Climate averages 1991–2020
Gainesville weather
in February.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 10th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Gainesville: daytime highs average 20.4°C and nights cool to about 10.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 64 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 07 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jacksonville (99 km away). In February its highs average 19.2°C, 1.2°C cooler than Gainesville, with 63 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Gainesville ranks joint 42nd of 498 for the warmest February highs and joint 211th of 498 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; Gainesville is 9.2°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.9°C to 23.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 64 mm to 80 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
Gainesville climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.6°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 74 | 7.7 | 10.510 h |
| February, selected | 20.4°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 64 | 6.9 | 11.111 h |
| March | 23.3°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 80 | 7.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.7°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 57 | 6.6 | 12.913 h |
| May | 30.1°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 70 | 8.9 | 13.614 h |
| June | 31.3°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 135 | 18.6 | 14.014 h |
| July | 31.9°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 136 | 20.5 | 13.814 h |
| August | 31.3°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 147 | 21.3 | 13.213 h |
| September | 29.9°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 107 | 14.6 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.9°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 57 | 7.7 | 11.511 h |
| November | 22.9°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 40 | 5.3 | 10.711 h |
| December | 20.0°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 60 | 6.6 | 10.310 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
- Jacksonville in FebruaryUnited States · 99 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 10.3°C · 63 mm rain
- Palm Coast in FebruaryUnited States · 108 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 12.8°C · 55 mm rain
- Spring Hill in FebruaryUnited States · 132 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 12.1°C · 59 mm rain
- Deltona in FebruaryUnited States · 133 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 12.4°C · 53 mm rain
- Daytona Beach in FebruaryUnited States · 135 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 13.1°C · 60 mm rain
- Orlando in FebruaryUnited States · 154 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 12.2°C · 50 mm rain
- Alafaya in FebruaryUnited States · 162 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 12.7°C · 51 mm rain
- Lakeland in FebruaryUnited States · 183 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 12.5°C · 49 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 Gainesville) is explained once on the Gainesville year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.