United States in February

February is one of United States's weaker months (rank 10 of 12): its 173 destinations average 67/100, led by Big Sky at 94 — -6°C and 14 rainy days — while Kona is warmer at 30°C and scores 91.

#10 of 12 months for United States · 173 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇺🇸 United States, month by month

67/100 in February

Where in United States in February

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Big Sky	Ski resort	-6°C	61 mm · 14 days	94 tier S	Yes
2	Big Bend National Park	National park	15°C	11 mm · 2 days	93 tier S	Yes
3	Palm Springs	City	21°C	23 mm · 2 days	92 tier S	Yes
4	Breckenridge	Ski resort	-4°C	48 mm · 10 days	91 tier S	Yes
5	Honolulu	Beach	28°C	57 mm · 7 days	91 tier S	—
6	Jackson	Ski resort	-6°C	53 mm · 9 days	91 tier S	Yes
7	Kona	Beach	30°C	79 mm · 10 days	91 tier S	Yes
8	Orlando	City	26°C	48 mm · 5 days	91 tier S	Yes
9	Sun Valley	Ski resort	-3°C	61 mm · 7 days	91 tier S	Yes
10	Aspen	Ski resort	-3°C	59 mm · 11 days	90 tier S	Yes
11	Fort Lauderdale	Beach	27°C	60 mm · 5 days	90 tier S	Yes
12	Joshua Tree National Park	National park	15°C	13 mm · 2 days	90 tier S	Yes
13	Lake Placid	Ski resort	-5°C	60 mm · 9 days	90 tier S	Yes
14	Miami	Beach	27°C	59 mm · 3 days	90 tier S	Yes
15	Naples, Florida	Beach	28°C	29 mm · 3 days	90 tier S	Yes
16	Tampa	City	26°C	60 mm · 4 days	90 tier S	Yes
17	Kauai	Island	22°C	63 mm · 12 days	89 tier A	—
18	Key West	Beach	27°C	41 mm · 4 days	89 tier A	Yes
19	Mammoth Lakes	Ski resort	2°C	115 mm · 9 days	89 tier A	Yes
20	Park City	Ski resort	-2°C	105 mm · 12 days	89 tier A	Yes
21	Lahaina	Beach	27°C	75 mm · 8 days	88 tier A	—
22	Phoenix	City	19°C	19 mm · 3 days	88 tier A	Yes
23	Steamboat Springs	Ski resort	-2°C	70 mm · 13 days	88 tier A	Yes
24	Grand Canyon National Park	National park	13°C	18 mm · 3 days	87 tier A	Yes
25	Jacksonville	City	23°C	87 mm · 8 days	87 tier A	Yes
26	Killington	Ski resort	-10°C	82 mm · 11 days	87 tier A	Yes
27	St. Augustine	City	21°C	42 mm · 5 days	87 tier A	Yes
28	Stowe	Ski resort	-4°C	76 mm · 12 days	87 tier A	Yes
29	Vail	Ski resort	-3°C	58 mm · 8 days	87 tier A	Yes
30	Whitefish	Ski resort	-3°C	43 mm · 10 days	87 tier A	Yes
31	Alta	Ski resort	-4°C	91 mm · 13 days	86 tier A	—
32	Saguaro National Park	National park	12°C	33 mm · 4 days	86 tier A	—
33	White Sands National Park	National park	13°C	9 mm · 1 day	86 tier A	Yes
34	Sarasota	Beach	26°C	36 mm · 4 days	85 tier A	—
35	Scottsdale	City	19°C	25 mm · 3 days	85 tier A	—
36	Telluride	Ski resort	-1°C	31 mm · 7 days	85 tier A	Yes
37	Tucson	City	17°C	26 mm · 4 days	85 tier A	—
38	Carlsbad Caverns National Park	National park	11°C	7 mm · 1 day	84 tier A	—
39	Congaree National Park	National park	17°C	76 mm · 8 days	84 tier A	Yes
40	Maui	Island	14°C	100 mm · 18 days	84 tier A	—
41	Haleakala National Park	National park	11°C	100 mm · 18 days	83 tier A	—
42	Los Angeles	City	19°C	103 mm · 5 days	83 tier A	—
43	Pinnacles National Park	National park	14°C	58 mm · 7 days	83 tier A	—
