Canmore Weather in February
Canmore in February
The short of it: Canmore in February averages a high of -1 °C (30 °F) and a low of -13 °C (10 °F), with 22 mm (0.87 in) of rain and about 9 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -13° · rain 22 mm · daylight 9 h 55 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Canmore an average February high of -1°, a low of -13° and some 22 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about -1°, nights near -13°. Pack the buffalo coat. It is the driest month of the year, only 22 mm of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 55 min in mid-February, 93 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates February 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Canmore runs cooler than most and wetter than most in February. Banff, 18 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
February in Canmore, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 2° warmer, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BanffAlberta | 18 km NW | -1° | -13° | 21 mm |
| Bragg CreekAlberta | 57 km ESE | 0° | -14° | 17 mm |
| CochraneAlberta | 63 km E | 0° | -14° | 13 mm |
| Lake LouiseAlberta | 69 km NW | -2° | -18° | 33 mm |
| Radium Hot SpringsBritish Columbia | 72 km SW | 1° | -9° | 19 mm |
| BearspawAlberta | 74 km E | -1° | -14° | 12 mm |
| CrestmontAlberta | 76 km E | 0° | -14° | 11 mm |
| Valley RidgeAlberta | 76 km E | 0° | -14° | 11 mm |