Raleigh, NC: February

28 February 2026: February 2026 averaged 43.4°F in Raleigh, NC, the coldest February since 2021, tied 65th coldest of 138 (with 2014 and 1945).

February 2026

Mean temperature: 43.4°F; Coldest since 2021; 65th coldest of 138
Precipitation: 3.01 in; Driest since 2025; 62nd driest of 140

A normal February in Raleigh, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 45.2°F, between 40.9°F and 47.8°F in eight years of ten and 2.39 in of precipitation, between 1.61 in and 4.64 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every February in Raleigh, NC since 1887: 43.4°F in 2026; the lowest is 32.6°F, in 1895.

Normal range, 40.9 to 47.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every February in Raleigh, NC from 1887 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	43.4	72	53.3	79	33.5	68	3.01	79	0
2025	47.8	20	58.2	22	37.3	21	2.77	92	0
2024	49.1	13	60.3	13	37.9	18	1.91	114	0
2023	53.9	1	65	2	42.9	2	2.52	97	0
2022	47.8	20	59.9	15	35.8	35	1.36	129	0
2021	42.4	83	51.5	93	33.3	71	6.17	9	0
2020	48.2	18	57.6	30	38.9	15	4.94	28	0
2019	47.6	25	57.9	26	37.3	21	4.26	40	0
2018	52.3	4	62.6	4	42.1	4	1.70	119	0
2017	53.3	2	66.6	1	39.9	11	0.66	139	0
2016	43.8	66	53.5	74	34.1	57	4.68	32	0
2015	34.8	135	45	135	24.6	134	2.91	84	0
2014	43.4	72	53.5	74	33.4	70	3.00	80	0
2013	42.1	86	51.8	89	32.5	79	4.08	46	0
2012	46.9	29	58.2	22	35.6	40	1.94	113	0
2011	47.8	20	60.6	10	35	47	2.27	105	0
2010	37.6	125	46.7	129	28.4	123	2.43	100	0
2009	46	38	57.6	30	34.5	53	1.65	122	0
2008	47.8	20	59.4	16	36.1	31	3.16	74	0
2007	40.8	101	51.5	93	30.1	110	1.74	118	0
2006	43.5	71	55	58	32	84	1.65	122	0
2005	44.6	55	55.2	55	34	58	2.29	104	0
2004	41.3	95	51.3	96	31.4	93	3.32	69	0
2003	41.1	96	50.9	101	31.3	95	4.64	33	0
2002	44.6	55	56.9	36	32.3	81	1.27	130	0
2001	47.2	26	58.2	22	36.2	29	2.34	103	0
2000	45.8	42	57.9	26	33.7	63	2.20	108	0
1999	45.7	43	58.5	20	32.9	76	1.96	112	0
1998	46.1	33	55.6	50	36.5	25	5.79	13	0
1997	46.7	31	57.9	26	35.5	41	2.83	89	0
1996	42.5	82	53.4	77	31.6	90	2.94	82	0
1995	41	97	50.4	106	31.6	90	4.52	35	0
1994	44.2	61	55.5	53	32.9	76	2.97	81	0
1993	40.9	98	51.4	95	30.4	106	2.22	107	0
1992	46.2	32	56.9	36	35.5	41	2.23	106	0
1991	46.8	30	58.5	20	35.1	45	0.69	138	0
1990	51	7	62.3	5	39.7	12	3.82	53	0
1989	42.9	79	52.8	83	33	75	6.42	8	0
1988	41.9	90	53.1	81	30.6	103	2.42	101	0
1987	40.4	106	50.9	101	29.9	111	5.52	17	0
1986	44.4	58	54.1	64	34.8	49	1.65	122	0
1985	41.9	90	51.7	91	32	84	4.44	37	0
1984	45.7	43	57.1	34	34.2	56	5.65	15	0
