Rochester, NY: February

28 February 2026: February 2026 averaged 23.4°F in Rochester, NY, the coldest February since 2015, tied 52nd coldest of 155 (with 1972, 1946, 1900 and 1 other year).

February 2026

Mean temperature: 23.4°F; Coldest since 2015; 52nd coldest of 155
Precipitation: 2.06 in; Driest since 2024; 61st driest of 156

A normal February in Rochester, NY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 27.8°F, between 20.8°F and 32°F in eight years of ten and 2.13 in of precipitation, between 1.38 in and 2.85 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every February in Rochester, NY since 1872: 23.4°F in 2026; the lowest is 12.2°F, in 2015.

Normal range, 20.8 to 32°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every February in Rochester, NY from 1871 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	23.4	100	31.2	99	15.7	97	2.06	95	0
2025	26	66	32.8	74	19.3	62	2.29	80	0
2024	34.7	2	43.4	2	25.9	2	0.66	154	0
2023	31.8	12	40.7	6	22.8	24	2.58	56	0
2022	26.1	63	35.9	38	16.3	89	3.45	22	0
2021	23.9	93	30.9	101	17	85	2.23	86	0
2020	28.6	40	34.4	51	22.7	25	2.51	58	0
2019	28.7	39	37	29	20.4	53	2.91	38	0
2018	33.6	3	42.1	4	25.1	7	2.15	91	0
2017	35.5	1	43.9	1	27.1	1	2.33	77	0
2016	29.5	29	38	20	21.1	41	3.78	16	0
2015	12.2	155	20.7	155	3.6	155	2.51	58	0
2014	21.3	124	28.4	123	14.1	121	2.39	74	0
2013	26.8	57	32.7	78	20.8	48	2.84	43	0
2012	31.8	12	38.3	18	25.2	6	2.13	92	0
2011	24.5	84	33.5	63	15.6	99	2.76	47	0
2010	25.5	73	30.5	104	20.5	51	2.40	69	0
2009	29	38	37.1	27	20.9	44	1.63	118	0
2008	26.4	61	33.5	63	19.2	64	4.27	9	0
2007	20.3	133	26.6	137	14	122	2.09	94	0
2006	28.4	43	35.7	42	21.1	41	2.13	92	0
2005	25.8	68	33.8	60	17.8	77	1.40	135	0
2004	25	80	33.5	63	16.4	88	0.72	151	0
2003	20.9	128	28.3	125	13.4	127	1.96	100	0
2002	31.9	11	40.7	6	23	21	1.61	121	0
2001	28.5	42	36.2	36	20.9	44	2.26	84	0
2000	30.1	26	37.9	21	22.4	29	1.97	98	0
1999	30.5	19	39.1	17	22	32	0.69	152	0
1998	32.6	6	40	10	25.1	7	2.34	76	0
1997	30.5	19	39.5	13	21.5	36	2.40	69	0
1996	24.6	83	32.2	87	17	85	1.72	110	0
1995	23.8	94	32.8	74	14.8	109	1.58	123	0
1994	21.1	127	29.9	114	12.3	140	1.63	118	0
1993	18.7	143	27.9	129	9.5	147	1.52	128	0
1992	27.2	52	34.2	53	20.2	57	1.87	106	0
1991	30.5	19	37.6	24	23.4	18	1.16	142	0
1990	29.3	32	38.1	19	20.4	53	3.93	14	0
1989	22.4	112	29.3	118	15.6	99	1.55	126	0
1988	23.6	97	32.5	81	14.8	109	2.18	89	0
1987	23.6	97	32.1	89	15.1	106	0.66	154	0
1986	24.4	86	30.5	104	18.4	71	2.46	66	0
1985	25.6	72	32.5	81	18.6	69	1.78	109	0
1984	33.2	5	40.6	8	25.7	3	2.97	36	0
1983	29.1	36	37.1	27	21.1	41	1.23	140	0
1982	22.9	109	30	112	15.9	95	1.01	145	0
1981	32.3	8	41	5	23.5	17	3.13	31	0
1980	19.7	137	25.7	142	13.6	126	1.16	142	0
1979	13.7	153	22	153	5.4	152	2.40	69	0
1978	16.2	150	25.5	145	6.9	150	2.40	69	0
