Briançon Weather in February
Briançon in February
The short of it: Briançon in February averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -5 °C (23 °F), with 72 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 10 h 21 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 4° · low -5° · rain 72 mm · daylight 10 h 21 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Briançon an average February high of 4°, a low of -5° and some 72 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about 4°, nights near -5°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 72 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 10 h 21 min in mid-February, 73 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, 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, Briançon runs cooler than most and wetter than most in February. Embrun, 39 km to the SSW, is 4° warmer by day.
February in Briançon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 1° warmer, 16 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EmbrunProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 39 km SSW | 8° | -3° | 54 mm |
| SusaPiedmont | 42 km NE | 7° | -2° | 55 mm |
| Saint-Jean-de-MaurienneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 48 km NNW | 7° | -3° | 69 mm |
| AiraliPiedmont | 49 km E | 10° | 0° | 42 mm |
| PineroloPiedmont | 54 km E | 10° | 0° | 40 mm |
| GiavenoPiedmont | 58 km ENE | 9° | 0° | 41 mm |
| GapProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 58 km SW | 9° | -2° | 53 mm |
| AviglianaPiedmont | 63 km ENE | 9° | 0° | 38 mm |