February is one of the cooler months of the year in Kingsport, with average highs near 8.7°C and lows around -1.9°C (mean 3.4°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 101 mm of rainfall and 82% relative humidity across the period.
February is one of the cooler months of the year in Kingsport. Across 45 years of records, the warmest February in Kingsport was 2018 — when the month averaged 8.1°C — while the coldest was 2015 at -2.4°C. Typical February days reach 8.7°C with nights near -1.9°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.5°C per decade.
February is about average for rainfall in Kingsport, averaging 101 mm of rainfall. The wettest February on record was 2019 with 207 mm, while the driest was 2002 at 30 mm.
Relative humidity in Kingsport during February averages 82%. The most humid Februarys were 1986 and 2003 at 87%, and the least humid was 2002 at 74%.
February receives about 2.9 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Kingsport. The sunniest February was 2024 at 3.4 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2010 at 2.2.
Average wind speed in Kingsport during February is 1.5 m/s. The windiest Februarys were 1990, 2008 and 2016 at 1.7 m/s, while the calmest were 2004, 2005 and 2024, among others at 1.3 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 2.2°C | 3.6°C | 3.1°C | 3.4°C | 5.2°C | +3°C |
| Avg High | 7.4°C | 8.9°C | 8.6°C | 8.6°C | 10.7°C | +3.3°C |
| Avg Low | -3.1°C | -1.7°C | -2.3°C | -1.8°C | -0.3°C | +2.8°C |
| Avg Rain | 105 mm | 103 mm | 75 mm | 100 mm | 138 mm | +33 mm |
February temperatures in Kingsport have risen by about 3°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
February has ranged from a record low of -20.8°C (1996) to a record high of 23.1°C (2018).
Rainfall in February is about average for rainfall, averaging 101 mm, with a wettest year of 207 mm.
A quieter season to visit Kingsport
If your dates are flexible, the more temperate months of June and September tend to be the most comfortable for visiting Kingsport. That said, February — with days averaging 8.7°C and nights around -1.9°C (mean 3.4°C) and higher rainfall (101 mm) — can still be rewarding for travellers who don't mind the cooler conditions, and often means fewer crowds.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.3°C | 4.6°C | -1.1°C | 19.6°C | -11.6°C | 139 mm | 81% | 1.5 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2024 | 12.7°C | 6.3°C | -0.1°C | 19.6°C | -6.4°C | 95 mm | 79% | 1.3 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2023 | 12.9°C | 7.7°C | 2.4°C | 22.5°C | -7.2°C | 125 mm | 83% | 1.4 m/s | 2.8 |
| 2022 | 10.7°C | 4.7°C | -1.3°C | 18.7°C | -6.1°C | 157 mm | 79% | 1.5 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2021 | 8.0°C | 3.1°C | -1.8°C | 20.6°C | -8.3°C | 113 mm | 85% | 1.4 m/s | 2.6 |
| 2020 | 9.6°C | 4.9°C | 0.2°C | 18.7°C | -7.5°C | 199 mm | 86% | 1.5 m/s | 2.5 |
| 2019 🌧️ | 11.9°C | 6.7°C | 1.4°C | 21.8°C | -5.3°C | 207 mm | 85% | 1.6 m/s | 2.6 |
| 2018 🔥 | 13.3°C | 8.1°C | 2.9°C | 23.1°C | -7.8°C | 173 mm | 85% | 1.6 m/s | 2.4 |
| 2017 | 13.2°C | 7.2°C | 1.2°C | 22.1°C | -7.5°C | 51 mm | 79% | 1.4 m/s | 3 |
| 2016 | 7.4°C | 2.8°C | -1.8°C | 17.5°C | -12.0°C | 111 mm | 82% | 1.7 m/s | 2.6 |
| 2015 ❄️ | 2.6°C | -2.4°C | -7.5°C | 14.1°C | -19.2°C | 72 mm | 79% | 1.6 m/s | 2.7 |
| 2014 | 7.6°C | 2.2°C | -3.1°C | 17.7°C | -6.8°C | 84 mm | 81% | 1.5 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2013 | 6.4°C | 1.8°C | -2.8°C | 12.0°C | -9.3°C | 54 mm | 83% | 1.6 m/s | 2.9 |
| 2012 | 10.7°C | 5.1°C | -0.6°C | 19.7°C | -9.2°C | 93 mm | 83% | 1.4 m/s | 2.9 |
| 2011 | 10.6°C | 4.3°C | -1.9°C | 19.7°C | -7.3°C | 100 mm | 79% | 1.6 m/s | 3 |
| 2010 | 2.4°C | -1.6°C | -5.7°C | 13.1°C | -11.0°C | 58 mm | 87% | 1.5 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2009 | 8.2°C | 2.7°C | -2.7°C | 17.8°C | -12.0°C | 64 mm | 82% | 1.5 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2008 | 10.4°C | 4.4°C | -1.7°C | 19.2°C | -8.1°C | 87 mm | 80% | 1.7 m/s | 2.5 |
