Mackay weather in February

In February, Mackay sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 224 mm of rain across 17.2 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-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 41% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Daytime high: 28°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 224 mm; 17.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 5:56 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 12th clearest
Wind: 18 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.0; out of 10

Mackay is city in Queensland, Australia.

Air quality: Good; PM10 24.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded: 1875

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 Mackay reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

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

Mackay weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-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	28° / 25°	214	15.8	13.1	5.5
Feb	28° / 25°	224	17.2	12.7	5.0
Mar	27° / 24°	171	15.2	12.1	5.8
Apr	26° / 22°	89	13	11.5	6.5
May	24° / 19°	54	10.6	11	7.1
Jun	22° / 17°	43	7.8	10.7	7.4
Jul	21° / 16°	32	4.3	10.8	7.8
Aug	22° / 17°	25	4.3	11.3	8.1
Sep	23° / 19°	16	3.5	11.9	8.6
Oct	25° / 21°	34	6	12.5	8.1
Nov	27° / 23°	64	8.4	13	7.3
Dec	28° / 24°	117	11.6	13.3	6.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

	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 (%)	52	53	53	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	59	58	58	57	57	56	56	55	55	55	53	53
Cloudier (%)	48	47	47	46	46	45	45	44	44	43	43	42	42	42	42	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	47	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	53	47
28	53	47

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mackay gets around 224 mm of rain over 17.2 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 60% and peaks near 63% 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 (%)	60	60	61	61	62	62	62	62	61	61	60	60	59	59	58	58	58	58	59	59	60	60	61	61	62	62	63	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	60
3	61
4	61
5	62
6	62
7	62
8	62
9	61
10	61
11	60
12	60
13	59
14	59
15	58
16	58
17	58
18	58
19	59
20	59
21	60
22	60
23	61
24	61
25	62
26	62
27	63
28	63

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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 (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Muggy (%)	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Oppressive (%)	65	65	64	64	64	64	64	63	64	63	63	64	65	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	65	65	64	63	62	61
Miserable (%)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	12	65	23
2	0	12	65	23
3	0	13	64	23
4	0	13	64	23
5	0	13	64	23
6	0	13	64	23
7	0	13	64	23
8	1	13	63	23
9	1	13	64	22
10	1	14	63	22
11	1	14	63	22
12	0	14	64	22
13	0	14	65	21
14	0	14	65	21
15	0	14	65	21
16	0	14	65	21
17	0	14	65	21
18	0	14	66	20
19	0	14	66	20
20	0	14	66	20
21	0	15	66	19
22	0	15	66	19
23	0	16	65	19
24	0	17	65	18
25	0	18	64	18
26	0	19	63	18
27	0	20	62	18
28	0	21	61	18

Wind in February

Winds average 18 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 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)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	18	light breeze
2	18	light breeze
3	18	light breeze
4	18	light breeze
5	18	light breeze
6	18	light breeze
7	18	light breeze
8	18	light breeze
9	18	light breeze
10	18	light breeze
11	18	light breeze
12	18	light breeze
13	18	light breeze
14	18	light breeze
15	18	light breeze
16	18	light breeze
17	18	light breeze
18	18	light breeze
19	18	light breeze
20	18	light breeze
21	18	light breeze
22	18	light breeze
23	18	light breeze
24	18	light breeze
25	18	light breeze
26	19	light breeze
27	19	light breeze
28	19	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours 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 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:48 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:31 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)	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	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
Sunrise (AM)	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02
Sunset (PM)	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	5:48	6:45
2	12.9	5:49	6:45
3	12.9	5:49	6:45
4	12.9	5:50	6:45
5	12.9	5:51	6:44
6	12.9	5:51	6:44
7	12.9	5:52	6:43
8	12.8	5:52	6:43
9	12.8	5:53	6:43
10	12.8	5:54	6:42
11	12.8	5:54	6:42
12	12.8	5:55	6:41
13	12.8	5:55	6:41
14	12.7	5:56	6:40
15	12.7	5:56	6:40
16	12.7	5:57	6:39
17	12.7	5:57	6:38
18	12.7	5:58	6:38
19	12.6	5:58	6:37
20	12.6	5:59	6:37
21	12.6	5:59	6:36
22	12.6	6:00	6:35
23	12.6	6:00	6:35
24	12.6	6:01	6:34
25	12.5	6:01	6:33
26	12.5	6:02	6:32
27	12.5	6:02	6:32
28	12.5	6:02	6:31

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 5.57 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)	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4
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	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Mackay

In seasonPeak

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

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

Mackay's monsoon runs December–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 Mackay?

