Saint-Pierre weather in February

In February, Saint-Pierre sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 122 mm of precipitation across 15.2 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 0°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 Saint-Pierre's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Pierre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
122 mm
15.2 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
7:59 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
86%
11th clearest
Wind
37 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Saint-Pierre is commune in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France.

Density
248/km²
people per km²
Founded
1670

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 0°C through the month.

A typical February day in Saint-Pierre reaches about 0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C cooler than January and about 1°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Saint-Pierre

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.

Saint-Pierre weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°14117.615.18.80.0
Feb / -4°12215.212.9100.0
Mar / -2°12413.89.611.60.0
Apr / 10913.24.613.30.0
May / 10211.40.514.80.2
Jun / 10411.3015.61.8
Jul14° / 13°10911.8015.33.8
Aug17° / 16°9911.20145.2
Sep15° / 13°12511012.44.4
Oct11° / 14112.60.110.62.5
Nov / 14315.62.49.20.8
Dec / 15117.9108.40.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Saint-Pierre gets around 122 mm of rain and snow over 15.2 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 54% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days, and about 13 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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Wind in February

Winds average 37 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 36 km/h on the calmest days to 37 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
137windy
237windy
337windy
437windy
537windy
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737windy
837windy
937windy
1037windy
1137windy
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1936windy
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2136windy
2236windy
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2736windy
2836windy

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 8:18 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.38:185:38
29.48:175:40
39.48:165:41
49.58:155:43
59.58:145:44
69.68:125:46
79.68:115:47
89.78:105:49
99.78:085:50
109.78:075:52
119.88:055:53
129.88:045:55
139.98:025:56
149.98:015:58
1510.07:595:59
1610.07:586:01
1710.17:566:02
1810.27:556:04
1910.27:536:05
2010.37:516:07
2110.37:506:08
2210.47:486:10
2310.47:466:11
2410.57:456:13
2510.57:436:14
2610.67:416:16
2710.67:396:17
2810.77:386:19

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
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101.7Dim
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182.0Dim
192.0Moderate
202.0Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Saint-Pierre?

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
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Saint-Pierre.

What to pack for Saint-Pierre in February

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

In February, Saint-Pierre sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Saint-Pierre 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in March near 1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
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Mar1Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May4Bracing
Jun7Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug16Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Saint-Pierre 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 Saint-Pierre peaks around June 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 17UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saint-Pierre?

Saint-Pierre sits at 46.8°N, 56.2°W, 30 m above sea level, in Saint Pierre and Miquelon. The nearest listed city is Conception Bay South, 253 km away.

Topography around Saint-Pierre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Pierre has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m.

The land around Saint-Pierre is covered by grassland (39%) and water (38%) within 3 km, water (88%) within 16 km, and water (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
200 m
16 km
200 m
80 km
276 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Conception Bay South 253 km · Paradise 263 km · Mount Pearl 270 km · Corner Brook 275 km · St. John's 276 km · Glace Bay 296 km · Sydney 315 km · New Glasgow 515 km

Saint Pierre and Miquelon travel facts

Power plugs
Type C / E / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Religion
Roman Catholic 99%other 1%

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 Saint-Pierre (46.7791°, -56.1773°, elevation 30 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).