Preston Weather in February
Preston in February
The short of it: Preston in February averages a high of -0 °C (32 °F) and a low of -9 °C (15 °F), with 116 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 10 h 22 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 0° · low -9° · rain 116 mm · daylight 10 h 22 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Preston an average February high of 0°, a low of -9° and some 116 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about 0°, nights near -9°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 116 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 10 h 22 min in mid-February, 72 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Preston runs cooler than most and wetter than most in February. Sunset Acres, 5 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
February in Preston, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- about the same, 24 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 20 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset AcresNova Scotia | 5 km WSW | 0° | -9° | 116 mm |
| Cole HarbourNova Scotia | 6 km SW | 0° | -9° | 116 mm |
| Forest HillsNova Scotia | 6 km SW | 0° | -9° | 116 mm |
| Colby VillageNova Scotia | 7 km SW | 0° | -9° | 116 mm |
| WillowdaleNova Scotia | 8 km SSW | 0° | -9° | 116 mm |
| Portland HillsNova Scotia | 8 km SW | 1° | -8° | 116 mm |
| EllenvaleNova Scotia | 8 km WSW | 0° | -9° | 118 mm |
| LawrencetownNova Scotia | 8 km SE | 1° | -9° | 115 mm |