Climateby Month

Driest places in the US in February

Ranked by the fewest wet days (0.01 in or more) in February. First: Terlingua, TX (2 days), of 378 cities.

Driest places in the US in February
RankCityWet daysHigh
1Terlingua, TX2 days74°F
2Yuma, AZ2 days73°F
3Las Cruces, NM2 days64°F
4Furnace Creek, CA3 days74°F
5Palm Springs, CA3 days74°F
6Goodyear, AZ3 days69°F
7El Paso, TX3 days64°F
8Kailua-Kona, HI3 days82°F
9Midland, TX3 days64°F
10Santa Fe, NM4 days48°F
11Albuquerque, NM4 days54°F
12Peoria, AZ4 days69°F
13Glendale, AZ4 days69°F
14Mesa, AZ4 days71°F
15Phoenix, AZ4 days71°F
16Tucson, AZ4 days69°F
17Pueblo, CO4 days51°F
18Las Vegas, NV4 days63°F
19Amarillo, TX4 days56°F
20Greeley, CO4 days48°F
21Lubbock, TX4 days60°F
22San Tan Valley, AZ4 days71°F
23Thornton, CO4 days48°F
24Taos, NM4 days42°F
25Gilbert, AZ5 days71°F

Which states lead

Arizona (9 of the top 25), Texas (5 of the top 25), New Mexico (4 of the top 25), then 4 more states. The top 25 range from 2 days to 5 days; the median across all 378 cities is 9 days.

The other end: wettest by wet days in February

Driest places through the year

MonthFirst placeWet days
JanuaryTerlingua, TX2 days
FebruaryTerlingua, TX2 days
MarchPalm Springs, CA2 days
AprilPalm Springs, CA1 day
MayPalm Springs, CA0 days
JunePalm Springs, CA0 days
JulyAntioch, CA0 days
AugustAnaheim, CA0 days
SeptemberCorona, CA0 days
OctoberPalm Springs, CA1 day
NovemberPalm Springs, CA1 day
DecemberFurnace Creek, CA2 days

378 cities with data for this measure. Folded suburbs share their lead city's values and are not listed separately. Methodology.