Kirwan weather in February

In February, Kirwan sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 218 mm of rain across 17.6 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Kirwan's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kirwan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 218 mm; 17.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 6:08 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 11th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Kirwan is suburb of Townsville, Queensland, 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 31°C through the month.

A typical February day in Kirwan reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with 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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

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

How February really feels in Kirwan

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

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.

Kirwan weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-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	31° / 25°	208	16.6	13	3.7
Feb	31° / 25°	218	17.6	12.7	3.6
Mar	30° / 23°	127	12.7	12.1	4.5
Apr	29° / 21°	49	6.9	11.6	5.9
May	27° / 19°	29	4.9	11.1	7.4
Jun	25° / 16°	20	3.8	10.9	8.1
Jul	25° / 15°	16	2.7	11	8.4
Aug	26° / 16°	15	2.2	11.3	8.3
Sep	28° / 18°	10	3.3	11.9	7.6
Oct	29° / 21°	22	5.1	12.4	6.3
Nov	30° / 23°	47	8	12.9	5.2
Dec	31° / 24°	88	12.6	13.1	4.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

	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 (%)	43	43	44	44	44	45	46	46	47	47	48	48	49	50	50	50	50	49	49	48	48	47	46	46	44	43	42	42
Cloudier (%)	57	57	56	56	56	55	54	54	53	53	52	52	51	50	50	50	50	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	56	57	58	58

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	45	55
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	44	56
26	43	57
27	42	58
28	42	58

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Kirwan gets around 218 mm of rain over 17.6 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 61% and peaks near 62% 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 (%)	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	62	62	61	61	60	60	59	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	62
3	62
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	62
8	62
9	62
10	62
11	61
12	61
13	61
14	60
15	60
16	60
17	60
18	61
19	61
20	61
21	62
22	62
23	61
24	61
25	60
26	60
27	59
28	58

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% 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
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Muggy (%)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	13	14	15	16	18	19
Oppressive (%)	48	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	52	53	53	54	55	55	54	55	55	54	54	53	53
Miserable (%)	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	31	31	30	29	28

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	11	48	41
2	1	11	48	41
3	1	11	48	41
4	1	11	48	40
5	1	11	48	40
6	1	11	48	40
7	1	11	49	39
8	1	11	49	39
9	1	11	50	38
10	1	11	50	38
11	1	11	51	37
12	1	11	51	37
13	1	11	51	37
14	1	11	52	36
15	1	11	52	36
16	1	11	52	36
17	1	11	53	35
18	1	11	53	35
19	1	11	54	34
20	0	11	55	34
21	0	12	55	33
22	0	13	54	33
23	0	13	55	32
24	0	14	55	31
25	0	15	54	31
26	0	16	54	30
27	0	18	53	29
28	0	19	53	28

Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:39 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)	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14
Sunset (PM)	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:39

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.9	6:01	6:52
2	12.8	6:01	6:52
3	12.8	6:02	6:52
4	12.8	6:02	6:52
5	12.8	6:03	6:51
6	12.8	6:04	6:51
7	12.8	6:04	6:51
8	12.8	6:05	6:50
9	12.7	6:05	6:50
10	12.7	6:06	6:50
11	12.7	6:06	6:49
12	12.7	6:07	6:49
13	12.7	6:07	6:48
14	12.7	6:08	6:48
15	12.7	6:08	6:47
16	12.6	6:09	6:47
17	12.6	6:09	6:46
18	12.6	6:09	6:46
19	12.6	6:10	6:45
20	12.6	6:10	6:45
21	12.6	6:11	6:44
22	12.5	6:11	6:43
23	12.5	6:12	6:43
24	12.5	6:12	6:42
25	12.5	6:12	6:41
26	12.5	6:13	6:41
27	12.4	6:13	6:40
28	12.4	6:14	6:39

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 5.49 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)	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
15	5.6	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Kirwan

In seasonPeak

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

Kirwan sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Kirwan's monsoon runs January–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Kirwan?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

5.3

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kirwan.

What to pack for Kirwan in February

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

In February, Kirwan sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kirwan in February

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 22 km away) is warmest in February at about 29°C and coldest in July near 22°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	29	29	29	27	25	23	22	22	24	26	27	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	27	Warm
May	25	Warm
Jun	23	Refreshing
Jul	22	Refreshing
Aug	22	Refreshing
Sep	24	Warm
Oct	26	Warm
Nov	27	Warm
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Kirwan in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kirwan peaks around February 9 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (high).

