Fort Garry South weather in February

In February, Fort Garry South sees average daytime highs of -9°C and overnight lows near -19°C, with 14 mm of precipitation across 3.7 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -10°C in the first days to -7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of February to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Fort Garry South's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fort Garry South's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -9°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: -19°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 14 mm; 3.7 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 48 min; 7:50 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 11th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 2.53 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -10°C in the first days to -7°C by the end.

A typical February day in Fort Garry South reaches about -9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -18°C and 1°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 8°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)	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6
Avg low (°C)	-20	-20	-20	-20	-20	-20	-20	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-18	-18	-18	-18	-18	-18	-17	-17	-17	-17	-16	-16

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

How February really feels in Fort Garry South

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.

Fort Garry South weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-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	-11° / -20°	16	4.9	5.6	8.4	0.0
Feb	-9° / -19°	14	3.7	4.3	9.8	0.0
Mar	-1° / -11°	25	5.9	4.3	11.5	0.0
Apr	10° / -2°	35	6.5	2.4	13.5	2.4
May	18° / 6°	81	11.1	0.5	15.1	5.5
Jun	23° / 12°	98	12.2	0	16	6.3
Jul	25° / 14°	88	11.2	0	15.7	6.8
Aug	25° / 13°	78	9.9	0	14.2	7.1
Sep	19° / 8°	70	9	0	12.4	6.1
Oct	10° / 1°	48	8.1	1.7	10.5	2.4
Nov	-0° / -8°	29	6	5	8.8	0.0
Dec	-8° / -16°	23	5.6	6.5	8	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

	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 (%)	30	31	30	30	31	31	31	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	27
Cloudier (%)	70	69	70	70	69	69	69	70	70	71	71	71	72	72	73	73	73	74	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	72	72	73

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	30	70
9	30	70
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	27	73

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Fort Garry South gets around 14 mm of rain and snow over 3.7 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 14% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 4 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 (%)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17
Snow chance (%)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

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

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 16 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours 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 90 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:12 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 5:13 PM to 5:58 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)	9.0	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5
Sunrise (AM)	8:12	8:10	8:09	8:08	8:06	8:05	8:03	8:02	8:00	7:59	7:57	7:55	7:54	7:52	7:50	7:49	7:47	7:45	7:43	7:41	7:39	7:38	7:36	7:34	7:32	7:30	7:28	7:26
Sunset (PM)	5:13	5:14	5:16	5:18	5:19	5:21	5:23	5:24	5:26	5:28	5:29	5:31	5:33	5:35	5:36	5:38	5:40	5:41	5:43	5:45	5:46	5:48	5:50	5:51	5:53	5:55	5:57	5:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.0	8:12	5:13
2	9.1	8:10	5:14
3	9.1	8:09	5:16
4	9.2	8:08	5:18
5	9.2	8:06	5:19
6	9.3	8:05	5:21
7	9.3	8:03	5:23
8	9.4	8:02	5:24
9	9.4	8:00	5:26
10	9.5	7:59	5:28
11	9.5	7:57	5:29
12	9.6	7:55	5:31
13	9.7	7:54	5:33
14	9.7	7:52	5:35
15	9.8	7:50	5:36
16	9.8	7:49	5:38
17	9.9	7:47	5:40
18	9.9	7:45	5:41
19	10.0	7:43	5:43
20	10.1	7:41	5:45
21	10.1	7:39	5:46
22	10.2	7:38	5:48
23	10.2	7:36	5:50
24	10.3	7:34	5:51
25	10.4	7:32	5:53
26	10.4	7:30	5:55
27	10.5	7:28	5:57
28	10.5	7:26	5:58

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 2.53 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	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1
Level	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	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.9	Dim
2	2.0	Dim
3	2.0	Moderate
4	2.1	Moderate
5	2.1	Moderate
6	2.2	Moderate
7	2.2	Moderate
8	2.3	Moderate
9	2.3	Moderate
10	2.4	Moderate
11	2.4	Moderate
12	2.4	Moderate
13	2.5	Moderate
14	2.5	Moderate
15	2.6	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	3.0	Moderate
27	3.1	Moderate
28	3.1	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Fort Garry South

In seasonPeak

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

Fort Garry South's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Fort Garry South?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fort Garry South.

What to pack for Fort Garry South in February

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

In February, Fort Garry South sees daytime highs around -9°C and nights near -19°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Fort Garry South 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 Fort Garry South peaks around June 18 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

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

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

Air quality in Fort Garry South 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 Fort Garry South is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (October, 6 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)	7	9	13	12	11	11	17	17	11	6	7	7
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	12	Good
May	11	Good
Jun	11	Good
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	6	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Fort Garry South?

Fort Garry South sits at 49.8°N, 97.2°W, 234 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Winnipeg, 10 km away.

Topography around Fort Garry South

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fort Garry South has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 233 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m.

The land around Fort Garry South is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (46%), artificial surfaces (22%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) within 80 km.

3 km

25 m

artificial surfaces 46%

16 km

38 m

cropland 46%

80 km

184 m

cropland 59%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← January Fort Garry South year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Winnipeg 10 km · St. James-Assiniboia East 12 km · Steinbach 45 km · Kenora 192 km · Brandon 200 km · Grand Forks 208 km · West Fargo 325 km · Fargo 325 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 Fort Garry South (49.7923°, -97.1636°, elevation 234 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	-10	-20
2	-10	-20
3	-10	-20
4	-10	-20
5	-10	-20
6	-10	-20
7	-10	-20
8	-10	-19
9	-10	-19
10	-10	-19
11	-9	-19
12	-9	-19
13	-9	-19
14	-9	-19
15	-9	-19
16	-9	-19
17	-8	-18
18	-8	-18
19	-8	-18
20	-8	-18
21	-8	-18
22	-8	-18
23	-7	-17
24	-7	-17
25	-7	-17
26	-7	-17
27	-7	-16
28	-6	-16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	30	70
9	30	70
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	27	73

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

	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	-10	-20
2	-10	-20
3	-10	-20
4	-10	-20
5	-10	-20
6	-10	-20
7	-10	-20
8	-10	-19
9	-10	-19
10	-10	-19
11	-9	-19
12	-9	-19
13	-9	-19
14	-9	-19
15	-9	-19
16	-9	-19
17	-8	-18
18	-8	-18
19	-8	-18
20	-8	-18
21	-8	-18
22	-8	-18
23	-7	-17
24	-7	-17
25	-7	-17
26	-7	-17
27	-7	-16
28	-6	-16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	30	70
9	30	70
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	27	73

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

	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	-10	-20
2	-10	-20
3	-10	-20
4	-10	-20
5	-10	-20
6	-10	-20
7	-10	-20
8	-10	-19
9	-10	-19
10	-10	-19
11	-9	-19
12	-9	-19
13	-9	-19
14	-9	-19
15	-9	-19
16	-9	-19
17	-8	-18
18	-8	-18
19	-8	-18
20	-8	-18
21	-8	-18
22	-8	-18
23	-7	-17
24	-7	-17
25	-7	-17
26	-7	-17
27	-7	-16
28	-6	-16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	30	70
9	30	70
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	27	73

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

	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