1977	25.4	75	31.8	92	19	66	0.97	146	0
1976	33.3	4	42.7	3	23.9	13	1.67	113	0
1975	28.4	43	33.6	61	23.2	20	2.82	44	0
1974	22.4	112	30.6	103	14.3	120	2.06	95	0
1973	22.2	116	31	100	13.4	127	1.70	112	0
1972	23.4	100	31.4	94	15.4	102	3.96	13	0
1971	26.9	55	33.5	63	20.3	55	4.21	10	0
1970	23.7	95	32.9	73	14.5	116	2.28	81	0
1969	25.9	67	32.3	84	19.6	60	0.91	147	0
1968	20.8	131	28.4	123	13.1	132	0.74	150	0
1967	21.3	124	30.4	109	12.3	140	1.67	113	0
1966	25.5	73	33.3	67	17.7	79	2.51	58	0
1965	25.7	71	33.9	58	17.5	82	2.24	85	0
1964	24	90	32.8	74	15.2	104	0.89	148	0
1963	17.9	145	26.4	139	9.4	148	1.43	133	0
1962	21.4	122	29.8	115	12.9	136	2.87	41	0
1961	27.4	50	35.8	41	19.1	65	3.21	30	0
1960	26.1	63	32.2	87	19.9	58	4.46	7	0
1959	22.5	110	32.3	84	12.8	137	2.70	48	0
1958	19.4	138	25.8	141	13	134	4.20	11	0
1957	29.9	28	37.6	24	22.2	30	1.56	125	0
1956	26.8	57	33.2	69	20.5	51	3.23	28	0
1955	25.8	68	33.1	70	18.4	71	1.71	111	0
1954	32.1	9	39.3	16	24.9	9	2.47	65	0
1953	30.3	23	37.6	24	23	21	1.80	108	0
1952	28.6	40	35.9	38	21.2	39	2.53	57	0
1951	26.1	63	34.6	49	17.6	81	2.70	48	0
1950	24.4	86	31.4	94	17.3	84	5.07	3	0
1949	30.6	18	40.4	9	20.9	44	1.88	104	0
1948	23.1	105	33.1	70	13.1	132	2.50	62	0
1947	21.6	120	27.9	129	15.2	104	1.05	144	0
1946	23.4	100	32	91	14.8	109	2.70	48	0
1945	25.1	79	32.3	84	18	74	2.31	78	0
1944	24	90	32.6	79	15.4	102	2.91	38	0
1943	25.8	68	34.4	51	17.8	77	2.05	97	1
1942	20.3	133	27	135	13.7	125	4.51	6	0
1941	22.5	110	30.3	110	14.7	112	1.59	122	0
1940	24.7	81	30.5	104	19	66	3.08	32	0
1939	27.1	53	34.6	49	19.6	60	2.67	51	0
1938	29.5	29	36.6	32	22.5	26	3.05	35	0
1937	29.2	35	35.9	38	22.5	26	1.38	137	0
1936	19.3	139	25.7	142	12.4	139	1.57	124	1
1935	24.5	84	31.3	96	17.7	79	2.40	69	0
1934	12.6	154	21.5	154	3.8	154	1.97	98	0
1933	29.4	31	36.3	35	21.9	33	1.63	118	1
1932	30.7	16	37.9	21	23.6	16	2.77	45	0
1931	28.2	45	35.5	45	20.8	48	1.40	135	0
1930	30.1	26	37.7	23	22.5	26	1.90	103	0
1929	24.4	86	30	112	18.7	68	1.46	131	0
1928	26.6	60	34	57	19.3	62	2.23	86	0
1927	30.9	15	36.5	33	25.4	4	3.58	21	0
1926	23.5	99	29.5	117	17.5	82	2.28	81	0
1925	32.1	9	39.5	13	24.7	10	2.48	64	0
1924	20.9	128	27.2	134	14.7	112	3.07	34	0
1923	20.9	128	27.8	131	14	122	1.67	113	0
1922	28.1	47	35.4	46	20.8	48	2.63	54	0
1921	30.2	24	36.1	37	24.3	12	2.95	37	0
1920	21.8	119	28.6	120	14.9	108	1.82	107	0
1919	29.3	32	35.1	47	23.4	18	1.43	133	0
1918	23.7	95	33.6	61	13.8	124	2.67	51	0
1917	18.8	142	26.5	138	11	143	1.67	113	0
1916	19.2	141	25.2	146	13.3	130	3.76	17	0
1915	29.3	32	35.6	43	23	21	2.23	86	0
1914	17.4	148	24.5	148	10.3	145	1.66	117	0
1913	21.6	120	28.1	127	15.1	106	1.48	130	0
1912	20	135	26.7	136	13.2	131	1.88	104	0
1911	26.7	59	32.5	81	20.9	44	3.22	29	0
1910	22.2	116	29.6	116	14.7	112	3.73	18	0
