Climate averages 1991–2020
Alexandria, United States weather
in February.
A cold, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cold month in Alexandria, United States: daytime highs average 7.9°C and nights cool to about -1.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 72 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 43 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Arlington (Virginia), United States (10 km away). In February its highs average 7.4°C, 0.6°C cooler than Alexandria, United States, with 74 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Alexandria, United States ranks joint 306th of 498 for the warmest February highs and joint 239th of 498 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; Alexandria, United States is 3.2°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 4.6°C to 12.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 72 mm to 98 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Alexandria, United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.1°C-1.9°C | -1.9°C | 77 | 8.6 | 9.810 h |
| February, selected | 7.9°C-1.3°C | -1.3°C | 72 | 8.3 | 10.711 h |
| March | 12.5°C2.3°C | 2.3°C | 98 | 10.3 | 11.912 h |
| April | 18.7°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 85 | 9.8 | 13.213 h |
| May | 23.5°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 91 | 11.1 | 14.314 h |
| June | 28.2°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 89 | 10.8 | 14.815 h |
| July | 30.7°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 96 | 11.9 | 14.615 h |
| August | 29.5°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 89 | 9.7 | 13.714 h |
| September | 25.7°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 106 | 9.2 | 12.512 h |
| October | 19.5°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 85 | 7.8 | 11.211 h |
| November | 13.3°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 73 | 7.3 | 10.110 h |
| December | 8.2°C0.5°C | 0.5°C | 87 | 8.8 | 9.510 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Arlington (Virginia), United States in FebruaryUnited States · 10 kmHigh 7.4°C · Low -2.0°C · 74 mm rain
- Washington in FebruaryUnited States · 10 kmHigh 7.9°C · Low -1.7°C · 74 mm rain
- Silver Spring in FebruaryUnited States · 21 kmHigh 7.0°C · Low -2.0°C · 74 mm rain
- Centreville in FebruaryUnited States · 33 kmHigh 7.3°C · Low -1.5°C · 71 mm rain
- Germantown in FebruaryUnited States · 45 kmHigh 6.6°C · Low -2.5°C · 71 mm rain
- Columbia (Maryland), United States in FebruaryUnited States · 52 kmHigh 6.3°C · Low -2.1°C · 74 mm rain
- Baltimore in FebruaryUnited States · 66 kmHigh 6.4°C · Low -2.5°C · 84 mm rain
- Richmond in FebruaryUnited States · 144 kmHigh 9.8°C · Low -0.2°C · 75 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Alexandria) is explained once on the Alexandria, United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.