Airlie Beach weather in February

In February, Airlie Beach sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 233 mm of rain across 18.4 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Airlie Beach's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Airlie Beach's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
233 mm
18.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:59 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
58%
12th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Airlie Beach is town in Queensland, Australia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Airlie Beach reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C warmer than March.

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How February really feels in Airlie Beach

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 9 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
9
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Airlie Beach weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°20117.613.15.2
Feb28° / 25°23318.412.74.7
Mar27° / 25°19117.612.15.4
Apr26° / 23°8613.911.56.4
May24° / 21°5010.511.17.1
Jun22° / 19°387.610.87.4
Jul21° / 18°284.410.97.8
Aug22° / 18°314.611.38.0
Sep23° / 20°133.611.98.5
Oct25° / 22°316.112.58.0
Nov27° / 24°598.4137.2
Dec28° / 25°10811.913.26.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25347
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Airlie Beach gets around 233 mm of rain over 18.4 wet days in February, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 65% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 19 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:516:46
212.95:526:46
312.95:536:45
412.95:536:45
512.95:546:45
612.85:546:44
712.85:556:44
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912.85:566:43
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1112.85:576:42
1212.75:586:42
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1612.76:006:40
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2712.56:056:33
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.98 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 6.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
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246.0Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Airlie Beach

In seasonPeak

In February, Airlie Beach sits inside its cyclone and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Airlie Beach sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Airlie Beach's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Airlie Beach?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Airlie Beach for sightseeing.

What to pack for Airlie Beach in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Airlie Beach sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Airlie Beach in February

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in February at about 29°C and coldest in August near 22°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr27Warm
May25Warm
Jun23Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep24Refreshing
Oct25Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Airlie Beach in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Airlie Beach peaks around February 9 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 16Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Airlie Beach in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Airlie Beach is worst in November — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (July, 4 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodNov 1614 µg/m³Jul 134 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb6Good
Mar6Good
Apr5Good
May5Good
Jun5Good
Jul4Good
Aug5Good
Sep6Good
Oct8Good
Nov15Moderate
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Airlie Beach?

Airlie Beach sits at 20.3°S, 148.7°E, 0 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Mackay, 109 km away.

KirwanRockhamptonGladstoneCairnsPort DouglasBundaberg

Topography around Airlie Beach

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Airlie Beach.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Airlie Beach has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m around an average of 50 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 657 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,146 m.

The land around Airlie Beach is covered by water (52%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and water (46%) within 16 km, and water (58%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
436 m
16 km
657 m
80 km
1,146 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
February weather nearby: Mackay 109 km · Townsville 229 km · Kirwan 234 km · Rockhampton 392 km · Gladstone 477 km · Cairns 485 km · Port Douglas 543 km · Bundaberg 633 km

Australia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 90% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$65,130
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
none 38%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 18%other Christian 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Airlie Beach (-20.2675°, 148.7147°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).