Frankston South weather in February

In February, Frankston South sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 43 mm of rain across 5.5 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of February to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Frankston South's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Frankston South's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 43 mm; 5.5 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 30 min; 6:50 AM – 8:18 PM
Cloud cover: 52%; 1st clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 6.31 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.5; out of 10

Frankston South is suburb of Melbourne, Australia.

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 25°C through the month.

A typical February day in Frankston South reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°C warmer than 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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14

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

Frankston South weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 15°	50	6.1	14.4	7.5
Feb	25° / 15°	43	5.5	13.5	7.5
Mar	23° / 13°	38	6.9	12.3	7.4
Apr	20° / 11°	50	8	11	6.4
May	16° / 9°	57	10.7	10	5.0
Jun	14° / 8°	61	11.5	9.4	3.8
Jul	13° / 7°	59	12.3	9.6	3.5
Aug	14° / 8°	70	13.6	10.5	3.9
Sep	16° / 8°	75	13.7	11.7	4.7
Oct	19° / 10°	69	11.8	13	5.7
Nov	21° / 11°	62	9.9	14.1	6.4
Dec	23° / 13°	59	8.6	14.6	7.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

	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 (%)	56	55	55	54	54	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	55	55	55	54	54	54
Cloudier (%)	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Frankston South gets around 43 mm of rain over 5.5 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 20% and peaks near 21% 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 (%)	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18

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

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 58% 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 (%)	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	58	59	59	59	61	61	62	64	64	65	66
Comfortable (%)	30	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	25	24	24	23	23
Humid (%)	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10
Muggy (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	54	30	13	3
2	54	29	14	3
3	54	29	14	3
4	54	29	14	3
5	55	28	14	3
6	55	28	14	3
7	55	28	14	3
8	55	28	14	3
9	55	28	14	3
10	55	28	14	3
11	55	28	14	3
12	56	27	14	3
13	56	27	14	3
14	57	27	13	3
15	57	27	13	3
16	57	27	13	3
17	57	27	13	3
18	58	27	12	3
19	59	27	12	2
20	59	27	12	2
21	59	27	12	2
22	61	26	11	2
23	61	26	11	2
24	62	25	11	2
25	64	24	11	1
26	64	24	11	1
27	65	23	11	1
28	66	23	10	1

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.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 8:32 PM to 8:02 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)	14.0	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:34	6:35	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04
Sunset (PM)	8:32	8:31	8:30	8:29	8:28	8:27	8:26	8:26	8:25	8:24	8:23	8:21	8:20	8:19	8:18	8:17	8:16	8:15	8:14	8:12	8:11	8:10	8:09	8:07	8:06	8:05	8:03	8:02

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.0	6:34	8:32
2	13.9	6:35	8:31
3	13.9	6:37	8:30
4	13.9	6:38	8:29
5	13.8	6:39	8:28
6	13.8	6:40	8:27
7	13.8	6:41	8:26
8	13.7	6:42	8:26
9	13.7	6:43	8:25
10	13.7	6:44	8:24
11	13.6	6:45	8:23
12	13.6	6:47	8:21
13	13.5	6:48	8:20
14	13.5	6:49	8:19
15	13.5	6:50	8:18
16	13.4	6:51	8:17
17	13.4	6:52	8:16
18	13.4	6:53	8:15
19	13.3	6:54	8:14
20	13.3	6:55	8:12
21	13.2	6:56	8:11
22	13.2	6:57	8:10
23	13.2	6:59	8:09
24	13.1	7:00	8:07
25	13.1	7:01	8:06
26	13.0	7:02	8:05
27	13.0	7:03	8:03
28	13.0	7:04	8:02

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.82 kWh/m² to a high of 7.31 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 6.31 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)	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.7
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.8	Intense
2	6.8	Intense
3	6.7	Intense
4	6.7	Intense
5	6.7	Intense
6	6.6	Intense
7	6.6	Intense
8	6.5	Intense
9	6.5	Intense
10	6.5	Intense
11	6.4	Intense
12	6.4	Intense
13	6.4	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.0	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Frankston South?

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

7.5

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.9

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Frankston South in February

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

In February, Frankston South sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Frankston South in February

The nearest coast averages about 21°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 21°C and coldest in August near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 18 to Mar 11 — about 1.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	20	21	20	18	15	13	12	11	12	14	17	18
Comfort	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	20	Refreshing
Feb	21	Refreshing
Mar	20	Cool
Apr	18	Cool
May	15	Cool
Jun	13	Bracing
Jul	12	Bracing
Aug	11	Bracing
Sep	12	Bracing
Oct	14	Bracing
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	18	Cool

UV index in Frankston South 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 Frankston South peaks around December 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	10	8	5	3	2	2	3	4	7	10	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	10	Extreme
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	5	Moderate
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	2	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Frankston South?

Frankston South sits at 38.2°S, 145.1°E, 88 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Langwarrin, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Frankston South

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Frankston South has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m around an average of 72 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,292 m.

The land around Frankston South is covered by trees (55%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, water (34%), grassland (26%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and water (35%), grassland (30%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

159 m

trees 55%

16 km

162 m

water 34%

80 km

1,292 m

water 35%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: Langwarrin 3.0 km · Frankston 3.0 km · Frankston East 4.0 km · Mount Eliza 5.0 km · Seaford 7.0 km · Carrum Downs 8.0 km · Mornington 10 km · Cranbourne West 14 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 Frankston South (-38.166°, 145.1364°, elevation 88 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).

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

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	54	30	13	3
2	54	29	14	3
3	54	29	14	3
4	54	29	14	3
5	55	28	14	3
6	55	28	14	3
7	55	28	14	3
8	55	28	14	3
9	55	28	14	3
10	55	28	14	3
11	55	28	14	3
12	56	27	14	3
13	56	27	14	3
14	57	27	13	3
15	57	27	13	3
16	57	27	13	3
17	57	27	13	3
18	58	27	12	3
19	59	27	12	2
20	59	27	12	2
21	59	27	12	2
22	61	26	11	2
23	61	26	11	2
24	62	25	11	2
25	64	24	11	1
26	64	24	11	1
27	65	23	11	1
28	66	23	10	1

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

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	54	30	13	3
2	54	29	14	3
3	54	29	14	3
4	54	29	14	3
5	55	28	14	3
6	55	28	14	3
7	55	28	14	3
8	55	28	14	3
9	55	28	14	3
10	55	28	14	3
11	55	28	14	3
12	56	27	14	3
13	56	27	14	3
14	57	27	13	3
15	57	27	13	3
16	57	27	13	3
17	57	27	13	3
18	58	27	12	3
19	59	27	12	2
20	59	27	12	2
21	59	27	12	2
22	61	26	11	2
23	61	26	11	2
24	62	25	11	2
25	64	24	11	1
26	64	24	11	1
27	65	23	11	1
28	66	23	10	1

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

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	54	30	13	3
2	54	29	14	3
3	54	29	14	3
4	54	29	14	3
5	55	28	14	3
6	55	28	14	3
7	55	28	14	3
8	55	28	14	3
9	55	28	14	3
10	55	28	14	3
11	55	28	14	3
12	56	27	14	3
13	56	27	14	3
14	57	27	13	3
15	57	27	13	3
16	57	27	13	3
17	57	27	13	3
18	58	27	12	3
19	59	27	12	2
20	59	27	12	2
21	59	27	12	2
22	61	26	11	2
23	61	26	11	2
24	62	25	11	2
25	64	24	11	1
26	64	24	11	1
27	65	23	11	1
28	66	23	10	1