44	Death Valley National Park	National park	8°C	21 mm · 3 days	82 tier A	—
45	Everglades National Park	National park	28°C	28 mm · 3 days	82 tier A	Yes
46	Channel Islands National Park	National park	12°C	62 mm · 6 days	81 tier A	—
47	Clearwater	Beach	24°C	66 mm · 4 days	81 tier A	—
48	Dry Tortugas National Park	National park	24°C	23 mm · 4 days	81 tier A	Yes
49	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	National park	6°C	7 mm · 2 days	81 tier A	—
50	Las Vegas	City	14°C	14 mm · 2 days	81 tier A	—
51	New Orleans	City	20°C	118 mm · 6 days	81 tier A	—
52	Savannah	City	20°C	70 mm · 6 days	81 tier A	—
53	Houston	City	20°C	79 mm · 8 days	80 tier A	—
54	Sedona	Trekking hub	10°C	39 mm · 4 days	80 tier A	—
55	Austin	City	17°C	52 mm · 5 days	79 tier B	—
56	Biscayne National Park	National park	27°C	47 mm · 5 days	79 tier B	Yes
57	Charleston	City	16°C	60 mm · 6 days	79 tier B	—
58	San Antonio	City	18°C	41 mm · 4 days	79 tier B	—
59	Petrified Forest National Park	National park	7°C	16 mm · 3 days	78 tier B	—
60	Moab	Trekking hub	6°C	16 mm · 3 days	77 tier B	—
61	Arches National Park	National park	3°C	17 mm · 4 days	76 tier B	—
62	Sacramento	City	16°C	87 mm · 7 days	76 tier B	—
63	Taos	Trekking hub	3°C	24 mm · 5 days	76 tier B	—
64	Albuquerque	City	10°C	12 mm · 3 days	75 tier B	—
65	Canyonlands National Park	National park	4°C	15 mm · 3 days	75 tier B	—
66	Capitol Reef National Park	National park	2°C	12 mm · 2 days	75 tier B	—
67	San Francisco	City	14°C	82 mm · 8 days	75 tier B	—
68	Great Sand Dunes National Park	National park	1°C	12 mm · 2 days	74 tier B	—
69	Mesa Verde National Park	National park	2°C	35 mm · 5 days	74 tier B	—
70	San Diego	Beach	18°C	43 mm · 4 days	74 tier B	—
71	Zion National Park	National park	4°C	43 mm · 4 days	74 tier B	—
72	Dallas	City	14°C	81 mm · 6 days	73 tier B	—
73	Gateway Arch National Park	National park	6°C	59 mm · 6 days	73 tier B	—
74	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park	National park	18°C	301 mm · 20 days	73 tier B	—
75	Hot Springs National Park	National park	11°C	149 mm · 7 days	73 tier B	—
76	Laguna Beach	Beach	16°C	44 mm · 4 days	73 tier B	—
77	Napa	City	15°C	96 mm · 6 days	73 tier B	—
78	Hilo	City	29°C	307 mm · 16 days	71 tier B	—
79	Charlotte	City	14°C	98 mm · 8 days	70 tier B	—
80	Mammoth Cave National Park	National park	10°C	174 mm · 11 days	70 tier B	—
81	Monterey	Beach	15°C	65 mm · 6 days	70 tier B	—
82	Santa Barbara	Beach	17°C	105 mm · 5 days	70 tier B	—
83	Atlanta	City	14°C	135 mm · 10 days	69 tier C	—
84	Destin	Beach	20°C	107 mm · 6 days	69 tier C	—
85	Pensacola	Beach	20°C	101 mm · 6 days	69 tier C	—
86	Raleigh	City	13°C	96 mm · 9 days	69 tier C	—
87	Shenandoah National Park	National park	3°C	85 mm · 11 days	69 tier C	—
88	Asheville	City	11°C	99 mm · 9 days	67 tier C	—
89	Badlands National Park	National park	-2°C	14 mm · 3 days	67 tier C	—
90	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	National park	0°C	42 mm · 7 days	67 tier C	—
91	Bryce Canyon National Park	National park	-1°C	29 mm · 3 days	67 tier C	—
