Hom Weather in February
Hom in February
The short of it: Hom in February averages a high of -10 °C (14 °F) and a low of -22 °C (-7 °F), with 7.0 mm (0.28 in) of rain and about 10 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -10° · low -22° · rain 7.0 mm · daylight 10 h 7 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Hom an average February high of -10°, a low of -22° and some 7.0 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against January, to near -10°; nights run about -22°. It is the driest month of the year, only 7.0 mm of rain. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 10 h 7 min in mid-February, 84 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Hom runs cooler than most and wetter than most in February. Qongkur, 54 km to the SSW, is 3° warmer by day.
February in Hom, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 5° warmer, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QongkurXinjiang | 54 km SSW | -7° | -18° | 7.0 mm |
| OymakXinjiang | 83 km SSW | -5° | -16° | 6.0 mm |
| EgiztobeXinjiang | 84 km SSW | -5° | -16° | 6.0 mm |
| KostikXinjiang | 87 km S | -5° | -17° | 6.0 mm |
| AlakakXinjiang | 91 km S | -5° | -17° | 6.0 mm |
| DulaytiXinjiang | 92 km SSW | -5° | -16° | 5.0 mm |
| KalaxilikeXinjiang | 93 km S | -5° | -17° | 6.0 mm |
| JinshanluXinjiang | 95 km SE | -5° | -18° | 6.0 mm |