Willmar weather in February

In February, Willmar sees average daytime highs of 26°F and overnight lows near 10°F, with 0.9 in of precipitation across 5 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°F in the first days to 28°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of February to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Willmar's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Willmar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
10°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
0.9 in
5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:31 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
66%
10th clearest
Wind
10 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
2.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Willmar is city in Minnesota, USA.

Density
475/km²
people per km²
Founded
1871

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 23°F in the first days to 28°F by the end.

A typical February day in Willmar reaches about 26°F in the afternoon and slips back to 10°F overnight — a 16°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°F and 41°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 4°F warmer than January and about 13°F cooler than March.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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2237
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4238
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How February really feels in Willmar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 28 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
28
28 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Willmar weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 0.95.25.490.0
Feb26° / 10°0.954.410.10.0
Mar39° / 22°1.87.24.111.60.3
Apr55° / 35°3.19.92.513.23.4
May68° / 48°4.112.10.114.65.9
Jun77° / 59°5.412.6015.46.3
Jul81° / 63°3.79.7015.16.7
Aug79° / 60°3.89.3013.97.0
Sep71° / 51°3.38.8012.36.9
Oct57° / 39°2.58.10.710.74.3
Nov40° / 25°1.65.73.59.30.5
Dec26° / 12°1.15.55.58.60.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23862
33862
43862
53961
63961
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Willmar gets around 0.9 in of rain and snow over 5 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 18% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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 (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 10 mph in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 11 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
110light breeze
210light breeze
310light breeze
410light breeze
510light breeze
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910light breeze
1010light breeze
1110light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of February to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:49 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.57:495:18
29.57:485:20
39.67:475:21
49.67:465:22
59.77:455:24
69.77:435:25
79.77:425:27
89.87:415:28
99.87:405:30
109.97:385:31
119.97:375:32
1210.07:365:34
1310.07:345:35
1410.17:335:37
1510.17:315:38
1610.27:305:40
1710.27:285:41
1810.37:275:42
1910.37:255:44
2010.47:245:45
2110.47:225:47
2210.57:215:48
2310.57:195:49
2410.67:175:51
2510.67:165:52
2610.77:145:54
2710.77:125:55
2810.87:115:56

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 2.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.9Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.6Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Willmar

In seasonPeak

None of Willmar's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Willmar's rainy season runs April–October, 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 Willmar?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Willmar.

What to pack for Willmar in February

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

In February, Willmar sees daytime highs around 26°F and nights near 10°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Willmar in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Willmar peaks around June 20 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Willmar?

Willmar sits at 45.1°N, 95.0°W, 1,142 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Saint Cloud, 52 mi away.

Topography around Willmar

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Willmar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 ft around an average of 1,132 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 692 ft.

The land around Willmar is covered by trees (23%), grassland (22%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 2 miles, cropland (62%) within 10 miles, and cropland (74%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
105 ft
10 miles
230 ft
50 miles
692 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Saint Cloud 52 mi · Sartell 53 mi · Buffalo 57 mi · Saint Michael 67 mi · Otsego 71 mi · Elk River 73 mi · Chaska 74 mi · Chanhassen 76 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 Willmar (45.1219°, -95.0433°, elevation 1,142 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).