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February Weather in Hamilton Ontario, Canada

Daily high temperatures increase by 5°F, from 31°F to 36°F, rarely falling below 18°F or exceeding 49°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 5°F, from 18°F to 23°F, rarely falling below 3°F or exceeding 36°F.

For reference, on July 19, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Hamilton typically range from 64°F to 79°F, while on January 29, the coldest day of the year, they range from 18°F to 30°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in February in Hamilton

Average High and Low Temperature in February in HamiltonFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290°F0°F5°F5°F10°F10°F15°F15°F20°F20°F25°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°FJanMarFeb 131°FFeb 131°F18°F18°FFeb 2936°FFeb 2936°F23°F23°FFeb 1132°FFeb 1132°F20°F20°FFeb 2134°FFeb 2134°F21°F21°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on February. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in February in Hamilton

Average Hourly Temperature in February in HamiltonFeb1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292912 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJanMarfreezingvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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The month of February in Hamilton experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 60% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is February 29, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 42% of the time.

For reference, on January 11, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 63%, while on August 19, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 67%.

Cloud Cover Categories in February in Hamilton

Cloud Cover Categories in February in HamiltonFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanMarFeb 139%Feb 139%Feb 2942%Feb 2942%Feb 1140%Feb 1140%Feb 2141%Feb 2141%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Hamilton, the chance of a wet day over the course of February is gradually increasing, starting the month at 14% and ending it at 17%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 32% on July 31, and its lowest chance is 14% on February 2.

Over the course of February in Hamilton, the chance of a day with only rain increases from 6% to 10%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 2% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 5% throughout.

Probability of Precipitation in February in Hamilton

Probability of Precipitation in February in HamiltonFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290%0%2%2%4%4%6%6%8%8%10%10%12%12%14%14%16%16%18%18%20%20%22%22%24%24%JanMarFeb 214%Feb 214%Feb 2917%Feb 2917%Feb 1115%Feb 1115%Feb 2114%Feb 2114%snowmixedrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during February in Hamilton is essentially constant, remaining about 0.6 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.6 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in February in Hamilton

Average Monthly Rainfall in February in HamiltonFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 in3.5 in3.5 in4.0 in4.0 inJanMarFeb 10.5 inFeb 10.5 inFeb 290.7 inFeb 290.7 inFeb 110.6 inFeb 110.6 inFeb 210.7 inFeb 210.7 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during February in Hamilton is essentially constant, remaining about 3.6 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 9.9 inches or falling to 0.0 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 3.6 inches on February 8.

Average Monthly Snowfall in February in Hamilton

The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.

Over the course of February in Hamilton, the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 16 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 2 minutes, 43 seconds, and weekly increase of 19 minutes, 3 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is February 1, with 9 hours, 55 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 29, with 11 hours, 12 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in February in Hamilton

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in February in HamiltonFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrJanMarnightnightdaydayFeb 19 hr, 55 minFeb 19 hr, 55 minFeb 2911 hr, 12 minFeb 2911 hr, 12 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Hamilton is 7:35 AM on February 1 and the earliest sunrise is 39 minutes earlier at 6:56 AM on February 29.

The earliest sunset is 5:30 PM on February 1 and the latest sunset is 37 minutes later at 6:07 PM on February 29.

Daylight saving time is observed in Hamilton during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during February, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:39 AM and sets 15 hours, 24 minutes later, at 9:03 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:48 AM and sets 8 hours, 58 minutes later, at 4:47 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in February in Hamilton

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in February in HamiltonFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829292 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJanMar6:56 AM6:56 AMFeb 296:07 PMFeb 296:07 PM7:35 AM7:35 AMFeb 15:30 PMFeb 15:30 PM7:23 AM7:23 AMFeb 115:44 PMFeb 115:44 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of February. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in February in Hamilton

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in February in HamiltonFeb1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292912 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJanMar001010202020305000010102020303040
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of February 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for February 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in February in Hamilton