1983	40.6	102	50.4	106	30.9	99	6.00	12	0
1982	45.5	47	55.1	56	35.9	32	4.97	25	0
1981	43.9	63	56.9	36	30.9	99	3.02	78	0
1980	36.4	128	48	122	24.9	132	1.91	114	0
1979	36.5	127	46.7	129	26.3	128	5.55	16	0
1978	33.1	137	43.6	137	22.6	139	1.43	128	0
1977	39.3	113	53.5	74	25	131	2.13	111	0
1976	50.1	10	63.3	3	36.9	23	1.54	126	0
1975	43.7	67	54.3	62	33.1	73	2.85	87	0
1974	42.9	79	53.8	68	32	84	2.87	86	0
1973	40	107	51.6	92	28.4	123	5.50	18	0
1972	40	107	50.2	108	29.8	113	4.13	44	0
1971	42	88	53.7	70	30.4	106	3.85	50	0
1970	38.9	116	51.8	89	25.9	129	3.47	63	0
1969	40.9	98	49.9	111	31.9	88	3.60	59	0
1968	36.3	129	49.7	112	23	138	1.00	136	0
1967	38.9	116	48.8	116	29	117	3.80	54	0
1966	42.3	84	51.1	99	33.5	68	4.76	30	0
1965	42.8	81	55.1	56	30.6	103	2.40	102	0
1964	39.4	112	50	110	28.8	121	4.11	45	0
1963	36.1	130	47.6	125	24.5	136	3.45	64	0
1962	43.9	63	54.2	63	33.6	66	2.74	94	0
1961	44.8	52	56	44	33.7	63	5.75	14	0
1960	40.5	105	51.1	99	29.9	111	5.26	22	0
1959	43.7	67	54.5	61	32.9	76	3.38	66	0
1958	35.5	134	45.6	133	25.4	130	3.24	70	0
1957	47.1	28	57.8	29	36.4	27	4.40	39	0
1956	45.9	40	55.9	46	35.9	32	4.70	31	0
1955	43.6	70	55.9	46	31.4	93	3.93	47	0
1954	47.2	26	59.3	17	35.1	45	1.70	119	0
1953	45.6	46	56.6	41	34.7	51	3.68	57	0
1952	44.6	55	55.6	50	33.6	66	3.85	50	0
1951	44.2	61	57.4	32	31	97	1.86	116	0
1950	44.8	52	55.6	50	34	58	1.57	125	0
1949	48.6	16	58.9	18	38.4	17	3.14	75	0
1948	41.8	92	52.2	87	31.3	95	3.74	55	0
1947	35.6	133	47.7	124	23.4	137	1.20	132	0
1946	45.7	43	55.9	46	35.5	41	3.07	77	0
1945	43.4	72	53.6	73	33.3	71	5.39	20	0
1944	44.9	50	54	66	35.8	35	5.10	23	0
1943	45.5	47	56.7	39	34.3	54	1.26	131	0
1942	39.1	115	48.9	115	29.4	116	2.51	99	0
1941	38.6	122	48.8	116	28.5	122	1.14	135	0
1940	44.4	58	54	66	34.8	49	2.19	109	1
1939	51.1	6	61.5	6	40.6	7	9.73	1	0
1938	49.1	13	58.2	22	40	8	0.87	137	0
1937	43.1	78	51.3	96	35	47	3.40	65	0
1936	39.7	110	48.6	119	30.8	101	5.38	21	0
1935	43.9	63	53.8	68	34	58	2.73	95	0
1934	35.8	132	46.7	129	24.7	133	2.92	83	1
1933	45.2	49	54.6	60	35.7	39	3.37	67	1
1932	50.9	8	60.2	14	41.7	5	2.84	88	0
1931	46	38	56.6	41	35.4	44	1.80	117	0
1930	49.6	12	60.6	10	38.6	16	1.18	133	0
1929	42	88	50.8	104	33.1	73	6.99	5	0
1928	43.7	67	53.4	77	34	58	3.24	70	0
1927	51.9	5	60.9	9	42.6	3	3.90	48	1
1926	46.1	33	56	44	36.3	28	4.20	43	0
1925	50.7	9	61.3	8	40	8	1.70	119	0
1924	40.6	102	48.8	116	32.4	80	4.95	27	0
1923	40.9	98	49.4	113	32.3	81	4.78	29	0
1922	47.8	20	56.7	39	39.1	14	7.14	3	1
1921	44.9	50	53.7	70	36.2	29	3.52	61	0
