Kalgoorlie weather in February

In February, Kalgoorlie sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 40 mm of rain across 3.9 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of February to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Kalgoorlie's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kalgoorlie's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 40 mm; 3.9 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 06 min; 5:35 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover: 36%; 6th clearest
Wind: 20 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 6.73 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

Kalgoorlie is city in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.

Density: 282/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1893

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 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical February day in Kalgoorlie reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°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)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	19
2	33	19
3	33	19
4	33	19
5	33	19
6	33	19
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	33	19
11	33	19
12	33	19
13	33	19
14	32	19
15	32	19
16	32	19
17	32	19
18	32	19
19	32	19
20	32	19
21	32	19
22	32	19
23	32	19
24	31	19
25	31	18
26	31	18
27	31	18
28	31	18

How February really feels in Kalgoorlie

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 19 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

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kalgoorlie 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	34° / 19°	30	3.1	13.8	4.0
Feb	32° / 19°	40	3.9	13.1	4.7
Mar	29° / 17°	34	3.4	12.2	6.6
Apr	26° / 14°	19	3.3	11.3	8.0
May	21° / 10°	20	3.2	10.5	7.7
Jun	18° / 7°	19	4.1	10	6.6
Jul	17° / 6°	19	4.1	10.2	6.5
Aug	19° / 7°	20	3.8	10.9	7.4
Sep	23° / 9°	11	2.6	11.8	8.4
Oct	27° / 12°	13	2.5	12.8	8.2
Nov	29° / 15°	20	3.4	13.6	6.6
Dec	32° / 17°	18	2.8	14	5.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	77	77	76	76	76	74	74	74	74	73	73	72	71	71	70	70	69	69	69	70	69	69	69	71	71	72	72	73
Cloudier (%)	23	23	24	24	24	26	26	26	26	27	27	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	30	31	31	31	29	29	28	28	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	72	28
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	70	30
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	73	27

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Kalgoorlie gets around 40 mm of rain over 3.9 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 13% and peaks near 15% 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	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	13

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

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

	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 (%)	66	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	65	66	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	62	61	61	61	61	62	62	64
Comfortable (%)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	19
Humid (%)	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13
Muggy (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Oppressive (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	66	18	10	5	1
2	66	18	10	5	1
3	66	18	10	5	1
4	65	18	11	5	1
5	65	18	11	5	1
6	65	18	11	5	1
7	65	18	11	5	1
8	65	18	11	5	1
9	65	18	11	5	1
10	64	18	12	5	1
11	64	18	12	5	1
12	65	17	12	5	1
13	66	17	12	4	1
14	64	17	13	4	2
15	64	17	13	4	2
16	64	17	13	4	2
17	63	17	14	4	2
18	63	17	14	4	2
19	63	17	14	4	2
20	63	17	14	4	2
21	62	17	15	4	2
22	61	18	15	4	2
23	61	18	15	4	2
24	61	18	15	4	2
25	61	19	14	4	2
26	62	19	14	3	2
27	62	19	14	3	2
28	64	19	13	3	1

Wind in February

Winds average 20 km/h in February.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 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 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:23 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:29 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)	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46
Sunset (PM)	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:29

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.5	5:23	6:52
2	13.4	5:24	6:51
3	13.4	5:25	6:51
4	13.4	5:26	6:50
5	13.4	5:27	6:49
6	13.4	5:28	6:49
7	13.3	5:29	6:48
8	13.3	5:29	6:47
9	13.3	5:30	6:47
10	13.2	5:31	6:46
11	13.2	5:32	6:45
12	13.2	5:33	6:44
13	13.2	5:34	6:44
14	13.1	5:35	6:43
15	13.1	5:35	6:42
16	13.1	5:36	6:41
17	13.1	5:37	6:40
18	13.0	5:38	6:39
19	13.0	5:39	6:38
20	13.0	5:39	6:38
21	12.9	5:40	6:37
22	12.9	5:41	6:36
23	12.9	5:42	6:35
24	12.9	5:43	6:34
25	12.8	5:43	6:33
26	12.8	5:44	6:32
27	12.8	5:45	6:31
28	12.7	5:46	6:29

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.73 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)	7.3	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.8	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	6.3
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	7.2	Intense
5	7.1	Intense
6	7.1	Intense
7	7.1	Intense
8	7.0	Intense
9	7.0	Intense
10	6.9	Intense
11	6.9	Intense
12	6.9	Intense
13	6.8	Intense
14	6.8	Intense
15	6.7	Intense
16	6.7	Intense
17	6.6	Intense
18	6.6	Intense
19	6.5	Intense
20	6.5	Intense
21	6.5	Intense
22	6.4	Intense
23	6.4	Intense
24	6.4	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Kalgoorlie?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

7.6

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Kalgoorlie for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kalgoorlie in February

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

In February, Kalgoorlie sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Kalgoorlie 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 Kalgoorlie peaks around January 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 4 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	13	12	7	5	4	4	5	7	10	11	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	7	High
May	5	Moderate
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Kalgoorlie?

