Greater Sudbury weather in February

In February, Greater Sudbury sees average daytime highs of -5°C and overnight lows near -16°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 7.6 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -7°C in the first days to -3°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 9 h 24 min at the start of February to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Greater Sudbury's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Greater Sudbury's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -5°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: -16°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 41 mm; 7.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 hours; 7:38 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover: 69%; 8th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 2.6 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Greater Sudbury is city and unitary authority in Ontario, Canada.

Density: 52/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1893

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 -7°C in the first days to -3°C by the end.

A typical February day in Greater Sudbury reaches about -5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -13°C and 2°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 6°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)	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3
Avg low (°C)	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-15	-15	-15	-15	-15	-15	-14	-14	-14	-14	-14

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

How February really feels in Greater Sudbury

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.

Greater Sudbury 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	-7° / -17°	53	10.1	10.9	8.8	0.0
Feb	-5° / -16°	41	7.6	7.9	10	0.0
Mar	1° / -10°	50	7.8	6.1	11.6	0.0
Apr	10° / -1°	70	9.8	3.9	13.3	2.1
May	17° / 5°	72	10.6	0.4	14.8	5.4
Jun	23° / 11°	81	10.8	0	15.5	6.5
Jul	25° / 14°	87	10.7	0	15.2	6.8
Aug	23° / 13°	90	11.2	0	14	6.7
Sep	19° / 8°	92	11	0	12.4	5.7
Oct	11° / 2°	94	12.7	0.9	10.7	2.3
Nov	3° / -5°	73	11	6.3	9.2	0.1
Dec	-4° / -12°	59	11	9.9	8.5	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 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

	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 (%)	32	33	34	34	34	35	34	34	35	35	36	36	35	35	35	35	34	33	34	34	33	34	34	33	34	34	35	34
Cloudier (%)	68	67	66	66	66	65	66	66	65	65	64	64	65	65	65	65	66	67	66	66	67	66	66	67	66	66	65	66

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	33	67
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	35	65
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	34	66
18	33	67
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	33	67
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	35	65
28	34	66

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Greater Sudbury gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 7.6 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 8 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 (%)	28	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30
Snow chance (%)	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	28	28

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	28	30
2	28	30
3	28	30
4	27	29
5	27	29
6	26	28
7	26	28
8	26	28
9	26	27
10	26	27
11	26	28
12	26	28
13	26	28
14	27	29
15	27	29
16	28	29
17	28	30
18	28	30
19	29	30
20	29	30
21	29	30
22	29	30
23	29	30
24	29	29
25	30	29
26	30	29
27	30	28
28	30	28

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 12 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	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	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of February to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:57 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 5:18 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)	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:57	7:56	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:45	7:44	7:43	7:41	7:40	7:38	7:37	7:35	7:33	7:32	7:30	7:28	7:27	7:25	7:23	7:22	7:20	7:18	7:16
Sunset (PM)	5:18	5:20	5:21	5:23	5:24	5:26	5:27	5:29	5:30	5:32	5:33	5:35	5:36	5:38	5:39	5:41	5:42	5:44	5:45	5:47	5:48	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:54	5:55	5:57	5:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.4	7:57	5:18
2	9.4	7:56	5:20
3	9.4	7:54	5:21
4	9.5	7:53	5:23
5	9.5	7:52	5:24
6	9.6	7:51	5:26
7	9.6	7:49	5:27
8	9.7	7:48	5:29
9	9.7	7:47	5:30
10	9.8	7:45	5:32
11	9.8	7:44	5:33
12	9.9	7:43	5:35
13	9.9	7:41	5:36
14	10.0	7:40	5:38
15	10.0	7:38	5:39
16	10.1	7:37	5:41
17	10.1	7:35	5:42
18	10.2	7:33	5:44
19	10.2	7:32	5:45
20	10.3	7:30	5:47
21	10.3	7:28	5:48
22	10.4	7:27	5:50
23	10.4	7:25	5:51
24	10.5	7:23	5:52
25	10.5	7:22	5:54
26	10.6	7:20	5:55
27	10.6	7:18	5:57
28	10.7	7:16	5:58

