Rycroft Weather in February
Rycroft in February
The short of it: Rycroft in February averages a high of -5 °C (23 °F) and a low of -16 °C (3 °F), with 17 mm (0.67 in) of rain and about 9 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -5° · low -16° · rain 17 mm · daylight 9 h 31 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Rycroft an average February high of -5°, a low of -16° and some 17 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about -5°, nights near -16°. Pack the buffalo coat. It is the driest month of the year, only 17 mm of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 31 min in mid-February, 114 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates February 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and September.
Against its neighbours, Rycroft runs cooler than most and drier than most in February. Spirit River, 8 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
February in Rycroft, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 2° warmer, 15 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit RiverAlberta | 8 km WNW | -5° | -16° | 16 mm |
| FairviewAlberta | 41 km NNE | -6° | -18° | 19 mm |
| SexsmithAlberta | 45 km S | -5° | -16° | 18 mm |
| ClairmontAlberta | 54 km S | -5° | -16° | 18 mm |
| WestlakeAlberta | 59 km S | -5° | -16° | 19 mm |
| Grande PrairieAlberta | 65 km S | -4° | -16° | 19 mm |
| WedgewoodAlberta | 70 km S | -4° | -15° | 19 mm |
| HytheAlberta | 71 km SW | -4° | -14° | 16 mm |