Whitney weather in February

In February, Whitney sees average daytime highs of 64°F and overnight lows near 44°F, with 1.0 in of precipitation across 4 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 62°F in the first days to 65°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Whitney's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Whitney's year-round climate.

Daytime high
64°
10th warmest
Overnight low
44°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
1.0 in
4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:36 AM – 5:14 PM
Cloud cover
41%
12th clearest
Wind
4 mph
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Whitney is census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States.

Density
2,219/km²
people per km²
Founded
1942

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 62°F in the first days to 65°F by the end.

A typical February day in Whitney reaches about 64°F in the afternoon and slips back to 44°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 54°F and 73°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 5°F warmer than January and about 8°F cooler than March.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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26243
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How February really feels in Whitney

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.

Whitney 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
Jan59° / 41°0.73.29.85.4
Feb64° / 44°1.0410.66.7
Mar71° / 50°0.6311.78.1
Apr79° / 56°0.21.412.98.3
May89° / 64°0.10.813.95.6
Jun99° / 73°0.10.314.41.9
Jul104° / 80°0.32.314.20.1
Aug102° / 79°0.42.613.40.6
Sep94° / 71°0.31.312.23.5
Oct81° / 59°0.31.311.17.9
Nov67° / 47°0.41.410.17.9
Dec57° / 40°0.72.59.65.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36931
46931
56931
66931
76931
86832
96832
106733
116634
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Whitney gets around 1.0 in of rain and snow over 4 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 precipitation averages around 14% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
19
29
39
410
510
610
710
811
911
1012
1112
1213
1314
1414
1515
1615
1716
1816
1917
2017
2117
2217
2317
2417
2517
2616
2716
2815

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 (%)
1100
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Wind in February

Winds average 4 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.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 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 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 4:59 PM to 5:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.26:484:59
210.26:475:00
310.26:465:01
410.36:465:02
510.36:455:04
610.36:445:05
710.46:435:06
810.46:425:07
910.46:425:08
1010.56:415:09
1110.56:405:10
1210.56:395:11
1310.66:385:12
1410.66:375:13
1510.66:365:14
1610.76:355:15
1710.76:345:16
1810.76:325:17
1910.86:315:18
2010.86:305:19
2110.86:295:20
2210.96:285:21
2310.96:275:22
2411.06:255:23
2511.06:245:24
2611.06:235:25
2711.16:225:26
2811.16:205:27

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.91 kWh/m² to a high of 8.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Moderate
104.0Bright
114.0Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.4Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.6Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Whitney?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Whitney for sightseeing.

What to pack for Whitney in February

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

In February, Whitney sees daytime highs around 64°F and nights near 44°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Whitney 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 Whitney peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Whitney?

Whitney sits at 36.1°N, 115.0°W, 1,942 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Henderson, 5.0 mi away.

Topography around Whitney

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Whitney has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 344 ft around an average of 1,670 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,871 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11,168 ft.

The land around Whitney is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and bare terrain (30%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (50%) and bare terrain (40%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (64%) and shrubs (21%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
344 ft
10 miles
2,871 ft
50 miles
11,168 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Henderson 5.0 mi · Winchester 5.0 mi · Paradise 6.2 mi · Las Vegas 7.5 mi · Sunrise Manor 8.1 mi · North Las Vegas 8.1 mi · Spring Valley 12 mi · Enterprise 12 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 Whitney (36.0983°, -115.0363°, elevation 1,942 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).