Newark, NJ: February

28 February 2026: February 2026 averaged 31.6°F in Newark, NJ, the coldest February since 2015, tied 82nd coldest of 177 (with 1959).

February 2026

Mean temperature: 31.6°F; Coldest since 2015; 82nd coldest of 177
Precipitation: 2.84 in; Driest since 2025; 84th driest of 168

A normal February in Newark, NJ (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 35.9°F, between 29.8°F and 40.5°F in eight years of ten and 2.71 in of precipitation, between 1.37 in and 4.99 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every February in Newark, NJ since 1844: 31.6°F in 2026; the lowest is 18.6°F, in 1934.

Normal range, 29.8 to 40.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every February in Newark, NJ from 1844 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	31.6	95	39.1	98	24.2	98	2.84	85	0
2025	35.8	36	42.7	49	28.8	27	2.81	87	0
2024	39.7	10	47.4	13	32	7	1.75	143	0
2023	40.8	3	49.8	3	31.8	8	1.41	157	0
2022	36.1	31	46.1	18	26.2	73	2.65	98	0
2021	33	75	38.6	105	27.4	53	4.65	26	0
2020	40	8	47.5	11	32.5	6	2.60	99	0
2019	36	33	43.5	38	28.4	34	3.89	54	0
2018	41.4	2	50	2	32.9	3	5.74	9	0
2017	41.6	1	50.3	1	32.9	3	2.09	126	0
2016	37.1	20	45.7	19	28.5	32	4.04	48	0
2015	22.6	175	31.4	172	13.8	176	2.06	128	0
2014	29.9	124	37.1	127	22.6	125	4.94	18	0
2013	34.1	60	41	66	27.3	56	3.85	58	0
2012	40.5	6	48.3	7	32.8	5	1.33	159	0
2011	36.4	25	45.4	24	27.3	56	3.49	67	0
2010	33.2	70	39.3	95	27.1	60	5.48	13	0
2009	36.6	24	45.6	20	27.7	48	0.58	166	0
2008	35.7	40	44	30	27.4	53	5.82	8	0
2007	27.9	147	35.1	149	20.7	147	1.43	156	0
2006	35.2	46	43.1	44	27.2	59	2.36	114	0
2005	35.6	44	43.2	42	27.9	40	2.81	87	0
2004	34.7	54	43	45	26.4	67	2.44	110	0
2003	29.4	133	35.7	146	23.1	111	3.90	53	0
2002	40.3	7	49.1	5	31.4	9	0.52	167	0
2001	35.7	40	43.6	34	27.8	44	1.79	140	0
2000	37.4	19	44.7	27	30.1	13	1.60	150	0
1999	37.8	16	45.5	23	30.1	13	3.10	74	0
1998	40.7	4	47.5	11	34	1	4.77	23	0
1997	39.3	12	47.6	10	31.1	10	2.18	123	0
1996	33.6	63	40.8	68	26.3	69	2.34	117	0
1995	30.8	109	38.6	105	22.9	119	3.36	71	0
1994	30.3	118	38.2	112	22.5	127	4.77	23	0
1993	31	106	39.6	88	22.4	129	2.87	83	0
1992	36	33	43.4	40	28.5	32	1.37	158	0
1991	38.6	14	47.2	14	29.9	15	1.81	139	0
1990	39.8	9	49.4	4	30.2	12	1.71	144	0
1989	34.2	57	41.3	63	27.1	60	2.70	95	0
1988	34.4	56	42.1	56	26.6	65	4.15	41	0
1987	32.9	76	41.6	58	24.3	97	1.30	160	0
1986	31.1	104	36.8	133	25.4	81	3.88	57	0
1985	33.5	64	40.8	68	26.2	73	2.58	103	0
1984	40.7	4	47.9	9	33.6	2	4.57	28	0
1983	35.8	36	43.9	31	27.8	44	3.03	77	0
1982	36.1	31	43.6	34	28.7	30	2.36	114	0
1981	37.6	17	46.2	17	29	21	4.81	22	0
1980	30.8	109	38.5	107	23	117	1.28	161	0
1979	23.5	171	30.2	176	16.8	170	4.94	18	0
1978	25.5	161	32.5	164	18.5	163	2.26	120	0
1977	32.8	82	40.3	75	25.3	83	2.77	89	0
1976	39.3	12	48.9	6	29.7	18	2.52	105	0
1975	35	51	41.4	61	28.7	30	2.56	104	0
1974	31.9	93	39.6	88	24.1	100	1.44	154	0
1973	33.3	68	41.4	61	25.2	84	3.39	70	0
1972	31.3	100	39.4	91	23.2	108	4.01	49	0
1971	35.1	48	41.5	59	28.8	27	4.44	33	0
1970	32.9	76	41.2	64	24.7	89	3.29	72	0
