Smithers Weather in February
Smithers in February
The short of it: Smithers in February averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -8 °C (18 °F), with 32 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 9 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -8° · rain 32 mm · daylight 9 h 36 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & July
Thirty years of records give Smithers an average February high of 1°, a low of -8° and some 32 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about 1°, nights near -8°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 32 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 36 min in mid-February, 109 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates February 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and July.
Against its neighbours, Smithers runs cooler than most and about as wet in February. Telkwa, 12 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
February in Smithers, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 3° warmer, 26 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TelkwaBritish Columbia | 12 km SE | 1° | -8° | 29 mm |
| HoustonBritish Columbia | 53 km SE | 1° | -9° | 27 mm |
| New HazeltonBritish Columbia | 58 km NNW | 2° | -7° | 36 mm |
| TerraceBritish Columbia | 97 km WSW | 3° | -3° | 109 mm |
| Burns LakeBritish Columbia | 110 km ESE | -1° | -12° | 27 mm |
| KitimatBritish Columbia | 125 km SW | 4° | -2° | 177 mm |
| Fraser LakeBritish Columbia | 170 km ESE | -1° | -12° | 31 mm |
| Fort St. JamesBritish Columbia | 191 km E | -2° | -12° | 31 mm |