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The coolest places in North America in February: ranked by average high temperature

Nuuk tops the list at -11 °C in February. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in North America.

Top three in February: Nuuk (-11 °C) , Winnipeg (-8.3 °C) , Saskatoon (-6.9 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 17 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Nuuk Greenland -11 °C -11 °C -17 °C 46 mm 8 124 h -0.2 °C
2 Winnipeg Canada -8.3 °C -8.3 °C -18 °C 14 mm 3 208 h –
3 Saskatoon Canada -6.9 °C -6.9 °C -16 °C 11 mm 3 197 h –
4 Regina Canada -5.7 °C -5.7 °C -15 °C 12 mm 3 205 h –
5 Greater Sudbury Canada -5.3 °C -5.3 °C -15 °C 42 mm 7 195 h –
6 Québec Canada -4.7 °C -4.7 °C -13 °C 68 mm 10 191 h –
7 Montréal Canada -4.2 °C -4.2 °C -13 °C 61 mm 9 196 h –
8 Edmonton Canada -4.1 °C -4.1 °C -14 °C 11 mm 3 201 h –
9 Anchorage United States -3.6 °C -3.6 °C -8.7 °C 66 mm 11 144 h -0.8 °C
10 Laval Canada -3.1 °C -3.1 °C -12 °C 61 mm 9 196 h –
11 Longueuil Canada -3.0 °C -3.0 °C -12 °C 60 mm 9 196 h –
12 Ottawa Canada -2.8 °C -2.8 °C -12 °C 58 mm 9 190 h –
13 Minneapolis United States -1.6 °C -1.6 °C -11 °C 26 mm 5 207 h –
14 Kitchener Canada -1.0 °C -1.0 °C -10 °C 56 mm 9 188 h –
15 Oshawa Canada -0.7 °C -0.7 °C -8.1 °C 52 mm 8 197 h –
16 Markham Canada -0.6 °C -0.6 °C -9.3 °C 50 mm 8 194 h –
17 Vaughan Canada -0.6 °C -0.6 °C -9.4 °C 49 mm 8 195 h –
18 Milwaukee United States -0.5 °C -0.5 °C -6.9 °C 48 mm 7 197 h –
19 Brampton Canada -0.5 °C -0.5 °C -9.6 °C 50 mm 8 195 h –
20 Etobicoke Canada -0.2 °C -0.2 °C -7.9 °C 50 mm 8 195 h –
21 Saint-Pierre Saint Pierre and Miquelon -0.2 °C -0.2 °C -3.9 °C 122 mm 15 138 h 0.8 °C
22 London Canada -0.1 °C -0.1 °C -8.9 °C 59 mm 9 189 h –
23 Madison United States -0.01 °C -0.01 °C -9.1 °C 41 mm 6 197 h –
24 Halifax Canada 0.1 °C 0.1 °C -6.7 °C 103 mm 10 187 h 0.8 °C
25 Sioux Falls United States 0.2 °C 0.2 °C -9.7 °C 24 mm 5 219 h –
26 Hamilton Canada 0.2 °C 0.2 °C -7.0 °C 56 mm 8 193 h –
27 Buffalo United States 0.2 °C 0.2 °C -6.8 °C 61 mm 10 185 h –
28 Grand Rapids United States 0.5 °C 0.5 °C -7.7 °C 50 mm 8 185 h –
29 Calgary Canada 0.8 °C 0.8 °C -11 °C 12 mm 4 224 h –
30 Rochester United States 0.9 °C 0.9 °C -6.7 °C 65 mm 11 184 h –
31 Detroit United States 1.3 °C 1.3 °C -6.5 °C 55 mm 8 196 h –
32 Chicago United States 1.5 °C 1.5 °C -6.0 °C 53 mm 7 197 h –
33 Des Moines United States 2.0 °C 2.0 °C -7.5 °C 40 mm 7 209 h –
34 Aurora United States 2.1 °C 2.1 °C -6.5 °C 50 mm 7 193 h –
35 Cleveland United States 2.3 °C 2.3 °C -4.9 °C 66 mm 11 186 h –
36 Toledo United States 2.3 °C 2.3 °C -6.0 °C 56 mm 8 191 h –
37 Worcester United States 2.5 °C 2.5 °C -6.2 °C 79 mm 9 209 h –
38 Fort Wayne United States 3.0 °C 3.0 °C -5.7 °C 58 mm 8 184 h –
39 Boston United States 3.3 °C 3.3 °C -5.6 °C 83 mm 9 205 h 3.3 °C
40 Springfield United States 3.3 °C 3.3 °C -6.0 °C 77 mm 9 211 h –
41 Omaha United States 3.4 °C 3.4 °C -6.8 °C 33 mm 6 220 h –
42 Akron United States 3.6 °C 3.6 °C -5.5 °C 66 mm 10 178 h –
43 Providence United States 4.0 °C 4.0 °C -4.7 °C 80 mm 9 205 h –
44 Lincoln United States 4.7 °C 4.7 °C -5.9 °C 31 mm 5 225 h –
45 The Bronx United States 4.7 °C 4.7 °C -4.1 °C 80 mm 9 211 h 4.3 °C
46 New York City United States 4.8 °C 4.8 °C -3.9 °C 78 mm 8 211 h 4.3 °C
47 Columbus United States 5.0 °C 5.0 °C -4.1 °C 72 mm 10 181 h –
48 Queens United States 5.0 °C 5.0 °C -3.0 °C 80 mm 9 211 h 4.3 °C
49 Salt Lake City United States 5.1 °C 5.1 °C -4.6 °C 46 mm 8 239 h –
50 Pittsburgh United States 5.1 °C 5.1 °C -4.1 °C 80 mm 11 174 h –

Monthly values for the month named in the ranking; only destinations with a published climate page are ranked. Download this ranking as CSV.

The same ranking one month earlier and later

January: top 5

  1. Winnipeg -11 °C
  2. Nuuk -11 °C
  3. Saskatoon -9.7 °C
  4. Regina -8.5 °C
  5. Edmonton -7.3 °C

Full ranking for January

March: top 5

  1. Nuuk -8.8 °C
  2. Anchorage -0.7 °C
  3. Winnipeg -0.2 °C
  4. Saskatoon 0.3 °C
  5. Saint-Pierre 0.6 °C

Full ranking for March

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
The average daily high temperature, in °C, in February, lowest first.
Period
1991–2020 climate normals: the same 30 years for every destination, so the list compares like with like.
Who is included
50 destinations in North America with a published climate page. Neighbouring places that share a climate series are shown once.
Ties
Equal values are ordered by population.
Sources
ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo; sea temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1. Measured values are reproduced unchanged; only the ordering is ours.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.