Witless Bay Weather in February
Witless Bay in February
The short of it: Witless Bay in February averages a high of -0 °C (32 °F) and a low of -7 °C (19 °F), with 133 mm (5.2 in) of rain and about 10 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 0° · low -7° · rain 133 mm · daylight 10 h 12 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Witless Bay an average February high of 0°, a low of -7° and some 133 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Witless Bay: highs scarcely reach 0°, nights fall to -7°. Wet spells are common — about 133 mm, the 5th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 10 h 12 min in mid-February, 80 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Witless Bay runs warmer than most and wetter than most in February. Bay Bulls, 4 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
February in Witless Bay, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- about the same, 23 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 29 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay BullsNewfoundland and Labrador | 4 km NNE | 0° | -8° | 132 mm |
| GouldsNewfoundland and Labrador | 20 km NNE | -1° | -8° | 130 mm |
| Petty Harbour-Maddox CoveNewfoundland and Labrador | 23 km NNE | 0° | -8° | 132 mm |
| SouthlandsNewfoundland and Labrador | 23 km N | -1° | -8° | 129 mm |
| PearlgateNewfoundland and Labrador | 24 km N | -1° | -8° | 129 mm |
| HolyroodNewfoundland and Labrador | 25 km WNW | 0° | -7° | 107 mm |
| KilbrideNewfoundland and Labrador | 25 km NNE | -1° | -8° | 129 mm |
| GlendaleNewfoundland and Labrador | 26 km N | -1° | -8° | 129 mm |