Climate averages 1991–2020
Santa Fe, United States weather
in February.
A cold, fairly dry month: the 10th 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 Santa Fe, United States: daytime highs average 6.7°C and nights cool to about -4.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 19 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 52 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Enchanted Hills (71 km away). In February its highs average 10.5°C, 3.8°C warmer than Santa Fe, United States, with 19 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Santa Fe, United States ranks 323rd of 498 for the warmest February highs and joint 15th of 498 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; Santa Fe, United States is 4.5°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 4.6°C to 11.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 19 mm to 25 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
Santa Fe, United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.5°C-6.9°C | -6.9°C | 22 | 4.4 | 10.010 h |
| February, selected | 6.7°C-4.7°C | -4.7°C | 19 | 5.0 | 10.911 h |
| March | 11.2°C-1.3°C | -1.3°C | 25 | 5.4 | 11.912 h |
| April | 15.8°C2.6°C | 2.6°C | 23 | 4.5 | 13.113 h |
| May | 21.2°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 21 | 4.7 | 14.014 h |
| June | 27.1°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 16 | 3.6 | 14.515 h |
| July | 27.8°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 35 | 8.0 | 14.314 h |
| August | 26.3°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 34 | 8.0 | 13.514 h |
| September | 23.2°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 26 | 4.7 | 12.412 h |
| October | 17.1°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 30 | 4.6 | 11.311 h |
| November | 10.1°C-1.3°C | -1.3°C | 21 | 4.1 | 10.310 h |
| December | 4.7°C-6.1°C | -6.1°C | 25 | 4.6 | 9.810 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
- Enchanted Hills in FebruaryUnited States · 71 kmHigh 10.5°C · Low -1.5°C · 19 mm rain
- Rio Rancho in FebruaryUnited States · 83 kmHigh 10.9°C · Low -1.4°C · 15 mm rain
- Albuquerque in FebruaryUnited States · 93 kmHigh 11.6°C · Low -0.8°C · 13 mm rain
- Pueblo in FebruaryUnited States · 309 kmHigh 8.9°C · Low -5.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Colorado Springs in FebruaryUnited States · 364 kmHigh 6.5°C · Low -8.0°C · 16 mm rain
- Amarillo in FebruaryUnited States · 376 kmHigh 12.7°C · Low -0.3°C · 17 mm rain
- Las Cruces in FebruaryUnited States · 383 kmHigh 17.0°C · Low 3.4°C · 13 mm rain
- Highlands Ranch in FebruaryUnited States · 438 kmHigh 5.5°C · Low -9.6°C · 24 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 Santa Fe) is explained once on the Santa Fe, United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.