Chatham Weather in February
Chatham in February
The short of it: Chatham in February averages a high of 0 °C (33 °F) and a low of -8 °C (18 °F), with 58 mm (2.3 in) of rain and about 10 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 0° · low -8° · rain 58 mm · daylight 10 h 30 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Chatham an average February high of 0°, a low of -8° and some 58 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about 0°, nights near -8°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 58 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 10 h 30 min in mid-February, 66 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates February 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Chatham runs cooler than most and wetter than most in February. Ridgetown, 25 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
February in Chatham, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 1° warmer, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RidgetownOntario | 25 km E | 0° | -8° | 58 mm |
| TilburyOntario | 26 km SW | 1° | -7° | 60 mm |
| WallaceburgOntario | 26 km NW | 0° | -7° | 58 mm |
| AlgonacMichigan | 37 km NW | 1° | -7° | 56 mm |
| Pearl BeachMichigan | 41 km NW | 1° | -7° | 55 mm |
| Marine CityMichigan | 42 km NW | 0° | -7° | 58 mm |
| Belle RiverOntario | 45 km WSW | 1° | -6° | 58 mm |
| Saint ClairMichigan | 52 km NNW | 0° | -7° | 57 mm |