Albany weather in February

In February, Albany sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in February, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Albany's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Albany's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 17 mm; 3.5 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 18 min; 5:44 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 5th clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.4; out of 10

Albany is port city in Western Australia, Australia.

Air quality: Good; PM10 17.5 µg/m³ · 2016
Density: 397/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1826

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical February day in Albany reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	16
2	21	16
3	21	16
4	22	16
5	22	16
6	22	16
7	22	16
8	22	17
9	22	17
10	22	17
11	22	17
12	22	17
13	22	17
14	22	17
15	22	17
16	22	17
17	22	17
18	22	17
19	22	17
20	22	17
21	22	17
22	22	17
23	22	17
24	22	17
25	22	17
26	22	17
27	22	17
28	22	17

Albany weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 16°	21	3.4	14.1	7.5
Feb	22° / 17°	17	3.5	13.3	7.4
Mar	21° / 16°	30	5	12.3	7.0
Apr	20° / 15°	32	5.6	11.1	6.8
May	18° / 13°	43	7.7	10.2	6.1
Jun	16° / 11°	48	10.3	9.7	5.1
Jul	15° / 10°	53	11.1	9.9	4.5
Aug	15° / 10°	58	11.3	10.7	4.6
Sep	16° / 10°	49	9.3	11.8	5.0
Oct	17° / 12°	35	6.7	12.9	5.8
Nov	19° / 13°	32	6.5	13.8	6.4
Dec	20° / 15°	22	4.1	14.3	7.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	46	46	46	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	44	44	43	44	44	43	43	43	42	41	42	41	41	41	40	40	41	41
Cloudier (%)	54	54	54	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	56	56	57	57	57	58	59	58	59	59	59	60	60	59	59

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	43	57
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	42	58
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	41	59
23	41	59
24	41	59
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	41	59
28	41	59

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Albany gets around 17 mm of rain over 3.5 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 12% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	12
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	12
9	12
10	12
11	13
12	13
13	13
14	13
15	13
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	13
24	12
25	12
26	12
27	12
28	12

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the comfortable band about 40% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	30	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Comfortable (%)	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	41	41
Humid (%)	26	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	32
Muggy (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	30	42	26	2
2	29	42	27	2
3	29	42	27	2
4	28	42	27	2
5	28	42	28	2
6	28	42	28	2
7	27	42	29	2
8	27	42	29	2
9	27	41	30	2
10	26	41	30	2
11	26	41	31	2
12	26	40	31	3
13	26	40	32	3
14	25	40	32	3
15	25	39	33	3
16	25	39	33	3
17	25	38	34	3
18	25	38	34	3
19	25	38	34	3
20	25	38	34	3
21	25	38	34	3
22	25	38	33	3
23	25	38	33	3
24	25	39	33	3
25	25	40	32	3
26	25	40	32	3
27	25	41	32	3
28	25	41	32	2

Wind in February

Winds average 19 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	19	light breeze
2	19	light breeze
3	19	light breeze
4	19	light breeze
5	19	light breeze
6	19	light breeze
7	19	light breeze
8	19	light breeze
9	19	light breeze
10	19	light breeze
11	19	light breeze
12	19	light breeze
13	19	light breeze
14	19	light breeze
15	19	light breeze
16	19	light breeze
17	19	light breeze
18	19	light breeze
19	19	light breeze
20	19	light breeze
21	19	light breeze
22	19	light breeze
23	19	light breeze
24	19	light breeze
25	19	light breeze
26	19	light breeze
27	19	light breeze
28	19	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 6:48 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56
Sunset (PM)	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.7	5:30	7:14
2	13.7	5:31	7:13
3	13.7	5:32	7:13
4	13.7	5:33	7:12
5	13.6	5:34	7:11
6	13.6	5:35	7:10
7	13.6	5:36	7:10
8	13.5	5:37	7:09
9	13.5	5:38	7:08
10	13.5	5:39	7:07
11	13.4	5:40	7:06
12	13.4	5:41	7:05
13	13.4	5:42	7:04
14	13.3	5:43	7:03
15	13.3	5:44	7:02
16	13.3	5:45	7:01
17	13.2	5:46	7:00
18	13.2	5:47	6:59
19	13.2	5:48	6:58
20	13.1	5:49	6:57
21	13.1	5:49	6:56
22	13.1	5:50	6:55
23	13.0	5:51	6:54
24	13.0	5:52	6:53
25	13.0	5:53	6:51
26	12.9	5:54	6:50
27	12.9	5:55	6:49
28	12.9	5:56	6:48

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 5.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.4	Intense
2	6.4	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.2	Intense
9	6.2	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.0	Intense
13	6.0	Bright
14	6.0	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Albany

In seasonPeak

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

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

Cyclone

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Albany?

