Florida weather in February

In February, Florida sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 104 mm of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Florida's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Florida's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
104 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
7:21 AM – 8:37 PM
Cloud cover
52%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Florida is city in Florida Department, Uruguay.

Density
1,091/km²
people per km²
Founded
1809

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Florida reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C cooler than January and about 2°C warmer than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Florida weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 18°828.1145.9
Feb28° / 18°1048.613.36.3
Mar26° / 16°1018.712.37.1
Apr22° / 13°1118.111.27.0
May19° / 10°877.110.36.3
Jun16° / 937.79.85.1
Jul15° / 827.3104.8
Aug17° / 977.710.75.8
Sep19° / 908.311.86.3
Oct21° / 11°1219.612.96.6
Nov24° / 13°1018.113.87.2
Dec28° / 16°1008.214.26.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35446
45446
55446
65446
75545
85644
95644
105644
115644
125644
135644
145644
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255644
265644
275644
285644

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Florida gets around 104 mm of rain over 8.6 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
133
233
334
434
534
634
733
833
932
1032
1131
1231
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1431
1531
1630
1730
1830
1929
2029
2129
2229
2329
2430
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2730
2830

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the humid band about 29% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 35% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1162129268
2162129269
3162129269
4162129269
5162129259
6162030258
7162030258
8162030268
9162030268
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11161930277
12161930287
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16151829307
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20152028298
21152028298
22152128298
23152128288
24152128278
25152228278
26152229269
27142229259
28142230259

Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:08 AM to 7:33 AM, and sunset from 8:49 PM to 8:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.77:088:49
213.77:098:48
313.67:108:47
413.67:118:47
513.67:128:46
613.57:138:45
713.57:148:44
813.57:158:44
913.57:168:43
1013.47:178:42
1113.47:188:41
1213.47:198:40
1313.37:208:39
1413.37:218:38
1513.37:218:37
1613.27:228:36
1713.27:238:35
1813.27:248:34
1913.17:258:33
2013.17:268:32
2113.17:278:31
2213.07:288:30
2313.07:298:29
2413.07:308:28
2512.97:318:27
2612.97:328:26
2712.97:328:24
2812.87:338:23

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.29 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.8Bright
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265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.5Bright
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Florida?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Florida for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Florida in February

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

In February, Florida sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Florida in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Florida peaks around January 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 13Jun 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Florida?

Florida sits at 34.1°S, 56.2°W, 79 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Santa Lucía, 42 km away.

Santa LucíaCanelonesSan José de MayoProgresoLas PiedrasPandoLa PazBarros Blancos

Topography around Florida

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Florida.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Florida has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 61 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m.

The land around Florida is covered by grassland (45%), trees (25%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
109 m
80 km
283 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Santa Lucía 42 km · Canelones 47 km · San José de Mayo 53 km · Progreso 63 km · Las Piedras 70 km · Pando 73 km · La Paz 73 km · Barros Blancos 75 km

Uruguay travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / I / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 66% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$25,216
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
11.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 542
Religion
none 47%Roman Catholic 37%Protestant 15%atheist 10%

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 Florida (-34.1003°, -56.2148°, elevation 79 m), 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).