Sainte-Foy weather in February

In February, Sainte-Foy sees average daytime highs of -5°C and overnight lows near -14°C, with 68 mm of precipitation across 9.8 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 24% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of February to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Sainte-Foy's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sainte-Foy's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -5°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: -14°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 68 mm; 9.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 hours; 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 5th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 2.52 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Sainte-Foy is administrative sector in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada; former city.

Density: 1,327/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1638

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 Sainte-Foy reaches about -5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -14°C overnight — a 9°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	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2
Avg low (°C)	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-15	-15	-15	-15	-15	-15	-14	-14	-14	-14	-14	-13	-13	-13	-13	-12	-12	-12	-12	-12	-12

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

How February really feels in Sainte-Foy

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.

Sainte-Foy 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° / -15°	83	11.8	11.8	8.8	0.0
Feb	-5° / -14°	68	9.8	9.7	10	0.0
Mar	1° / -8°	81	10.7	8.2	11.6	0.0
Apr	9° / -1°	104	11.4	4.5	13.3	1.7
May	17° / 6°	101	13.1	0.3	14.8	5.1
Jun	22° / 12°	118	12.4	0	15.6	6.2
Jul	25° / 15°	120	14.2	0	15.3	6.2
Aug	24° / 14°	113	13.1	0	14	6.5
Sep	19° / 9°	109	11.6	0	12.4	5.7
Oct	11° / 3°	125	12.2	1.2	10.6	2.8
Nov	4° / -3°	98	12.6	6	9.2	0.2
Dec	-3° / -11°	101	12.6	11.3	8.4	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

	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 (%)	37	37	36	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	35	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35
Cloudier (%)	63	63	64	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	65	64	64	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	65

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	36	64
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	35	65
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	35	65

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Sainte-Foy gets around 68 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 10 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 (%)	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36
Snow chance (%)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	33
2	31	33
3	32	33
4	32	33
5	32	33
6	33	33
7	33	33
8	33	33
9	34	34
10	34	34
11	34	34
12	35	34
13	35	35
14	35	35
15	36	35
16	36	35
17	36	36
18	37	36
19	37	36
20	37	36
21	37	36
22	37	36
23	37	36
24	37	36
25	37	36
26	37	35
27	36	35
28	36	35

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, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	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	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	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 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 84 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:19 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 4:39 PM to 5:19 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)	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	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)	7:19	7:18	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:07	7:06	7:04	7:03	7:01	7:00	6:58	6:57	6:55	6:54	6:52	6:50	6:49	6:47	6:45	6:43	6:42	6:40	6:38
Sunset (PM)	4:39	4:40	4:42	4:43	4:45	4:46	4:48	4:49	4:51	4:52	4:54	4:55	4:57	4:58	5:00	5:01	5:03	5:04	5:06	5:07	5:09	5:10	5:12	5:13	5:15	5:16	5:18	5:19

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.3	7:19	4:39
2	9.4	7:18	4:40
3	9.4	7:16	4:42
4	9.5	7:15	4:43
5	9.5	7:14	4:45
6	9.6	7:13	4:46
7	9.6	7:11	4:48
8	9.6	7:10	4:49
9	9.7	7:09	4:51
10	9.7	7:07	4:52
11	9.8	7:06	4:54
12	9.8	7:04	4:55
13	9.9	7:03	4:57
14	9.9	7:01	4:58
15	10.0	7:00	5:00
16	10.0	6:58	5:01
17	10.1	6:57	5:03
18	10.2	6:55	5:04
19	10.2	6:54	5:06
20	10.3	6:52	5:07
21	10.3	6:50	5:09
22	10.4	6:49	5:10
23	10.4	6:47	5:12
24	10.5	6:45	5:13
25	10.5	6:43	5:15
26	10.6	6:42	5:16
27	10.6	6:40	5:18
28	10.7	6:38	5:19

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.52 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	2.2	2.3	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	2.7	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	2.1	Moderate
4	2.2	Moderate
5	2.2	Moderate
6	2.2	Moderate
7	2.3	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	2.5	Moderate
16	2.6	Moderate
17	2.6	Moderate
18	2.6	Moderate
19	2.7	Moderate
20	2.7	Moderate
21	2.7	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 Sainte-Foy?

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 Sainte-Foy.

What to pack for Sainte-Foy in February

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

In February, Sainte-Foy sees daytime highs around -5°C and nights near -14°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Sainte-Foy 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 Sainte-Foy peaks around July 13 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 10 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	4	4	6	6	8	3	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

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

Location & terrain

Where is Sainte-Foy?

Sainte-Foy sits at 46.8°N, 71.3°W, 85 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Les Rivières, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Sainte-Foy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sainte-Foy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 517 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,166 m.

The land around Sainte-Foy is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (46%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km

117 m

artificial surfaces 50%

16 km

517 m

trees 46%

80 km

1,166 m

trees 74%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Les Rivières 4.0 km · L'Ancienne-Lorette 5.0 km · Quebec City 7.0 km · La Cité-Limoilou 7.0 km · Neufchâtel-Est–Lebourgneuf 9.0 km · Lévis 9.0 km · Beauport 11 km · Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures 13 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 Sainte-Foy (46.7814°, -71.2922°, elevation 85 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	-7	-16
2	-7	-16
3	-7	-16
4	-6	-16
5	-6	-16
6	-6	-16
7	-6	-16
8	-6	-15
9	-6	-15
10	-6	-15
11	-6	-15
12	-5	-15
13	-5	-15
14	-5	-14
15	-5	-14
16	-5	-14
17	-4	-14
18	-4	-14
19	-4	-13
20	-4	-13
21	-4	-13
22	-3	-13
23	-3	-12
24	-3	-12
25	-3	-12
26	-3	-12
27	-3	-12
28	-2	-12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	36	64
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	35	65
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	33
2	31	33
3	32	33
4	32	33
5	32	33
6	33	33
7	33	33
8	33	33
9	34	34
10	34	34
11	34	34
12	35	34
13	35	35
14	35	35
15	36	35
16	36	35
17	36	36
18	37	36
19	37	36
20	37	36
21	37	36
22	37	36
23	37	36
24	37	36
25	37	36
26	37	35
27	36	35
28	36	35

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	36	64
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	35	65
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	33
2	31	33
3	32	33
4	32	33
5	32	33
6	33	33
7	33	33
8	33	33
9	34	34
10	34	34
11	34	34
12	35	34
13	35	35
14	35	35
15	36	35
16	36	35
17	36	36
18	37	36
19	37	36
20	37	36
21	37	36
22	37	36
23	37	36
24	37	36
25	37	36
26	37	35
27	36	35
28	36	35

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	36	64
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	35	65
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	33
2	31	33
3	32	33
4	32	33
5	32	33
6	33	33
7	33	33
8	33	33
9	34	34
10	34	34
11	34	34
12	35	34
13	35	35
14	35	35
15	36	35
16	36	35
17	36	36
18	37	36
19	37	36
20	37	36
21	37	36
22	37	36
23	37	36
24	37	36
25	37	36
26	37	35
27	36	35
28	36	35

	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