1920	38.8	118	47.2	128	30.4	106	5.49	19	0
1919	42.1	86	50.9	101	33.9	62	3.49	62	2
1918	48	19	58.6	19	37.4	19	1.16	134	0
1917	43.3	75	53.3	79	32.3	81	3.19	73	1
1916	42.3	84	52.8	83	31.8	89	2.76	93	0
1915	46.1	33	55.7	49	36.5	25	3.24	70	0
1914	38.7	119	47.9	123	29.5	115	4.45	36	0
1913	44.4	58	53	82	35.8	35	2.17	110	0
1912	38.7	119	48.3	121	29	117	2.89	85	0
1911	45.9	40	55.3	54	36.6	24	2.52	97	0
1910	41.7	94	51.3	96	32	84	2.80	90	0
1909	49.9	11	60.5	12	39.3	13	3.14	75	0
1908	39.2	114	47.5	127	31	97	3.66	58	0
1907	39.7	110	49.3	114	30.2	109	4.26	40	0
1906	41.8	92	52.1	88	31.5	92	3.74	55	0
1905	34.1	136	41.6	138	26.7	127	6.05	11	0
1904	38.3	123	47.6	125	29	117	4.22	42	0
1903	46.1	33	56.4	43	35.8	35	6.67	7	0
1902	36	131	43.8	136	28.2	126	7.08	4	0
1901	38.7	119	48.5	120	29	117	1.48	127	0
1900	40	107	50.2	108	29.8	113	4.56	34	0
1899	37	126	45.6	133	28.3	125	7.48	2	0
1898	40.6	102	50.7	105	30.7	102	0.42	140	2
1897	46.1	33	54.8	59	37.4	19	4.42	38	0
1896			54.1	64	33.7	63	6.73	6	4
1895	32.6	138	40.6	139	24.6	134	2.66	96	0
1894							3.83	52	8
1893	43.2	76	52.6	86	34.7	51	6.17	9	2
1892	43.2	76	52.7	85	34.3	54	3.59	60	2
1891	48.9	15	57	35	40.8	6	5.10	23	0
1890	52.7	3	61.5	6	43.9	1	2.80	90	0
1889	38.2	124	45.9	132	30.5	105	3.36	68	0
1888	44.8	52	53.7	70	35.9	32	3.86	49	0
1887	48.6	16	57.2	33	40	8	4.97	25	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2023	53.9
2017	53.3
1890	52.7
2018	52.3
1927	51.9
1939	51.1
1990	51
1932	50.9
1925	50.7
1976	50.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1895	32.6
1978	33.1
1905	34.1
2015	34.8
1958	35.5
1947	35.6
1934	35.8
1902	36
1963	36.1
1968	36.3

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1939	9.73
1899	7.48
1922	7.14
1902	7.08
1929	6.99
1896	6.73
1903	6.67
1989	6.42
2021	6.17
1893	6.17

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1898	0.42
2017	0.66
1991	0.69
1938	0.87
1968	1.00
1941	1.14
1918	1.16
1930	1.18
1947	1.20
1943	1.26

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 74°F; 19 February 2026
Coldest night: 11°F; 2 February 2026
Wettest day: 1.18 in; 26 February 2026

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February 2026 brought 3.01 in of precipitation in Raleigh, NC, the driest February since 2025, 62nd driest of 140.
The hottest day of February 2026 in Raleigh, NC: 74°F on Thursday 19 February 2026.
The coldest night of February 2026 in Raleigh, NC: a low of 11°F on Monday 2 February 2026.
The wettest day of February 2026 in Raleigh, NC: 1.18 in on Thursday 26 February 2026.