Climate averages 1991–2020
Airdrie weather
in February.
A freezing month with very little precipitation: the 10th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a freezing month in Airdrie: daytime highs average -0.6°C and nights cool to about -11.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 mm of precipitation on roughly 4 days, which makes February a month with very little precipitation (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 57 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Calgary (28 km away). In February its highs average 0.0°C, 0.5°C warmer than Airdrie, with 12 mm of precipitation.
Among the 86 cities listed in Canada, Airdrie ranks joint 32nd of 86 for the warmest February highs and joint 5th of 86 for the driest February (precipitation, lowest first). The mean February high of those 86 cities is -0.9°C; Airdrie is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 4.2°C to 3.6°C, and monthly precipitation rises from 12 mm to 22 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Airdrie climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -3.3°C-12.8°C | -12.8°C | 13 | 3.9 | 8.48 h |
| February, selected | -0.6°C-11.4°C | -11.4°C | 12 | 4.0 | 9.910 h |
| March | 3.6°C-7.7°C | -7.7°C | 22 | 5.7 | 11.812 h |
| April | 9.5°C-2.0°C | -2.0°C | 39 | 8.4 | 13.814 h |
| May | 15.0°C3.2°C | 3.2°C | 75 | 11.1 | 15.616 h |
| June | 18.5°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 107 | 14.4 | 16.517 h |
| July | 21.9°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 70 | 11.8 | 16.116 h |
| August | 21.4°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 68 | 9.9 | 14.615 h |
| September | 16.6°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 45 | 8.5 | 12.713 h |
| October | 9.4°C-0.4°C | -0.4°C | 26 | 6.4 | 10.711 h |
| November | 1.5°C-6.9°C | -6.9°C | 20 | 5.5 | 9.09 h |
| December | -3.3°C-12.2°C | -12.2°C | 14 | 4.0 | 8.08 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Calgary in FebruaryCanada · 28 kmHigh 0.0°C · Low -11.4°C · 12 mm precipitation
- Red Deer in FebruaryCanada · 109 kmHigh -2.6°C · Low -13.5°C · 11 mm precipitation
- Lethbridge in FebruaryCanada · 198 kmHigh 1.5°C · Low -8.2°C · 13 mm precipitation
- Sherwood Park in FebruaryCanada · 251 kmHigh -5.4°C · Low -14.5°C · 11 mm precipitation
- Edmonton in FebruaryCanada · 253 kmHigh -4.9°C · Low -14.4°C · 11 mm precipitation
- Kelowna in FebruaryCanada · 416 kmHigh 3.9°C · Low -3.3°C · 42 mm rain
- Kamloops in FebruaryCanada · 445 kmHigh 2.4°C · Low -5.2°C · 25 mm rain
- Spokane Valley in FebruaryUnited States · 465 kmHigh 4.6°C · Low -4.0°C · 54 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Airdrie) is explained once on the Airdrie year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.