Burnie weather in February

In February, Burnie sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 47 mm of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of February to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Burnie's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Burnie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:42 AM – 8:20 PM
Cloud cover
53%
2nd clearest
Wind
19 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Burnie is port city in Tasmania, Australia.

Founded
1827

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 19°C through the month.

A typical February day in Burnie reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C warmer than March.

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Burnie 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 14°596.614.66.6
Feb19° / 14°476.813.66.5
Mar18° / 13°507.512.36.2
Apr16° / 11°618.510.95.0
May14° / 10°8410.79.74.0
Jun12° / 9011.29.13.1
Jul11° / 10412.79.42.7
Aug11° / 9613.110.42.7
Sep12° / 8612.611.73.1
Oct13° / 6810.313.13.8
Nov15° / 11°639.114.34.7
Dec17° / 12°58814.95.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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

Any precipitation

Burnie gets around 47 mm of rain over 6.8 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16127111
26127111
36027121
46027121
56027121
66126121
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Wind in February

Winds average 19 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 19 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
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of February to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 8:35 PM to 8:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.26:258:35
214.16:268:34
314.16:278:33
414.16:288:32
514.06:308:31
614.06:318:30
714.06:328:29
813.96:338:28
913.96:358:27
1013.86:368:26
1113.86:378:25
1213.86:388:24
1313.76:408:22
1413.76:418:21
1513.66:428:20
1613.66:438:19
1713.66:448:17
1813.56:468:16
1913.56:478:15
2013.46:488:13
2113.46:498:12
2213.36:508:11
2313.36:528:09
2413.36:538:08
2513.26:548:06
2613.26:558:05
2713.16:568:03
2813.16:588:02

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.6 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 5.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.2Intense
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66.2Intense
76.1Intense
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106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Burnie?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Burnie for sightseeing.

What to pack for Burnie in February

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

In February, Burnie sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Burnie in February

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 20 km away) is warmest in February at about 18°C and coldest in August near 12°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

10°12°14°16°18°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar18Cool
Apr17Cool
May15Cool
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug12Bracing
Sep12Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov14Bracing
Dec16Cool

UV index in Burnie in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Burnie peaks around December 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 21UV 12Jun 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr4Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun1Low
Jul2Low
Aug3Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct7High
Nov8Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Burnie?

Burnie sits at 41.1°S, 145.9°E, 29 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Devonport, 40 km away.

HobartMount MarthaWarragulTraralgonMorningtonMount Eliza

Topography around Burnie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Burnie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 482 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,545 m.

The land around Burnie is covered by water (43%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, water (49%), grassland (25%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
180 m
16 km
482 m
80 km
1,545 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Devonport 40 km · Launceston 111 km · Hobart 235 km · Mount Martha 319 km · Warragul 322 km · Traralgon 323 km · Mornington 324 km · Mount Eliza 327 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 Burnie (-41.0558°, 145.9038°, elevation 29 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. 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).