Sortland Weather in February
Sortland in February
The short of it: Sortland in February averages a high of 2 °C (36 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 106 mm (4.2 in) of rain and about 7 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -2° · rain 106 mm · daylight 7 h 25 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
February in Sortland brings afternoons near 2° and nights around -2°, with about 106 mm of rain over the month. Sortland's coldest stretch of the year, 2° by day and -2° by night. Wet spells are common — about 106 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 25 min in mid-February, 307 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Sortland runs warmer than most and drier than most in February. Strand, 2 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
February in Sortland, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 1° colder, 20 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StrandNordland | 2 km E | 2° | -2° | 107 mm |
| SigerfjordNordland | 7 km SE | 2° | -3° | 111 mm |
| StokmarknesNordland | 25 km SW | 1° | -3° | 108 mm |
| MyreNordland | 28 km NNW | 2° | -2° | 113 mm |
| BorkenesTroms | 32 km ENE | 1° | -4° | 118 mm |
| MelbuNordland | 33 km SW | 0° | -4° | 108 mm |
| LødingenNordland | 40 km SE | 0° | -5° | 127 mm |
| HarstadTroms | 47 km ENE | 0° | -5° | 111 mm |