Climate averages 1991–2020
St. Petersburg weather
in February.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in St. Petersburg: daytime highs average 20.1°C and nights cool to about 14.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 49 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 12 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Largo (19 km away). In February its highs average 18.9°C, 1.2°C cooler than St. Petersburg, with 55 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, St. Petersburg ranks joint 46th of 498 for the warmest February highs and joint 125th of 498 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; St. Petersburg is 9.0°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.0°C to 22.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 49 mm to 57 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
St. Petersburg climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.2°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 64 | 6.3 | 10.611 h |
| February, selected | 20.1°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 49 | 5.8 | 11.211 h |
| March | 22.1°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 57 | 6.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.0°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 44 | 5.1 | 12.813 h |
| May | 27.9°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 53 | 6.7 | 13.514 h |
| June | 29.4°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 136 | 16.1 | 13.914 h |
| July | 29.8°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 135 | 20.0 | 13.714 h |
| August | 29.9°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 146 | 21.2 | 13.113 h |
| September | 29.2°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 139 | 15.8 | 12.312 h |
| October | 27.0°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 63 | 7.1 | 11.512 h |
| November | 23.4°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 42 | 4.2 | 10.811 h |
| December | 20.8°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 53 | 5.6 | 10.410 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
- Largo in FebruaryUnited States · 19 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 14.6°C · 55 mm rain
- Clearwater in FebruaryUnited States · 25 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 14.4°C · 55 mm rain
- Town 'n' Country in FebruaryUnited States · 28 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 13.6°C · 53 mm rain
- Tampa in FebruaryUnited States · 29 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 12.8°C · 53 mm rain
- Brandon in FebruaryUnited States · 43 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 12.9°C · 50 mm rain
- Lakeland in FebruaryUnited States · 78 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 12.5°C · 49 mm rain
- Spring Hill in FebruaryUnited States · 80 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 12.1°C · 59 mm rain
- Fort Myers in FebruaryUnited States · 152 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 14.5°C · 35 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 St. Petersburg) is explained once on the St. Petersburg year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.