1969	31.3	100	36.7	135	25.9	77	2.68	96	0
1968	29.9	124	37.9	118	21.9	133	1.22	163	0
1967	29.4	133	37.3	122	21.5	142	3.00	78	0
1966	33.2	70	40.1	78	26.3	69	4.41	34	0
1965	32.4	88	40.1	78	24.7	89	2.91	80	0
1964	31.9	93	38.8	101	25	88	2.59	101	0
1963	27.6	152	35.9	143	19.3	158	2.16	124	0
1962	30.3	118	36.6	137	24	103	4.25	39	0
1961	35.8	36	43.8	32	27.8	44	3.97	51	0
1960	36.3	28	43.6	34	29	21	4.11	44	0
1959	31.6	95	40.5	71	22.7	124	1.89	135	0
1958	27.8	150	34.1	157	21.4	144	4.36	35	0
1957	36.4	25	43.8	32	29	21	2.77	89	0
1956	36	33	43	45	29	21	4.47	32	0
1955	34.2	57	42.4	51	26	75	2.89	81	0
1954	39.5	11	48	8	31	11	2.07	127	0
1953	37.5	18	45.6	20	29.4	19	2.75	92	0
1952	35.7	40	42.5	50	28.9	26	2.35	116	0
1951	35.5	45	43.5	38	27.5	51	3.62	64	0
1950	31.4	98	38.5	107	24.4	94	3.92	52	0
1949	38.2	15	46.5	15	29.8	16	3.69	63	0
1948	29.3	137	36.9	132	21.7	138	2.25	121	0
1947	28.2	145	36.1	142	20.3	152	2.59	101	0
1946	31	106	38.8	101	23.1	111	1.46	153	0
1945	32.9	76	40.2	77	25.6	80	2.96	79	0
1944	32	92	39.9	83	24.1	100	2.46	109	0
1943	32.3	90	40.8	68	23.8	104	1.98	131	0
1942	29.4	133	36.5	140	22.3	130	3.25	73	0
1941	30.3	118	37.3	122	23.4	106	2.82	86	0
1940	32.2	91	39.2	96	25.1	85	2.77	89	0
1939	36.3	28	44.9	26	27.8	44	5.88	7	0
1938	35	51	42.4	51	27.5	51	1.78	141	0
1937	34.1	60	41.5	59	26.8	63	1.88	136	0
1936	24.4	166	31.6	168	17.1	168	2.50	106	0
1935	30.1	122	38	115	22.3	130	2.50	106	0
1934	18.6	177	28.3	178	9	179	2.01	129	0
1933	32.8	82	41.2	64	24.4	94	2.60	99	0
1932	35.2	46	42.9	48	27.4	53	1.82	137	0
1931	33.4	66	40.9	67	25.9	77	2.34	117	0
1930	35.8	36	46.5	15	25.1	85	3.53	66	1
1929	33.2	70	43.2	42	23.2	108	4.50	31	0
1928			43.6	34	22.8	123	4.30	37	4
1927					27.9	40	1.56	151	5
1926	29.8	129	37.9	118	21.6	140	5.66	10	0
1925	36.9	22	45.6	20	28.2	35	2.34	117	0
1924	28.8	140	35	151	22.6	125	3.77	60	0
1923	25.3	163	31.6	168	19	161	2.37	113	0
1922	32.9	76	40.5	71	25.4	81	2.44	110	0
1921	33.2	70	39.7	86	26.7	64	4.94	18	0
1920	27.9	147	34.7	152	21.1	145	3.89	54	0
1919	33.4	66	39.4	91	27.3	56	3.44	69	0
1918	29.9	124	39.4	91	20.4	151	2.19	122	0
1917	28.7	142	37.3	122	20.1	154	2.00	130	0
1916	27.3	155	35.1	149	19.4	157	4.13	43	0
1915	36.2	30	44.3	29	28.1	36			0
1914	26.1	159	34.6	154	17.7	165	3.47	68	0
1913	30.7	111	39.5	90	21.9	133	1.44	154	0
1912	28.7	142	38.1	113	19.7	155	2.72	93	2
1911	30.6	115	38	115	23.3	107	2.89	81	0
1910	31	106	39.1	98	22.9	119	4.10	45	0
1909	37.1	20	45.3	25	29	21	6.28	4	0
1908	27.9	147	36.7	135	19.1	159	3.98	50	0
1907	23.1	173	32.4	165	13.8	176	3.72	61	0
1906	31.1	104	40.4	73	21.8	137	1.91	133	0
1905	23.2	172	31.5	170	14.8	175	2.13	125	0
1904	24	167	32.7	162	15.2	174	2.67	97	0
1903	32.5	87	40.4	73	24.6	91	4.59	27	0
1902	27	157	33.3	161	20.8	146	4.07	46	0
1901	23.9	169	30.7	174	17	169	0.69	165	0
1900	29.4	133	37.2	126	21.6	140			0
1899	25.4	162	32.1	166	18.8	162	5.37	14	0
1898	32.7	84	39.7	86	25.8	79	4.33	36	0
1897	32.9	76	39.2	96	26.5	66			0
1896	30.3	118	37.1	127	23.5	105	6.82	2	0
1895	24.5	165	31.5	170	17.5	166	0.22	168	0
1894	27.5	153	34.5	155	20.5	150	4.71	25	0
