Fernie Weather in February
Fernie in February
The short of it: Fernie in February averages a high of 1 °C (33 °F) and a low of -10 °C (13 °F), with 69 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 10 h 3 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 -10° · rain 69 mm · daylight 10 h 3 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
February in Fernie brings afternoons near 1° and nights around -10°, with about 69 mm of rain over the month. Much like January: highs about 1°, nights near -10°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 69 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Fernie runs about middling and wetter than most in February. Jaffray, 21 km to the SW, is 1° warmer by day.
February in Fernie, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 2° warmer, 31 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JaffrayBritish Columbia | 21 km SW | 1° | -10° | 30 mm |
| SparwoodBritish Columbia | 29 km NNE | -1° | -12° | 40 mm |
| ColemanAlberta | 43 km ENE | -1° | -11° | 40 mm |
| BlairmoreAlberta | 47 km ENE | -1° | -12° | 42 mm |
| CranbrookBritish Columbia | 51 km W | 1° | -10° | 29 mm |
| ElkfordBritish Columbia | 58 km N | -3° | -13° | 32 mm |
| KimberleyBritish Columbia | 68 km WNW | 0° | -10° | 33 mm |
| EurekaMontana | 69 km S | 3° | -7° | 28 mm |