Banff weather in February

In February, Banff sees average daytime highs of -8°C and overnight lows near -16°C, with 21 mm of precipitation across 5.5 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -9°C in the first days to -7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of February to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Banff's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Banff's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -8°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: -16°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 21 mm; 5.5 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 36 min; 8:07 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 5th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 2.5 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Banff is town in Alberta, Canada.

Density: 1,741/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1885

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -9°C in the first days to -7°C by the end.

A typical February day in Banff reaches about -8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -16°C and -1°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7
Avg low (°C)	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-9	-17
2	-9	-17
3	-8	-17
4	-8	-17
5	-8	-17
6	-8	-17
7	-8	-17
8	-8	-17
9	-8	-17
10	-8	-16
11	-8	-16
12	-8	-16
13	-8	-16
14	-8	-16
15	-7	-16
16	-7	-16
17	-7	-16
18	-7	-16
19	-7	-16
20	-7	-16
21	-7	-16
22	-7	-16
23	-7	-16
24	-7	-16
25	-7	-16
26	-7	-16
27	-7	-16
28	-7	-16

How February really feels in Banff

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Banff weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-10° / -17°	23	6.6	8.1	8.2	0.0
Feb	-8° / -16°	21	5.5	7	9.6	0.0
Mar	-3° / -13°	37	9.5	11.2	11.5	0.0
Apr	2° / -8°	57	10.9	11.4	13.5	0.0
May	7° / -3°	78	12.4	8.7	15.3	0.9
Jun	12° / 1°	119	17.7	3.2	16.2	2.6
Jul	17° / 4°	88	14.9	0.6	15.9	4.9
Aug	17° / 4°	78	12.7	1	14.4	5.1
Sep	11° / -1°	62	10.2	4.9	12.4	2.9
Oct	3° / -8°	40	8.3	7.9	10.4	0.2
Nov	-5° / -14°	35	8	9.4	8.7	0.0
Dec	-11° / -18°	23	6.2	7.5	7.7	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	38	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	40	39	39	39	40	40	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36
Cloudier (%)	62	61	61	61	60	60	59	59	60	61	61	61	60	60	61	61	62	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	63	63	64	64

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	39	61
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	40	60
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	36	64
28	36	64

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Banff gets around 21 mm of rain and snow over 5.5 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 20% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	23
Snow chance (%)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	29

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	20	25
2	20	25
3	20	25
4	20	25
5	20	25
6	20	25
7	20	25
8	20	25
9	20	25
10	20	25
11	20	25
12	20	25
13	20	25
14	20	26
15	20	26
16	20	26
17	20	26
18	20	26
19	20	26
20	20	27
21	20	27
22	21	27
23	21	27
24	21	28
25	22	28
26	22	29
27	22	29
28	23	29

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of February to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:30 AM to 7:42 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 6:10 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	8.9	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.5
Sunrise (AM)	8:30	8:29	8:27	8:26	8:24	8:23	8:21	8:19	8:18	8:16	8:14	8:13	8:11	8:09	8:07	8:06	8:04	8:02	8:00	7:58	7:56	7:54	7:52	7:50	7:48	7:46	7:44	7:42
Sunset (PM)	5:21	5:23	5:25	5:27	5:28	5:30	5:32	5:34	5:36	5:37	5:39	5:41	5:43	5:45	5:46	5:48	5:50	5:52	5:54	5:55	5:57	5:59	6:01	6:02	6:04	6:06	6:08	6:10

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	8.9	8:30	5:21
2	8.9	8:29	5:23
3	9.0	8:27	5:25
4	9.0	8:26	5:27
5	9.1	8:24	5:28
6	9.1	8:23	5:30
7	9.2	8:21	5:32
8	9.2	8:19	5:34
9	9.3	8:18	5:36
10	9.4	8:16	5:37
11	9.4	8:14	5:39
12	9.5	8:13	5:41
13	9.5	8:11	5:43
14	9.6	8:09	5:45
15	9.6	8:07	5:46
16	9.7	8:06	5:48
17	9.8	8:04	5:50
18	9.8	8:02	5:52
19	9.9	8:00	5:54
20	10.0	7:58	5:55
21	10.0	7:56	5:57
22	10.1	7:54	5:59
23	10.1	7:52	6:01
24	10.2	7:50	6:02
25	10.3	7:48	6:04
26	10.3	7:46	6:06
27	10.4	7:44	6:08
28	10.5	7:42	6:10

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 2.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.9	Dim
2	1.9	Dim
3	2.0	Dim
4	2.0	Moderate
5	2.0	Moderate
6	2.1	Moderate
7	2.1	Moderate
8	2.2	Moderate
9	2.2	Moderate
10	2.3	Moderate
11	2.3	Moderate
12	2.4	Moderate
13	2.4	Moderate
14	2.5	Moderate
15	2.5	Moderate
16	2.6	Moderate
17	2.6	Moderate
18	2.7	Moderate
19	2.7	Moderate
20	2.8	Moderate
21	2.8	Moderate
22	2.9	Moderate
23	2.9	Moderate
24	3.0	Moderate
25	3.0	Moderate
26	3.1	Moderate
27	3.1	Moderate
28	3.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Banff

In seasonPeak

None of Banff's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Banff's rainy season runs April–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Banff?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Banff.

