Dover Weather in February
Dover in February
The short of it: Dover in February averages a high of -2 °C (28 °F) and a low of -11 °C (12 °F), with 86 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 10 h 5 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 -2° · low -11° · rain 86 mm · daylight 10 h 5 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
February in Dover brings afternoons near -2° and nights around -11°, with about 86 mm of rain over the month. Much like January: highs about -2°, nights near -11°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 86 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 10 h 5 min in mid-February, 85 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, Dover runs warmer than most and about as wet in February. Hare Bay, 4 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
February in Dover, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- about the same, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 20 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hare BayNewfoundland and Labrador | 4 km WSW | -2° | -11° | 86 mm |
| Centreville-Wareham-TrinityNewfoundland and Labrador | 17 km NNE | -2° | -12° | 83 mm |
| GamboNewfoundland and Labrador | 21 km WSW | -2° | -11° | 87 mm |
| GlovertownNewfoundland and Labrador | 21 km SSW | -2° | -11° | 96 mm |
| New-Wes-ValleyNewfoundland and Labrador | 43 km NE | -2° | -12° | 86 mm |
| GanderNewfoundland and Labrador | 49 km WNW | -2° | -10° | 96 mm |
| MusgravetownNewfoundland and Labrador | 52 km S | -1° | -10° | 92 mm |
| BloomfieldNewfoundland and Labrador | 54 km S | -1° | -10° | 92 mm |