Wainwright Weather in February
Wainwright in February
The short of it: Wainwright in February averages a high of -8 °C (18 °F) and a low of -19 °C (-2 °F), with 14 mm (0.55 in) of rain and about 9 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -8° · low -19° · rain 14 mm · daylight 9 h 47 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Wainwright an average February high of -8°, a low of -19° and some 14 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about -8°, nights near -19°. Pack the buffalo coat. It is the driest month of the year, only 14 mm of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 47 min in mid-February, 100 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 September and May.
Against its neighbours, Wainwright runs cooler than most and wetter than most in February. Vermilion, 58 km to the N, is 1° warmer by day.
February in Wainwright, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 1° warmer, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VermilionAlberta | 58 km N | -6° | -18° | 12 mm |
| LloydminsterAlberta | 74 km NE | -7° | -17° | 12 mm |
| VegrevilleAlberta | 109 km NW | -5° | -17° | 10 mm |
| St. PaulAlberta | 131 km NNW | -6° | -19° | 13 mm |
| CamroseAlberta | 134 km W | -4° | -16° | 16 mm |
| StettlerAlberta | 139 km WSW | -3° | -15° | 15 mm |
| BonnyvilleAlberta | 159 km N | -6° | -18° | 13 mm |
| WetaskiwinAlberta | 169 km W | -4° | -15° | 15 mm |