92	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	National park	7°C	227 mm · 12 days	67 tier C	—
93	Hilton Head Island	Beach	17°C	70 mm · 7 days	67 tier C	—
94	New River Gorge National Park	National park	6°C	127 mm · 13 days	67 tier C	—
95	Reno	City	7°C	43 mm · 5 days	67 tier C	—
96	Santa Fe	City	5°C	19 mm · 4 days	67 tier C	—
97	Wind Cave National Park	National park	-2°C	24 mm · 6 days	67 tier C	—
98	Boulder	City	5°C	30 mm · 5 days	66 tier C	—
99	Denver	City	5°C	19 mm · 4 days	66 tier C	—
100	Half Moon Bay	Beach	15°C	92 mm · 7 days	66 tier C	—
101	South Lake Tahoe	Trekking hub	2°C	99 mm · 7 days	66 tier C	—
102	Baltimore	City	8°C	83 mm · 8 days	65 tier C	—
103	Big Sur	Beach	17°C	108 mm · 9 days	65 tier C	—
104	Kansas City	City	5°C	21 mm · 2 days	65 tier C	—
105	Richmond	City	10°C	91 mm · 9 days	65 tier C	—
106	Santa Cruz, California	Beach	16°C	134 mm · 6 days	65 tier C	—
107	Cuyahoga Valley National Park	National park	-1°C	69 mm · 10 days	64 tier C	—
108	Memphis	City	12°C	156 mm · 10 days	64 tier C	—
109	Myrtle Beach	Beach	15°C	92 mm · 8 days	63 tier C	—
110	Redwood National Park	National park	8°C	216 mm · 13 days	63 tier C	—
111	Washington	City	7°C	78 mm · 9 days	63 tier C	—
112	Bozeman	Trekking hub	-2°C	32 mm · 8 days	62 tier C	—
113	St. Louis	City	6°C	56 mm · 6 days	62 tier C	—
114	Boise	City	3°C	34 mm · 6 days	61 tier C	—
115	Indiana Dunes National Park	National park	-2°C	63 mm · 9 days	61 tier C	—
116	Salt Lake City	City	4°C	33 mm · 4 days	61 tier C	—
117	Flagstaff	City	3°C	52 mm · 4 days	60 tier C	—
118	Nashville	City	10°C	163 mm · 11 days	60 tier C	—
119	Philadelphia	City	4°C	84 mm · 9 days	60 tier C	—
120	Gatlinburg	City	10°C	163 mm · 13 days	59 tier D	—
121	Louisville	City	7°C	126 mm · 9 days	59 tier D	—
122	New York	City	4°C	88 mm · 9 days	59 tier D	—
123	Seattle	City	5°C	82 mm · 11 days	58 tier D	—
124	Virginia Beach	Beach	11°C	88 mm · 8 days	58 tier D	—
125	Bend	City	2°C	38 mm · 7 days	56 tier D	—
126	Cincinnati	City	5°C	105 mm · 8 days	56 tier D	—
127	Outer Banks	Beach	8°C	96 mm · 10 days	55 tier D	—
128	Portland	City	6°C	127 mm · 14 days	55 tier D	—
129	Cleveland	City	1°C	45 mm · 6 days	54 tier D	—
130	Indianapolis	City	2°C	76 mm · 8 days	54 tier D	—
131	Acadia National Park	National park	-4°C	93 mm · 9 days	53 tier D	—
132	Columbus	City	2°C	87 mm · 9 days	53 tier D	—
133	Great Basin National Park	National park	-5°C	67 mm · 9 days	53 tier D	—
134	Lassen Volcanic National Park	National park	-2°C	181 mm · 11 days	53 tier D	—
135	Pittsburgh	City	3°C	96 mm · 9 days	52 tier D	—
136	Sequoia National Park	National park	-3°C	131 mm · 8 days	52 tier D	—
137	Boston	City	1°C	80 mm · 9 days	51 tier D	—
138	Chicago	City	-1°C	51 mm · 6 days	49 tier F	—
139	Detroit	City	-1°C	63 mm · 9 days	49 tier F	—
140	Grand Teton National Park	National park	-6°C	91 mm · 14 days	49 tier F	—
141	Kings Canyon National Park	National park	-5°C	116 mm · 8 days	49 tier F	—
142	Rocky Mountain National Park	National park	-7°C	82 mm · 15 days	49 tier F	—
