Red Cloud Weather in February
Red Cloud in February
The short of it: Red Cloud in February averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of -8 °C (18 °F), with 14 mm (0.55 in) of rain and about 10 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 43° · low 18° · rain 0.6 in. · daylight 10 h 37 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Red Cloud an average February high of 43°, a low of 18° and some 0.6 in. of rain. Much like January: highs about 43°, nights near 18°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is scarce, about 0.6 in., the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 10 h 37 min in mid-February, 61 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates February 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and April.
Against its neighbours, Red Cloud runs cooler than most and drier than most in February. Blue Hill, 17 mi to the NNE, is 2° cooler by day.
February in Red Cloud, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 4° warmer, 0.1 in. more rain
- Versus March
- 12° colder
- Day–night spread
- 25°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 12 mph
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue HillNebraska | 17 mi NNE | 41° | 18° | 0.6 in. |
| FranklinNebraska | 23 mi W | 43° | 18° | 0.5 in. |
| SuperiorNebraska | 24 mi E | 43° | 19° | 0.7 in. |
| Smith CenterKansas | 26 mi SSW | 44° | 19° | 0.5 in. |
| MankatoKansas | 27 mi SE | 44° | 20° | 0.7 in. |
| JuniataNebraska | 35 mi N | 41° | 17° | 0.6 in. |
| HastingsNebraska | 35 mi NNE | 41° | 18° | 0.6 in. |
| MindenNebraska | 36 mi NW | 41° | 17° | 0.5 in. |