Average February Snowfall in British Columbia

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The tables below list monthly averages for snowfall during February at cities and towns in British Columbia.

The numbers are for the total amount of new snow and how many days it snows at least 0.2 centimetres (0.08 inches) this month. The snowfall totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1971 to 2000.

You can jump to a separate table for each section of the province: Southwest Mainland, Gulf Islands, Vancouver Island, Central BC, Southeast BC and Northern BC.

Southwest BC Mainland

February snowfall averages
Days Place Inches Centimetres
  2.5 Abbotsford   5.2 13.1
  3.2 Chilliwack   6.6 16.8
  1.8 Gibsons   4.0 10.2
  2.3 North Vancouver, Capilano   5.5 13.9
  2.1 Powell River   4.2 10.6
  1.9 Vancouver - Richmond   3.8   9.6
10.3 Whistler 26.3 66.8

Gulf Islands

Total amount of snow in February on average
Days Place Inches Centimetres
  2.5 Cortes Island, Whaletown   4.8 12.2
  1.3 Gabriola Island   3.6   9.1
  1.7 Mayne Island, Village Bay   2.6   6.6
  1.1 Saltspring Island   1.6   4.0

Vancouver Island

Total amount of snow in February on average
Days Place Inches Centimetres
  3.6 Campbell River   7.6 19.4
  2.4 Courtenay - Comox   4.2 10.6
  1.9 Duncan   3.1   7.9
  4.1 Gold River 13.0 33.0
  2.7 Nanaimo   6.4 16.3
  4.4 Port Alberni 10.6 26.8
  3.4 Port Hardy   4.6 11.8
  2.5 Port Renfrew   6.7 17.1
  2.2 Sidney   3.5   9.0
  1.9 Tofino   3.8   9.6
  1.7 Victoria   1.4   3.5

Central British Columbia

Average total snowfall in February
Days Place Inches Centimetres
12.0 Barkerville 24.0 60.9
  4.7 Bella Coola 12.5 31.7
  5.3 Kamloops   4.4 11.3
  6.8 Kelowna   6.2 15.7
  1.7 Lillooet   1.6   4.0
  4.9 Penticton   4.4 11.1
  8.0 Vernon   7.0 17.7
  3.8 Williams Lake   3.7   9.3

Southeast BC

Average February snowfall
Days Place Inches Centimetres
  9.4 Castlegar 13.3 33.7
  7.6 Cranbrook   8.7 22.0
  7.6 Golden   9.8 24.8
13.2 Revelstoke 31.9 81.0
  9.2 Sparwood 13.4 34.0

Northern British Columbia

February snowfall averages
Days Place Inches Centimetres
  8.5 Atlin   9.8 24.9
  9.9 Fort Nelson   8.9 22.6
  9.7 Fort St John 11.1 28.3
10.9 Prince George 11.9 30.1
  4.9 Prince Rupert 11.9 30.1
  4.4 Sandspit, Haida Gwaii   6.3 16.0
11.0 Smithers 10.7 27.1
Reference

Environment Canada. National Climate Data and Information Archive. Canadian Climate Normals or Averages 1971-2000.

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