Woodstock weather in February

In February, Woodstock sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -2°C in the first days to 1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Woodstock's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Woodstock's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
1st coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:30 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
75%
10th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
2.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Woodstock is city in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.

Founded
1851

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 -2°C in the first days to 1°C by the end.

A typical February day in Woodstock reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -8°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 6°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Woodstock

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.

Woodstock 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -9°7111.810.59.20.0
Feb-1° / -9°569.38.210.20.0
Mar / -5°6610.46.111.60.3
Apr12° / 9112.12.513.12.9
May18° / 9512.1014.45.5
Jun24° / 13°10111.7015.16.6
Jul26° / 15°9611.6014.96.6
Aug25° / 14°8110.5013.86.9
Sep21° / 10°869.8012.36.5
Oct14° / 8411.60.310.83.8
Nov / -1°7510.84.19.50.8
Dec / -5°6711.698.90.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22278
32377
42377
52377
62476
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112476
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Woodstock gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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 (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 15 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
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815light breeze
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1015light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:47 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:475:26
29.77:465:28
39.77:455:29
49.87:445:30
59.87:435:32
69.97:415:33
79.97:405:34
89.97:395:36
910.07:385:37
1010.07:375:38
1110.17:365:40
1210.17:345:41
1310.27:335:42
1410.27:325:43
1510.27:305:45
1610.37:295:46
1710.37:285:47
1810.47:265:49
1910.47:255:50
2010.57:235:51
2110.57:225:53
2210.67:205:54
2310.67:195:55
2410.77:175:57
2510.77:165:58
2610.77:145:59
2710.87:136:00
2810.87:116:02

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.8Moderate
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192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.3Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Woodstock?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Woodstock.

What to pack for Woodstock in February

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

In February, Woodstock sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Woodstock in February

The nearest coast averages about 1°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 57 km away) is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in February near 1°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 6 to Sep 19 — about 2.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr4Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun17Cool
Jul22Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct16Cool
Nov10Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Woodstock 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 Woodstock peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Jan 12UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Woodstock?

Woodstock sits at 43.1°N, 80.7°W, 299 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Tillsonburg, 30 km away.

Topography around Woodstock

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Woodstock has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 301 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 419 m.

The land around Woodstock is covered by artificial surfaces (37%), trees (29%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
87 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
419 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Tillsonburg 30 km · Stratford 31 km · Brant 32 km · Forest Heights 37 km · Kitchener 38 km · Brantford 39 km · Waterloo 42 km · London 43 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 Woodstock (43.1334°, -80.7497°, elevation 299 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).