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

5.0

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

5.6

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Mackay for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mackay in February

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

In February, Mackay sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mackay in February

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 28°C and coldest in July near 21°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)	28	28	28	26	24	22	21	21	23	25	26	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Tropical
Feb	28	Tropical
Mar	28	Warm
Apr	26	Warm
May	24	Warm
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	21	Refreshing
Aug	21	Refreshing
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	25	Warm
Nov	26	Warm
Dec	28	Warm

UV index in Mackay 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 Mackay peaks around February 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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)	15	16	13	11	8	7	7	8	10	12	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Mackay?

Mackay sits at 21.2°S, 149.2°E, 11 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Airlie Beach, 109 km away.

Topography around Mackay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mackay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,248 m.

The land around Mackay is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, water (35%) within 16 km, and water (52%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

17 m

artificial surfaces 43%

16 km

300 m

water 35%

80 km

1,248 m

water 52%

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

February weather nearby: Airlie Beach 109 km · Rockhampton 283 km · Townsville 324 km · Kirwan 327 km · Gladstone 369 km · Bundaberg 526 km · Hervey Bay 589 km · Cairns 591 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 Mackay (-21.1534°, 149.1655°, elevation 11 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	28	25
2	28	25
3	28	25
4	28	25
5	28	25
6	28	25
7	28	25
8	28	25
9	28	25
10	28	25
11	28	25
12	28	25
13	28	25
14	28	25
15	28	25
16	28	25
17	28	25
18	28	25
19	28	25
20	28	25
21	28	25
22	28	25
23	28	25
24	28	25
25	28	25
26	28	25
27	28	25
28	28	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	53	47
28	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	60
3	61
4	61
5	62
6	62
7	62
8	62
9	61
10	61
11	60
12	60
13	59
14	59
15	58
16	58
17	58
18	58
19	59
20	59
21	60
22	60
23	61
24	61
25	62
26	62
27	63
28	63

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	12	65	23
2	0	12	65	23
3	0	13	64	23
4	0	13	64	23
5	0	13	64	23
6	0	13	64	23
7	0	13	64	23
8	1	13	63	23
9	1	13	64	22
10	1	14	63	22
11	1	14	63	22
12	0	14	64	22
13	0	14	65	21
14	0	14	65	21
15	0	14	65	21
16	0	14	65	21
17	0	14	65	21
18	0	14	66	20
19	0	14	66	20
20	0	14	66	20
21	0	15	66	19
22	0	15	66	19
23	0	16	65	19
24	0	17	65	18
25	0	18	64	18
26	0	19	63	18
27	0	20	62	18
28	0	21	61	18

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	53	47
28	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	60
3	61
4	61
5	62
6	62
7	62
8	62
9	61
10	61
11	60
12	60
13	59
14	59
15	58
16	58
17	58
18	58
19	59
20	59
21	60
22	60
23	61
24	61
25	62
26	62
27	63
28	63

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	12	65	23
2	0	12	65	23
3	0	13	64	23
4	0	13	64	23
5	0	13	64	23
6	0	13	64	23
7	0	13	64	23
8	1	13	63	23
9	1	13	64	22
10	1	14	63	22
11	1	14	63	22
12	0	14	64	22
13	0	14	65	21
14	0	14	65	21
15	0	14	65	21
16	0	14	65	21
17	0	14	65	21
18	0	14	66	20
19	0	14	66	20
20	0	14	66	20
21	0	15	66	19
22	0	15	66	19
23	0	16	65	19
24	0	17	65	18
25	0	18	64	18
26	0	19	63	18
27	0	20	62	18
28	0	21	61	18

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	58	42
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	53	47
28	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	60
3	61
4	61
5	62
6	62
7	62
8	62
9	61
10	61
11	60
12	60
13	59
14	59
15	58
16	58
17	58
18	58
19	59
20	59
21	60
22	60
23	61
24	61
25	62
26	62
27	63
28	63

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	12	65	23
2	0	12	65	23
3	0	13	64	23
4	0	13	64	23
5	0	13	64	23
6	0	13	64	23
7	0	13	64	23
8	1	13	63	23
9	1	13	64	22
10	1	14	63	22
11	1	14	63	22
12	0	14	64	22
13	0	14	65	21
14	0	14	65	21
15	0	14	65	21
16	0	14	65	21
17	0	14	65	21
18	0	14	66	20
19	0	14	66	20
20	0	14	66	20
21	0	15	66	19
22	0	15	66	19
23	0	16	65	19
24	0	17	65	18
25	0	18	64	18
26	0	19	63	18
27	0	20	62	18
28	0	21	61	18