Goulburn weather in February

In February, Goulburn sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 68 mm of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Goulburn's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Goulburn's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 68 mm; 8.6 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 18 min; 6:37 AM – 7:55 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 10th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.0; out of 10

Goulburn is city in New South Wales, 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical February day in Goulburn reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°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 31°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C cooler than January and about 3°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	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

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

How February really feels in Goulburn

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Goulburn 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 14°	62	8.5	14.1	6.9
Feb	25° / 14°	68	8.6	13.3	7.0
Mar	23° / 12°	50	7.4	12.3	7.3
Apr	19° / 8°	32	4.7	11.2	7.0
May	15° / 5°	30	4.9	10.2	5.3
Jun	12° / 4°	50	6.8	9.7	3.4
Jul	11° / 3°	36	6.6	9.9	3.1
Aug	13° / 3°	45	7.2	10.7	3.8
Sep	16° / 5°	47	7.6	11.8	5.4
Oct	19° / 8°	58	8.1	12.9	6.5
Nov	22° / 10°	67	9.3	13.8	6.7
Dec	25° / 12°	65	8.4	14.3	7.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

	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 (%)	54	53	53	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	52
Cloudier (%)	46	47	47	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	48

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	52	48
5	52	48
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Goulburn gets around 68 mm of rain over 8.6 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 30% and peaks near 33% 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 (%)	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	32	32	31	31	30	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	31
5	31
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	33
10	33
11	33
12	32
13	32
14	31
15	31
16	30
17	29
18	29
19	28
20	28
21	27
22	27
23	27
24	27
25	27
26	27
27	27
28	28

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 46% 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 (%)	41	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	48	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	51
Comfortable (%)	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36
Humid (%)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	18	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12
Muggy (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	41	35	21	3
2	41	35	21	3
3	41	34	21	3
4	42	34	21	3
5	42	34	21	3
6	42	34	21	3
7	43	34	21	2
8	43	34	21	2
9	43	34	21	2
10	44	33	21	2
11	44	34	21	2
12	44	34	20	2
13	45	34	20	1
14	45	34	20	1
15	46	34	19	1
16	46	34	19	1
17	47	34	18	1
18	47	34	17	1
19	48	35	16	1
20	48	35	16	1
21	49	35	15	1
22	49	35	14	1
23	50	36	14	1
24	50	36	13	1
25	50	36	13	1
26	51	36	12	1
27	51	36	12	1
28	51	36	12	1

Wind in February

Winds average 12 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
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	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 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 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 8:06 PM to 7:40 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)	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49
Sunset (PM)	8:06	8:06	8:05	8:04	8:03	8:03	8:02	8:01	8:00	7:59	7:58	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:55	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:46	7:45	7:44	7:43	7:41	7:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.7	6:23	8:06
2	13.7	6:24	8:06
3	13.7	6:25	8:05
4	13.6	6:26	8:04
5	13.6	6:27	8:03
6	13.6	6:28	8:03
7	13.5	6:29	8:02
8	13.5	6:30	8:01
9	13.5	6:31	8:00
10	13.5	6:32	7:59
11	13.4	6:33	7:58
12	13.4	6:34	7:58
13	13.4	6:35	7:57
14	13.3	6:36	7:56
15	13.3	6:37	7:55
16	13.3	6:38	7:54
17	13.2	6:39	7:53
18	13.2	6:40	7:52
19	13.2	6:41	7:51
20	13.1	6:42	7:49
21	13.1	6:42	7:48
22	13.1	6:43	7:47
23	13.0	6:44	7:46
24	13.0	6:45	7:45
25	13.0	6:46	7:44
26	12.9	6:47	7:43
27	12.9	6:48	7:41
28	12.9	6:49	7:40

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.17 kWh/m² to a high of 7.01 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 5.86 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)	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.3	Intense
2	6.2	Intense
3	6.2	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.1	Intense
6	6.1	Intense
7	6.1	Intense
8	6.0	Intense
9	6.0	Intense
10	6.0	Bright
11	6.0	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Goulburn?

