Shimla Weather in February
Shimla in February
The short of it: Shimla in February averages a high of 14 °C (58 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 11 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 5° · rain 78 mm · daylight 11 h 3 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & October
Thirty years of records give Shimla an average February high of 14°, a low of 5° and some 78 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about 14°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 3 min in mid-February, 43 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates February 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and October.
Against its neighbours, Shimla runs cooler than most and wetter than most in February. Sabāthu, 22 km to the SW, is 5° warmer by day.
February in Shimla, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 3° warmer, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SabāthuHimachal Pradesh | 22 km SW | 19° | 8° | 59 mm |
| SolanHimachal Pradesh | 22 km SSW | 17° | 6° | 69 mm |
| KasauliHimachal Pradesh | 30 km SW | 16° | 7° | 66 mm |
| ParwanooHimachal Pradesh | 36 km SSW | 18° | 8° | 59 mm |
| KālkaHimachal Pradesh | 36 km SW | 21° | 9° | 51 mm |
| BaddiHimachal Pradesh | 39 km WSW | 23° | 10° | 45 mm |
| PinjaurHaryana | 41 km SW | 22° | 10° | 48 mm |
| NālāgarhHimachal Pradesh | 43 km W | 22° | 10° | 50 mm |