Alta Weather in February
Alta in February
The short of it: Alta in February averages a high of -3 °C (26 °F) and a low of -10 °C (13 °F), with 29 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 7 h 3 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 -3° · low -10° · rain 29 mm · daylight 7 h 3 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Alta an average February high of -3°, a low of -10° and some 29 mm of rain. Alta's coldest stretch of the year, -3° by day and -10° by night. Rain is modest, about 29 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 3 min in mid-February, 423 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, Alta runs cooler than most and drier than most in February. Øksfjord, 46 km to the NW, is 1° warmer by day.
February in Alta, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 1° colder, 11 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ØksfjordFinnmark | 46 km NW | -2° | -6° | 39 mm |
| LakselvFinnmark | 65 km E | -4° | -11° | 31 mm |
| RypefjordFinnmark | 76 km N | -3° | -8° | 59 mm |
| HammerfestFinnmark | 79 km N | -3° | -8° | 59 mm |
| SkjervøyTroms | 88 km W | 0° | -4° | 36 mm |
| StorslettTroms | 89 km WSW | -2° | -7° | 31 mm |
| KárášjohkaFinnmark | 102 km ESE | -8° | -19° | 19 mm |
| KautokeinoFinnmark | 107 km S | -8° | -17° | 18 mm |