Byron Bay weather in February

In February, Byron Bay sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 138 mm of rain across 13.7 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of February to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Byron Bay's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Byron Bay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
138 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:30 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
57%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Byron Bay is town in New South Wales, Australia.

Density
1/km²
people per km²

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 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in Byron Bay reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°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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Byron Bay weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 21°14013.613.66.0
Feb27° / 21°13813.7135.7
Mar26° / 20°12815.312.26.0
Apr24° / 17°7812.511.36.6
May22° / 14°8710.410.66.8
Jun20° / 12°1029.710.26.5
Jul19° / 11°50710.47.0
Aug20° / 11°556.4117.4
Sep22° / 14°406.811.87.6
Oct24° / 16°789.512.77.3
Nov25° / 18°10411.113.46.7
Dec27° / 20°10912.513.86.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35446
45446
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Byron Bay gets around 138 mm of rain over 13.7 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 50% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
111946330
212047320
312047310
412147300
512247290
612247290
722347280
822347280
922347270
1022447270
1122447270
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2322650221
2422750210
2522750210
2622751200
2732850190
2832851180

Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of February to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 7:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.46:197:40
213.36:197:39
313.36:207:39
413.36:217:38
513.36:227:37
613.26:237:37
713.26:237:36
813.26:247:36
913.26:257:35
1013.16:267:34
1113.16:267:34
1213.16:277:33
1313.16:287:32
1413.06:297:32
1513.06:307:31
1613.06:307:30
1713.06:317:29
1812.96:327:28
1912.96:327:27
2012.96:337:27
2112.96:347:26
2212.86:357:25
2312.86:357:24
2412.86:367:23
2512.86:377:22
2612.76:377:21
2712.76:387:20
2812.76:397:19

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
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125.9Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Byron Bay

In seasonPeak

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

Byron Bay 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 Byron Bay?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Byron Bay for sightseeing.

What to pack for Byron Bay in February

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

In February, Byron Bay sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Byron Bay in February

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 February at about 26°C and coldest in August near 21°C.

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

20°22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr25Warm
May24Refreshing
Jun22Refreshing
Jul21Refreshing
Aug21Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov24Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Byron Bay in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Byron Bay peaks around January 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 13Jun 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep7Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Byron Bay?

Byron Bay sits at 28.6°S, 153.6°E, 0 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Banora Point, 49 km away.

Topography around Byron Bay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Byron Bay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,197 m.

The land around Byron Bay is covered by water (40%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, water (58%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
263 m
80 km
1,197 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Banora Point 49 km · Palm Beach 61 km · Robina 68 km · Surfers Paradise 74 km · Gold Coast 74 km · Nerang 78 km · Southport 79 km · Labrador 81 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 Byron Bay (-28.6499°, 153.6125°, 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).