Canada · 1991–2020 normal

Rankin Inlet in
February.

Typical February weather in Rankin Inlet: -26°C by day, -33.2°C at night, 9 mm of rain over 2.5 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-26°C
Typical low-33.2°C
Rain9 mm
Wet days2.5

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 52). Daylight is calculated as 8 h 36 from latitude 62.81°. Open-water sea temperature is -1.3°C (13 km from the place centre).

Event window

Long northern nights in February

At 62.8° the calculated mid-month daylight is 8 h 36. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in February. Typical nights are -33.2°C.

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Frost-level nights in February

The measured night-time normal is -33.2°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 6116548
NOAA station
CA002303401 · RANKIN INLET A
Station distance
1.8 km from the place centre
Coverage
Good coverage · 23 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.