Morphett Vale weather in February

In February, Morphett Vale sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 19 mm of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°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 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Morphett Vale's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Morphett Vale's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:51 AM – 8:10 PM
Cloud cover
38%
2nd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Morphett Vale is suburb of Adelaide, South 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 24°C through the month.

A typical February day in Morphett Vale reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°C warmer than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22416
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112416
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Morphett Vale 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 16°213.514.18.4
Feb24° / 16°192.813.38.5
Mar22° / 15°183.712.37.9
Apr19° / 13°365.611.16.9
May16° / 11°59910.25.3
Jun14° / 10°7210.19.74.0
Jul13° / 7811.39.93.6
Aug14° / 7511.410.73.9
Sep16° / 10°609.511.84.9
Oct18° / 11°376.312.96.4
Nov20° / 12°315.313.87.2
Dec22° / 14°254.814.37.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37030
47030
57030
67030
77030
87030
97030
107030
117030
127030
136931
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247030
257030
266931
276931
287030

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Morphett Vale gets around 19 mm of rain over 2.8 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 10% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
113
213
313
413
512
612
712
812
912
1012
1111
1211
1311
1410
1510
169
179
189
198
208
218
228
238
248
258
268
278
288

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15532112
25532112
35532112
45532112
55432122
65432122
75432122
85432122
95532112
105433112
115433112
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Wind in February

Winds average 15 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 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 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 8:22 PM to 7:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.76:378:22
213.76:388:21
313.76:398:20
413.76:408:20
513.66:418:19
613.66:428:18
713.66:438:17
813.56:448:17
913.56:458:16
1013.56:468:15
1113.46:478:14
1213.46:488:13
1313.46:498:12
1413.36:508:11
1513.36:518:10
1613.36:528:09
1713.26:538:08
1813.26:548:07
1913.26:558:06
2013.16:568:05
2113.16:578:04
2213.16:588:02
2313.06:598:01
2413.07:008:00
2513.07:017:59
2612.97:027:58
2712.97:027:57
2812.97:037:55

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.15 kWh/m² to a high of 7.72 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 6.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
116.8Intense
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136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.7Intense
166.7Intense
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186.6Intense
196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.2Intense
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Morphett Vale

In seasonPeak

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

Morphett Vale 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 Morphett Vale?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Morphett Vale in February

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

In February, Morphett Vale sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Morphett Vale in February

The nearest coast averages about 21°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 February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 3 to Mar 30 — about 2.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr19Cool
May17Cool
Jun15Cool
Jul14Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct15Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Morphett Vale 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 Morphett Vale peaks around January 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 10UV 13Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Morphett Vale?

Morphett Vale sits at 35.1°S, 138.5°E, 92 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Adelaide, 24 km away.

Whyalla

Topography around Morphett Vale

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Morphett Vale has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m around an average of 83 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 425 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 700 m.

The land around Morphett Vale is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) within 3 km, water (38%), grassland (26%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
171 m
16 km
425 m
80 km
700 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Adelaide 24 km · Adelaide city centre 24 km · Adelaide Hills 30 km · Mount Barker 33 km · Parafield Gardens 40 km · Paralowie 43 km · Gawler 63 km · Whyalla 249 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 Morphett Vale (-35.1333°, 138.5167°, elevation 92 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).