Kitimat Weather in February
Kitimat in February
The short of it: Kitimat in February averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -2 °C (29 °F), with 177 mm (7.0 in) of rain and about 9 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -2° · rain 177 mm · daylight 9 h 40 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
February in Kitimat brings afternoons near 4° and nights around -2°, with about 177 mm of rain over the month. Much like January: highs about 4°, nights near -2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 177 mm, the 7th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 40 min in mid-February, 106 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Kitimat runs warmer than most and wetter than most in February. Terrace, 52 km to the N, is 1° cooler by day.
February in Kitimat, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 2° warmer, 144 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TerraceBritish Columbia | 52 km N | 3° | -3° | 109 mm |
| Prince RupertBritish Columbia | 112 km WNW | 6° | 0° | 189 mm |
| SmithersBritish Columbia | 125 km NE | 1° | -8° | 32 mm |
| TelkwaBritish Columbia | 126 km NE | 1° | -8° | 29 mm |
| HoustonBritish Columbia | 135 km ENE | 1° | -9° | 27 mm |
| New HazeltonBritish Columbia | 149 km NNE | 2° | -7° | 36 mm |
| Burns LakeBritish Columbia | 189 km E | -1° | -12° | 27 mm |
| Bella BellaBritish Columbia | 213 km S | 8° | 3° | 203 mm |