1893	28.8	140	35.8	144	21.7	138	6.20	5	0
1892							1.71	144	29
1888	30.7	111	37	129	24.4	94	4.29	38	0
1887	32.9	76	38.1	113	27.6	49	6.03	6	0
1886	29.5	132	35.7	146	23.2	108	6.57	3	0
1885	23.8	170	31	173	16.5	171	6.85	1	0
1884	33.7	62	39.8	85	27.6	49	4.14	42	0
1883	30.7	111	36.8	133	24.6	91	4.94	18	0
1882	33.2	70	40.1	78	26.4	67	3.59	65	0
1881	28	146	35.4	148	20.6	148			0
1880	35.1	48	42.3	53	27.9	40	2.85	84	0
1879	27.8	150	33.6	159	21.9	133	1.64	147	0
1878	33.5	64	40	82	27.1	60	4.96	17	0
1877	34.6	55	40.3	75	28.8	27	1.65	146	0
1876	32.4	88	38.5	107	26.3	69			0
1875	22.8	174	29.6	177	15.9	172	2.39	112	0
1874	29.9	124	36.6	137	23.1	111			0
1873	27.4	154	34.3	156	20.6	148	3.89	54	0
1872	29.7	130	37.5	120	21.9	133	1.78	141	0
1871	28.6	144	35.8	144	21.5	142	3.05	76	0
1870	30.7	111	37.3	122	24.1	100	4.05	47	0
1869	33.3	68	38.8	101	27.9	40	5.06	16	0
1868	21.7	176	30.6	175	12.7	178	1.62	149	0
1867	36.4	25	43	45	29.8	16	5.65	11	0
1866	29.9	124	37	129	22.9	119	3.71	62	0
1865	29.2	138	36.2	141	22.1	132	4.57	28	0
1864	32.6	85	40.1	78	25.1	85	0.83	164	0
1863	31.4	98	38.3	110	24.5	93	4.25	39	0
1862	30	123	37	129	22.9	119			0
1861	34.2	57	42.3	53	26	75	1.90	134	0
1860	28.9	139	37.5	120	20.3	152			0
1859	32.6	85	39	100	26.3	69	3.81	59	0
1858	26.4	158	33.6	159	19.1	159	2.50	106	0
1857	35.7	40	43.4	40	28	37	1.50	152	0
1856	24	167	32	167	15.9	172	1.25	162	0
1855	25.8	160	33.7	158	17.9	164			0
1854	30.6	115	38.7	104	22.5	127			0
1853	34.9	53	41.9	57	28	37	5.22	15	0
1852	31.5	97	39.9	83	23.1	111			0
1851	36.9	22	44.7	27	29.1	20	4.53	30	0
1850	35.1	48	42.2	55	28	37	3.07	75	0
1849	24.9	164	32.7	162	17.2	167	2.72	93	0
1848	30.5	117	38	115	23	117	1.82	137	0
1847	29.7	130	36.6	137	23.1	111	5.60	12	1
1846	27.1	156	34.7	152	19.6	156			0
1845	31.3	100	38.3	110	24.2	98	1.94	132	0
1844	31.3	100	39.4	91	23.1	111	1.64	147	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2017	41.6
2018	41.4
2023	40.8
1998	40.7
1984	40.7
2012	40.5
2002	40.3
2020	40
1990	39.8
2024	39.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1934	18.6
1868	21.7
2015	22.6
1875	22.8
1907	23.1
1905	23.2
1979	23.5
1885	23.8
1901	23.9
1904	24
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1885	6.85
1896	6.82
1886	6.57
1909	6.28
1893	6.20
1887	6.03
1939	5.88
2008	5.82
2018	5.74
1926	5.66

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1895	0.22
2002	0.52
2009	0.58
1901	0.69
1864	0.83
1968	1.22
1856	1.25
1980	1.28
1987	1.30
2012	1.33

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 55°F; 28 February 2026
Coldest night: 5°F; 8 February 2026
Wettest day: 1.24 in; 23 February 2026

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February 2026 brought 2.84 in of precipitation in Newark, NJ, the driest February since 2025, 84th driest of 168.
The hottest day of February 2026 in Newark, NJ: 55°F on Saturday 28 February 2026.
The coldest night of February 2026 in Newark, NJ: a low of 5°F on Sunday 8 February 2026.
The wettest day of February 2026 in Newark, NJ: 1.24 in on Monday 23 February 2026.