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)	16	16	14	11	8	7	7	9	11	12	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Kirwan?

Kirwan sits at 19.3°S, 146.7°E, 15 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Townsville, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Kirwan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kirwan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 708 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,212 m.

The land around Kirwan is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (38%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (40%), water (35%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

181 m

artificial surfaces 51%

16 km

708 m

trees 38%

80 km

1,212 m

trees 40%

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

February weather nearby: Townsville 9.0 km · Airlie Beach 234 km · Cairns 283 km · Mackay 327 km · Port Douglas 341 km · Rockhampton 599 km · Gladstone 689 km · Mount Isa 771 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 Kirwan (-19.3032°, 146.7253°, elevation 15 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. 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	31	25
2	31	25
3	31	25
4	31	25
5	31	25
6	31	25
7	31	25
8	31	25
9	31	25
10	31	25
11	31	25
12	31	25
13	31	25
14	31	25
15	31	25
16	31	25
17	31	25
18	31	25
19	31	25
20	31	25
21	31	25
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	45	55
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	44	56
26	43	57
27	42	58
28	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	62
3	62
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	62
8	62
9	62
10	62
11	61
12	61
13	61
14	60
15	60
16	60
17	60
18	61
19	61
20	61
21	62
22	62
23	61
24	61
25	60
26	60
27	59
28	58

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	11	48	41
2	1	11	48	41
3	1	11	48	41
4	1	11	48	40
5	1	11	48	40
6	1	11	48	40
7	1	11	49	39
8	1	11	49	39
9	1	11	50	38
10	1	11	50	38
11	1	11	51	37
12	1	11	51	37
13	1	11	51	37
14	1	11	52	36
15	1	11	52	36
16	1	11	52	36
17	1	11	53	35
18	1	11	53	35
19	1	11	54	34
20	0	11	55	34
21	0	12	55	33
22	0	13	54	33
23	0	13	55	32
24	0	14	55	31
25	0	15	54	31
26	0	16	54	30
27	0	18	53	29
28	0	19	53	28

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	45	55
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	44	56
26	43	57
27	42	58
28	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	62
3	62
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	62
8	62
9	62
10	62
11	61
12	61
13	61
14	60
15	60
16	60
17	60
18	61
19	61
20	61
21	62
22	62
23	61
24	61
25	60
26	60
27	59
28	58

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	11	48	41
2	1	11	48	41
3	1	11	48	41
4	1	11	48	40
5	1	11	48	40
6	1	11	48	40
7	1	11	49	39
8	1	11	49	39
9	1	11	50	38
10	1	11	50	38
11	1	11	51	37
12	1	11	51	37
13	1	11	51	37
14	1	11	52	36
15	1	11	52	36
16	1	11	52	36
17	1	11	53	35
18	1	11	53	35
19	1	11	54	34
20	0	11	55	34
21	0	12	55	33
22	0	13	54	33
23	0	13	55	32
24	0	14	55	31
25	0	15	54	31
26	0	16	54	30
27	0	18	53	29
28	0	19	53	28

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	45	55
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	44	56
26	43	57
27	42	58
28	42	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	62
3	62
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	62
8	62
9	62
10	62
11	61
12	61
13	61
14	60
15	60
16	60
17	60
18	61
19	61
20	61
21	62
22	62
23	61
24	61
25	60
26	60
27	59
28	58

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	11	48	41
2	1	11	48	41
3	1	11	48	41
4	1	11	48	40
5	1	11	48	40
6	1	11	48	40
7	1	11	49	39
8	1	11	49	39
9	1	11	50	38
10	1	11	50	38
11	1	11	51	37
12	1	11	51	37
13	1	11	51	37
14	1	11	52	36
15	1	11	52	36
16	1	11	52	36
17	1	11	53	35
18	1	11	53	35
19	1	11	54	34
20	0	11	55	34
21	0	12	55	33
22	0	13	54	33
23	0	13	55	32
24	0	14	55	31
25	0	15	54	31
26	0	16	54	30
27	0	18	53	29
28	0	19	53	28