Climate averages 1991–2020
Rochester (New York), United States weather
in February.
A cold 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 cold month in Rochester (New York), United States: daytime highs average 0.4°C and nights cool to about -7.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 67 mm of precipitation on roughly 11 days, which makes February a month with moderate precipitation (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 29 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cheektowaga (97 km away). In February its highs average 0.1°C, about as warm as Rochester (New York), United States, with 61 mm of precipitation.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Rochester (New York), United States ranks joint 471st of 498 for the warmest February highs and joint 221st of 498 for the driest February (precipitation, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; Rochester (New York), United States is 10.8°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 4.1°C to 4.5°C, and monthly precipitation rises from 67 mm to 80 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
Rochester (New York), United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -0.2°C-6.7°C | -6.7°C | 85 | 15.5 | 9.49 h |
| February, selected | 0.4°C-7.1°C | -7.1°C | 67 | 11.1 | 10.510 h |
| March | 4.5°C-3.4°C | -3.4°C | 80 | 11.6 | 11.912 h |
| April | 10.9°C2.6°C | 2.6°C | 100 | 11.8 | 13.413 h |
| May | 17.3°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 81 | 11.4 | 14.615 h |
| June | 22.5°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 89 | 11.5 | 15.315 h |
| July | 25.7°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 89 | 11.1 | 15.015 h |
| August | 25.1°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 80 | 11.7 | 13.914 h |
| September | 21.6°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 88 | 10.7 | 12.513 h |
| October | 14.8°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 109 | 13.3 | 11.111 h |
| November | 8.2°C2.3°C | 2.3°C | 95 | 14.0 | 9.810 h |
| December | 2.6°C-2.7°C | -2.7°C | 95 | 15.9 | 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
- Cheektowaga in FebruaryUnited States · 97 kmHigh 0.1°C · Low -7.7°C · 61 mm precipitation
- Amherst in FebruaryUnited States · 98 kmHigh 0.3°C · Low -7.7°C · 61 mm precipitation
- Buffalo in FebruaryUnited States · 107 kmHigh -0.3°C · Low -7.3°C · 60 mm precipitation
- Niagara Falls in FebruaryCanada · 118 kmHigh -0.2°C · Low -7.3°C · 60 mm precipitation
- Syracuse in FebruaryUnited States · 120 kmHigh 0.7°C · Low -8.0°C · 73 mm precipitation
- Oshawa in FebruaryCanada · 129 kmHigh -1.2°C · Low -8.5°C · 52 mm precipitation
- St. Catharines in FebruaryCanada · 132 kmHigh 0.0°C · Low -6.6°C · 60 mm precipitation
- Whitby in FebruaryCanada · 134 kmHigh -1.0°C · Low -8.8°C · 52 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 Rochester) is explained once on the Rochester (New York), United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.