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February Weather in Sundance Wyoming, United States

Daily high temperatures increase by 6°F, from 33°F to 39°F, rarely falling below 15°F or exceeding 54°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 5°F, from 16°F to 20°F, rarely falling below -4°F or exceeding 33°F.

For reference, on July 26, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Sundance typically range from 57°F to 82°F, while on December 28, the coldest day of the year, they range from 14°F to 32°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in February in Sundance

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on February. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in February in Sundance

Average Hourly Temperature in February in SundanceFeb1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292912 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJanMarNowNowfreezingvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Köse, Turkey (6,185 miles away) and Hats’avan, Armenia (6,362 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Sundance (view comparison).

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The month of February in Sundance experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 53% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is February 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 47% of the time.

For reference, on March 20, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 55%, while on July 3, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 76%.

Cloud Cover Categories in February in Sundance

Cloud Cover Categories in February in SundanceFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanMarFeb 147%Feb 147%Feb 2946%Feb 2946%Feb 1147%Feb 1147%Feb 2147%Feb 2147%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Sundance, the chance of a wet day over the course of February is gradually increasing, starting the month at 4% and ending it at 7%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 34% on June 2, and its lowest chance is 4% on January 30.

Over the course of February in Sundance, the chance of a day with only rain remains an essentially constant 1% throughout, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 1% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 3% throughout.

Probability of Precipitation in February in Sundance

Probability of Precipitation in February in SundanceFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290%0%2%2%4%4%6%6%8%8%10%10%12%12%14%14%JanMarFeb 14%Feb 14%Feb 297%Feb 297%Feb 114%Feb 114%Feb 216%Feb 216%NowNowsnowmixedrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during February in Sundance is essentially constant, remaining about 0.1 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 0.4 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in February in Sundance

Average Monthly Rainfall in February in SundanceFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 in3.5 in3.5 in4.0 in4.0 inJanMarFeb 10.1 inFeb 10.1 inFeb 290.1 inFeb 290.1 inFeb 110.1 inFeb 110.1 inFeb 210.1 inFeb 210.1 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during February in Sundance is increasing, starting the month at 1.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.5 inches, and ending the month at 2.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.3 inches or falls below 0.1 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in February in Sundance

Average Monthly Snowfall in February in SundanceFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 in7 in7 in8 in8 in9 in9 inJanMarFeb 11.1 inFeb 11.1 inFeb 292.3 inFeb 292.3 inFeb 111.4 inFeb 111.4 inFeb 211.8 inFeb 211.8 inNowNow
The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.

Over the course of February in Sundance, the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 20 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 2 minutes, 50 seconds, and weekly increase of 19 minutes, 53 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is February 1, with 9 hours, 50 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 29, with 11 hours, 10 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in February in Sundance

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in February in SundanceFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrJanMarnightnightdaydayFeb 19 hr, 50 minFeb 19 hr, 50 minFeb 2911 hr, 10 minFeb 2911 hr, 10 minNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Sundance is 7:16 AM on February 1 and the earliest sunrise is 41 minutes earlier at 6:35 AM on February 29.

The earliest sunset is 5:06 PM on February 1 and the latest sunset is 39 minutes later at 5:45 PM on February 29.

Daylight saving time is observed in Sundance during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during February, so the entire month is in daylight saving time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:13 AM and sets 15 hours, 32 minutes later, at 8:45 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:30 AM and sets 8 hours, 50 minutes later, at 4:21 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in February in Sundance

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in February in SundanceFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829292 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJanMar6:35 AM6:35 AMFeb 295:45 PMFeb 295:45 PM7:16 AM7:16 AMFeb 15:06 PMFeb 15:06 PM7:03 AM7:03 AMFeb 115:20 PMFeb 115:20 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of February. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in February in Sundance

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in February in SundanceFeb1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292912 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJanMar0010102020203000010102020303040NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of February 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for February 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in February in Sundance

