Climate averages 1991–2020
Lubbock weather
in February.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Lubbock: daytime highs average 15.0°C and nights cool to about 1.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 24 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 58 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Midland (177 km away). In February its highs average 17.1°C, 2.0°C warmer than Lubbock, with 23 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Lubbock ranks joint 211th of 498 for the warmest February highs and joint 29th of 498 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; Lubbock is 3.9°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 4.3°C to 19.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 24 mm to 41 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
Lubbock climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.4°C0.0°C | 0.0°C | 21 | 3.0 | 10.210 h |
| February, selected | 15.0°C1.7°C | 1.7°C | 24 | 4.2 | 11.011 h |
| March | 19.4°C5.7°C | 5.7°C | 41 | 4.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.9°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 40 | 4.4 | 13.013 h |
| May | 28.2°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 56 | 7.4 | 13.914 h |
| June | 32.1°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 45 | 7.7 | 14.314 h |
| July | 33.0°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 32 | 5.8 | 14.114 h |
| August | 32.1°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 43 | 6.6 | 13.413 h |
| September | 28.2°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 52 | 6.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 23.3°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 47 | 5.1 | 11.411 h |
| November | 17.0°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 26 | 3.7 | 10.510 h |
| December | 12.4°C0.5°C | 0.5°C | 23 | 3.4 | 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
- Midland in FebruaryUnited States · 177 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 4.0°C · 23 mm rain
- Amarillo in FebruaryUnited States · 183 kmHigh 12.7°C · Low -0.3°C · 17 mm rain
- Odessa in FebruaryUnited States · 198 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 4.0°C · 21 mm rain
- Abilene in FebruaryUnited States · 234 kmHigh 16.6°C · Low 4.8°C · 39 mm rain
- San Angelo in FebruaryUnited States · 270 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 5.4°C · 34 mm rain
- Wichita Falls in FebruaryUnited States · 313 kmHigh 15.1°C · Low 3.6°C · 46 mm rain
- Lawton in FebruaryUnited States · 339 kmHigh 13.5°C · Low 2.1°C · 43 mm rain
- Fort Worth in FebruaryUnited States · 433 kmHigh 15.7°C · Low 5.4°C · 68 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 Lubbock) is explained once on the Lubbock year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.