Québec Weather in February
Québec in February
The short of it: Québec in February averages a high of -5 °C (24 °F) and a low of -15 °C (5 °F), with 70 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 10 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -5° · low -15° · rain 70 mm · daylight 10 h 14 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
February in Québec brings afternoons near -5° and nights around -15°, with about 70 mm of rain over the month. Much like January: highs about -5°, nights near -15°. Pack the buffalo coat. It is the driest month of the year, only 70 mm of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 10 h 14 min in mid-February, 78 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Québec runs warmer than most and wetter than most in February. La Cité-Limoilou, 2 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
February in Québec, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 2° warmer, 10 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Cité-LimoilouQuebec | 2 km NNW | -5° | -15° | 70 mm |
| LévisQuebec | 3 km ESE | -5° | -15° | 69 mm |
| Les RivièresQuebec | 4 km W | -5° | -15° | 70 mm |
| BeauportQuebec | 5 km NNE | -5° | -15° | 70 mm |
| Saint RomualdQuebec | 6 km SSW | -5° | -15° | 68 mm |
| Sainte-FoyQuebec | 7 km WSW | -5° | -15° | 71 mm |
| BoischatelQuebec | 11 km NNE | -5° | -16° | 74 mm |
| L'Ancienne-LoretteQuebec | 11 km W | -5° | -16° | 71 mm |