Bundaberg weather in February

In February, Bundaberg sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 134 mm of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of February to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Bundaberg's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bundaberg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
134 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:39 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
55%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Bundaberg is city in Queensland, Australia.

Founded
1870

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 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in Bundaberg reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C warmer than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Bundaberg weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°11412.713.45.4
Feb29° / 23°13413.212.95.2
Mar28° / 22°9811.612.26.2
Apr26° / 19°558.211.47.2
May24° / 17°527.210.87.7
Jun22° / 14°485.410.57.7
Jul21° / 13°283.410.68.0
Aug22° / 13°273.511.18.3
Sep24° / 16°254.311.88.5
Oct25° / 19°57612.67.8
Nov27° / 21°517.613.27.1
Dec28° / 22°9710.313.56.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35743
45743
55842
65842
75941
86040
96040
106040
116139
126238
136337
146337
156337
166238
176238
186139
196040
206040
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235941
245842
255842
265842
275743
285743

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Bundaberg gets around 134 mm of rain over 13.2 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 47% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
148
249
349
449
549
649
749
849
949
1048
1148
1247
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1546
1645
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1845
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2045
2145
2244
2344
2444
2545
2645
2745
2845

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10939466
20939466
30939466
40939465
50940465
60940465
70941455
81941454
91942454
101942454
111843454
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2511146384
2611246374
2711346373
2811346363

Wind in February

Winds average 16 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of February to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:306:38
213.15:316:38
313.15:316:38
413.15:326:37
513.15:336:37
613.05:336:36
713.05:346:36
813.05:356:35
913.05:356:35
1013.05:366:34
1112.95:376:34
1212.95:376:33
1312.95:386:32
1412.95:396:32
1512.95:396:31
1612.85:406:30
1712.85:416:30
1812.85:416:29
1912.85:426:28
2012.85:426:28
2112.75:436:27
2212.75:446:26
2312.75:446:25
2412.75:456:24
2512.65:456:24
2612.65:466:23
2712.65:466:22
2812.65:476:21

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.41 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 5.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Bundaberg

In seasonPeak

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

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

Bundaberg's rainy season runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is February a good time to visit Bundaberg?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Bundaberg for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bundaberg in February

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

In February, Bundaberg sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bundaberg in February

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 27 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 20°C.

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

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr25Warm
May23Refreshing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul20Refreshing
Aug20Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov25Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Bundaberg in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bundaberg peaks around February 10 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 14Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bundaberg?

Bundaberg sits at 24.9°S, 152.3°E, 17 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Hervey Bay, 63 km away.

Topography around Bundaberg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bundaberg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 710 m.

The land around Bundaberg is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (33%), trees (23%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
95 m
80 km
710 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
February weather nearby: Hervey Bay 63 km · Maryborough 83 km · Gympie 151 km · Gladstone 158 km · Noosa 185 km · Sunshine Coast 212 km · Maroochydore 213 km · Buderim 214 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 Bundaberg (-24.8662°, 152.3479°, elevation 17 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).