| 2007 | 5.9°C | 0.4°C | -5.0°C | 16.8°C | -12.1°C | 41 mm | 75% | 1.6 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2006 | 7.1°C | 1.9°C | -3.2°C | 17.5°C | -9.6°C | 52 mm | 78% | 1.4 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2005 | 9.0°C | 4.0°C | -1.0°C | 16.5°C | -6.2°C | 70 mm | 84% | 1.3 m/s | 2.7 |
| 2004 | 7.1°C | 2.1°C | -2.8°C | 15.0°C | -7.7°C | 73 mm | 82% | 1.3 m/s | 2.8 |
| 2003 | 6.6°C | 2.2°C | -2.1°C | 18.1°C | -10.9°C | 169 mm | 87% | 1.5 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2002 | 8.7°C | 3.0°C | -2.7°C | 16.4°C | -8.8°C | 30 mm | 74% | 1.5 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2001 | 11.2°C | 5.2°C | -0.8°C | 20.8°C | -7.9°C | 102 mm | 79% | 1.4 m/s | 3 |
| 2000 | 11.3°C | 4.9°C | -1.5°C | 21.1°C | -10.5°C | 62 mm | 82% | 1.4 m/s | 3.1 |
| 1999 | 9.4°C | 4.0°C | -1.3°C | 20.6°C | -7.8°C | 76 mm | 80% | 1.4 m/s | 2.9 |
| 1998 | 9.7°C | 4.9°C | 0.2°C | 17.5°C | -4.3°C | 92 mm | 86% | 1.5 m/s | 2.7 |
| 1997 | 10.5°C | 5.2°C | 0.0°C | 18.2°C | -5.7°C | 87 mm | 83% | 1.4 m/s | 2.8 |
| 1996 | 6.6°C | 1.6°C | -3.5°C | 21.0°C | -20.8°C | 79 mm | 85% | 1.6 m/s | 2.8 |
| 1995 | 6.4°C | 1.2°C | -4.1°C | 17.3°C | -14.0°C | 103 mm | 81% | 1.5 m/s | 2.8 |
| 1994 | 8.4°C | 3.0°C | -2.3°C | 16.7°C | -10.7°C | 178 mm | 84% | 1.4 m/s | 3 |
| 1993 | 6.8°C | 1.6°C | -3.7°C | 16.3°C | -13.1°C | 73 mm | 79% | 1.5 m/s | 3.1 |
| 1992 | 10.0°C | 4.9°C | -0.2°C | 17.2°C | -6.4°C | 78 mm | 81% | 1.4 m/s | 3 |
| 1991 | 9.2°C | 3.7°C | -1.8°C | 16.0°C | -14.8°C | 125 mm | 81% | 1.4 m/s | 3 |
| 1990 | 12.1°C | 6.0°C | 0.0°C | 19.3°C | -10.5°C | 142 mm | 83% | 1.7 m/s | 2.8 |
| 1989 | 6.2°C | 1.7°C | -2.8°C | 19.6°C | -14.8°C | 117 mm | 87% | 1.5 m/s | 2.5 |
| 1988 | 6.9°C | 1.2°C | -4.5°C | 18.1°C | -14.2°C | 62 mm | 78% | 1.5 m/s | 2.9 |
| 1987 | 7.1°C | 2.1°C | -3.0°C | 12.2°C | -7.8°C | 118 mm | 84% | 1.3 m/s | 2.6 |
| 1986 | 8.2°C | 3.4°C | -1.5°C | 20.4°C | -11.4°C | 108 mm | 87% | 1.3 m/s | 2.3 |
| 1985 | 4.7°C | -0.6°C | -6.0°C | 18.6°C | -16.7°C | 87 mm | 87% | 1.4 m/s | 3.1 |
| 1984 | 9.2°C | 4.0°C | -1.2°C | 18.6°C | -10.8°C | 125 mm | 83% | 1.5 m/s | 3 |
| 1983 | 7.8°C | 2.6°C | -2.5°C | 17.0°C | -7.5°C | 85 mm | 82% | 1.3 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 8.2°C | 3.2°C | -1.7°C | 18.3°C | -8.1°C | 139 mm | 85% | 1.4 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 8.6°C | 2.2°C | -4.3°C | 19.3°C | -17.1°C | 101 mm | 78% | 1.6 m/s | — |
Actual recorded February data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in February is around 8.7°C with lows near -1.9°C (mean 3.4°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
February averages 101 mm of rainfall in Kingsport, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 207 mm in 2019.
The hottest February reached 23.1°C in 2018. The coldest dipped to -20.8°C in 1996.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average February temperatures have risen by about 3°C. Daytime highs moved from 7.7°C to 10.9°C and overnight lows from -3.1°C to -0.4°C over the same span.
February is one of the cooler months of the year in Kingsport and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 8.7°C daytime highs and -1.9°C at night.
Not quite — February is the 3rd coolest month in Kingsport, averaging 3.4°C.
For February in Kingsport, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 8.7°C and lows of -1.9°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in February averages 82% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in February is 1.5 m/s. The windiest February on record averaged 1.7 m/s (1990).
The wettest February on record was 2019 with 207 mm. On average, February sees 101 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Kingsport behaves each February, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for February specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
