Red Deer weather in February

In February, Red Deer sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -13°C, with 11 mm of precipitation across 3.3 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Red Deer's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Red Deer's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -3°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: -13°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 11 mm; 3.3 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 36 min; 8:03 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 7th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 2.26 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Red Deer is city in Alberta, Canada.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 963/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1882

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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -3°C through the month.

A typical February day in Red Deer reaches about -3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -15°C and 5°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 5°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	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2
Avg low (°C)	-14	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13

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

How February really feels in Red Deer

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.

Red Deer 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	-6° / -15°	17	4.9	5.8	8	0.0
Feb	-3° / -13°	11	3.3	4.2	9.5	0.0
Mar	2° / -9°	20	5.8	5.5	11.5	0.0
Apr	9° / -2°	33	7.2	3.9	13.6	2.1
May	16° / 4°	63	10.3	1.8	15.4	4.7
Jun	19° / 8°	91	14.2	0	16.4	5.4
Jul	22° / 10°	83	12.9	0	16	6.3
Aug	21° / 9°	67	10	0	14.5	6.6
Sep	17° / 5°	41	8	0.7	12.4	5.5
Oct	9° / -1°	24	5.8	2.6	10.3	2.1
Nov	1° / -8°	21	5.3	5.2	8.5	0.0
Dec	-5° / -13°	15	4.6	5.3	7.6	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

	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	38	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	38	38	38	38	38
Cloudier (%)	62	62	64	64	63	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	62	62	61	62	62	62	62	62

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Red Deer gets around 11 mm of rain and snow over 3.3 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 13% and peaks near 16% 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	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16
Snow chance (%)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	19

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

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 11 km/h in February.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:27 AM to 7:37 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 6:01 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)	8.7	8.8	8.8	8.9	8.9	9.0	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4
Sunrise (AM)	8:27	8:26	8:24	8:22	8:21	8:19	8:18	8:16	8:14	8:12	8:11	8:09	8:07	8:05	8:03	8:01	7:59	7:57	7:55	7:53	7:51	7:49	7:47	7:45	7:43	7:41	7:39	7:37
Sunset (PM)	5:10	5:12	5:14	5:16	5:18	5:20	5:21	5:23	5:25	5:27	5:29	5:31	5:33	5:34	5:36	5:38	5:40	5:42	5:44	5:46	5:48	5:49	5:51	5:53	5:55	5:57	5:59	6:01

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	8.7	8:27	5:10
2	8.8	8:26	5:12
3	8.8	8:24	5:14
4	8.9	8:22	5:16
5	8.9	8:21	5:18
6	9.0	8:19	5:20
7	9.1	8:18	5:21
8	9.1	8:16	5:23
9	9.2	8:14	5:25
10	9.2	8:12	5:27
11	9.3	8:11	5:29
12	9.4	8:09	5:31
13	9.4	8:07	5:33
14	9.5	8:05	5:34
15	9.6	8:03	5:36
16	9.6	8:01	5:38
17	9.7	7:59	5:40
18	9.7	7:57	5:42
19	9.8	7:55	5:44
20	9.9	7:53	5:46
21	9.9	7:51	5:48
22	10.0	7:49	5:49
23	10.1	7:47	5:51
24	10.1	7:45	5:53
25	10.2	7:43	5:55
26	10.3	7:41	5:57
27	10.3	7:39	5:59
28	10.4	7:37	6:01

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.41 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 2.26 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)	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	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
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	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	1.7	Dim
2	1.7	Dim
3	1.7	Dim
4	1.8	Dim
5	1.8	Dim
6	1.9	Dim
7	1.9	Dim
8	1.9	Dim
9	2.0	Dim
10	2.0	Moderate
11	2.1	Moderate
12	2.1	Moderate
13	2.2	Moderate
14	2.2	Moderate
15	2.3	Moderate
16	2.3	Moderate
17	2.4	Moderate
18	2.4	Moderate
19	2.5	Moderate
20	2.5	Moderate
21	2.6	Moderate
22	2.6	Moderate
23	2.7	Moderate
24	2.7	Moderate
25	2.8	Moderate
26	2.8	Moderate
27	2.9	Moderate
28	2.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Red Deer?

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 Red Deer.

What to pack for Red Deer in February

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

In February, Red Deer sees daytime highs around -3°C and nights near -13°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Red Deer 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 Red Deer peaks around July 15 at about 7 (very 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	6	7	5	3	2	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

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

Location & terrain

Where is Red Deer?

Red Deer sits at 52.3°N, 113.8°W, 856 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Sylvan Lake, 20 km away.

Topography around Red Deer

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Red Deer has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 877 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 546 m.

The land around Red Deer is covered by artificial surfaces (50%), trees (26%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

60 m

artificial surfaces 50%

16 km

247 m

cropland 48%

80 km

546 m

cropland 44%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Sylvan Lake 20 km · Camrose 106 km · Airdrie 109 km · Leduc 112 km · Coventry Hills 123 km · Evanston 125 km · Panorama Hills 125 km · Saddle Ridge 127 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 Red Deer (52.2668°, -113.802°, elevation 856 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. 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	-4	-13
6	-4	-13
7	-4	-13
8	-4	-13
9	-4	-13
10	-4	-13
11	-3	-13
12	-3	-13
13	-3	-13
14	-3	-13
15	-3	-13
16	-3	-13
17	-3	-13
18	-3	-13
19	-3	-13
20	-3	-13
21	-3	-13
22	-3	-13
23	-3	-13
24	-3	-13
25	-3	-13
26	-3	-13
27	-3	-13
28	-2	-13

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	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