143	Theodore Roosevelt National Park	National park	-9°C	16 mm · 5 days	49 tier F	—
144	Yosemite National Park	National park	-3°C	203 mm · 10 days	49 tier F	—
145	Crater Lake National Park	National park	-3°C	209 mm · 15 days	48 tier F	—
146	Milwaukee	City	-3°C	39 mm · 6 days	47 tier F	—
147	Olympic National Park	National park	-2°C	309 mm · 18 days	47 tier F	—
148	Yellowstone National Park	National park	-8°C	71 mm · 12 days	47 tier F	—
149	Newport	Beach	2°C	75 mm · 8 days	46 tier F	—
150	Katmai National Park	National park	-5°C	149 mm · 18 days	45 tier F	—
151	Burlington	City	-2°C	54 mm · 8 days	44 tier F	—
152	Madison	City	-4°C	44 mm · 7 days	44 tier F	—
153	Traverse City	City	-3°C	29 mm · 5 days	44 tier F	—
154	Hyannis	Beach	1°C	100 mm · 9 days	43 tier F	—
155	Voyageurs National Park	National park	-13°C	26 mm · 6 days	43 tier F	—
156	Bar Harbor	City	-3°C	93 mm · 9 days	42 tier F	—
157	Minneapolis	City	-7°C	23 mm · 4 days	42 tier F	—
158	Nantucket	Island	0°C	89 mm · 8 days	42 tier F	—
159	Isle Royale National Park	National park	-11°C	49 mm · 11 days	41 tier F	—
160	Anchorage	City	-7°C	32 mm · 5 days	40 tier F	—
161	Denali National Park	National park	-15°C	25 mm · 7 days	39 tier F	—
162	Glacier National Park	National park	-9°C	161 mm · 18 days	39 tier F	—
163	Glacier Bay National Park	National park	-7°C	325 mm · 17 days	38 tier F	—
164	North Cascades National Park	National park	-11°C	199 mm · 19 days	38 tier F	—
165	Juneau	City	-3°C	167 mm · 15 days	37 tier F	—
166	Gates of the Arctic National Park	National park	-28°C	19 mm · 5 days	36 tier F	—
167	Lake Clark National Park	National park	-14°C	117 mm · 15 days	36 tier F	—
168	Mackinac Island	Island	-7°C	44 mm · 10 days	36 tier F	—
169	Wrangell-St Elias National Park	National park	-18°C	70 mm · 14 days	36 tier F	—
170	Kobuk Valley National Park	National park	-22°C	46 mm · 9 days	35 tier F	—
171	Mount Rainier National Park	National park	-11°C	222 mm · 19 days	35 tier F	—
172	Fairbanks	City	-16°C	19 mm · 5 days	34 tier F	—
173	Kenai Fjords National Park	National park	-10°C	263 mm · 16 days	34 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means February is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in United States in February

Humpback whale season · Honolulu and 5 more places · 15 Nov – 15 May (usually)
Elk on the National Elk Refuge · Jackson and 1 more place · 15 Dec – 5 Apr (usually)
Boulder Mountain Tour · Sun Valley · 7 Feb
X Games Aspen · Aspen · 20 Jan – 1 Feb (usually)
Presidents' Day and spring break · Aspen and 1 more place · 12 Feb – 25 Mar (usually)
Fort Lauderdale Film Festival · Fort Lauderdale · 18–28 Feb (usually)
Spring break · Fort Lauderdale and 1 more place · 25 Feb – 5 Apr (usually)
Desert bloom · Joshua Tree National Park and 1 more place · 15 Feb – 30 Apr (usually)

Seasons in force

Peak crowds at 12 of United States's 106 well-known places this month.

Better months for United States

April · 78/100 May · 78/100 October · 76/100 Weakest: January · 62/100

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