Wichita Falls weather in February

In February, Wichita Falls sees average daytime highs of 59°F and overnight lows near 37°F, with 1.8 in of precipitation across 5.4 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 56°F in the first days to 62°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 Wichita Falls's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wichita Falls's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 59°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 37°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 1.8 in; 5.4 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 7:26 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover: 48%; 10th clearest
Wind: 10 mph; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 3.82 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.2; out of 10

Wichita Falls is city in and county seat of Wichita County, Texas, United States.

Density: 560/km²; people per km²

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 56°F in the first days to 62°F by the end.

A typical February day in Wichita Falls reaches about 59°F in the afternoon and slips back to 37°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 41°F and 75°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 5°F warmer than January and about 8°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	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	62	62	62	62
Avg low (°F)	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	40	40

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	56	34
2	56	35
3	56	35
4	56	35
5	57	35
6	57	35
7	57	35
8	57	35
9	58	36
10	58	36
11	58	36
12	58	36
13	59	37
14	59	37
15	59	37
16	60	37
17	60	38
18	60	38
19	60	38
20	61	38
21	61	38
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	62	39
26	62	39
27	62	40
28	62	40

How February really feels in Wichita Falls

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 22 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

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Wichita Falls weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	55° / 33°	1.4	4.7	0.7	10	4.0
Feb	59° / 37°	1.8	5.4	0.8	10.7	5.2
Mar	67° / 45°	2.9	7.3	0.2	11.7	6.8
Apr	76° / 53°	3.3	6.7	0	12.8	7.6
May	83° / 63°	4.2	10.1	0	13.7	5.9
Jun	91° / 72°	3.2	8	0	14.2	3.8
Jul	96° / 76°	1.5	5.2	0	14	2.6
Aug	95° / 75°	1.7	5.3	0	13.3	2.8
Sep	87° / 67°	2.6	6.7	0	12.2	5.2
Oct	77° / 55°	3.3	6.6	0	11.1	7.7
Nov	65° / 44°	2.0	5	0.2	10.2	6.7
Dec	55° / 35°	1.9	4.9	0.7	9.8	4.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 43%.

	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 (%)	59	59	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56
Cloudier (%)	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	56	44
28	56	44

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Wichita Falls gets around 1.8 in of rain and snow over 5.4 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 19% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 1 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 (%)	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Snow chance (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

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

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 98% 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	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	96
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	96	4

Wind in February

Winds average 10 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	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	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
9	9	light breeze
10	9	light breeze
11	10	light breeze
12	10	light breeze
13	10	light breeze
14	10	light breeze
15	10	light breeze
16	10	light breeze
17	10	light breeze
18	10	light breeze
19	10	light breeze
20	10	light breeze
21	10	light breeze
22	10	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 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 7:37 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:23 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)	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	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	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:37	7:37	7:36	7:35	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:13	7:12
Sunset (PM)	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	7:37	5:57
2	10.4	7:37	5:58
3	10.4	7:36	5:59
4	10.4	7:35	6:00
5	10.4	7:35	6:01
6	10.5	7:34	6:02
7	10.5	7:33	6:03
8	10.5	7:32	6:04
9	10.6	7:32	6:05
10	10.6	7:31	6:06
11	10.6	7:30	6:07
12	10.6	7:29	6:08
13	10.7	7:28	6:09
14	10.7	7:27	6:10
15	10.7	7:26	6:11
16	10.8	7:25	6:12
17	10.8	7:24	6:13
18	10.8	7:23	6:14
19	10.9	7:22	6:15
20	10.9	7:21	6:15
21	10.9	7:20	6:16
22	11.0	7:19	6:17
23	11.0	7:18	6:18
24	11.0	7:17	6:19
25	11.1	7:16	6:20
26	11.1	7:15	6:21
27	11.1	7:13	6:22
28	11.2	7:12	6:23

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.99 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.82 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)	3.5	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	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.5	Moderate
2	3.5	Moderate
3	3.5	Moderate
4	3.5	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.6	Moderate
7	3.6	Moderate
8	3.6	Moderate
9	3.7	Moderate
10	3.7	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.8	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	3.9	Moderate
19	4.0	Moderate
20	4.0	Moderate
21	4.0	Bright
22	4.0	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Wichita Falls?

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

0.4

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Wichita Falls for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wichita Falls in February

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

In February, Wichita Falls sees daytime highs around 59°F and nights near 37°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Wichita Falls 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 Wichita Falls peaks around July 11 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 — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	6	9	9	10	10	10	8	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	9	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Wichita Falls 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 Wichita Falls is worst in July — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (November, 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	7	8	8	11	13	15	12	9	5	5	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	7	Good
Mar	8	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	11	Good
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	9	Good
Oct	5	Good
Nov	5	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Wichita Falls?

Wichita Falls sits at 33.9°N, 98.5°W, 948 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Lawton, 48 mi away.

Topography around Wichita Falls

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Wichita Falls has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 ft around an average of 958 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 768 ft.

The land around Wichita Falls is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), trees (30%) and grassland (29%) within 2 miles, grassland (60%) within 10 miles, and grassland (67%) and cropland (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

112 ft

artificial surfaces 36%

10 miles

233 ft

grassland 60%

50 miles

768 ft

grassland 67%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Lawton 48 mi · Duncan 51 mi · Altus 70 mi · Ardmore 80 mi · Gainesville 81 mi · Breckenridge 83 mi · Chickasha 85 mi · Weatherford 89 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 Wichita Falls (33.9137°, -98.4934°, elevation 948 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	56	34
2	56	35
3	56	35
4	56	35
5	57	35
6	57	35
7	57	35
8	57	35
9	58	36
10	58	36
11	58	36
12	58	36
13	59	37
14	59	37
15	59	37
16	60	37
17	60	38
18	60	38
19	60	38
20	61	38
21	61	38
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	62	39
26	62	39
27	62	40
28	62	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	56	44
28	56	44

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	96	4

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	56	34
2	56	35
3	56	35
4	56	35
5	57	35
6	57	35
7	57	35
8	57	35
9	58	36
10	58	36
11	58	36
12	58	36
13	59	37
14	59	37
15	59	37
16	60	37
17	60	38
18	60	38
19	60	38
20	61	38
21	61	38
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	62	39
26	62	39
27	62	40
28	62	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	56	44
28	56	44

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	96	4

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	56	34
2	56	35
3	56	35
4	56	35
5	57	35
6	57	35
7	57	35
8	57	35
9	58	36
10	58	36
11	58	36
12	58	36
13	59	37
14	59	37
15	59	37
16	60	37
17	60	38
18	60	38
19	60	38
20	61	38
21	61	38
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	62	39
26	62	39
27	62	40
28	62	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	56	44
28	56	44

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	96	4