Climate · San Francisco

San Francisco in February

Mild and damp, as the days lengthen.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

February in San Francisco is mild: highs near 62°F, lows near 45°F. Rain falls on about two days a week, more often as the month goes on, and the days lengthen by 44 minutes from the first week to the last.February in San Francisco is mild: highs near 17°C, lows near 7°C. Rain falls on about two days a week, more often as the month goes on, and the days lengthen by 44 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
62°F17°Caverage
Low
45°F7°Caverage
Wet days
2a week · 31% of days
Daylight
10h 44mon average

Is February a good time to visit San Francisco?


February sits outside San Francisco's best months, which run from July to October. Expect mild days and rain on about two days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How February sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 62°F in February, against 60°F to 77°F through the year.Highs near 17°C in February, against 16°C to 25°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

31% of days in February, against 0% to 34% through the year.

Cloud cover

56% cover in February, against 11% to 61% through the year.

Daylight

10h 44m in February, against 9h 35m to 14h 44m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with February shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

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  1. January60°16°low 44°low 7°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  2. February62°17°low 45°low 7°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  3. March64°18°low 46°low 8°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.

Where San Francisco sits, in February

America/Los Angeles

this place
typical high in February 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-February
7:01 AMsets 5:47 PM
Above the sea
20 mlow-lying
Latitude
37.8°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Napa58 km north

The land around San Francisco, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in United States in February

high · low · wet days

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest San Francisco. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.