Climate averages 1991–2020
Davenport weather
in February.
A cold month with moderate precipitation: the 11th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cold month in Davenport: daytime highs average 1.8°C and nights cool to about -7.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 49 mm of precipitation on roughly 7 days, which makes February a month with moderate precipitation (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 35 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Iowa City (81 km away). In February its highs average 1.1°C, 0.7°C cooler than Davenport, with 46 mm of precipitation.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Davenport ranks joint 432nd of 498 for the warmest February highs and joint 125th of 498 for the driest February (precipitation, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; Davenport is 9.3°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 7.1°C to 8.9°C, and monthly precipitation rises from 49 mm to 70 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly precipitation
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
Davenport climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -0.9°C-9.3°C | -9.3°C | 46 | 7.6 | 9.510 h |
| February, selected | 1.8°C-7.2°C | -7.2°C | 49 | 6.7 | 10.611 h |
| March | 8.9°C-0.9°C | -0.9°C | 70 | 9.5 | 11.912 h |
| April | 15.6°C5.5°C | 5.5°C | 108 | 12.0 | 13.313 h |
| May | 21.6°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 119 | 12.8 | 14.514 h |
| June | 26.6°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 118 | 11.9 | 15.115 h |
| July | 28.5°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 91 | 10.1 | 14.915 h |
| August | 27.6°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 90 | 9.2 | 13.814 h |
| September | 23.8°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 88 | 8.3 | 12.513 h |
| October | 16.7°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 70 | 8.5 | 11.111 h |
| November | 8.8°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 61 | 7.8 | 9.910 h |
| December | 1.9°C-5.4°C | -5.4°C | 53 | 7.2 | 9.29 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet 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
- Iowa City in FebruaryUnited States · 81 kmHigh 1.1°C · Low -8.2°C · 46 mm precipitation
- Cedar Rapids in FebruaryUnited States · 104 kmHigh 0.3°C · Low -9.0°C · 42 mm precipitation
- Peoria (Illinois), United States in FebruaryUnited States · 124 kmHigh 3.4°C · Low -5.6°C · 53 mm rain
- Rockford in FebruaryUnited States · 148 kmHigh 0.7°C · Low -8.1°C · 45 mm precipitation
- Bloomington (Illinois), United States in FebruaryUnited States · 176 kmHigh 3.4°C · Low -5.6°C · 54 mm rain
- Aurora (Illinois), United States in FebruaryUnited States · 189 kmHigh 1.6°C · Low -7.2°C · 50 mm precipitation
- Madison in FebruaryUnited States · 198 kmHigh -0.6°C · Low -9.9°C · 41 mm precipitation
- Elgin in FebruaryUnited States · 199 kmHigh 1.2°C · Low -7.5°C · 49 mm precipitation
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 Davenport) is explained once on the Davenport year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.