Hamilton weather in February

In February, Hamilton sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 8.5 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to 1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Hamilton's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hamilton's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 0°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: -7°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 56 mm; 8.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 12 min; 7:27 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 9th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 2.67 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Hamilton is city in Ontario, Canada.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 8.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded: 1846

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 -1°C in the first days to 1°C by the end.

A typical February day in Hamilton reaches about 0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -7°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with 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)	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Avg low (°C)	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-1	-8
2	-1	-8
3	-1	-8
4	-1	-8
5	-1	-8
6	-1	-8
7	-1	-8
8	-1	-8
9	-1	-8
10	-1	-7
11	0	-7
12	0	-7
13	0	-7
14	0	-7
15	0	-7
16	0	-7
17	0	-7
18	0	-7
19	0	-7
20	1	-7
21	1	-6
22	1	-6
23	1	-6
24	1	-6
25	1	-6
26	1	-6
27	1	-6
28	1	-6

How February really feels in Hamilton

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.

Hamilton 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	-1° / -7°	71	11.4	8.1	9.2	0.0
Feb	0° / -7°	56	8.5	6.4	10.2	0.0
Mar	4° / -3°	69	9.9	4.5	11.6	0.2
Apr	11° / 3°	94	11.5	1.8	13.2	2.4
May	17° / 9°	83	11.2	0	14.5	5.1
Jun	22° / 15°	86	11.6	0	15.1	6.5
Jul	26° / 18°	77	10	0	14.9	6.8
Aug	25° / 18°	69	9.4	0	13.8	7.0
Sep	21° / 14°	77	9.3	0	12.3	6.7
Oct	15° / 8°	85	11	0	10.8	4.2
Nov	8° / 2°	79	10.3	2.1	9.5	1.2
Dec	2° / -3°	71	10.5	5.8	8.9	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 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 (%)	23	24	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	29	30	30	29	29	30	30	30	31	30	31	32	33
Cloudier (%)	77	76	75	75	74	74	74	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	72	71	70	70	71	71	70	70	70	69	70	69	68	67

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	24	76
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	29	71
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	31	69
25	30	70
26	31	69
27	32	68
28	33	67

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Hamilton gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 8.5 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 31% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 6 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 (%)	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35
Snow chance (%)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	29	23
4	29	23
5	29	23
6	29	23
7	28	23
8	28	23
9	28	23
10	28	23
11	29	23
12	29	23
13	29	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	33	23
22	33	23
23	34	23
24	34	22
25	34	22
26	35	22
27	35	22
28	35	22

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.

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 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:43 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 5:22 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)	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8
Sunrise (AM)	7:43	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:39	7:38	7:37	7:36	7:35	7:33	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:24	7:23	7:21	7:20	7:18	7:17	7:15	7:14	7:12	7:11	7:09	7:08
Sunset (PM)	5:22	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:57	5:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.7	7:43	5:22
2	9.7	7:42	5:24
3	9.7	7:41	5:25
4	9.8	7:40	5:26
5	9.8	7:39	5:28
6	9.8	7:38	5:29
7	9.9	7:37	5:30
8	9.9	7:36	5:32
9	10.0	7:35	5:33
10	10.0	7:33	5:34
11	10.1	7:32	5:36
12	10.1	7:31	5:37
13	10.1	7:30	5:38
14	10.2	7:28	5:40
15	10.2	7:27	5:41
16	10.3	7:26	5:42
17	10.3	7:24	5:44
18	10.4	7:23	5:45
19	10.4	7:21	5:46
20	10.5	7:20	5:48
21	10.5	7:18	5:49
22	10.6	7:17	5:50
23	10.6	7:15	5:52
24	10.6	7:14	5:53
25	10.7	7:12	5:54
26	10.7	7:11	5:55
27	10.8	7:09	5:57
28	10.8	7:08	5:58

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.67 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)	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	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	2.2	Moderate
2	2.2	Moderate
3	2.2	Moderate
4	2.3	Moderate
5	2.3	Moderate
6	2.4	Moderate
7	2.4	Moderate
8	2.4	Moderate
9	2.5	Moderate
10	2.5	Moderate
11	2.5	Moderate
12	2.6	Moderate
13	2.6	Moderate
14	2.6	Moderate
15	2.7	Moderate
16	2.7	Moderate
17	2.8	Moderate
18	2.8	Moderate
19	2.8	Moderate
20	2.9	Moderate
21	2.9	Moderate
22	3.0	Moderate
23	3.0	Moderate
24	3.0	Moderate
25	3.1	Moderate
26	3.1	Moderate
27	3.2	Moderate
28	3.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Hamilton?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hamilton.

