Horsham weather in February

In February, Horsham sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 22 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Horsham's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Horsham's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 22 mm; 3.2 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 24 min; 7:04 AM – 8:28 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 1st clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 6.81 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.0; out of 10

Horsham is regional city in Victoria, Australia.

Density: 711/km²; people per km²

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 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Horsham reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with 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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	14
2	29	14
3	29	14
4	29	14
5	29	14
6	29	14
7	29	14
8	29	14
9	29	14
10	29	14
11	29	14
12	29	14
13	29	14
14	28	14
15	28	14
16	28	14
17	28	14
18	28	14
19	28	14
20	28	14
21	28	14
22	28	14
23	28	14
24	28	14
25	28	14
26	28	14
27	28	14
28	28	14

Horsham weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-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	29° / 14°	32	3.8	14.2	6.5
Feb	28° / 14°	22	3.2	13.4	7.0
Mar	25° / 12°	20	3.3	12.3	8.0
Apr	21° / 9°	26	4.3	11.1	7.3
May	17° / 7°	37	6.1	10.1	5.6
Jun	14° / 6°	44	7.7	9.5	4.0
Jul	13° / 5°	42	8.6	9.7	3.6
Aug	14° / 5°	44	8.9	10.6	4.1
Sep	16° / 6°	47	8.4	11.8	5.3
Oct	20° / 7°	37	6.1	12.9	6.7
Nov	23° / 10°	39	5.8	14	7.5
Dec	27° / 12°	37	4.8	14.5	7.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%.

	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 (%)	68	67	67	67	67	68	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	68	69	68	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	69	68	68	68	68
Cloudier (%)	32	33	33	33	33	32	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	68	32
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	69	31
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Horsham gets around 22 mm of rain over 3.2 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 11% and peaks near 12% 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 (%)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

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

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 81% 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 (%)	80	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	84
Comfortable (%)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Humid (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4
Muggy (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	80	13	5	2
2	80	13	5	2
3	80	13	5	2
4	80	13	5	2
5	80	13	5	2
6	80	13	5	2
7	79	13	6	2
8	79	13	6	2
9	79	13	6	2
10	80	13	6	1
11	80	13	6	1
12	81	12	6	1
13	81	12	6	1
14	81	12	6	1
15	81	12	6	1
16	81	12	6	1
17	80	12	6	2
18	80	12	6	2
19	82	12	5	1
20	82	12	5	1
21	83	11	5	1
22	83	11	5	1
23	83	11	5	1
24	83	11	5	1
25	83	11	5	1
26	84	11	4	1
27	84	11	4	1
28	84	11	4	1

Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 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 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 7:17 AM, and sunset from 8:40 PM to 8:12 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)	13.9	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:17
Sunset (PM)	8:40	8:40	8:39	8:38	8:37	8:36	8:35	8:35	8:34	8:33	8:32	8:31	8:30	8:29	8:28	8:27	8:26	8:24	8:23	8:22	8:21	8:20	8:18	8:17	8:16	8:15	8:13	8:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.9	6:49	8:40
2	13.8	6:50	8:40
3	13.8	6:51	8:39
4	13.8	6:52	8:38
5	13.7	6:53	8:37
6	13.7	6:54	8:36
7	13.7	6:56	8:35
8	13.6	6:57	8:35
9	13.6	6:58	8:34
10	13.6	6:59	8:33
11	13.5	7:00	8:32
12	13.5	7:01	8:31
13	13.5	7:02	8:30
14	13.4	7:03	8:29
15	13.4	7:04	8:28
16	13.4	7:05	8:27
17	13.3	7:06	8:26
18	13.3	7:07	8:24
19	13.3	7:08	8:23
20	13.2	7:09	8:22
21	13.2	7:10	8:21
22	13.1	7:11	8:20
23	13.1	7:12	8:18
24	13.1	7:13	8:17
25	13.0	7:14	8:16
26	13.0	7:15	8:15
27	13.0	7:16	8:13
28	12.9	7:17	8:12

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.91 kWh/m² to a high of 7.8 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 6.81 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	7.3	7.2	7.2	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	7.3	Intense
2	7.2	Intense
3	7.2	Intense
4	7.1	Intense
5	7.1	Intense
6	7.1	Intense
7	7.0	Intense
8	7.0	Intense
9	7.0	Intense
10	7.0	Intense
11	6.9	Intense
12	6.9	Intense
13	6.9	Intense
14	6.8	Intense
15	6.8	Intense
16	6.8	Intense
17	6.8	Intense
18	6.7	Intense
19	6.7	Intense
20	6.6	Intense
21	6.6	Intense
22	6.6	Intense
23	6.5	Intense
24	6.5	Intense
25	6.4	Intense
26	6.4	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Horsham?

