Sherwood Park weather in February

In February, Sherwood Park sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -14°C, with 11 mm of precipitation across 3.4 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -6°C in the first days to -5°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 8 h 36 min at the start of February to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Sherwood Park's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sherwood Park's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-14°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
11 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
8:05 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
66%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sherwood Park is hamlet in Alberta, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
995/km²
people per km²
Founded
1953

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -6°C in the first days to -5°C by the end.

A typical February day in Sherwood Park reaches about -6°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 -17°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 5°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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5-6-14
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8-6-14
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27-4-14
28-4-14

How February really feels in Sherwood Park

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
28
28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Sherwood Park 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-8° / -16°175.45.57.80.0
Feb-6° / -14°113.449.40.0
Mar-0° / -9°1654.711.50.0
Apr / -2°346.63.213.72.0
May16° / 538.40.815.65.1
Jun20° / 8813.5016.75.6
Jul22° / 11°8813.6016.26.2
Aug21° / 10°599.8014.66.6
Sep16° / 387.10.312.55.5
Oct / -1°235.82.110.31.9
Nov-1° / -9°215.65.48.30.0
Dec-7° / -15°144.45.27.30.0

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 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53664
63565
73466
83565
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113466
123466
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Sherwood Park gets around 11 mm of rain and snow over 3.4 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 14% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11414
21414
31314
41314
51314
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81314
91314
101315
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281317

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
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Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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1413light breeze
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2813light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min at the start of February to 10 h 18 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 8:30 AM to 7:37 AM, and sunset from 5:04 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:305:04
28.68:285:05
38.78:275:07
48.78:255:09
58.88:235:11
68.98:225:13
78.98:205:15
89.08:185:17
99.08:165:19
109.18:145:21
119.28:135:23
129.28:115:25
139.38:095:27
149.48:075:29
159.48:055:31
169.58:035:33
179.68:015:35
189.67:595:37
199.77:575:39
209.87:555:41
219.87:525:43
229.97:505:45
2310.07:485:47
2410.07:465:49
2510.17:445:51
2610.27:415:53
2710.37:395:55
2810.37:375:56

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 2.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.7Dim
61.7Dim
71.8Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
122.0Dim
132.0Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Sherwood Park?

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 Sherwood Park.

What to pack for Sherwood Park in February

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

In February, Sherwood Park sees daytime highs around -6°C and nights near -14°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Sherwood Park 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 Sherwood Park peaks around July 14 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 7Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sherwood Park?

Sherwood Park sits at 53.5°N, 113.3°W, 729 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Edmonton, 11 km away.

Topography around Sherwood Park

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sherwood Park has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 722 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m.

The land around Sherwood Park is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), trees (28%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (33%), artificial surfaces (25%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
176 m
80 km
377 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Edmonton 11 km · Wîhkwêntôwin 14 km · St. Albert 25 km · Leduc 32 km · Spruce Grove 40 km · Stony Plain 45 km · Camrose 64 km · Red Deer 143 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
Christian 53%none 35%Muslim 5%Hindu 2%

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 Sherwood Park (53.5168°, -113.3187°, elevation 729 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).