Gander Weather in February
Gander in February
The short of it: Gander in February averages a high of -2 °C (29 °F) and a low of -10 °C (14 °F), with 96 mm (3.8 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 -10° · rain 96 mm · daylight 10 h 5 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Gander an average February high of -2°, a low of -10° and some 96 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about -2°, nights near -10°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 96 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, Gander runs warmer than most and about as wet in February. Appleton, 18 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
February in Gander, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- about the same, 10 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AppletonNewfoundland and Labrador | 18 km W | -2° | -11° | 100 mm |
| GlenwoodNewfoundland and Labrador | 20 km W | -2° | -12° | 100 mm |
| GamboNewfoundland and Labrador | 35 km ESE | -2° | -11° | 87 mm |
| Birchy BayNewfoundland and Labrador | 45 km N | -2° | -11° | 88 mm |
| Gander Bay NorthNewfoundland and Labrador | 45 km NNE | -2° | -11° | 78 mm |
| LewisporteNewfoundland and Labrador | 46 km NW | -2° | -12° | 92 mm |
| Hare BayNewfoundland and Labrador | 46 km ESE | -2° | -11° | 86 mm |
| Norris ArmNewfoundland and Labrador | 48 km WNW | -3° | -13° | 98 mm |