Ancaster Weather in February
Ancaster in February
The short of it: Ancaster in February averages a high of -1 °C (31 °F) and a low of -8 °C (18 °F), with 63 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 10 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -8° · rain 63 mm · daylight 10 h 27 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Ancaster an average February high of -1°, a low of -8° and some 63 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about -1°, nights near -8°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 63 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 10 h 27 min in mid-February, 68 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Ancaster runs cooler than most and wetter than most in February. Hamilton, 12 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
February in Ancaster, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 1° warmer, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HamiltonOntario | 12 km ENE | 1° | -7° | 60 mm |
| Stoney CreekOntario | 18 km E | 1° | -7° | 62 mm |
| BurlingtonOntario | 22 km NNE | -1° | -9° | 62 mm |
| BrantfordOntario | 25 km WSW | 0° | -8° | 51 mm |
| CambridgeOntario | 31 km WNW | -1° | -9° | 57 mm |
| BrantOntario | 31 km WSW | -1° | -9° | 53 mm |
| GrimsbyOntario | 34 km E | 0° | -6° | 61 mm |
| MiltonOntario | 34 km NNE | -1° | -9° | 60 mm |