Dominion Weather in February
Dominion in February
The short of it: Dominion in February averages a high of -1 °C (31 °F) and a low of -9 °C (16 °F), with 140 mm (5.5 in) of rain and about 10 h 16 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -9° · rain 140 mm · daylight 10 h 16 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Dominion an average February high of -1°, a low of -9° and some 140 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Dominion: highs scarcely reach -1°, nights fall to -9°. Wet spells are common — about 140 mm, the 5th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 10 h 16 min in mid-February, 76 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates February 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Dominion runs warmer than most and about as wet in February. Gardiner Mines, 3 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
February in Dominion, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- about the same, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 22 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardiner MinesNova Scotia | 3 km WSW | -1° | -9° | 140 mm |
| Reserve MinesNova Scotia | 4 km S | -1° | -9° | 142 mm |
| Glace BayNova Scotia | 5 km ESE | -1° | -9° | 141 mm |
| New WaterfordNova Scotia | 6 km NW | -1° | -9° | 138 mm |
| ScotchtownNova Scotia | 7 km WNW | -1° | -9° | 140 mm |
| New VictoriaNova Scotia | 10 km WNW | -1° | -9° | 138 mm |
| DonkinNova Scotia | 12 km ESE | -1° | -9° | 141 mm |
| Port MorienNova Scotia | 14 km SE | -1° | -9° | 142 mm |