Climate averages 1991–2020
Tucson weather
in February.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the 8th 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 Tucson: daytime highs average 19.3°C and nights cool to about 5.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 28 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 01 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nogales (102 km away). In February its highs average 17.3°C, 2.0°C cooler than Tucson, with 37 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Tucson ranks joint 52nd of 498 for the warmest February highs and joint 46th of 498 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; Tucson is 8.1°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 4.1°C to 23.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 28 mm to 17 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
Tucson climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.6°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 29 | 4.0 | 10.310 h |
| February, selected | 19.3°C5.4°C | 5.4°C | 28 | 3.8 | 11.011 h |
| March | 23.3°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 17 | 3.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 27.6°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 6.0 | 1.4 | 12.913 h |
| May | 32.4°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 2.7 | 0.8 | 13.814 h |
| June | 37.5°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 4.6 | 1.2 | 14.214 h |
| July | 36.8°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 33 | 7.8 | 14.014 h |
| August | 36.0°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 33 | 7.5 | 13.313 h |
| September | 34.1°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 25 | 3.7 | 12.412 h |
| October | 29.2°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 14 | 2.3 | 11.411 h |
| November | 22.6°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 17 | 2.5 | 10.511 h |
| December | 17.1°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 31 | 4.3 | 10.110 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
- Nogales in FebruaryMexico · 102 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 3.1°C · 37 mm rain
- San Tan Valley in FebruaryUnited States · 122 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 6.3°C · 41 mm rain
- Chandler in FebruaryUnited States · 148 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 6.1°C · 35 mm rain
- Mesa in FebruaryUnited States · 158 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 5.8°C · 44 mm rain
- Tempe in FebruaryUnited States · 161 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 6.1°C · 38 mm rain
- Agua Prieta in FebruaryMexico · 165 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 3.7°C · 24 mm rain
- Scottsdale in FebruaryUnited States · 170 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 6.2°C · 38 mm rain
- Phoenix in FebruaryUnited States · 173 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 6.3°C · 38 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 Tucson) is explained once on the Tucson year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.