Climate averages 1991–2020
Lakeland weather
in February.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 10th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a warm month in Lakeland: daytime highs average 22.7°C and nights cool to about 12.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 49 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 11 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Brandon (35 km away). In February its highs average 22.6°C, about as warm as Lakeland, with 50 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Lakeland ranks 25th of 498 for the warmest February highs and joint 125th of 498 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; Lakeland is 11.5°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.4°C to 25.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 49 mm to 58 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
Lakeland climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.0°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 59 | 5.8 | 10.611 h |
| February, selected | 22.7°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 49 | 6.1 | 11.211 h |
| March | 25.0°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 58 | 6.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 27.8°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 53 | 6.3 | 12.813 h |
| May | 30.6°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 70 | 8.0 | 13.514 h |
| June | 31.1°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 155 | 19.5 | 13.914 h |
| July | 31.2°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 160 | 22.8 | 13.714 h |
| August | 31.1°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 159 | 23.1 | 13.113 h |
| September | 30.0°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 130 | 17.8 | 12.312 h |
| October | 27.9°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 56 | 8.0 | 11.512 h |
| November | 24.6°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 36 | 4.6 | 10.811 h |
| December | 22.3°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 46 | 5.2 | 10.410 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
- Brandon in FebruaryUnited States · 35 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 12.9°C · 50 mm rain
- Tampa in FebruaryUnited States · 51 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 12.8°C · 53 mm rain
- Town 'n' Country in FebruaryUnited States · 62 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 13.6°C · 53 mm rain
- Spring Hill in FebruaryUnited States · 74 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 12.1°C · 59 mm rain
- St. Petersburg in FebruaryUnited States · 78 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 14.3°C · 49 mm rain
- Orlando in FebruaryUnited States · 79 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 12.2°C · 50 mm rain
- Largo in FebruaryUnited States · 84 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 14.6°C · 55 mm rain
- Clearwater in FebruaryUnited States · 84 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 14.4°C · 55 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 Lakeland) is explained once on the Lakeland year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.