Strand Weather in February
Strand in February
The short of it: Strand in February averages a high of 2 °C (36 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 107 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 107 mm · daylight 7 h 25 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & August
Thirty years of records give Strand an average February high of 2°, a low of -2° and some 107 mm of rain. Strand's coldest stretch of the year, 2° by day and -2° by night. Wet spells are common — about 107 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, Strand runs warmer than most and drier than most in February. Sortland, 2 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
February in Strand, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 1° colder, 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SortlandNordland | 2 km W | 2° | -2° | 106 mm |
| SigerfjordNordland | 6 km SSE | 2° | -3° | 111 mm |
| StokmarknesNordland | 26 km SW | 1° | -3° | 108 mm |
| MyreNordland | 28 km NNW | 2° | -2° | 113 mm |
| BorkenesTroms | 30 km ENE | 1° | -4° | 118 mm |
| MelbuNordland | 34 km SW | 0° | -4° | 108 mm |
| LødingenNordland | 39 km SE | 0° | -5° | 127 mm |
| HarstadTroms | 45 km ENE | 0° | -5° | 111 mm |