Climate averages 1991–2020
Modesto weather
in February.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 10th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Modesto: daytime highs average 15.8°C and nights cool to about 6.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 85 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 46 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Turlock (21 km away). In February its highs average 16.0°C, about as warm as Modesto, with 81 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Modesto ranks joint 158th of 498 for the warmest February highs and joint 358th of 498 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; Modesto is 4.7°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.9°C to 18.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 85 mm to 72 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
Modesto climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.0°C4.9°C | 4.9°C | 92 | 8.4 | 9.910 h |
| February, selected | 15.8°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 85 | 8.8 | 10.811 h |
| March | 18.7°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 72 | 8.3 | 11.912 h |
| April | 22.1°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 36 | 4.7 | 13.113 h |
| May | 27.4°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 20 | 3.0 | 14.214 h |
| June | 32.3°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 3.6 | 0.8 | 14.715 h |
| July | 35.1°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 14.514 h |
| August | 34.1°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 13.614 h |
| September | 31.3°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 1.9 | 0.6 | 12.512 h |
| October | 25.5°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 22 | 2.6 | 11.311 h |
| November | 18.3°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 45 | 5.5 | 10.210 h |
| December | 13.7°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 86 | 8.3 | 9.610 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
- Turlock in FebruaryUnited States · 21 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 6.1°C · 81 mm rain
- Manteca in FebruaryUnited States · 26 kmHigh 15.5°C · Low 5.8°C · 78 mm rain
- Tracy in FebruaryUnited States · 39 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 6.0°C · 81 mm rain
- Stockton in FebruaryUnited States · 44 kmHigh 15.6°C · Low 5.8°C · 97 mm rain
- Merced in FebruaryUnited States · 59 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 5.6°C · 80 mm rain
- Livermore in FebruaryUnited States · 68 kmHigh 15.2°C · Low 6.1°C · 86 mm rain
- Pleasanton in FebruaryUnited States · 77 kmHigh 15.4°C · Low 6.3°C · 86 mm rain
- Antioch in FebruaryUnited States · 82 kmHigh 15.7°C · Low 6.8°C · 91 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 Modesto) is explained once on the Modesto year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.