Climate averages 1991–2020
Midland weather
in February.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Midland: daytime highs average 17.1°C and nights cool to about 4.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 23 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 02 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Odessa (32 km away). In February its highs average 17.4°C, about as warm as Midland, with 21 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Midland ranks joint 125th of 498 for the warmest February highs and joint 21st of 498 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; Midland is 5.9°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 4.3°C to 21.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 23 mm to 33 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
Midland climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.3°C2.0°C | 2.0°C | 22 | 3.3 | 10.310 h |
| February, selected | 17.1°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 23 | 3.8 | 11.011 h |
| March | 21.4°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 33 | 4.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.0°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 30 | 4.3 | 12.913 h |
| May | 30.1°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 57 | 7.6 | 13.814 h |
| June | 33.4°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 38 | 6.9 | 14.214 h |
| July | 34.0°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 33 | 4.9 | 14.014 h |
| August | 33.3°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 39 | 5.9 | 13.313 h |
| September | 29.5°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 46 | 6.3 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.1°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 40 | 4.7 | 11.411 h |
| November | 18.7°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 26 | 3.5 | 10.611 h |
| December | 14.5°C2.5°C | 2.5°C | 24 | 3.7 | 10.110 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
- Odessa in FebruaryUnited States · 32 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 4.0°C · 21 mm rain
- San Angelo in FebruaryUnited States · 166 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 5.4°C · 34 mm rain
- Lubbock in FebruaryUnited States · 177 kmHigh 15.0°C · Low 1.7°C · 24 mm rain
- Abilene in FebruaryUnited States · 226 kmHigh 16.6°C · Low 4.8°C · 39 mm rain
- Ciudad Acuña in FebruaryMexico · 316 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 9.3°C · 23 mm rain
- Amarillo in FebruaryUnited States · 359 kmHigh 12.7°C · Low -0.3°C · 17 mm rain
- Piedras Negras in FebruaryMexico · 396 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 10.2°C · 27 mm rain
- Wichita Falls in FebruaryUnited States · 397 kmHigh 15.1°C · Low 3.6°C · 46 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 Midland) is explained once on the Midland year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.