Willoughby weather in February

In February, Willoughby sees average daytime highs of 32°F and overnight lows near 23°F, with 2.9 in of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Willoughby's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Willoughby's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 2.9 in; 11 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 18 min; 7:30 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover: 75%; 10th clearest
Wind: 14 mph; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 2.84 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Willoughby is city in Lake County, Ohio, United States.

Density: 845/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1798

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 32°F through the month.

A typical February day in Willoughby reaches about 32°F in the afternoon and slips back to 23°F overnight — a 9°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°F and 42°F. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 5°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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34
Avg low (°F)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	31	22
2	31	22
3	31	22
4	31	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	32	22
13	32	22
14	32	22
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	33	23
19	33	23
20	33	24
21	33	24
22	33	24
23	33	24
24	33	24
25	33	24
26	34	24
27	34	25
28	34	25

How February really feels in Willoughby

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

28 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

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

Willoughby weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 24°	3.9	15	11.7	9.3	0.0
Feb	32° / 23°	2.9	11	7.5	10.3	0.0
Mar	37° / 29°	3.5	12	5.2	11.7	0.0
Apr	48° / 40°	4.2	13	1.3	13.1	1.6
May	62° / 54°	3.8	12.8	0	14.3	4.9
Jun	73° / 66°	4.7	12.9	0	15	6.4
Jul	78° / 71°	4.3	12.3	0	14.7	6.6
Aug	76° / 70°	4.0	12.3	0	13.7	6.8
Sep	70° / 63°	4.0	10.4	0	12.3	6.6
Oct	59° / 52°	4.3	13	0	10.9	4.3
Nov	47° / 41°	4.5	14.4	3.4	9.7	1.4
Dec	38° / 32°	4.4	15.8	9.2	9	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 76%.

	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 (%)	21	22	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	27	28
Cloudier (%)	79	78	77	77	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	75	75	77	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	75	74	74	73	72

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	22	78
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	23	77
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	27	73
28	28	72

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Willoughby gets around 2.9 in of rain and snow over 11 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring 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 (%)	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40
Snow chance (%)	32	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	32
2	41	31
3	40	31
4	40	30
5	40	30
6	40	30
7	39	29
8	39	29
9	39	29
10	39	29
11	39	29
12	39	28
13	39	28
14	39	28
15	39	27
16	39	27
17	39	27
18	39	26
19	39	26
20	39	25
21	40	25
22	40	25
23	40	24
24	40	24
25	40	24
26	40	24
27	40	24
28	40	24

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.

	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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in February

Winds average 14 mph in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 mph on the calmest days to 14 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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	14	breezy
2	14	breezy
3	14	breezy
4	14	breezy
5	14	breezy
6	14	breezy
7	14	breezy
8	14	breezy
9	14	breezy
10	14	breezy
11	14	breezy
12	14	breezy
13	14	breezy
14	14	breezy
15	14	breezy
16	14	breezy
17	14	breezy
18	14	breezy
19	14	breezy
20	14	breezy
21	14	breezy
22	14	breezy
23	14	breezy
24	14	breezy
25	14	breezy
26	14	breezy
27	14	breezy
28	14	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:46 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 6:06 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)	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9
Sunrise (AM)	7:46	7:45	7:44	7:43	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:39	7:37	7:36	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:22	7:21	7:19	7:18	7:16	7:15	7:13	7:12
Sunset (PM)	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.8	7:46	5:33
2	9.8	7:45	5:34
3	9.9	7:44	5:35
4	9.9	7:43	5:36
5	9.9	7:42	5:38
6	10.0	7:41	5:39
7	10.0	7:40	5:40
8	10.0	7:39	5:41
9	10.1	7:37	5:43
10	10.1	7:36	5:44
11	10.2	7:35	5:45
12	10.2	7:34	5:46
13	10.2	7:33	5:48
14	10.3	7:32	5:49
15	10.3	7:30	5:50
16	10.4	7:29	5:51
17	10.4	7:28	5:53
18	10.5	7:26	5:54
19	10.5	7:25	5:55
20	10.5	7:24	5:56
21	10.6	7:22	5:58
22	10.6	7:21	5:59
23	10.7	7:19	6:00
24	10.7	7:18	6:01
25	10.8	7:16	6:03
26	10.8	7:15	6:04
27	10.9	7:13	6:05
28	10.9	7:12	6:06

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.84 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)	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4
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	2.3	Moderate
2	2.4	Moderate
3	2.4	Moderate
4	2.4	Moderate
5	2.5	Moderate
6	2.5	Moderate
7	2.6	Moderate
8	2.6	Moderate
9	2.6	Moderate
10	2.7	Moderate
11	2.7	Moderate
12	2.8	Moderate
13	2.8	Moderate
14	2.8	Moderate
15	2.9	Moderate
16	2.9	Moderate
17	2.9	Moderate
18	3.0	Moderate
19	3.0	Moderate
20	3.0	Moderate
21	3.1	Moderate
22	3.1	Moderate
23	3.2	Moderate
24	3.2	Moderate
25	3.3	Moderate
26	3.3	Moderate
27	3.3	Moderate
28	3.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Willoughby?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Willoughby.

