Nanaimo Weather in February
Nanaimo in February
The short of it: Nanaimo in February averages a high of 8 °C (47 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 93 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 10 h 4 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 8° · low 2° · rain 93 mm · daylight 10 h 4 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
February in Nanaimo brings afternoons near 8° and nights around 2°, with about 93 mm of rain over the month. Much like January: highs about 8°, nights near 2°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 93 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 4 min in mid-February, 86 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, Nanaimo runs warmer than most and drier than most in February. North Cowichan, 41 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
February in Nanaimo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 1° warmer, 108 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North CowichanBritish Columbia | 41 km SSE | 8° | 1° | 103 mm |
| DuncanBritish Columbia | 46 km SSE | 9° | 1° | 100 mm |
| University Endowment LandsBritish Columbia | 52 km ENE | 8° | 2° | 112 mm |
| SeafairBritish Columbia | 55 km E | 8° | 2° | 90 mm |
| Dunbar-SouthlandsBritish Columbia | 55 km E | 8° | 2° | 107 mm |
| StevestonBritish Columbia | 55 km E | 8° | 2° | 90 mm |
| ThompsonBritish Columbia | 56 km E | 8° | 2° | 96 mm |
| Arbutus RidgeBritish Columbia | 57 km E | 8° | 2° | 107 mm |