Climate averages 1991–2020
Racine weather
in February.
A freezing month with moderate precipitation: the 11th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a freezing month in Racine: daytime highs average -1.1°C and nights cool to about -6.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 55 mm of precipitation on roughly 8 days, which makes February a month with moderate precipitation (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 31 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kenosha (16 km away). In February its highs average -0.9°C, about as warm as Racine, with 57 mm of precipitation.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Racine ranks 485th of 498 for the warmest February highs and joint 175th of 498 for the driest February (precipitation, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; Racine is 12.2°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.7°C to 2.6°C, and monthly precipitation rises from 55 mm to 66 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly precipitation
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
Racine climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -1.6°C-6.8°C | -6.8°C | 63 | 9.6 | 9.49 h |
| February, selected | -1.1°C-6.6°C | -6.6°C | 55 | 7.5 | 10.511 h |
| March | 2.6°C-2.4°C | -2.4°C | 66 | 9.4 | 11.912 h |
| April | 7.4°C3.3°C | 3.3°C | 111 | 11.7 | 13.413 h |
| May | 13.8°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 90 | 10.6 | 14.615 h |
| June | 20.9°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 80 | 10.0 | 15.315 h |
| July | 24.9°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 73 | 9.8 | 15.015 h |
| August | 24.4°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 93 | 10.7 | 13.914 h |
| September | 20.8°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 81 | 9.6 | 12.513 h |
| October | 14.2°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 92 | 10.3 | 11.111 h |
| November | 7.2°C3.2°C | 3.2°C | 78 | 9.8 | 9.810 h |
| December | 1.6°C-2.6°C | -2.6°C | 68 | 9.5 | 9.19 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet 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
- Kenosha in FebruaryUnited States · 16 kmHigh -0.9°C · Low -6.5°C · 57 mm precipitation
- Milwaukee in FebruaryUnited States · 36 kmHigh -1.3°C · Low -7.3°C · 48 mm precipitation
- Waukegan in FebruaryUnited States · 41 kmHigh -0.7°C · Low -6.3°C · 63 mm precipitation
- Waukesha in FebruaryUnited States · 48 kmHigh -0.3°C · Low -8.6°C · 45 mm precipitation
- Arlington Heights in FebruaryUnited States · 73 kmHigh 0.9°C · Low -7.1°C · 49 mm precipitation
- Evanston in FebruaryUnited States · 77 kmHigh 0.3°C · Low -6.2°C · 52 mm precipitation
- Schaumburg in FebruaryUnited States · 81 kmHigh 1.2°C · Low -7.5°C · 49 mm precipitation
- Elgin in FebruaryUnited States · 87 kmHigh 1.2°C · Low -7.5°C · 49 mm precipitation
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 Racine) is explained once on the Racine year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.