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in February in HamiltonFeb1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292912 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMJanMarJan 116:58 AMJan 116:58 AMJan 2512:55 PMJan 2512:55 PMFeb 96:00 PMFeb 96:00 PMFeb 247:31 AMFeb 247:31 AMMar 105:01 AMMar 105:01 AMMar 253:01 AMMar 253:01 AM8:26 AM8:26 AM5:08 PM5:08 PM5:10 PM5:10 PM8:36 AM8:36 AM7:39 AM7:39 AM5:23 PM5:23 PM5:12 PM5:12 PM7:26 AM7:26 AM7:58 AM7:58 AM7:58 PM7:58 PM7:11 PM7:11 PM7:25 AM7:25 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Feb 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
65%-10:31 AMWSW-5:01 AMS249,095 mi
2
50%12:34 AMESE10:52 AMWSW-5:43 AMS246,619 mi
3
45%1:42 AMESE11:17 AMWSW-6:29 AMS243,462 mi
4
35%2:52 AMESE11:50 AMSW-7:21 AMS239,761 mi
5
24%4:03 AMSE12:32 PMSW-8:17 AMS235,738 mi
6
15%5:11 AMSE1:28 PMSW-9:20 AMS231,701 mi
7
8%6:11 AMSE2:38 PMSW-10:25 AMS228,019 mi
8
2%7:00 AMSE3:58 PMSW-11:29 AMS225,070 mi
9
0%7:39 AMESE5:23 PMWSW-12:31 PMS223,169 mi
10
1%8:10 AMESE6:47 PMWSW-1:28 PMS222,505 mi
11
5%8:36 AMESE8:09 PMW-2:21 PMS223,106 mi
12
12%8:59 AME9:28 PMW-3:11 PMS224,847 mi
13
21%9:21 AME10:46 PMWNW-4:00 PMS227,486 mi
14
32%9:44 AMENE--4:49 PMS230,717 mi
15
43%-12:03 AMWNW10:09 AMENE5:39 PMS234,225 mi
16
50%-1:19 AMWNW10:39 AMENE6:31 PMS237,735 mi
17
65%-2:33 AMNW11:16 AMNE7:25 PMS241,031 mi
18
74%-3:41 AMNW12:01 PMNE8:20 PMS243,972 mi
19
83%-4:41 AMNW12:55 PMNE9:14 PMS246,479 mi
20
90%-5:30 AMNW1:56 PMNE10:06 PMS248,530 mi
21
95%-6:09 AMNW3:01 PMNE10:55 PMS250,132 mi
22
98%-6:40 AMWNW4:07 PMENE11:41 PMS251,309 mi
23
99%-7:05 AMWNW5:12 PMENE--
24
100%-7:26 AMWNW6:15 PMENE12:23 AMS252,078 mi
25
100%-7:44 AMW7:18 PME1:03 AMS252,441 mi
26
97%-8:01 AMW8:19 PME1:42 AMS252,379 mi
27
93%-8:18 AMW9:21 PME2:20 AMS251,852 mi
28
88%-8:36 AMWSW10:24 PMESE2:59 AMS250,807 mi
29
81%-8:55 AMWSW11:30 PMESE3:40 AMS249,193 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Hamilton is essentially constant during February, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 30, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 30% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in February in Hamilton

Humidity Comfort Levels in February in HamiltonFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%JanMarFeb 150%Feb 150%Feb 10%Feb 10%Feb 290%Feb 290%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Hamilton is gradually decreasing during February, decreasing from 13.8 miles per hour to 13.0 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on January 12, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 14.1 miles per hour, while on August 3, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.3 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in February in Hamilton

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Hamilton throughout February is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 51% on February 2.

Wind Direction in February in Hamilton

Wind Direction in February in HamiltonFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%JanMarwesteastnorthsouth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Hamilton is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Hamilton is essentially constant during February, remaining within 1°F of 35°F throughout.

The lowest average surface water temperature during February is 34°F on February 28.

Average Water Temperature in February in Hamilton

Average Water Temperature in February in HamiltonFeb1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292932°F32°F34°F34°F36°F36°F38°F38°F40°F40°F42°F42°FJanMarFeb 2834°FFeb 2834°FFeb 136°FFeb 136°FFeb 1135°FFeb 1135°F
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Hamilton typically lasts for 6.3 months (192 days), from around April 18 to around October 28, rarely starting before April 1 or after May 5, and rarely ending before October 9 or after November 14.

The month of February in Hamilton is reliably fully outside of the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in February in Hamilton

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in February in HamiltonFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanMar0%Feb 150%Feb 15frigidfreezingvery coldcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Hamilton are essentially constant during February, remaining within 1°F of 2°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in February in Hamilton

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of February, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Hamilton is increasing during February, rising by 1.1 kWh, from 2.0 kWh to 3.1 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in February in Hamilton

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in February in HamiltonFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWhJanMarFeb 12.0 kWhFeb 12.0 kWhFeb 293.1 kWhFeb 293.1 kWhFeb 112.4 kWhFeb 112.4 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Hamilton are 43.250 deg latitude, -79.850 deg longitude, and 292 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Hamilton contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 459 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 396 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (686 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,486 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Hamilton is covered by artificial surfaces (91%), within 10 miles by cropland (24%) and artificial surfaces (22%), and within 50 miles by cropland (30%) and water (29%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Hamilton, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Hamilton.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Hamilton according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Hamilton is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Hamilton and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

Sources mapCXHM, 53%3 mi, 43 ftCWWB, 38%4 mi, -39 ftCYHM, 9%7 mi, 486 ft© OpenStreetMap contributors

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Hamilton and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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