Kangding Weather in February
Kangding in February
The short of it: Kangding in February averages a high of 7 °C (45 °F) and a low of -7 °C (19 °F), with 6.0 mm (0.24 in) of rain and about 11 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low -7° · rain 6.0 mm · daylight 11 h 5 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & August
Thirty years of records give Kangding an average February high of 7°, a low of -7° and some 6.0 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about 7°, nights near -7°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is scarce, about 6.0 mm, the 10th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 11 h 5 min in mid-February, 41 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 April and August.
Against its neighbours, Kangding runs cooler than most and drier than most in February. Ya'an, 100 km to the E, is 6° warmer by day.
February in Kangding, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 2° warmer, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus March
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- February
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h