Karratha weather in February

In February, Karratha sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 81 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in February, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Karratha's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karratha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
28°
12th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:06 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
38%
12th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Karratha is town in Western Australia.

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical February day in Karratha reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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How February really feels in Karratha

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 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
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Karratha 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 27°453.913.15.0
Feb32° / 28°814.912.74.8
Mar32° / 28°683.412.14.8
Apr31° / 26°251.711.55.8
May28° / 22°252.6117.8
Jun25° / 19°312.710.88.7
Jul24° / 18°121.310.99.3
Aug25° / 19°30.511.39.5
Sep27° / 20°20.211.99.1
Oct29° / 23°10.212.57.7
Nov30° / 25°10.2136.8
Dec31° / 26°201.213.25.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27228
37129
47129
57129
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Karratha gets around 81 mm of rain over 4.9 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 18% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the miserable band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12134342
22134342
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42124244
52124245
61124146
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91113949
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Wind in February

Winds average 19 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:586:54
212.95:596:54
312.95:596:54
412.96:006:53
512.96:016:53
612.96:016:53
712.86:026:52
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912.86:036:51
1012.86:036:51
1112.86:046:50
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1312.76:056:49
1412.76:066:49
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 7.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 8.16 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 7.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Karratha

In seasonPeak

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

Karratha 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 Karratha?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Karratha in February

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

In February, Karratha sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Karratha in February

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in March at about 30°C and coldest in August near 23°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May27Warm
Jun24Warm
Jul23Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep24Refreshing
Oct25Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Karratha in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Karratha peaks around December 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeDec 23UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Karratha 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 Karratha is worst in December — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.0× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModeratePoorDec 2048 µg/m³Jul 207 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb31Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug7Good
Sep11Good
Oct20Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec49Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Karratha?

Karratha sits at 20.7°S, 116.8°E, 20 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Port Hedland, 190 km away.

BroomeGeraldtonKalgoorlieEllenbrookLandsdaleBallajuraDuncraig

Topography around Karratha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karratha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m.

The land around Karratha is covered by grassland (54%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and water (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and water (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
123 m
16 km
170 m
80 km
377 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
February weather nearby: Port Hedland 190 km · Broome 645 km · Geraldton 922 km · Kalgoorlie 1,205 km · Ellenbrook 1,230 km · Landsdale 1,235 km · Ballajura 1,238 km · Duncraig 1,238 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 Karratha (-20.7376°, 116.8463°, elevation 20 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). 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. 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).