Climate averages 1991–2020
Reno weather
in February.
A cold, 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 cold month in Reno: daytime highs average 6.4°C and nights cool to about -1.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 60 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 41 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Folsom (151 km away). In February its highs average 15.2°C, 8.8°C warmer than Reno, with 136 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Reno ranks joint 328th of 498 for the warmest February highs and joint 196th of 498 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; Reno is 4.8°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.6°C to 10.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 60 mm to 56 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
Reno climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.9°C-2.8°C | -2.8°C | 67 | 8.0 | 9.710 h |
| February, selected | 6.4°C-1.9°C | -1.9°C | 60 | 8.5 | 10.711 h |
| March | 10.0°C0.2°C | 0.2°C | 56 | 8.0 | 11.912 h |
| April | 14.4°C3.0°C | 3.0°C | 32 | 6.9 | 13.213 h |
| May | 20.6°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 31 | 6.8 | 14.314 h |
| June | 26.9°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 15 | 3.5 | 14.915 h |
| July | 32.2°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 8.9 | 2.7 | 14.715 h |
| August | 31.2°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 7.7 | 2.6 | 13.714 h |
| September | 26.5°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 9.4 | 2.5 | 12.512 h |
| October | 18.8°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 24 | 3.5 | 11.211 h |
| November | 10.7°C1.6°C | 1.6°C | 34 | 5.7 | 10.010 h |
| December | 4.7°C-3.5°C | -3.5°C | 64 | 7.6 | 9.49 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
- Folsom in FebruaryUnited States · 151 kmHigh 15.2°C · Low 4.8°C · 136 mm rain
- Roseville in FebruaryUnited States · 154 kmHigh 15.2°C · Low 4.8°C · 136 mm rain
- Citrus Heights in FebruaryUnited States · 156 kmHigh 15.2°C · Low 5.0°C · 136 mm rain
- Rancho Cordova in FebruaryUnited States · 166 kmHigh 15.3°C · Low 5.2°C · 121 mm rain
- Arden-Arcade in FebruaryUnited States · 170 kmHigh 15.3°C · Low 5.4°C · 111 mm rain
- Chico in FebruaryUnited States · 175 kmHigh 15.1°C · Low 4.6°C · 178 mm rain
- Sacramento in FebruaryUnited States · 179 kmHigh 15.5°C · Low 5.5°C · 111 mm rain
- Elk Grove in FebruaryUnited States · 183 kmHigh 15.4°C · Low 5.5°C · 121 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 Reno) is explained once on the Reno year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.