1909	29.1	36	36.4	34	21.9	33	2.90	40	0
1908	21.2	126	27.8	131	14.6	115	2.44	67	0
1907	19.8	136	28	128	11.6	142	1.45	132	0
1906	25.4	75	33.9	58	16.9	87	0.68	153	0
1905	18.3	144	26.3	140	10.3	145	1.91	102	0
1904	16.4	149	24.2	149	8.6	149	2.65	53	0
1903	27.9	48	34.1	56	21.7	35	2.62	55	0
1902	22.3	115	28.6	120	16.1	93	2.51	58	0
1901	17.8	146	23.1	151	12.5	138	3.69	19	0
1900	23.4	100	30.5	104	16.3	89	4.44	8	0
1899	22.4	112	28.6	120	16.2	91	2.38	75	0
1898	27.4	50	33.3	67	21.4	37	3.08	32	0
1897	26.9	55	32.6	79	21.2	39	2.31	78	0
1896	24.7	81	31.3	96	18	74	5.37	2	0
1895	19.3	139	25.7	142	13	134	2.50	62	0
1894	23.1	105	30.2	111	16	94	3.41	23	0
1893	21.4	122	28.3	125	14.5	116	3.31	25	0
1892	28.2	45	34.2	53	22.2	30	2.77	45	0
1891	30.2	24	36.7	31	23.8	15	4.17	12	0
1890	31.6	14	39.4	15	23.9	13	3.59	20	0
1889	17.7	147	24.8	147	10.6	144	2.41	68	0
1888	25.2	78	34.2	53	16.2	91	0.85	149	0
1887	25.3	77	32.8	74	17.9	76	4.75	5	0
1886	24	90	32.1	89	15.9	95	2.18	89	0
1885	14.5	151	23.9	150	5.1	153	1.54	127	0
1884	27	54	35.6	43	18.5	70	1.94	101	0
1883	23.1	105	30.5	104	15.7	97	2.28	81	0
1882	32.5	7	39.7	11	25.3	5	1.25	139	0
1881	23.4	100	31.3	96	15.6	99	2.86	42	0
1880	30.4	22	39.6	12	21.3	38	3.82	15	0
1879	20.6	132	27.8	131	13.4	127	3.27	26	0
1878	27.5	49	34.8	48	20.3	55	4.84	4	0
1877	30.7	16	37	29	24.4	11	0.46	156	0
1876	26.4	61	33	72	19.8	59	5.40	1	0
1875	14.4	152	22.8	152	6.1	151	1.21	141	0
1874	24.4	86	30.7	102	18.2	73	3.35	24	0
1873	21.9	118	29.3	118	14.5	116	1.52	128	0
1872	23	108	31.5	93	14.5	116	1.28	138	0
1871							3.25	27	28

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2017	35.5
2024	34.7
2018	33.6
1976	33.3
1984	33.2
1998	32.6
1882	32.5
1981	32.3
1954	32.1
1925	32.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
2015	12.2
1934	12.6
1979	13.7
1875	14.4
1885	14.5
1978	16.2
1904	16.4
1914	17.4
1889	17.7
1901	17.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1876	5.40
1896	5.37
1950	5.07
1878	4.84
1887	4.75
1942	4.51
1960	4.46
1900	4.44
2008	4.27
1971	4.21

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1877	0.46
2024	0.66
1987	0.66
1906	0.68
1999	0.69
2004	0.72
1968	0.74
1888	0.85
1964	0.89
1969	0.91

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 50°F; 28 February 2026
Coldest night: -9°F; 9 February 2026
Wettest day: 0.61 in; 18 February 2026

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February 2026 brought 2.06 in of precipitation in Rochester, NY, the driest February since 2024, tied 61st driest of 156 (with 1974).
The hottest day of February 2026 in Rochester, NY: 50°F on Saturday 28 February 2026.
The coldest night of February 2026 in Rochester, NY: a low of -9°F on Monday 9 February 2026.
The wettest day of February 2026 in Rochester, NY: 0.61 in on Wednesday 18 February 2026.