Climate averages 1991–2020
Calgary weather
in February.
A cold month with very little precipitation: the 10th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cold month in Calgary: daytime highs average 0.0°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 (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 58 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Airdrie (28 km away). In February its highs average -0.6°C, 0.5°C cooler than Calgary, with 12 mm of precipitation.
Among the 86 cities listed in Canada, Calgary ranks joint 18th 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; Calgary is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 4.3°C to 4.2°C, and monthly precipitation rises from 12 mm to 21 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
Calgary climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -2.9°C-13.1°C | -13.1°C | 12 | 3.7 | 8.58 h |
| February, selected | 0.0°C-11.4°C | -11.4°C | 12 | 3.7 | 10.010 h |
| March | 4.2°C-7.6°C | -7.6°C | 21 | 5.5 | 11.812 h |
| April | 10.1°C-2.2°C | -2.2°C | 38 | 8.0 | 13.814 h |
| May | 15.7°C3.0°C | 3.0°C | 72 | 11.3 | 15.516 h |
| June | 19.1°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 104 | 13.7 | 16.516 h |
| July | 22.7°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 61 | 10.8 | 16.116 h |
| August | 22.3°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 63 | 9.5 | 14.615 h |
| September | 17.5°C5.6°C | 5.6°C | 44 | 7.9 | 12.713 h |
| October | 10.2°C-0.7°C | -0.7°C | 24 | 6.2 | 10.811 h |
| November | 2.1°C-7.1°C | -7.1°C | 19 | 4.9 | 9.09 h |
| December | -2.8°C-12.5°C | -12.5°C | 14 | 3.7 | 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
- Airdrie in FebruaryCanada · 28 kmHigh -0.6°C · Low -11.4°C · 12 mm precipitation
- Red Deer in FebruaryCanada · 137 kmHigh -2.6°C · Low -13.5°C · 11 mm precipitation
- Lethbridge in FebruaryCanada · 175 kmHigh 1.5°C · Low -8.2°C · 13 mm precipitation
- Sherwood Park in FebruaryCanada · 279 kmHigh -5.4°C · Low -14.5°C · 11 mm precipitation
- Edmonton in FebruaryCanada · 281 kmHigh -4.9°C · Low -14.4°C · 11 mm precipitation
- Kelowna in FebruaryCanada · 404 kmHigh 3.9°C · Low -3.3°C · 42 mm rain
- Spokane Valley in FebruaryUnited States · 439 kmHigh 4.6°C · Low -4.0°C · 54 mm rain
- Kamloops in FebruaryCanada · 440 kmHigh 2.4°C · Low -5.2°C · 25 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 Calgary) is explained once on the Calgary year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.