Sweden · 1991–2020 normal

Alfta in
February.

Typical February weather in Alfta: -0.8°C by day, -10.3°C at night, 26 mm of rain over 7.1 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-0.8°C
Typical low-10.3°C
Rain26 mm
Wet days7.1

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 68). Daylight is calculated as 8 h 50 from latitude 61.35°.

Event window

Long northern nights in February

At 61.3° the calculated mid-month daylight is 8 h 50. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in February. Typical nights are -10.3°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in February

The measured night-time normal is -10.3°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 2726939
NOAA station
SWE00139602 · EDSBYN_A
Station distance
19 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 25 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.