Kalgoorlie sits at 30.7°S, 121.5°E, 387 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Ellenbrook, 535 km away.

Topography around Kalgoorlie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kalgoorlie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m around an average of 378 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 m.

The land around Kalgoorlie is covered by artificial surfaces (32%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (42%), shrubs (25%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), shrubs (32%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

196 m

artificial surfaces 32%

16 km

341 m

trees 42%

80 km

410 m

trees 38%

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

February weather nearby: Ellenbrook 535 km · Gosnells 540 km · Byford 543 km · Morley 544 km · Thornlie 544 km · Ballajura 544 km · Landsdale 546 km · Canning Vale 547 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 Kalgoorlie (-30.7461°, 121.4742°, elevation 387 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	33	19
2	33	19
3	33	19
4	33	19
5	33	19
6	33	19
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	33	19
11	33	19
12	33	19
13	33	19
14	32	19
15	32	19
16	32	19
17	32	19
18	32	19
19	32	19
20	32	19
21	32	19
22	32	19
23	32	19
24	31	19
25	31	18
26	31	18
27	31	18
28	31	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	72	28
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	70	30
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	73	27

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	66	18	10	5	1
2	66	18	10	5	1
3	66	18	10	5	1
4	65	18	11	5	1
5	65	18	11	5	1
6	65	18	11	5	1
7	65	18	11	5	1
8	65	18	11	5	1
9	65	18	11	5	1
10	64	18	12	5	1
11	64	18	12	5	1
12	65	17	12	5	1
13	66	17	12	4	1
14	64	17	13	4	2
15	64	17	13	4	2
16	64	17	13	4	2
17	63	17	14	4	2
18	63	17	14	4	2
19	63	17	14	4	2
20	63	17	14	4	2
21	62	17	15	4	2
22	61	18	15	4	2
23	61	18	15	4	2
24	61	18	15	4	2
25	61	19	14	4	2
26	62	19	14	3	2
27	62	19	14	3	2
28	64	19	13	3	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	19
2	33	19
3	33	19
4	33	19
5	33	19
6	33	19
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	33	19
11	33	19
12	33	19
13	33	19
14	32	19
15	32	19
16	32	19
17	32	19
18	32	19
19	32	19
20	32	19
21	32	19
22	32	19
23	32	19
24	31	19
25	31	18
26	31	18
27	31	18
28	31	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	72	28
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	70	30
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	73	27

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	66	18	10	5	1
2	66	18	10	5	1
3	66	18	10	5	1
4	65	18	11	5	1
5	65	18	11	5	1
6	65	18	11	5	1
7	65	18	11	5	1
8	65	18	11	5	1
9	65	18	11	5	1
10	64	18	12	5	1
11	64	18	12	5	1
12	65	17	12	5	1
13	66	17	12	4	1
14	64	17	13	4	2
15	64	17	13	4	2
16	64	17	13	4	2
17	63	17	14	4	2
18	63	17	14	4	2
19	63	17	14	4	2
20	63	17	14	4	2
21	62	17	15	4	2
22	61	18	15	4	2
23	61	18	15	4	2
24	61	18	15	4	2
25	61	19	14	4	2
26	62	19	14	3	2
27	62	19	14	3	2
28	64	19	13	3	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	19
2	33	19
3	33	19
4	33	19
5	33	19
6	33	19
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	33	19
11	33	19
12	33	19
13	33	19
14	32	19
15	32	19
16	32	19
17	32	19
18	32	19
19	32	19
20	32	19
21	32	19
22	32	19
23	32	19
24	31	19
25	31	18
26	31	18
27	31	18
28	31	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	72	28
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	70	30
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	73	27

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	66	18	10	5	1
2	66	18	10	5	1
3	66	18	10	5	1
4	65	18	11	5	1
5	65	18	11	5	1
6	65	18	11	5	1
7	65	18	11	5	1
8	65	18	11	5	1
9	65	18	11	5	1
10	64	18	12	5	1
11	64	18	12	5	1
12	65	17	12	5	1
13	66	17	12	4	1
14	64	17	13	4	2
15	64	17	13	4	2
16	64	17	13	4	2
17	63	17	14	4	2
18	63	17	14	4	2
19	63	17	14	4	2
20	63	17	14	4	2
21	62	17	15	4	2
22	61	18	15	4	2
23	61	18	15	4	2
24	61	18	15	4	2
25	61	19	14	4	2
26	62	19	14	3	2
27	62	19	14	3	2
28	64	19	13	3	1