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

7.0

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

6.4

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Goulburn in February

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

In February, Goulburn sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Goulburn 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 Goulburn 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	12	9	6	4	2	3	4	5	9	10	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	6	High
May	4	Moderate
Jun	2	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	5	High
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Goulburn 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 Goulburn is worst in December — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 7.0× the cleanest month (July, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	16	7	7	10	12	8	5	6	7	7	8	33
Level	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	7	Good
Mar	7	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	12	Moderate
Jun	8	Good
Jul	5	Good
Aug	6	Good
Sep	7	Good
Oct	7	Good
Nov	8	Good
Dec	33	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Goulburn?

Goulburn sits at 34.8°S, 149.7°E, 642 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Canberra, 80 km away.

Topography around Goulburn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Goulburn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m around an average of 657 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,267 m.

The land around Goulburn is covered by grassland (41%), artificial surfaces (34%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and trees (48%) within 80 km.

3 km

200 m

grassland 41%

16 km

318 m

grassland 62%

80 km

1,267 m

grassland 50%

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

February weather nearby: Canberra 80 km · Tuggeranong 95 km · Wollongong city centre 113 km · Wollongong 113 km · Batemans Bay 114 km · Katoomba 127 km · Blue Mountains 128 km · Glenmore Park 138 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 Goulburn (-34.7516°, 149.7209°, elevation 642 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. 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	52	48
5	52	48
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	31
5	31
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	33
10	33
11	33
12	32
13	32
14	31
15	31
16	30
17	29
18	29
19	28
20	28
21	27
22	27
23	27
24	27
25	27
26	27
27	27
28	28

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	41	35	21	3
2	41	35	21	3
3	41	34	21	3
4	42	34	21	3
5	42	34	21	3
6	42	34	21	3
7	43	34	21	2
8	43	34	21	2
9	43	34	21	2
10	44	33	21	2
11	44	34	21	2
12	44	34	20	2
13	45	34	20	1
14	45	34	20	1
15	46	34	19	1
16	46	34	19	1
17	47	34	18	1
18	47	34	17	1
19	48	35	16	1
20	48	35	16	1
21	49	35	15	1
22	49	35	14	1
23	50	36	14	1
24	50	36	13	1
25	50	36	13	1
26	51	36	12	1
27	51	36	12	1
28	51	36	12	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	52	48
5	52	48
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	31
5	31
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	33
10	33
11	33
12	32
13	32
14	31
15	31
16	30
17	29
18	29
19	28
20	28
21	27
22	27
23	27
24	27
25	27
26	27
27	27
28	28

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	41	35	21	3
2	41	35	21	3
3	41	34	21	3
4	42	34	21	3
5	42	34	21	3
6	42	34	21	3
7	43	34	21	2
8	43	34	21	2
9	43	34	21	2
10	44	33	21	2
11	44	34	21	2
12	44	34	20	2
13	45	34	20	1
14	45	34	20	1
15	46	34	19	1
16	46	34	19	1
17	47	34	18	1
18	47	34	17	1
19	48	35	16	1
20	48	35	16	1
21	49	35	15	1
22	49	35	14	1
23	50	36	14	1
24	50	36	13	1
25	50	36	13	1
26	51	36	12	1
27	51	36	12	1
28	51	36	12	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	52	48
5	52	48
6	52	48
7	52	48
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	31
5	31
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	33
10	33
11	33
12	32
13	32
14	31
15	31
16	30
17	29
18	29
19	28
20	28
21	27
22	27
23	27
24	27
25	27
26	27
27	27
28	28

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	41	35	21	3
2	41	35	21	3
3	41	34	21	3
4	42	34	21	3
5	42	34	21	3
6	42	34	21	3
7	43	34	21	2
8	43	34	21	2
9	43	34	21	2
10	44	33	21	2
11	44	34	21	2
12	44	34	20	2
13	45	34	20	1
14	45	34	20	1
15	46	34	19	1
16	46	34	19	1
17	47	34	18	1
18	47	34	17	1
19	48	35	16	1
20	48	35	16	1
21	49	35	15	1
22	49	35	14	1
23	50	36	14	1
24	50	36	13	1
25	50	36	13	1
26	51	36	12	1
27	51	36	12	1
28	51	36	12	1