Dashwood Weather in February
Dashwood in February
The short of it: Dashwood in February averages a high of 8 °C (46 °F) and a low of 1 °C (35 °F), with 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 10 h 3 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 8° · low 1° · rain 100 mm · daylight 10 h 3 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Dashwood an average February high of 8°, a low of 1° and some 100 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about 8°, nights near 1°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 100 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 3 min in mid-February, 87 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, Dashwood runs cooler than most and about as wet in February. Qualicum Beach, 6 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
February in Dashwood, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 1° warmer, 111 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualicum BeachBritish Columbia | 6 km ESE | 8° | 2° | 91 mm |
| Whisky CreekBritish Columbia | 7 km S | 8° | 1° | 111 mm |
| CoombsBritish Columbia | 10 km SE | 8° | 1° | 96 mm |
| French CreekBritish Columbia | 12 km ESE | 8° | 2° | 90 mm |
| BowserBritish Columbia | 15 km NW | 7° | 1° | 123 mm |
| ParksvilleBritish Columbia | 16 km ESE | 8° | 2° | 94 mm |
| Englishman River SouthBritish Columbia | 20 km ESE | 8° | 2° | 100 mm |
| Hornby IslandBritish Columbia | 22 km NNW | 8° | 2° | 110 mm |