Sylvan Lake weather in February

In February, Sylvan Lake 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 23% 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 Sylvan Lake's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sylvan Lake's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -3°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: -13°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 11 mm; 3.3 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 30 min; 8:04 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 7th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 2.25 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Sylvan Lake is town in Alberta, Canada.

Density: 748/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1946

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 Sylvan Lake 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 6°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	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2
Avg low (°C)	-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	-13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-4	-13
2	-4	-13
3	-4	-13
4	-4	-13
5	-4	-13
6	-3	-13
7	-3	-13
8	-3	-13
9	-3	-13
10	-3	-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	-2	-13
23	-2	-13
24	-2	-13
25	-2	-13
26	-2	-13
27	-2	-13
28	-2	-13

How February really feels in Sylvan Lake

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.

Sylvan Lake 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	-5° / -15°	17	4.9	5.9	8	0.0
Feb	-3° / -13°	11	3.3	4.5	9.5	0.0
Mar	2° / -8°	20	5.5	5.4	11.5	0.0
Apr	10° / -2°	33	7.4	4	13.6	2.1
May	16° / 4°	63	10.1	1.8	15.4	4.7
Jun	19° / 8°	91	14.3	0	16.4	5.4
Jul	22° / 10°	84	13.2	0	16	6.2
Aug	21° / 9°	68	10.3	0	14.5	6.6
Sep	17° / 5°	43	8.4	0.7	12.4	5.4
Oct	9° / -1°	25	6	2.5	10.3	2.1
Nov	1° / -8°	21	5.5	5.3	8.5	0.0
Dec	-4° / -13°	15	4.7	5.5	7.5	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% 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 (%)	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	37	37	37	38	38	38
Cloudier (%)	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	63	63	63	62	62	62

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Sylvan Lake 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 5 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	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16
Snow chance (%)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	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	15
11	11	15
12	12	16
13	12	16
14	12	17
15	13	17
16	13	17
17	13	18
18	13	18
19	13	18
20	14	18
21	14	19
22	14	19
23	14	19
24	15	19
25	15	19
26	15	20
27	16	20
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 10 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	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	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 8:28 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 5:11 PM to 6:02 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	9.5	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)	8:28	8:27	8:25	8:24	8:22	8:21	8:19	8:17	8:15	8:14	8:12	8:10	8:08	8:06	8:04	8:03	8:01	7:59	7:57	7:55	7:53	7:51	7:48	7:46	7:44	7:42	7:40	7:38
Sunset (PM)	5:11	5:13	5:15	5:17	5:19	5:21	5:22	5:24	5:26	5:28	5:30	5:32	5:34	5:36	5:37	5:39	5:41	5:43	5:45	5:47	5:49	5:51	5:52	5:54	5:56	5:58	6:00	6:02

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	8.7	8:28	5:11
2	8.8	8:27	5:13
3	8.8	8:25	5:15
4	8.9	8:24	5:17
5	8.9	8:22	5:19
6	9.0	8:21	5:21
7	9.1	8:19	5:22
8	9.1	8:17	5:24
9	9.2	8:15	5:26
10	9.2	8:14	5:28
11	9.3	8:12	5:30
12	9.4	8:10	5:32
13	9.4	8:08	5:34
14	9.5	8:06	5:36
15	9.5	8:04	5:37
16	9.6	8:03	5:39
17	9.7	8:01	5:41
18	9.7	7:59	5:43
19	9.8	7:57	5:45
20	9.9	7:55	5:47
21	9.9	7:53	5:49
22	10.0	7:51	5:51
23	10.1	7:48	5:52
24	10.1	7:46	5:54
25	10.2	7:44	5:56
26	10.3	7:42	5:58
27	10.3	7:40	6:00
28	10.4	7:38	6:02

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 2.25 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)	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	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	1.6	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	2.1	Moderate
14	2.2	Moderate
15	2.3	Moderate
16	2.3	Moderate
17	2.3	Moderate
18	2.4	Moderate
19	2.4	Moderate
20	2.5	Moderate
21	2.5	Moderate
22	2.6	Moderate
23	2.6	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 Sylvan Lake?

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 Sylvan Lake.

What to pack for Sylvan Lake in February

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

In February, Sylvan Lake 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 Sylvan Lake 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 Sylvan Lake 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

Air quality in Sylvan Lake in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Sylvan Lake is worst in August — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (October, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	8	11	9	12	11	17	19	11	7	8	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	9	Good
May	12	Good
Jun	11	Good
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	7	Good
Nov	8	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Sylvan Lake?

Sylvan Lake sits at 52.3°N, 114.1°W, 940 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Red Deer, 20 km away.

Topography around Sylvan Lake

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sylvan Lake has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 950 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 645 m.

The land around Sylvan Lake is covered by grassland (31%) and water (24%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%), cropland (36%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

69 m

grassland 31%

16 km

186 m

cropland 51%

80 km

645 m

grassland 37%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Red Deer 20 km · Leduc 112 km · Airdrie 112 km · Camrose 115 km · Coventry Hills 127 km · Evanston 128 km · Cochrane 128 km · Panorama Hills 129 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 Sylvan Lake (52.311°, -114.0837°, elevation 940 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. 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	-13
2	-4	-13
3	-4	-13
4	-4	-13
5	-4	-13
6	-3	-13
7	-3	-13
8	-3	-13
9	-3	-13
10	-3	-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	-2	-13
23	-2	-13
24	-2	-13
25	-2	-13
26	-2	-13
27	-2	-13
28	-2	-13

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

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

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