Climate averages 1991–2020
Chico weather
in February.
A mild, wet month: the 10th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Chico: daytime highs average 15.1°C and nights cool to about 4.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 178 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes February a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 40 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Redding (106 km away). In February its highs average 14.2°C, 0.9°C cooler than Chico, with 218 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Chico ranks joint 203rd of 498 for the warmest February highs and 497th of 498 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; Chico is 4.0°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.5°C to 17.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 178 mm to 149 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
Chico climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.7°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 184 | 11.1 | 9.710 h |
| February, selected | 15.1°C4.6°C | 4.6°C | 178 | 10.4 | 10.711 h |
| March | 17.6°C6.2°C | 6.2°C | 149 | 10.8 | 11.912 h |
| April | 21.1°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 73 | 7.4 | 13.213 h |
| May | 26.7°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 47 | 5.1 | 14.314 h |
| June | 32.3°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 14 | 1.7 | 14.915 h |
| July | 36.1°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 14.715 h |
| August | 34.9°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 1.6 | 0.3 | 13.714 h |
| September | 31.9°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 7.5 | 1.2 | 12.512 h |
| October | 25.4°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 52 | 3.8 | 11.211 h |
| November | 17.6°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 105 | 8.0 | 10.010 h |
| December | 13.2°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 202 | 11.5 | 9.49 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
- Redding in FebruaryUnited States · 106 kmHigh 14.2°C · Low 4.0°C · 218 mm rain
- Roseville in FebruaryUnited States · 118 kmHigh 15.2°C · Low 4.8°C · 136 mm rain
- Citrus Heights in FebruaryUnited States · 123 kmHigh 15.2°C · Low 5.0°C · 136 mm rain
- Folsom in FebruaryUnited States · 130 kmHigh 15.2°C · Low 4.8°C · 136 mm rain
- Sacramento in FebruaryUnited States · 131 kmHigh 15.5°C · Low 5.5°C · 111 mm rain
- Arden-Arcade in FebruaryUnited States · 131 kmHigh 15.3°C · Low 5.4°C · 111 mm rain
- Rancho Cordova in FebruaryUnited States · 135 kmHigh 15.3°C · Low 5.2°C · 121 mm rain
- Elk Grove in FebruaryUnited States · 152 kmHigh 15.4°C · Low 5.5°C · 121 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 Chico) is explained once on the Chico year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.