Betsiamites Weather in February
Betsiamites in February
The short of it: Betsiamites in February averages a high of -6 °C (21 °F) and a low of -17 °C (1 °F), with 69 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 10 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -6° · low -17° · rain 69 mm · daylight 10 h 5 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Betsiamites an average February high of -6°, a low of -17° and some 69 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about -6°, nights near -17°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 69 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 10 h 5 min in mid-February, 85 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Betsiamites runs warmer than most and drier than most in February. Chute-aux-Outardes, 27 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
February in Betsiamites, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 1° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus March
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 23 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chute-aux-OutardesQuebec | 27 km NE | -6° | -18° | 76 mm |
| ForestvilleQuebec | 39 km SW | -7° | -17° | 71 mm |
| HauteriveQuebec | 40 km NE | -6° | -18° | 72 mm |
| Baie-ComeauQuebec | 47 km NE | -7° | -18° | 70 mm |
| LucevilleQuebec | 48 km SSE | -6° | -15° | 64 mm |
| Mont-JoliQuebec | 52 km SE | -6° | -16° | 70 mm |
| RimouskiQuebec | 55 km S | -6° | -15° | 52 mm |
| Le BicQuebec | 63 km S | -6° | -15° | 58 mm |