You hockey nuts and your Celsius
Like you said, it's hit and miss. California this year had no rain and temps that were spring-like all January, with rain and cold in February. I would never go President's Day week. So many schools get the whole week off lately, it would make the parks a little busy. Still, if there's going to be a strange freeze, it will be in Dec/Jan; definitely not in February.
that was all over the news. It was cold (in SoCal terms), windy, and rainy for several days. My DH and I are originally from the Northeast, and our girls, although Cali-born and bred, were just so excited to be there that they didn't even care! It was quite chilly, but we put on winter coats over princess dresses and wore rainboots and had the most marvelous time! Our first day with rain and cold kept so many of the locals away during what should have been a very busy weekend (Candlelight Processional), and one evening at DCA was so empty that the face-painters over by the Mad Tea Party asked us if they could paint our DDs faces for free because they had nothing to do! It finally warmed on our departure day, and the crowds were apparently insane. So truthfully, even if it is cold when you go, and there is just absolutely no way to predict that, there is actually some benefits to that.
And Susie, a shout out to Grande Prairie from Calgary. We've decided and we're going at the end of January. Thanks for all your help.
We hardly ever get rain, but Feb has a slightly higher chance of rain. With that said, I've been rained out in January twice. I like both months. Yes, when schools are out, it will be much more crowded in the parks, but there will normally also be longer hours and more things going on. Weekends tend to have more shows, parades, etc, so if that is important to you, you may want to consider the January visit. I'd probably go with February because I'd like having more days.