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

7.0

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

8.3

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Horsham in February

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

In February, Horsham sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

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UV index in Horsham in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Horsham peaks around December 20 at about 13 (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)	12	11	9	5	3	2	2	3	5	7	10	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	5	Moderate
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	2	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Horsham?

Horsham sits at 36.7°S, 142.2°E, 133 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Ballarat, 174 km away.

Topography around Horsham

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Horsham has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 129 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,076 m.

The land around Horsham is covered by cropland (46%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

12 m

cropland 46%

16 km

50 m

cropland 80%

80 km

1,076 m

cropland 55%

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

February weather nearby: Ballarat 174 km · Mount Gambier 177 km · Bendigo 185 km · Warrnambool 187 km · Bacchus Marsh 225 km · Echuca 237 km · Lara 244 km · Sunbury 244 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 Horsham (-36.7113°, 142.1998°, elevation 133 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. 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	29	14
2	29	14
3	29	14
4	29	14
5	29	14
6	29	14
7	29	14
8	29	14
9	29	14
10	29	14
11	29	14
12	29	14
13	29	14
14	28	14
15	28	14
16	28	14
17	28	14
18	28	14
19	28	14
20	28	14
21	28	14
22	28	14
23	28	14
24	28	14
25	28	14
26	28	14
27	28	14
28	28	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	68	32
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	69	31
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	80	13	5	2
2	80	13	5	2
3	80	13	5	2
4	80	13	5	2
5	80	13	5	2
6	80	13	5	2
7	79	13	6	2
8	79	13	6	2
9	79	13	6	2
10	80	13	6	1
11	80	13	6	1
12	81	12	6	1
13	81	12	6	1
14	81	12	6	1
15	81	12	6	1
16	81	12	6	1
17	80	12	6	2
18	80	12	6	2
19	82	12	5	1
20	82	12	5	1
21	83	11	5	1
22	83	11	5	1
23	83	11	5	1
24	83	11	5	1
25	83	11	5	1
26	84	11	4	1
27	84	11	4	1
28	84	11	4	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	14
2	29	14
3	29	14
4	29	14
5	29	14
6	29	14
7	29	14
8	29	14
9	29	14
10	29	14
11	29	14
12	29	14
13	29	14
14	28	14
15	28	14
16	28	14
17	28	14
18	28	14
19	28	14
20	28	14
21	28	14
22	28	14
23	28	14
24	28	14
25	28	14
26	28	14
27	28	14
28	28	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	68	32
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	69	31
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	80	13	5	2
2	80	13	5	2
3	80	13	5	2
4	80	13	5	2
5	80	13	5	2
6	80	13	5	2
7	79	13	6	2
8	79	13	6	2
9	79	13	6	2
10	80	13	6	1
11	80	13	6	1
12	81	12	6	1
13	81	12	6	1
14	81	12	6	1
15	81	12	6	1
16	81	12	6	1
17	80	12	6	2
18	80	12	6	2
19	82	12	5	1
20	82	12	5	1
21	83	11	5	1
22	83	11	5	1
23	83	11	5	1
24	83	11	5	1
25	83	11	5	1
26	84	11	4	1
27	84	11	4	1
28	84	11	4	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	14
2	29	14
3	29	14
4	29	14
5	29	14
6	29	14
7	29	14
8	29	14
9	29	14
10	29	14
11	29	14
12	29	14
13	29	14
14	28	14
15	28	14
16	28	14
17	28	14
18	28	14
19	28	14
20	28	14
21	28	14
22	28	14
23	28	14
24	28	14
25	28	14
26	28	14
27	28	14
28	28	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	68	32
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	69	31
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	80	13	5	2
2	80	13	5	2
3	80	13	5	2
4	80	13	5	2
5	80	13	5	2
6	80	13	5	2
7	79	13	6	2
8	79	13	6	2
9	79	13	6	2
10	80	13	6	1
11	80	13	6	1
12	81	12	6	1
13	81	12	6	1
14	81	12	6	1
15	81	12	6	1
16	81	12	6	1
17	80	12	6	2
18	80	12	6	2
19	82	12	5	1
20	82	12	5	1
21	83	11	5	1
22	83	11	5	1
23	83	11	5	1
24	83	11	5	1
25	83	11	5	1
26	84	11	4	1
27	84	11	4	1
28	84	11	4	1