Inuvik Weather in February
Inuvik in February
The short of it: Inuvik in February averages a high of -20 °C (-3 °F) and a low of -28 °C (-18 °F), with 12 mm (0.47 in) of rain and about 7 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -20° · low -28° · rain 12 mm · daylight 7 h 31 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Inuvik an average February high of -20°, a low of -28° and some 12 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about -20°, nights near -28°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is scarce, about 12 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 31 min in mid-February, 289 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates February 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Inuvik runs cooler than most and drier than most in February. Aklavik, 55 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
February in Inuvik, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 2° warmer, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AklavikNorthwest Territories | 55 km WSW | -19° | -27° | 13 mm |
| Fort McPhersonNorthwest Territories | 113 km SSW | -20° | -28° | 19 mm |
| TuktoyaktukNorthwest Territories | 124 km NNE | -21° | -28° | 6.0 mm |
| Fort Good HopeNorthwest Territories | 320 km SE | -19° | -29° | 20 mm |
| Norman WellsNorthwest Territories | 456 km SE | -18° | -27° | 15 mm |