What to pack for Willoughby in February

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

In February, Willoughby sees daytime highs around 32°F and nights near 23°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Willoughby in February

The nearest coast averages about 33°F in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 11 mi away) is warmest in August at about 75°F and coldest in February near 33°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 28 to Sep 24 — about 2.9 months when the water holds above 68°F.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	36	33	35	40	51	65	73	75	71	62	51	42
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	36	Bracing
Feb	33	Bracing
Mar	35	Bracing
Apr	40	Bracing
May	51	Bracing
Jun	65	Cool
Jul	73	Refreshing
Aug	75	Refreshing
Sep	71	Refreshing
Oct	62	Cool
Nov	51	Bracing
Dec	42	Bracing

UV index in Willoughby 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 Willoughby peaks around June 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	2	4	6	8	9	9	7	6	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	6	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Willoughby 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 Willoughby is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (November, 6 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	10	12	13	15	16	15	14	11	7	6	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	12	Good
Apr	13	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	7	Good
Nov	6	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Willoughby?

Willoughby sits at 41.6°N, 81.4°W, 659 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Eastlake, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Willoughby

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Willoughby has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 305 ft around an average of 673 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 853 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 879 ft.

The land around Willoughby is covered by trees (50%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (23%) within 2 miles, trees (43%) and water (34%) within 10 miles, and water (47%) and trees (34%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

305 ft

trees 50%

10 miles

853 ft

trees 43%

50 miles

879 ft

water 47%

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

February weather nearby: Eastlake 2.5 mi · Mentor 3.7 mi · Euclid 6.8 mi · Mayfield Heights 8.7 mi · South Euclid 9.9 mi · Collinwood 9.9 mi · Painesville 9.9 mi · Cleveland Heights 11 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 Willoughby (41.6398°, -81.4065°, elevation 659 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	31	22
2	31	22
3	31	22
4	31	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	32	22
13	32	22
14	32	22
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	33	23
19	33	23
20	33	24
21	33	24
22	33	24
23	33	24
24	33	24
25	33	24
26	34	24
27	34	25
28	34	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	22	78
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	23	77
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	27	73
28	28	72

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	32
2	41	31
3	40	31
4	40	30
5	40	30
6	40	30
7	39	29
8	39	29
9	39	29
10	39	29
11	39	29
12	39	28
13	39	28
14	39	28
15	39	27
16	39	27
17	39	27
18	39	26
19	39	26
20	39	25
21	40	25
22	40	25
23	40	24
24	40	24
25	40	24
26	40	24
27	40	24
28	40	24

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

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	31	22
2	31	22
3	31	22
4	31	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	32	22
13	32	22
14	32	22
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	33	23
19	33	23
20	33	24
21	33	24
22	33	24
23	33	24
24	33	24
25	33	24
26	34	24
27	34	25
28	34	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	22	78
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	23	77
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	27	73
28	28	72

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	32
2	41	31
3	40	31
4	40	30
5	40	30
6	40	30
7	39	29
8	39	29
9	39	29
10	39	29
11	39	29
12	39	28
13	39	28
14	39	28
15	39	27
16	39	27
17	39	27
18	39	26
19	39	26
20	39	25
21	40	25
22	40	25
23	40	24
24	40	24
25	40	24
26	40	24
27	40	24
28	40	24

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

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	31	22
2	31	22
3	31	22
4	31	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	32	22
13	32	22
14	32	22
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	33	23
19	33	23
20	33	24
21	33	24
22	33	24
23	33	24
24	33	24
25	33	24
26	34	24
27	34	25
28	34	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	22	78
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	23	77
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	27	73
28	28	72

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	32
2	41	31
3	40	31
4	40	30
5	40	30
6	40	30
7	39	29
8	39	29
9	39	29
10	39	29
11	39	29
12	39	28
13	39	28
14	39	28
15	39	27
16	39	27
17	39	27
18	39	26
19	39	26
20	39	25
21	40	25
22	40	25
23	40	24
24	40	24
25	40	24
26	40	24
27	40	24
28	40	24

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