Moncton weather in February

In February, Moncton sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -12°C, with 82 mm of precipitation across 10 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -4°C in the first days to -1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Moncton's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moncton's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -2°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: -12°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 82 mm; 10 wet days
Daylight: 10 hours; 7:32 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 4th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 2.57 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Moncton is city in New Brunswick, Canada.

Air quality: Excellent; PM2.5 4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 612/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1766

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 -4°C in the first days to -1°C by the end.

A typical February day in Moncton reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -10°C and 5°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°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)	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0
Avg low (°C)	-14	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-12	-12	-12	-12	-12	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10

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

How February really feels in Moncton

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.

Moncton weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-3° / -13°	93	11.4	9.3	8.9	0.0
Feb	-2° / -12°	82	10	8.9	10	0.0
Mar	2° / -7°	98	11.5	8.6	11.6	0.0
Apr	9° / -1°	85	12.5	5.3	13.3	1.6
May	15° / 5°	85	12.5	0.5	14.7	4.2
Jun	20° / 10°	91	11.8	0	15.5	5.9
Jul	24° / 14°	82	11.5	0	15.2	6.6
Aug	23° / 14°	77	9.8	0	14	6.9
Sep	19° / 10°	93	9.3	0	12.3	6.2
Oct	13° / 4°	98	10.7	0.4	10.7	3.4
Nov	6° / -1°	98	10.8	3.8	9.2	0.6
Dec	0° / -8°	113	12.2	8.5	8.5	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	45	44	43	43	42	41	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	36	36	35	35	34	34
Cloudier (%)	55	56	57	57	58	59	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	61	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	64	64	65	65	66	66

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	44	56
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	42	58
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	40	60
12	40	60
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	38	62
22	38	62
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	34	66
28	34	66

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Moncton gets around 82 mm of rain and snow over 10 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 9 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 (%)	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38
Snow chance (%)	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	31
2	35	31
3	35	32
4	35	32
5	35	32
6	35	33
7	36	33
8	36	33
9	36	33
10	36	33
11	36	33
12	36	32
13	36	32
14	36	32
15	36	32
16	37	31
17	37	31
18	37	31
19	37	31
20	37	30
21	37	30
22	37	30
23	37	30
24	37	30
25	37	30
26	37	30
27	37	30
28	38	30

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 14 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
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	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	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 7:51 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 5:54 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	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.8	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	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:47	7:46	7:45	7:44	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:38	7:37	7:35	7:34	7:32	7:31	7:29	7:28	7:26	7:25	7:23	7:21	7:20	7:18	7:16	7:15	7:13	7:11
Sunset (PM)	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:19	5:20	5:22	5:23	5:25	5:26	5:28	5:29	5:31	5:32	5:34	5:35	5:37	5:38	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:44	5:45	5:47	5:48	5:50	5:51	5:53	5:54

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.4	7:51	5:15
2	9.4	7:50	5:16
3	9.5	7:49	5:17
4	9.5	7:47	5:19
5	9.6	7:46	5:20
6	9.6	7:45	5:22
7	9.7	7:44	5:23
8	9.7	7:42	5:25
9	9.8	7:41	5:26
10	9.8	7:40	5:28
11	9.8	7:38	5:29
12	9.9	7:37	5:31
13	9.9	7:35	5:32
14	10.0	7:34	5:34
15	10.0	7:32	5:35
16	10.1	7:31	5:37
17	10.1	7:29	5:38
18	10.2	7:28	5:40
19	10.2	7:26	5:41
20	10.3	7:25	5:42
21	10.3	7:23	5:44
22	10.4	7:21	5:45
23	10.5	7:20	5:47
24	10.5	7:18	5:48
25	10.6	7:16	5:50
26	10.6	7:15	5:51
27	10.7	7:13	5:53
28	10.7	7:11	5:54

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.57 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	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0
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	2.2	Moderate
4	2.2	Moderate
5	2.2	Moderate
6	2.3	Moderate
7	2.3	Moderate
8	2.3	Moderate
9	2.4	Moderate
10	2.4	Moderate
11	2.5	Moderate
12	2.5	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	2.8	Moderate
23	2.8	Moderate
24	2.9	Moderate
25	2.9	Moderate
26	2.9	Moderate
27	3.0	Moderate
28	3.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Moncton?

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

7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Moncton.

What to pack for Moncton in February

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

In February, Moncton sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -12°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Moncton 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 34 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February 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)	-1	-1	-1	1	6	12	17	18	16	12	7	2
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	-1	Bracing
Feb	-1	Bracing
Mar	-1	Bracing
Apr	1	Bracing
May	6	Bracing
Jun	12	Bracing
Jul	17	Cool
Aug	18	Cool
Sep	16	Cool
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	7	Bracing
Dec	2	Bracing

UV index in Moncton 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 Moncton peaks around June 23 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 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	7	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	7	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 Moncton?

Moncton sits at 46.1°N, 64.8°W, 30 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Riverview, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Moncton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moncton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 m.

The land around Moncton is covered by artificial surfaces (40%), trees (27%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (75%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

53 m

artificial surfaces 40%

16 km

209 m

trees 75%

80 km

453 m

trees 66%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: Riverview 5.0 km · Dieppe 9.0 km · Lutes Mountain 10 km · Quispamsis 117 km · Miramichi 117 km · Charlottetown 130 km · Saint John 134 km · Saint John West 136 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 Moncton (46.0945°, -64.7965°, elevation 30 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	-4	-14
2	-4	-13
3	-4	-13
4	-4	-13
5	-3	-13
6	-3	-13
7	-3	-13
8	-3	-13
9	-3	-13
10	-3	-13
11	-3	-13
12	-3	-13
13	-3	-12
14	-2	-12
15	-2	-12
16	-2	-12
17	-2	-12
18	-2	-11
19	-2	-11
20	-1	-11
21	-1	-11
22	-1	-11
23	-1	-10
24	-1	-10
25	-1	-10
26	-1	-10
27	-1	-10
28	0	-10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	44	56
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	42	58
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	40	60
12	40	60
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	38	62
22	38	62
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	34	66
28	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	31
2	35	31
3	35	32
4	35	32
5	35	32
6	35	33
7	36	33
8	36	33
9	36	33
10	36	33
11	36	33
12	36	32
13	36	32
14	36	32
15	36	32
16	37	31
17	37	31
18	37	31
19	37	31
20	37	30
21	37	30
22	37	30
23	37	30
24	37	30
25	37	30
26	37	30
27	37	30
28	38	30

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	44	56
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	42	58
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	40	60
12	40	60
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	38	62
22	38	62
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	34	66
28	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	31
2	35	31
3	35	32
4	35	32
5	35	32
6	35	33
7	36	33
8	36	33
9	36	33
10	36	33
11	36	33
12	36	32
13	36	32
14	36	32
15	36	32
16	37	31
17	37	31
18	37	31
19	37	31
20	37	30
21	37	30
22	37	30
23	37	30
24	37	30
25	37	30
26	37	30
27	37	30
28	38	30

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	44	56
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	42	58
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	40	60
12	40	60
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	38	62
22	38	62
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	34	66
28	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	31
2	35	31
3	35	32
4	35	32
5	35	32
6	35	33
7	36	33
8	36	33
9	36	33
10	36	33
11	36	33
12	36	32
13	36	32
14	36	32
15	36	32
16	37	31
17	37	31
18	37	31
19	37	31
20	37	30
21	37	30
22	37	30
23	37	30
24	37	30
25	37	30
26	37	30
27	37	30
28	38	30

	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