Chester Weather in February
Chester in February
The short of it: Chester in February averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -9 °C (16 °F), with 118 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 10 h 22 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 1° · low -9° · rain 118 mm · daylight 10 h 22 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Chester an average February high of 1°, a low of -9° and some 118 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about 1°, nights near -9°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 118 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 10 h 22 min in mid-February, 72 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, 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, Chester runs warmer than most and drier than most in February. Bridgewater, 29 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
February in Chester, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- about the same, 20 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BridgewaterNova Scotia | 29 km SW | 1° | -9° | 129 mm |
| Stillwater LakeNova Scotia | 36 km ENE | 0° | -10° | 124 mm |
| TimberleaNova Scotia | 41 km ENE | 0° | -9° | 125 mm |
| Hammonds PlainsNova Scotia | 42 km ENE | 0° | -10° | 126 mm |
| Kearney LakeNova Scotia | 47 km ENE | 0° | -9° | 122 mm |
| Clayton Park WestNova Scotia | 47 km ENE | 0° | -9° | 124 mm |
| Clayton ParkNova Scotia | 49 km ENE | 0° | -9° | 122 mm |
| MillviewNova Scotia | 49 km ENE | 0° | -9° | 120 mm |