Yellowknife Weather in February
Yellowknife in February
The short of it: Yellowknife in February averages a high of -17 °C (1 °F) and a low of -26 °C (-15 °F), with 12 mm (0.47 in) of rain and about 8 h 41 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -17° · low -26° · rain 12 mm · daylight 8 h 41 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Yellowknife an average February high of -17°, a low of -26° and some 12 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about -17°, nights near -26°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is scarce, about 12 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 41 min in mid-February, 164 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Yellowknife runs cooler than most and drier than most in February. Behchokǫ̀, 94 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
February in Yellowknife, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 3° warmer, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Oct–May
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behchokǫ̀Northwest Territories | 94 km WNW | -17° | -28° | 11 mm |
| Hay RiverNorthwest Territories | 197 km SSW | -13° | -25° | 14 mm |
| Fort ProvidenceNorthwest Territories | 211 km SW | -13° | -25° | 14 mm |
| Fort SmithNorthwest Territories | 303 km SSE | -13° | -25° | 13 mm |
| Fort SimpsonNorthwest Territories | 368 km W | -12° | -23° | 16 mm |