Carmacks Weather in February
Carmacks in February
The short of it: Carmacks in February averages a high of -11 °C (12 °F) and a low of -25 °C (-13 °F), with 10 mm (0.39 in) of rain and about 8 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -11° · low -25° · rain 10 mm · daylight 8 h 44 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Carmacks an average February high of -11°, a low of -25° and some 10 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from January to about -11°, with nights near -25°. Rain is scarce, about 10 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 44 min in mid-February, 161 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 June and July.
Against its neighbours, Carmacks runs cooler than most and drier than most in February. Haines Junction, 162 km to the SSW, is 4° warmer by day.
February in Carmacks, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 7° warmer, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haines JunctionYukon | 162 km SSW | -7° | -20° | 22 mm |
| WhitehorseYukon | 166 km SSE | -7° | -18° | 12 mm |
| MayoYukon | 168 km N | -11° | -24° | 13 mm |
| Dawson CityYukon | 270 km NW | -17° | -27° | 11 mm |
| SkagwayAlaska | 297 km S | 0° | -6° | 99 mm |
| HainesAlaska | 321 km S | 2° | -4° | 111 mm |
| YakutatAlaska | 338 km SW | 3° | -5° | 272 mm |
| TokAlaska | 368 km WNW | -12° | -23° | 8.0 mm |