Winnipeg weather in February

In February, Winnipeg sees average daytime highs of -9°C and overnight lows near -19°C, with 14 mm of precipitation across 3.7 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -11°C in the first days to -7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of February to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Winnipeg's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Winnipeg's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -9°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: -19°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 14 mm; 3.7 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 48 min; 7:50 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 9th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 2.5 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Winnipeg is capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba, Canada.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 1,670/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1738

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 -11°C in the first days to -7°C by the end.

A typical February day in Winnipeg reaches about -9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -19°C and 1°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 8°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)	-11	-11	-11	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6
Avg low (°C)	-20	-20	-20	-20	-20	-20	-20	-20	-20	-20	-20	-20	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-18	-18	-18	-18	-18	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17

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

How February really feels in Winnipeg

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.

Winnipeg 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	-12° / -21°	16	4.9	5.7	8.4	0.0
Feb	-9° / -19°	14	3.7	4.3	9.7	0.0
Mar	-1° / -11°	25	6.2	4.5	11.5	0.0
Apr	10° / -2°	36	6.3	2.7	13.5	2.2
May	17° / 6°	80	10.8	0.6	15.1	5.4
Jun	22° / 12°	99	12.4	0	16	6.2
Jul	25° / 14°	88	11.5	0	15.7	6.8
Aug	24° / 12°	77	9.8	0	14.3	7.1
Sep	19° / 7°	69	9.1	0	12.4	6.0
Oct	10° / 1°	47	8.1	1.9	10.5	2.2
Nov	-1° / -8°	28	6	5.1	8.8	0.0
Dec	-9° / -16°	22	5.7	6.3	8	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 71%.

	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 (%)	32	32	32	31	31	31	32	32	31	30	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27	27	28	28	27	28	28	29	29	29
Cloudier (%)	68	68	68	69	69	69	68	68	69	70	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	73	73	72	72	73	72	72	71	71	71

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	31	69
10	30	70
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	29	71
14	29	71
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	28	72
22	28	72
23	27	73
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	29	71

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Winnipeg gets around 14 mm of rain and snow over 3.7 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 14% and peaks near 17% 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 (%)	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17
Snow chance (%)	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18

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

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 15 km/h in February.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of February to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:12 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:58 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)	9.0	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5
Sunrise (AM)	8:12	8:11	8:09	8:08	8:06	8:05	8:03	8:02	8:00	7:59	7:57	7:56	7:54	7:52	7:50	7:49	7:47	7:45	7:43	7:41	7:40	7:38	7:36	7:34	7:32	7:30	7:28	7:26
Sunset (PM)	5:12	5:14	5:16	5:17	5:19	5:21	5:22	5:24	5:26	5:27	5:29	5:31	5:33	5:34	5:36	5:38	5:39	5:41	5:43	5:44	5:46	5:48	5:50	5:51	5:53	5:55	5:56	5:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.0	8:12	5:12
2	9.1	8:11	5:14
3	9.1	8:09	5:16
4	9.2	8:08	5:17
5	9.2	8:06	5:19
6	9.3	8:05	5:21
7	9.3	8:03	5:22
8	9.4	8:02	5:24
9	9.4	8:00	5:26
10	9.5	7:59	5:27
11	9.5	7:57	5:29
12	9.6	7:56	5:31
13	9.6	7:54	5:33
14	9.7	7:52	5:34
15	9.8	7:50	5:36
16	9.8	7:49	5:38
17	9.9	7:47	5:39
18	9.9	7:45	5:41
19	10.0	7:43	5:43
20	10.0	7:41	5:44
21	10.1	7:40	5:46
22	10.2	7:38	5:48
23	10.2	7:36	5:50
24	10.3	7:34	5:51
25	10.4	7:32	5:53
26	10.4	7:30	5:55
27	10.5	7:28	5:56
28	10.5	7:26	5:58

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 2.5 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)	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1
Level	Dim	Dim	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	1.9	Dim
2	2.0	Dim
3	2.0	Moderate
4	2.0	Moderate
5	2.1	Moderate
6	2.1	Moderate
7	2.2	Moderate
8	2.2	Moderate
9	2.3	Moderate
10	2.3	Moderate
11	2.4	Moderate
12	2.4	Moderate
13	2.4	Moderate
14	2.5	Moderate
15	2.5	Moderate
16	2.6	Moderate
17	2.6	Moderate
18	2.7	Moderate
19	2.7	Moderate
20	2.7	Moderate
21	2.8	Moderate
22	2.8	Moderate
23	2.9	Moderate
24	2.9	Moderate
25	3.0	Moderate
26	3.0	Moderate
27	3.1	Moderate
28	3.1	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Winnipeg

In seasonPeak

None of Winnipeg's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Winnipeg's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Winnipeg?

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 Winnipeg.

What to pack for Winnipeg in February

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

In February, Winnipeg sees daytime highs around -9°C and nights near -19°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Winnipeg 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 Winnipeg peaks around June 18 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 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	7	6	6	4	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

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

Location & terrain

Where is Winnipeg?

Winnipeg sits at 49.9°N, 97.1°W, 245 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is St. James-Assiniboia East, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Winnipeg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Winnipeg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 233 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m.

The land around Winnipeg is covered by artificial surfaces (67%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (32%), artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

33 m

artificial surfaces 67%

16 km

38 m

cropland 32%

80 km

159 m

cropland 56%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: St. James-Assiniboia East 6.0 km · Fort Garry South 10 km · Steinbach 52 km · Kenora 191 km · Brandon 201 km · Grand Forks 218 km · West Fargo 335 km · Fargo 335 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 Winnipeg (49.8844°, -97.147°, elevation 245 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	-11	-20
2	-11	-20
3	-11	-20
4	-10	-20
5	-10	-20
6	-10	-20
7	-10	-20
8	-10	-20
9	-10	-20
10	-10	-20
11	-10	-20
12	-10	-20
13	-9	-19
14	-9	-19
15	-9	-19
16	-9	-19
17	-9	-19
18	-9	-19
19	-8	-18
20	-8	-18
21	-8	-18
22	-8	-18
23	-8	-18
24	-7	-17
25	-7	-17
26	-7	-17
27	-7	-17
28	-6	-17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	31	69
10	30	70
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	29	71
14	29	71
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	28	72
22	28	72
23	27	73
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	29	71

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	31	69
10	30	70
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	29	71
14	29	71
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	28	72
22	28	72
23	27	73
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	29	71

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	32	68
3	32	68
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	31	69
10	30	70
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	29	71
14	29	71
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	28	72
22	28	72
23	27	73
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	29	71

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

	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