Climate averages 1991–2020
New Haven weather
in February.
A cold, wet month: the 11th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cold month in New Haven: daytime highs average 3.6°C and nights cool to about -3.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 97 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes February a wet month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 35 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bridgeport (26 km away). In February its highs average 3.6°C, about as warm as New Haven, with 87 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, New Haven ranks joint 397th of 498 for the warmest February highs and joint 411th of 498 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; New Haven is 7.6°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.7°C to 7.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 97 mm to 128 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
New Haven climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.7°C-3.6°C | -3.6°C | 108 | 10.1 | 9.610 h |
| February, selected | 3.6°C-3.3°C | -3.3°C | 97 | 9.2 | 10.611 h |
| March | 7.3°C0.0°C | 0.0°C | 128 | 10.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 13.1°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 116 | 11.5 | 13.313 h |
| May | 18.4°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 98 | 11.6 | 14.514 h |
| June | 23.6°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 98 | 10.5 | 15.115 h |
| July | 27.0°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 82 | 9.5 | 14.815 h |
| August | 26.3°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 102 | 9.6 | 13.814 h |
| September | 22.6°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 109 | 8.9 | 12.513 h |
| October | 16.5°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 129 | 10.1 | 11.111 h |
| November | 10.7°C4.9°C | 4.9°C | 110 | 9.5 | 9.910 h |
| December | 5.6°C0.0°C | 0.0°C | 137 | 11.2 | 9.39 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
- Bridgeport in FebruaryUnited States · 26 kmHigh 3.6°C · Low -3.5°C · 87 mm rain
- Waterbury in FebruaryUnited States · 30 kmHigh 3.5°C · Low -5.2°C · 78 mm rain
- New Britain in FebruaryUnited States · 41 kmHigh 3.5°C · Low -5.8°C · 76 mm rain
- Danbury in FebruaryUnited States · 45 kmHigh 3.4°C · Low -5.4°C · 78 mm rain
- Norwalk in FebruaryUnited States · 45 kmHigh 3.8°C · Low -3.8°C · 78 mm rain
- Hartford in FebruaryUnited States · 55 kmHigh 3.6°C · Low -6.1°C · 76 mm rain
- Stamford in FebruaryUnited States · 58 kmHigh 3.9°C · Low -3.8°C · 78 mm rain
- Greenburgh in FebruaryUnited States · 82 kmHigh 4.0°C · Low -4.3°C · 77 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 New Haven) is explained once on the New Haven year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.