Canberra weather in February

In February, Canberra sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 51 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of February to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Canberra's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Canberra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
51 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:38 AM – 7:58 PM
Cloud cover
51%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Canberra is capital city of Australia.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 13.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
779/km²
people per km²
Founded
1913

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical February day in Canberra reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C cooler than January and about 3°C warmer than March.

10°20°30°151015202528
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12714
22714
32714
42714
52614
62614
72614
82614
92614
102614
112614
122614
132614
142614
152614
162614
172614
182613
192513
202513
212513
222513
232513
242513
252513
262513
272513
282513

How February really feels in Canberra

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Canberra weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 14°496.614.17.2
Feb26° / 14°51613.37.4
Mar23° / 11°385.312.37.8
Apr19° / 27411.17.1
May15° / 284.310.25.3
Jun12° / 516.89.73.3
Jul11° / 386.79.92.9
Aug12° / 497.510.73.6
Sep16° / 517.411.85.2
Oct19° / 567.312.96.6
Nov22° / 588.413.97.0
Dec25° / 12°566.914.37.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 42%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35842
45743
55743
65743
75644
85644
95644
105644
115743
125743
135743
145842
155842
165941
175941
185941
196040
206139
216139
226139
236040
246040
256040
266040
276040
286040

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Canberra gets around 51 mm of rain over 6 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 21% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202528
Rain chance (%)
122
222
322
422
522
622
723
823
923
1023
1123
1223
1322
1422
1522
1621
1721
1820
1920
2019
2119
2219
2318
2418
2518
2618
2718
2818

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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14635172
24734172
34734172
44733172
54833172
64832182
74932182
84931182
95030182
105130181
115130181
125230171
135230171
145231161
155231161
165331151
175332141
185332141
195333131
205433121
215533111
225534101
235634100
24573490
25573490
26583480
27583480
28593380

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202528
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 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 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 8:10 PM to 7:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:248:10
213.76:258:09
313.76:268:08
413.76:278:08
513.66:288:07
613.66:298:06
713.66:308:05
813.56:318:04
913.56:328:03
1013.56:338:03
1113.56:348:02
1213.46:358:01
1313.46:368:00
1413.46:377:59
1513.36:387:58
1613.36:397:57
1713.36:407:56
1813.26:417:55
1913.26:427:54
2013.26:437:52
2113.16:447:51
2213.16:457:50
2313.06:467:49
2413.06:477:48
2513.06:487:47
2612.96:497:45
2712.96:507:44
2812.96:517:43

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.17 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 6.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0246151015202528
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.7Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Canberra

In seasonPeak

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

Canberra 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 Canberra?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Canberra for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Canberra in February

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

In February, Canberra sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Canberra in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Canberra peaks around December 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeDec 23UV 13Jun 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct9Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Canberra 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 Canberra is worst in December — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.2× the cleanest month (July, 5 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Canberra's WHO annual average of 13.9 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateDec 2235 µg/m³Jul 135 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar10Good
Apr12Good
May9Good
Jun6Good
Jul5Good
Aug7Good
Sep8Good
Oct9Good
Nov17Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Canberra?

Canberra sits at 35.3°S, 149.1°E, 571 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Tuggeranong, 16 km away.

Topography around Canberra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Canberra has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 m around an average of 589 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 489 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,796 m.

The land around Canberra is covered by trees (48%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
282 m
16 km
489 m
80 km
1,796 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Tuggeranong 16 km · Goulburn 80 km · Batemans Bay 106 km · Wollongong city centre 187 km · Wollongong 187 km · Katoomba 205 km · Blue Mountains 206 km · Bathurst 212 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 Canberra (-35.2835°, 149.1281°, elevation 571 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). 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).