What to pack for Banff in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Banff sees daytime highs around -8°C and nights near -16°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Banff in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Banff peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	4	5	7	6	9	6	4	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	7	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Banff in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Banff is worst in August — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 25.7× the cleanest month (January, 3 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	3	4	5	6	9	8	31	64	14	8	29	3
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Unhealthy	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	3	Good
Feb	4	Good
Mar	5	Good
Apr	6	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	31	Moderate
Aug	64	Unhealthy
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	8	Good
Nov	29	Moderate
Dec	3	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Banff?

Banff sits at 51.2°N, 115.6°W, 0 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Canmore, 18 km away.

Topography around Banff

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Banff.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Banff has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 913 m around an average of 1,513 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,662 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,766 m.

The land around Banff is covered by trees (76%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and bare terrain (26%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

913 m

trees 76%

16 km

1,662 m

trees 67%

80 km

2,766 m

trees 63%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

← January Banff year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Canmore 18 km · Cochrane 77 km · Tuscany 93 km · Edgemont 99 km · Evanston 101 km · Panorama Hills 104 km · Calgary 105 km · Coventry Hills 105 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 83% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $55,698; 2025
Happiness: 6.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 97%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 5.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Banff (51.1762°, -115.5698°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-9	-17
2	-9	-17
3	-8	-17
4	-8	-17
5	-8	-17
6	-8	-17
7	-8	-17
8	-8	-17
9	-8	-17
10	-8	-16
11	-8	-16
12	-8	-16
13	-8	-16
14	-8	-16
15	-7	-16
16	-7	-16
17	-7	-16
18	-7	-16
19	-7	-16
20	-7	-16
21	-7	-16
22	-7	-16
23	-7	-16
24	-7	-16
25	-7	-16
26	-7	-16
27	-7	-16
28	-7	-16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	39	61
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	40	60
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	36	64
28	36	64

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	20	25
2	20	25
3	20	25
4	20	25
5	20	25
6	20	25
7	20	25
8	20	25
9	20	25
10	20	25
11	20	25
12	20	25
13	20	25
14	20	26
15	20	26
16	20	26
17	20	26
18	20	26
19	20	26
20	20	27
21	20	27
22	21	27
23	21	27
24	21	28
25	22	28
26	22	29
27	22	29
28	23	29

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-9	-17
2	-9	-17
3	-8	-17
4	-8	-17
5	-8	-17
6	-8	-17
7	-8	-17
8	-8	-17
9	-8	-17
10	-8	-16
11	-8	-16
12	-8	-16
13	-8	-16
14	-8	-16
15	-7	-16
16	-7	-16
17	-7	-16
18	-7	-16
19	-7	-16
20	-7	-16
21	-7	-16
22	-7	-16
23	-7	-16
24	-7	-16
25	-7	-16
26	-7	-16
27	-7	-16
28	-7	-16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	39	61
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	40	60
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	36	64
28	36	64

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	20	25
2	20	25
3	20	25
4	20	25
5	20	25
6	20	25
7	20	25
8	20	25
9	20	25
10	20	25
11	20	25
12	20	25
13	20	25
14	20	26
15	20	26
16	20	26
17	20	26
18	20	26
19	20	26
20	20	27
21	20	27
22	21	27
23	21	27
24	21	28
25	22	28
26	22	29
27	22	29
28	23	29

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-9	-17
2	-9	-17
3	-8	-17
4	-8	-17
5	-8	-17
6	-8	-17
7	-8	-17
8	-8	-17
9	-8	-17
10	-8	-16
11	-8	-16
12	-8	-16
13	-8	-16
14	-8	-16
15	-7	-16
16	-7	-16
17	-7	-16
18	-7	-16
19	-7	-16
20	-7	-16
21	-7	-16
22	-7	-16
23	-7	-16
24	-7	-16
25	-7	-16
26	-7	-16
27	-7	-16
28	-7	-16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	39	61
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	40	60
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	36	64
28	36	64

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	20	25
2	20	25
3	20	25
4	20	25
5	20	25
6	20	25
7	20	25
8	20	25
9	20	25
10	20	25
11	20	25
12	20	25
13	20	25
14	20	26
15	20	26
16	20	26
17	20	26
18	20	26
19	20	26
20	20	27
21	20	27
22	21	27
23	21	27
24	21	28
25	22	28
26	22	29
27	22	29
28	23	29

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100