Forest Weather in February
Forest in February
The short of it: Forest in February averages a high of -1 °C (31 °F) and a low of -9 °C (17 °F), with 65 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 10 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -9° · rain 65 mm · daylight 10 h 27 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Forest an average February high of -1°, a low of -9° and some 65 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about -1°, nights near -9°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 65 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 10 h 27 min in mid-February, 68 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 September and June.
Against its neighbours, Forest runs cooler than most and drier than most in February. Lambton Shores, 9 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
February in Forest, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- about the same, 13 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambton ShoresOntario | 9 km NE | 0° | -8° | 66 mm |
| CamlachieOntario | 15 km WSW | 0° | -8° | 61 mm |
| WatfordOntario | 19 km SSE | -1° | -9° | 67 mm |
| WyomingOntario | 19 km SSW | -1° | -8° | 63 mm |
| ParkhillOntario | 26 km ENE | -1° | -9° | 72 mm |
| PetroliaOntario | 27 km SSW | 0° | -8° | 63 mm |
| Grand BendOntario | 31 km NE | -1° | -9° | 72 mm |
| StrathroyOntario | 35 km ESE | -1° | -9° | 72 mm |