What to pack for Hamilton in February

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

In February, Hamilton sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Hamilton in February

The nearest coast averages about 3°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 23 km away) is warmest in August at about 21°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 22 to Sep 1 — about 1.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	4	3	3	4	8	15	20	21	19	13	8	5
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	4	Bracing
Feb	3	Bracing
Mar	3	Bracing
Apr	4	Bracing
May	8	Bracing
Jun	15	Cool
Jul	20	Cool
Aug	21	Refreshing
Sep	19	Cool
Oct	13	Bracing
Nov	8	Bracing
Dec	5	Bracing

UV index in Hamilton 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 Hamilton peaks around June 22 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	5	6	8	8	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Hamilton?

Hamilton sits at 43.3°N, 79.8°W, 95 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Stoney Creek, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Hamilton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hamilton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 125 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 235 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 457 m.

The land around Hamilton is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (28%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (31%), water (29%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

144 m

artificial surfaces 66%

16 km

235 m

trees 28%

80 km

457 m

cropland 31%

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

February weather nearby: Stoney Creek 8.0 km · Waterdown 10 km · Ancaster 12 km · Burlington 15 km · Grimsby 24 km · Oakville 26 km · Milton 30 km · Brantford 36 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 Hamilton (43.2501°, -79.8496°, elevation 95 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	-1	-8
2	-1	-8
3	-1	-8
4	-1	-8
5	-1	-8
6	-1	-8
7	-1	-8
8	-1	-8
9	-1	-8
10	-1	-7
11	0	-7
12	0	-7
13	0	-7
14	0	-7
15	0	-7
16	0	-7
17	0	-7
18	0	-7
19	0	-7
20	1	-7
21	1	-6
22	1	-6
23	1	-6
24	1	-6
25	1	-6
26	1	-6
27	1	-6
28	1	-6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	24	76
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	29	71
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	31	69
25	30	70
26	31	69
27	32	68
28	33	67

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	29	23
4	29	23
5	29	23
6	29	23
7	28	23
8	28	23
9	28	23
10	28	23
11	29	23
12	29	23
13	29	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	33	23
22	33	23
23	34	23
24	34	22
25	34	22
26	35	22
27	35	22
28	35	22

	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	-1	-8
2	-1	-8
3	-1	-8
4	-1	-8
5	-1	-8
6	-1	-8
7	-1	-8
8	-1	-8
9	-1	-8
10	-1	-7
11	0	-7
12	0	-7
13	0	-7
14	0	-7
15	0	-7
16	0	-7
17	0	-7
18	0	-7
19	0	-7
20	1	-7
21	1	-6
22	1	-6
23	1	-6
24	1	-6
25	1	-6
26	1	-6
27	1	-6
28	1	-6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	24	76
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	29	71
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	31	69
25	30	70
26	31	69
27	32	68
28	33	67

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	29	23
4	29	23
5	29	23
6	29	23
7	28	23
8	28	23
9	28	23
10	28	23
11	29	23
12	29	23
13	29	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	33	23
22	33	23
23	34	23
24	34	22
25	34	22
26	35	22
27	35	22
28	35	22

	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	-1	-8
2	-1	-8
3	-1	-8
4	-1	-8
5	-1	-8
6	-1	-8
7	-1	-8
8	-1	-8
9	-1	-8
10	-1	-7
11	0	-7
12	0	-7
13	0	-7
14	0	-7
15	0	-7
16	0	-7
17	0	-7
18	0	-7
19	0	-7
20	1	-7
21	1	-6
22	1	-6
23	1	-6
24	1	-6
25	1	-6
26	1	-6
27	1	-6
28	1	-6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	24	76
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	27	73
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	29	71
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	31	69
25	30	70
26	31	69
27	32	68
28	33	67

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	29	23
4	29	23
5	29	23
6	29	23
7	28	23
8	28	23
9	28	23
10	28	23
11	29	23
12	29	23
13	29	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	33	23
22	33	23
23	34	23
24	34	22
25	34	22
26	35	22
27	35	22
28	35	22

	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