When to go · McCarthy
McCarthy in February
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (road often closed, heavy snow).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 2°C (36°F)36°F (2°C) / 17°C (63°F)63°F (17°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 1
- Crowds
- Low
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (road often closed, heavy snow).
Is another month better than February?
February is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside McCarthy's best window: Jun–Sep (road open, weather mild).
- JulyGreatInside McCarthy's best window: Jun–Sep (road open, weather mild).
- AugustGreatInside McCarthy's best window: Jun–Sep (road open, weather mild).
- SeptemberGreatInside McCarthy's best window: Jun–Sep (road open, weather mild).
Weather in February
- McCarthyHighs around 2 °C (36 °F), lows around 17.3 °C (63 °F), rain on about 1 dayHighs around 36 °F (2 °C), lows around 63 °F (17.3 °C), rain on about 1 day
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Mardi Gras (New Orleans) big impact
Feb or Mar (varies) · United States
New Orleans hotels triple in price and sell out.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United States overall
- Low
- Prices · United States overall
- Medium
United States overall: Still winter north; ski season in the Rockies; Presidents' Day weekend busy. Mardi Gras in New Orleans (date varies).
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in McCarthy, side by side.
Verdict
Feb: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
Feb: 2 °C (36 °F)36 °F (2 °C)
Jun: 38.9 °C (102 °F)102 °F (38.9 °C)
Night low
Feb: 17.3 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17.3 °C)
Jun: 69.7 °C (157 °F)157 °F (69.7 °C)
Rain days
Feb: 1 (better)
Jun: 2
Crowds
Feb: Low
Jun: High
Prices
Feb: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
Feb: 1
Jun: 0
February: Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (road often closed, heavy snow).
June: Inside McCarthy's best window: Jun–Sep (road open, weather mild).
McCarthy: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.