Watsonville weather in February

In February, Watsonville sees average daytime highs of 60°F and overnight lows near 45°F, with 4.2 in of rain across 9 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 60°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Watsonville's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Watsonville's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 60°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 45°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 4.2 in; 9 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 7:04 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 11th clearest
Wind: 5 mph; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 3.45 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.9; out of 10

Watsonville is city in Santa Cruz County, California, United States.

Density: 3,052/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1868

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 60°F through the month.

A typical February day in Watsonville reaches about 60°F in the afternoon and slips back to 45°F overnight — a 15°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 53°F and 68°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°F warmer than January and about 2°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)	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60
Avg low (°F)	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	60	44
2	60	44
3	60	44
4	60	44
5	60	44
6	60	44
7	60	44
8	60	44
9	60	45
10	60	45
11	60	45
12	60	45
13	60	45
14	60	45
15	60	45
16	60	45
17	60	45
18	60	45
19	60	45
20	60	45
21	60	45
22	60	45
23	60	45
24	60	45
25	60	45
26	60	45
27	60	45
28	60	45

Watsonville 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.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	58° / 43°	4.2	8.7	9.8	4.6
Feb	60° / 45°	4.2	9	10.6	4.9
Mar	62° / 46°	3.0	8.4	11.7	5.6
Apr	64° / 48°	1.3	4.7	12.9	6.6
May	67° / 51°	0.6	2.8	13.9	7.6
Jun	70° / 53°	0.1	0.6	14.5	8.7
Jul	72° / 56°	0.0	0.2	14.3	9.2
Aug	73° / 57°	0.0	0.2	13.4	9.4
Sep	73° / 56°	0.1	0.5	12.3	9.3
Oct	71° / 52°	0.8	2.1	11	8.4
Nov	64° / 46°	1.8	5.3	10	6.5
Dec	58° / 43°	3.8	8.6	9.5	4.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% 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	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	48	49	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	49	49	50	51	51
Cloudier (%)	50	50	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	52	51	52	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	51	51	50	49	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	48	52
13	49	51
14	48	52
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	51	49

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Watsonville gets around 4.2 in of rain over 9 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

	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	28	29	30	30	31	32	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	32

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

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 99% 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 (%)	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

Wind in February

Winds average 5 mph in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 5 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	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:16 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:53 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)	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:16	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:49	6:48
Sunset (PM)	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	7:16	5:25
2	10.2	7:16	5:26
3	10.2	7:15	5:27
4	10.2	7:14	5:28
5	10.3	7:13	5:29
6	10.3	7:13	5:30
7	10.3	7:12	5:31
8	10.4	7:11	5:32
9	10.4	7:10	5:33
10	10.4	7:09	5:34
11	10.5	7:08	5:35
12	10.5	7:07	5:36
13	10.5	7:06	5:37
14	10.6	7:05	5:38
15	10.6	7:04	5:39
16	10.6	7:03	5:40
17	10.7	7:02	5:42
18	10.7	7:00	5:43
19	10.7	6:59	5:44
20	10.8	6:58	5:45
21	10.8	6:57	5:46
22	10.8	6:56	5:47
23	10.9	6:55	5:48
24	10.9	6:53	5:49
25	11.0	6:52	5:50
26	11.0	6:51	5:51
27	11.0	6:49	5:52
28	11.1	6:48	5:53

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.39 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.45 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)	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0
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	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.0	Moderate
2	3.0	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.1	Moderate
5	3.1	Moderate
6	3.2	Moderate
7	3.2	Moderate
8	3.2	Moderate
9	3.3	Moderate
10	3.3	Moderate
11	3.3	Moderate
12	3.3	Moderate
13	3.4	Moderate
14	3.4	Moderate
15	3.5	Moderate
16	3.5	Moderate
17	3.5	Moderate
18	3.6	Moderate
19	3.6	Moderate
20	3.6	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.7	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.8	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	4.0	Moderate
28	4.0	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Watsonville

In seasonPeak

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

Watsonville's rainy season runs December–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 Watsonville?

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

4.9

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.4

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Watsonville for sightseeing.

What to pack for Watsonville in February

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

In February, Watsonville sees daytime highs around 60°F and nights near 45°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Watsonville in February

The nearest coast averages about 55°F in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 58°F and coldest in April near 54°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)	55	55	55	54	54	55	57	58	58	58	56	55
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	55	Bracing
Feb	55	Bracing
Mar	55	Bracing
Apr	54	Bracing
May	54	Bracing
Jun	55	Bracing
Jul	57	Bracing
Aug	58	Bracing
Sep	58	Bracing
Oct	58	Bracing
Nov	56	Bracing
Dec	55	Bracing

UV index in Watsonville 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 Watsonville peaks around June 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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	8	11	10	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	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	High
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Watsonville 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 Watsonville is worst in August — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× 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)	7	8	8	7	6	5	8	22	15	12	8	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	8	Good
Apr	7	Good
May	6	Good
Jun	5	Good
Jul	8	Good
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	8	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Watsonville?

Watsonville sits at 36.9°N, 121.8°W, 33 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Prunedale, 11 mi away.

Topography around Watsonville

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Watsonville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 ft around an average of 43 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,651 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,121 ft.

The land around Watsonville is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and cropland (38%) within 2 miles, trees (43%) and water (21%) within 10 miles, and grassland (35%), trees (28%) and water (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

131 ft

artificial surfaces 40%

10 miles

2,651 ft

trees 43%

50 miles

5,121 ft

grassland 35%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: Prunedale 11 mi · Gilroy 12 mi · Live Oak 13 mi · Santa Cruz 16 mi · Marina 16 mi · Morgan Hill 16 mi · Salinas 17 mi · Hollister 20 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 Watsonville (36.9102°, -121.7569°, elevation 33 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	60	44
2	60	44
3	60	44
4	60	44
5	60	44
6	60	44
7	60	44
8	60	44
9	60	45
10	60	45
11	60	45
12	60	45
13	60	45
14	60	45
15	60	45
16	60	45
17	60	45
18	60	45
19	60	45
20	60	45
21	60	45
22	60	45
23	60	45
24	60	45
25	60	45
26	60	45
27	60	45
28	60	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	48	52
13	49	51
14	48	52
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	51	49

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	60	44
2	60	44
3	60	44
4	60	44
5	60	44
6	60	44
7	60	44
8	60	44
9	60	45
10	60	45
11	60	45
12	60	45
13	60	45
14	60	45
15	60	45
16	60	45
17	60	45
18	60	45
19	60	45
20	60	45
21	60	45
22	60	45
23	60	45
24	60	45
25	60	45
26	60	45
27	60	45
28	60	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	48	52
13	49	51
14	48	52
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	51	49

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	60	44
2	60	44
3	60	44
4	60	44
5	60	44
6	60	44
7	60	44
8	60	44
9	60	45
10	60	45
11	60	45
12	60	45
13	60	45
14	60	45
15	60	45
16	60	45
17	60	45
18	60	45
19	60	45
20	60	45
21	60	45
22	60	45
23	60	45
24	60	45
25	60	45
26	60	45
27	60	45
28	60	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	48	52
13	49	51
14	48	52
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	51	49

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1