Ruston Weather in February
Ruston in February
The short of it: Ruston in February averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 4 °C (38 °F), with 138 mm (5.4 in) of rain and about 10 h 59 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 61° · low 38° · rain 5.4 in. · daylight 10 h 59 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & March
Thirty years of records give Ruston an average February high of 61°, a low of 38° and some 5.4 in. of rain. Much like January: highs about 61°, nights near 38°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 5.4 in., the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 59 min in mid-February, 45 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates February 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and March.
Against its neighbours, Ruston runs warmer than most and about as wet in February. Grambling, 4 mi to the W, sees much the same highs.
February in Ruston, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 4° warmer, 0.3 in. more rain
- Versus March
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 23°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 7 mph
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GramblingLouisiana | 4 mi W | 61° | 38° | 5.4 in. |
| ChoudrantLouisiana | 7 mi E | 61° | 38° | 5.5 in. |
| SimsboroLouisiana | 9 mi W | 61° | 38° | 5.4 in. |
| DubachLouisiana | 12 mi N | 61° | 38° | 5.4 in. |
| CalhounLouisiana | 16 mi E | 61° | 38° | 5.5 in. |
| ArcadiaLouisiana | 17 mi W | 61° | 38° | 5.4 in. |
| ChathamLouisiana | 19 mi SE | 62° | 39° | 5.6 in. |
| JonesboroLouisiana | 20 mi SSW | 62° | 39° | 5.6 in. |