Climate averages 1991–2020
Atlanta weather
in February.
A cool, wet month: the 10th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cool month in Atlanta: daytime highs average 13.0°C and nights cool to about 3.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 111 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes February a wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 57 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sandy Springs (20 km away). In February its highs average 12.6°C, about as warm as Atlanta, with 114 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Atlanta ranks 234th of 498 for the warmest February highs and joint 443rd of 498 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; Atlanta is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 4.0°C to 17.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 111 mm to 113 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
Atlanta climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.8°C1.5°C | 1.5°C | 106 | 10.1 | 10.210 h |
| February, selected | 13.0°C3.1°C | 3.1°C | 111 | 9.7 | 11.011 h |
| March | 17.0°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 113 | 10.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 21.5°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 89 | 9.1 | 13.013 h |
| May | 26.0°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 77 | 9.7 | 13.914 h |
| June | 29.2°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 97 | 13.9 | 14.414 h |
| July | 30.7°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 106 | 15.5 | 14.214 h |
| August | 30.1°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 96 | 12.4 | 13.413 h |
| September | 27.3°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 89 | 8.4 | 12.412 h |
| October | 22.1°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 77 | 6.7 | 11.411 h |
| November | 16.4°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 95 | 8.0 | 10.410 h |
| December | 12.0°C3.1°C | 3.1°C | 109 | 10.2 | 10.010 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
- Sandy Springs in FebruaryUnited States · 20 kmHigh 12.6°C · Low 3.1°C · 114 mm rain
- Roswell in FebruaryUnited States · 31 kmHigh 12.5°C · Low 2.9°C · 117 mm rain
- South Fulton in FebruaryUnited States · 32 kmHigh 13.4°C · Low 4.0°C · 113 mm rain
- Johns Creek in FebruaryUnited States · 36 kmHigh 12.8°C · Low 3.2°C · 117 mm rain
- Athens, United States in FebruaryUnited States · 96 kmHigh 13.4°C · Low 3.6°C · 113 mm rain
- Macon in FebruaryUnited States · 123 kmHigh 15.5°C · Low 5.2°C · 105 mm rain
- Warner Robins in FebruaryUnited States · 145 kmHigh 15.6°C · Low 5.3°C · 106 mm rain
- Columbus, United States in FebruaryUnited States · 154 kmHigh 15.9°C · Low 5.3°C · 111 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 Atlanta) is explained once on the Atlanta year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.