
May	10	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in University Park 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 University Park is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (October, 8 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)	8	8	10	11	14	16	19	15	11	8	8	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	11	Good
May	14	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	8	Good
Nov	8	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is University Park?

University Park sits at 32.9°N, 96.8°W, 548 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Dallas, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around University Park

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around University Park has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 ft around an average of 574 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 381 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 843 ft.

The land around University Park is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (45%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (33%) within 10 miles, and grassland (48%) and trees (24%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

174 ft

trees 52%

10 miles

381 ft

artificial surfaces 53%

50 miles

843 ft

grassland 48%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Dallas 4.3 mi · Farmers Branch 7.5 mi · Addison 8.1 mi · Richardson 8.1 mi · Carrollton 8.7 mi · Irving 8.7 mi · Garland 11 mi · Mesquite 13 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 University Park (32.8501°, -96.8003°, elevation 548 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	58	39
2	58	39
3	58	39
4	58	40
5	58	40
6	59	40
7	59	40
8	59	40
9	59	40
10	60	41
11	60	41
12	60	41
13	60	41
14	61	42
15	61	42
16	61	42
17	61	42
18	62	42
19	62	43
20	62	43
21	62	43
22	62	43
23	62	43
24	63	44
25	63	44
26	63	44
27	63	44
28	63	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	51	49
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	50	50

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	93	4	3
2	93	4	3
3	93	4	3
4	93	4	3
5	93	4	3
6	93	4	3
7	93	4	3
8	93	4	3
9	93	4	3
10	91	5	4
11	91	5	4
12	91	5	4
13	91	5	4
14	91	5	4
15	90	6	4
16	90	6	4
17	90	6	4
18	90	6	4
19	90	6	4
20	89	7	4
21	89	7	4
22	89	7	4
23	89	7	4
24	89	7	4
25	89	7	4
26	88	8	4
27	88	8	4
28	88	8	4

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	58	39
2	58	39
3	58	39
4	58	40
5	58	40
6	59	40
7	59	40
8	59	40
9	59	40
10	60	41
11	60	41
12	60	41
13	60	41
14	61	42
15	61	42
16	61	42
17	61	42
18	62	42
19	62	43
20	62	43
21	62	43
22	62	43
23	62	43
24	63	44
25	63	44
26	63	44
27	63	44
28	63	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	51	49
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	50	50

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	93	4	3
2	93	4	3
3	93	4	3
4	93	4	3
5	93	4	3
6	93	4	3
7	93	4	3
8	93	4	3
9	93	4	3
10	91	5	4
11	91	5	4
12	91	5	4
13	91	5	4
14	91	5	4
15	90	6	4
16	90	6	4
17	90	6	4
18	90	6	4
19	90	6	4
20	89	7	4
21	89	7	4
22	89	7	4
23	89	7	4
24	89	7	4
25	89	7	4
26	88	8	4
27	88	8	4
28	88	8	4

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	58	39
2	58	39
3	58	39
4	58	40
5	58	40
6	59	40
7	59	40
8	59	40
9	59	40
10	60	41
11	60	41
12	60	41
13	60	41
14	61	42
15	61	42
16	61	42
17	61	42
18	62	42
19	62	43
20	62	43
21	62	43
22	62	43
23	62	43
24	63	44
25	63	44
26	63	44
27	63	44
28	63	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	51	49
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	50	50

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	93	4	3
2	93	4	3
3	93	4	3
4	93	4	3
5	93	4	3
6	93	4	3
7	93	4	3
8	93	4	3
9	93	4	3
10	91	5	4
11	91	5	4
12	91	5	4
13	91	5	4
14	91	5	4
15	90	6	4
16	90	6	4
17	90	6	4
18	90	6	4
19	90	6	4
20	89	7	4
21	89	7	4
22	89	7	4
23	89	7	4
24	89	7	4
25	89	7	4
26	88	8	4
27	88	8	4
28	88	8	4