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.18 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.6 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)	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2
Level	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	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.1	Moderate
2	2.1	Moderate
3	2.1	Moderate
4	2.2	Moderate
5	2.2	Moderate
6	2.3	Moderate
7	2.3	Moderate
8	2.4	Moderate
9	2.4	Moderate
10	2.4	Moderate
11	2.5	Moderate
12	2.5	Moderate
13	2.5	Moderate
14	2.6	Moderate
15	2.6	Moderate
16	2.7	Moderate
17	2.7	Moderate
18	2.7	Moderate
19	2.8	Moderate
20	2.8	Moderate
21	2.9	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

Is February a good time to visit Greater Sudbury?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Greater Sudbury.

What to pack for Greater Sudbury in February

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

In February, Greater Sudbury sees daytime highs around -5°C and nights near -16°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Greater Sudbury in February

The nearest coast averages about 1°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 69 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in March near 1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	2	1	1	2	5	11	18	19	17	12	8	4
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	2	Bracing
Feb	1	Bracing
Mar	1	Bracing
Apr	2	Bracing
May	5	Bracing
Jun	11	Bracing
Jul	18	Cool
Aug	19	Cool
Sep	17	Cool
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	8	Bracing
Dec	4	Bracing

UV index in Greater Sudbury in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Greater Sudbury peaks around June 20 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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	2	3	5	6	8	7	6	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Greater Sudbury?

Greater Sudbury sits at 46.5°N, 81.0°W, 266 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Valley East, 17 km away.

Topography around Greater Sudbury

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Greater Sudbury has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 274 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 411 m.

The land around Greater Sudbury is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, trees (65%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km

91 m

trees 43%

16 km

219 m

trees 65%

80 km

411 m

trees 82%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: Valley East 17 km · North Bay 118 km · Huntsville 188 km · Bracebridge 208 km · Midland 212 km · Owen Sound 214 km · Timmins 221 km · Collingwood 231 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 Greater Sudbury (46.49°, -80.99°, elevation 266 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. 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	-7	-17
2	-7	-17
3	-7	-17
4	-7	-17
5	-6	-17
6	-6	-17
7	-6	-17
8	-6	-17
9	-6	-17
10	-6	-17
11	-6	-16
12	-6	-16
13	-5	-16
14	-5	-16
15	-5	-16
16	-5	-16
17	-5	-16
18	-5	-15
19	-4	-15
20	-4	-15
21	-4	-15
22	-4	-15
23	-4	-15
24	-4	-14
25	-3	-14
26	-3	-14
27	-3	-14
28	-3	-14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	33	67
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	35	65
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	34	66
18	33	67
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	33	67
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	35	65
28	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	28	30
2	28	30
3	28	30
4	27	29
5	27	29
6	26	28
7	26	28
8	26	28
9	26	27
10	26	27
11	26	28
12	26	28
13	26	28
14	27	29
15	27	29
16	28	29
17	28	30
18	28	30
19	29	30
20	29	30
21	29	30
22	29	30
23	29	30
24	29	29
25	30	29
26	30	29
27	30	28
28	30	28

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	33	67
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	35	65
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	34	66
18	33	67
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	33	67
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	35	65
28	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	28	30
2	28	30
3	28	30
4	27	29
5	27	29
6	26	28
7	26	28
8	26	28
9	26	27
10	26	27
11	26	28
12	26	28
13	26	28
14	27	29
15	27	29
16	28	29
17	28	30
18	28	30
19	29	30
20	29	30
21	29	30
22	29	30
23	29	30
24	29	29
25	30	29
26	30	29
27	30	28
28	30	28

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	33	67
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	35	65
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	34	66
18	33	67
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	33	67
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	35	65
28	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	28	30
2	28	30
3	28	30
4	27	29
5	27	29
6	26	28
7	26	28
8	26	28
9	26	27
10	26	27
11	26	28
12	26	28
13	26	28
14	27	29
15	27	29
16	28	29
17	28	30
18	28	30
19	29	30
20	29	30
21	29	30
22	29	30
23	29	30
24	29	29
25	30	29
26	30	29
27	30	28
28	30	28

	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