Amherst Weather in February
Amherst in February
The short of it: Amherst in February averages a high of -2 °C (29 °F) and a low of -11 °C (12 °F), with 90 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 10 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -2° · low -11° · rain 90 mm · daylight 10 h 18 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Amherst an average February high of -2°, a low of -11° and some 90 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about -2°, nights near -11°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 90 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 10 h 18 min in mid-February, 75 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates February 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Amherst runs warmer than most and about as wet in February. Sackville, 15 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
February in Amherst, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 1° warmer, 17 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SackvilleNew Brunswick | 15 km WNW | -2° | -11° | 87 mm |
| TantramarNew Brunswick | 19 km NW | -2° | -12° | 90 mm |
| TidnishNova Scotia | 23 km NE | -2° | -11° | 86 mm |
| SpringhillNova Scotia | 23 km SSE | -2° | -11° | 104 mm |
| OxfordNova Scotia | 28 km ESE | -1° | -11° | 96 mm |
| Strait ShoresNew Brunswick | 30 km NNE | -2° | -12° | 86 mm |
| MemramcookNew Brunswick | 33 km NW | -2° | -12° | 92 mm |
| Fundy AlbertNew Brunswick | 36 km W | -2° | -12° | 105 mm |