Mackenzie Weather in February
Mackenzie in February
The short of it: Mackenzie in February averages a high of -2 °C (28 °F) and a low of -13 °C (9 °F), with 48 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 9 h 33 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -2° · low -13° · rain 48 mm · daylight 9 h 33 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & July
Thirty years of records give Mackenzie an average February high of -2°, a low of -13° and some 48 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about -2°, nights near -13°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 48 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 33 min in mid-February, 112 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates February 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and July.
Against its neighbours, Mackenzie runs cooler than most and wetter than most in February. Chetwynd, 100 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
February in Mackenzie, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 3° warmer, 28 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChetwyndBritish Columbia | 100 km ENE | -2° | -13° | 18 mm |
| Hudson's HopeBritish Columbia | 107 km NE | -3° | -13° | 19 mm |
| Fort St. JamesBritish Columbia | 123 km SW | -2° | -12° | 31 mm |
| Tumbler RidgeBritish Columbia | 135 km E | -1° | -11° | 26 mm |
| VanderhoofBritish Columbia | 158 km SSW | -1° | -13° | 28 mm |
| Prince GeorgeBritish Columbia | 159 km S | 0° | -10° | 33 mm |
| Grand HavenBritish Columbia | 170 km NE | -5° | -14° | 17 mm |
| Fort St. JohnBritish Columbia | 173 km NE | -5° | -14° | 17 mm |