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

7.4

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Albany for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Albany in February

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

In February, Albany sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Albany in February

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in April at about 21°C and coldest in September near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 26 to May 31 — about 4.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	20	20	20	21	20	20	19	18	17	18	18	19
Comfort	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	20	Cool
Feb	20	Refreshing
Mar	20	Refreshing
Apr	21	Refreshing
May	20	Refreshing
Jun	20	Cool
Jul	19	Cool
Aug	18	Cool
Sep	17	Cool
Oct	18	Cool
Nov	18	Cool
Dec	19	Cool

UV index in Albany in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Albany peaks around January 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	11	10	6	3	2	3	4	7	8	10	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	10	Very high
Apr	6	High
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	7	High
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Albany?

Albany sits at 35.0°S, 117.9°E, 14 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Australind, 279 km away.

Topography around Albany

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Albany has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,027 m.

The land around Albany is covered by water (40%), artificial surfaces (26%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, water (42%), trees (33%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

180 m

water 40%

16 km

232 m

water 42%

80 km

1,027 m

water 41%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← January Albany year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Australind 279 km · Busselton 279 km · Bunbury 280 km · Margaret River 284 km · Mandurah 342 km · Baldivis 355 km · Byford 357 km · Rockingham 365 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

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 Albany (-35.0269°, 117.8837°, elevation 14 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	16
2	21	16
3	21	16
4	22	16
5	22	16
6	22	16
7	22	16
8	22	17
9	22	17
10	22	17
11	22	17
12	22	17
13	22	17
14	22	17
15	22	17
16	22	17
17	22	17
18	22	17
19	22	17
20	22	17
21	22	17
22	22	17
23	22	17
24	22	17
25	22	17
26	22	17
27	22	17
28	22	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	43	57
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	42	58
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	41	59
23	41	59
24	41	59
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	41	59
28	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	12
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	12
9	12
10	12
11	13
12	13
13	13
14	13
15	13
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	13
24	12
25	12
26	12
27	12
28	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	30	42	26	2
2	29	42	27	2
3	29	42	27	2
4	28	42	27	2
5	28	42	28	2
6	28	42	28	2
7	27	42	29	2
8	27	42	29	2
9	27	41	30	2
10	26	41	30	2
11	26	41	31	2
12	26	40	31	3
13	26	40	32	3
14	25	40	32	3
15	25	39	33	3
16	25	39	33	3
17	25	38	34	3
18	25	38	34	3
19	25	38	34	3
20	25	38	34	3
21	25	38	34	3
22	25	38	33	3
23	25	38	33	3
24	25	39	33	3
25	25	40	32	3
26	25	40	32	3
27	25	41	32	3
28	25	41	32	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	16
2	21	16
3	21	16
4	22	16
5	22	16
6	22	16
7	22	16
8	22	17
9	22	17
10	22	17
11	22	17
12	22	17
13	22	17
14	22	17
15	22	17
16	22	17
17	22	17
18	22	17
19	22	17
20	22	17
21	22	17
22	22	17
23	22	17
24	22	17
25	22	17
26	22	17
27	22	17
28	22	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	43	57
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	42	58
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	41	59
23	41	59
24	41	59
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	41	59
28	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	12
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	12
9	12
10	12
11	13
12	13
13	13
14	13
15	13
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	13
24	12
25	12
26	12
27	12
28	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	30	42	26	2
2	29	42	27	2
3	29	42	27	2
4	28	42	27	2
5	28	42	28	2
6	28	42	28	2
7	27	42	29	2
8	27	42	29	2
9	27	41	30	2
10	26	41	30	2
11	26	41	31	2
12	26	40	31	3
13	26	40	32	3
14	25	40	32	3
15	25	39	33	3
16	25	39	33	3
17	25	38	34	3
18	25	38	34	3
19	25	38	34	3
20	25	38	34	3
21	25	38	34	3
22	25	38	33	3
23	25	38	33	3
24	25	39	33	3
25	25	40	32	3
26	25	40	32	3
27	25	41	32	3
28	25	41	32	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	16
2	21	16
3	21	16
4	22	16
5	22	16
6	22	16
7	22	16
8	22	17
9	22	17
10	22	17
11	22	17
12	22	17
13	22	17
14	22	17
15	22	17
16	22	17
17	22	17
18	22	17
19	22	17
20	22	17
21	22	17
22	22	17
23	22	17
24	22	17
25	22	17
26	22	17
27	22	17
28	22	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	43	57
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	42	58
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	41	59
23	41	59
24	41	59
25	40	60
26	40	60
27	41	59
28	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	12
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	12
9	12
10	12
11	13
12	13
13	13
14	13
15	13
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	13
24	12
25	12
26	12
27	12
28	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	30	42	26	2
2	29	42	27	2
3	29	42	27	2
4	28	42	27	2
5	28	42	28	2
6	28	42	28	2
7	27	42	29	2
8	27	42	29	2
9	27	41	30	2
10	26	41	30	2
11	26	41	31	2
12	26	40	31	3
13	26	40	32	3
14	25	40	32	3
15	25	39	33	3
16	25	39	33	3
17	25	38	34	3
18	25	38	34	3
19	25	38	34	3
20	25	38	34	3
21	25	38	34	3
22	25	38	33	3
23	25	38	33	3
24	25	39	33	3
25	25	40	32	3
26	25	40	32	3
27	25	41	32	3
28	25	41	32	2