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in February in SundanceFeb1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292912 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMJanMarJan 114:58 AMJan 114:58 AMJan 2510:55 AMJan 2510:55 AMFeb 94:00 PMFeb 94:00 PMFeb 245:31 AMFeb 245:31 AMMar 103:01 AMMar 103:01 AMMar 251:01 AMMar 251:01 AM8:13 AM8:13 AM4:47 PM4:47 PM3:42 PM3:42 PM7:52 AM7:52 AM7:23 AM7:23 AM5:03 PM5:03 PM4:52 PM4:52 PM7:07 AM7:07 AM7:38 AM7:38 AM7:42 PM7:42 PM6:54 PM6:54 PM7:04 AM7:04 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Feb 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
64%-10:08 AMWSW-4:42 AMS248,950 mi
2
50%12:19 AMESE10:28 AMWSW-5:24 AMS246,425 mi
3
44%1:28 AMESE10:53 AMWSW-6:11 AMS243,225 mi
4
34%2:39 AMSE11:25 AMSW-7:02 AMS239,494 mi
5
24%3:51 AMSE12:08 PMSW-8:00 AMS235,460 mi
6
15%4:59 AMSE1:05 PMSW-9:02 AMS231,435 mi
7
7%5:58 AMSE2:16 PMSW-10:07 AMS227,791 mi
8
2%6:46 AMSE3:38 PMSW-11:12 AMS224,904 mi
9
0%7:23 AMESE5:03 PMWSW-12:13 PMS223,083 mi
10
1%7:52 AMESE6:29 PMWSW-1:10 PMS222,506 mi
11
5%8:17 AME7:52 PMW-2:02 PMS223,190 mi
12
13%8:38 AME9:12 PMW-2:52 PMS225,002 mi
13
22%8:59 AME10:31 PMWNW-3:41 PMS227,692 mi
14
32%9:21 AMENE11:50 PMWNW-4:30 PMS230,951 mi
15
44%9:46 AMENE--5:21 PMS234,467 mi
16
50%-1:07 AMWNW10:15 AMENE6:13 PMS237,968 mi
17
65%-2:21 AMNW10:52 AMNE7:07 PMS241,244 mi
18
75%-3:29 AMNW11:37 AMNE8:02 PMS244,157 mi
19
83%-4:28 AMNW12:31 PMNE8:56 PMS246,634 mi
20
90%-5:16 AMNW1:33 PMNE9:48 PMS248,653 mi
21
95%-5:54 AMNW2:39 PMNE10:36 PMS250,226 mi
22
99%-6:24 AMWNW3:46 PMENE11:22 PMS251,374 mi
23
99%-6:48 AMWNW4:52 PMENE--
24
100%-7:07 AMWNW5:56 PMENE12:04 AMS252,116 mi
25
99%-7:25 AMW6:59 PME12:44 AMS252,451 mi
26
97%-7:41 AMW8:02 PME1:22 AMS252,359 mi
27
93%-7:57 AMW9:05 PME2:01 AMS251,798 mi
28
87%-8:13 AMWSW10:09 PMESE2:40 AMS250,715 mi
29
80%-8:32 AMWSW11:16 PMESE3:21 AMS249,061 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Sundance is essentially constant during February, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 3, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in February in Sundance

Humidity Comfort Levels in February in SundanceFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%JanMarFeb 150%Feb 150%Feb 10%Feb 10%Feb 290%Feb 290%NowNowdrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Sundance is essentially constant during February, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 10.0 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on January 17, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.3 miles per hour, while on July 29, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.8 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in February in Sundance

Average Wind Speed in February in SundanceFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphJanMarFeb 110.2 mphFeb 110.2 mphFeb 299.9 mphFeb 299.9 mphFeb 1610.0 mphFeb 1610.0 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Sundance throughout February is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 52% on February 1.

Wind Direction in February in Sundance

Wind Direction in February in SundanceFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%JanMarNowNowwestsouthnortheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Sundance typically lasts for 4.2 months (130 days), from around May 17 to around September 25, rarely starting before April 30 or after June 3, and rarely ending before September 6 or after October 14.

The month of February in Sundance is reliably fully outside of the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in February in Sundance

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in February in SundanceFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanMar0%Feb 150%Feb 15NowNowfrigidfreezingvery coldcoldcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Sundance are essentially constant during February, remaining within 1°F of 2°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in February in Sundance

Growing Degree Days in February in SundanceFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290°F0°F1°F1°F2°F2°F3°F3°F4°F4°F5°F5°F6°F6°F7°F7°F8°F8°F9°F9°FJanMarFeb 11°FFeb 11°FFeb 293°FFeb 293°FFeb 111°FFeb 111°FFeb 212°FFeb 212°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of February, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Sundance is increasing during February, rising by 1.2 kWh, from 2.5 kWh to 3.7 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in February in Sundance

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in February in SundanceFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWhJanMarFeb 12.5 kWhFeb 12.5 kWhFeb 293.7 kWhFeb 293.7 kWhFeb 112.8 kWhFeb 112.8 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Sundance are 44.406 deg latitude, -104.376 deg longitude, and 4,731 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Sundance contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,201 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 4,943 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,585 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (4,452 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Sundance is covered by grassland (65%) and shrubs (33%), within 10 miles by grassland (54%) and shrubs (23%), and within 50 miles by grassland (59%) and shrubs (20%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Sundance, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Sundance.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Sundance according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Sundance is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Sundance and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Sundance and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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