Mount Gambier weather in February

In February, Mount Gambier sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 24 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-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 39% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of February to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Mount Gambier's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mount Gambier's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 24 mm; 3.8 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 30 min; 6:38 AM – 8:05 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 6.35 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.0; out of 10

Mount Gambier is city in South Australia.

Density: 927/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1854

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 24°C through the month.

A typical February day in Mount Gambier reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°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)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12

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

Mount Gambier weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 12°	38	5	14.3	7.9
Feb	24° / 13°	24	3.8	13.5	8.0
Mar	22° / 11°	28	5.5	12.3	7.4
Apr	19° / 10°	38	6.8	11.1	6.4
May	16° / 9°	51	9.2	10	4.9
Jun	14° / 7°	66	11.6	9.4	3.7
Jul	13° / 7°	74	12.9	9.6	3.3
Aug	14° / 7°	81	13.9	10.5	3.6
Sep	16° / 7°	73	12.4	11.7	4.4
Oct	18° / 8°	51	9.7	13	5.7
Nov	20° / 9°	46	7.4	14	6.5
Dec	22° / 11°	44	6.9	14.6	7.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

	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 (%)	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	54
Cloudier (%)	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	46

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mount Gambier gets around 24 mm of rain over 3.8 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 14% and peaks near 16% 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 (%)	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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 (%)	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	74	75	77	77	78	78	78	79
Comfortable (%)	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	17
Humid (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	72	21	6	1
2	72	21	6	1
3	73	20	6	1
4	73	20	6	1
5	73	20	6	1
6	73	20	6	1
7	73	20	6	1
8	73	20	6	1
9	73	20	6	1
10	73	20	6	1
11	73	20	6	1
12	73	20	6	1
13	73	20	6	1
14	73	20	6	1
15	73	20	6	1
16	73	20	6	1
17	73	20	6	1
18	74	20	5	1
19	74	20	5	1
20	74	20	5	1
21	74	20	5	1
22	75	19	5	1
23	77	19	4	0
24	77	19	4	0
25	78	18	4	0
26	78	18	4	0
27	78	18	4	0
28	79	17	4	0

Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of February to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 8:18 PM to 7:49 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)	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:22	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:50	6:51	6:52
Sunset (PM)	8:18	8:18	8:17	8:16	8:15	8:14	8:13	8:12	8:11	8:10	8:09	8:08	8:07	8:06	8:05	8:04	8:03	8:02	8:00	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:50	7:49

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.9	6:22	8:18
2	13.9	6:24	8:18
3	13.9	6:25	8:17
4	13.8	6:26	8:16
5	13.8	6:27	8:15
6	13.8	6:28	8:14
7	13.7	6:29	8:13
8	13.7	6:30	8:12
9	13.7	6:31	8:11
10	13.6	6:32	8:10
11	13.6	6:33	8:09
12	13.6	6:35	8:08
13	13.5	6:36	8:07
14	13.5	6:37	8:06
15	13.5	6:38	8:05
16	13.4	6:39	8:04
17	13.4	6:40	8:03
18	13.3	6:41	8:02
19	13.3	6:42	8:00
20	13.3	6:43	7:59
21	13.2	6:44	7:58
22	13.2	6:45	7:57
23	13.2	6:46	7:56
24	13.1	6:47	7:54
25	13.1	6:48	7:53
26	13.0	6:50	7:52
27	13.0	6:51	7:50
28	13.0	6:52	7:49

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 6.35 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)	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.8	Intense
2	6.8	Intense
3	6.8	Intense
4	6.7	Intense
5	6.7	Intense
6	6.6	Intense
7	6.6	Intense
8	6.6	Intense
9	6.5	Intense
10	6.5	Intense
11	6.5	Intense
12	6.4	Intense
13	6.4	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.0	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Mount Gambier

In seasonPeak

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

Mount Gambier 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 Mount Gambier?

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

8.0

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.8

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mount Gambier in February

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

In February, Mount Gambier sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Mount Gambier in February

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 34 km away) is warmest in February at about 18°C and coldest in September near 14°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	17	18	17	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	15	16
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	17	Cool
Feb	18	Cool
Mar	17	Cool
Apr	16	Cool
May	16	Cool
Jun	16	Cool
Jul	15	Cool
Aug	14	Bracing
Sep	14	Bracing
Oct	14	Bracing
Nov	15	Cool
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Mount Gambier in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mount Gambier peaks around December 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	10	8	5	3	2	2	3	5	7	9	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	10	Extreme
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	5	Moderate
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	2	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Mount Gambier?

Mount Gambier sits at 37.8°S, 140.8°E, 41 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Warrnambool, 162 km away.

Topography around Mount Gambier

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mount Gambier has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 325 m.

The land around Mount Gambier is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), grassland (33%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%), water (29%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

162 m

artificial surfaces 39%

16 km

166 m

grassland 62%

80 km

325 m

grassland 39%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

February weather nearby: Warrnambool 162 km · Horsham 177 km · Ballarat 272 km · Highton 312 km · Torquay 315 km · Geelong 316 km · Corio 317 km · Lara 319 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 Mount Gambier (-37.8318°, 140.7792°, elevation 41 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	24	13
2	24	13
3	24	13
4	24	13
5	24	13
6	24	13
7	24	13
8	24	13
9	24	13
10	24	13
11	24	13
12	24	13
13	24	13
14	24	13
15	24	13
16	24	13
17	24	13
18	24	13
19	24	13
20	24	13
21	24	13
22	24	13
23	24	13
24	24	13
25	24	13
26	24	12
27	24	12
28	24	12

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	72	21	6	1
2	72	21	6	1
3	73	20	6	1
4	73	20	6	1
5	73	20	6	1
6	73	20	6	1
7	73	20	6	1
8	73	20	6	1
9	73	20	6	1
10	73	20	6	1
11	73	20	6	1
12	73	20	6	1
13	73	20	6	1
14	73	20	6	1
15	73	20	6	1
16	73	20	6	1
17	73	20	6	1
18	74	20	5	1
19	74	20	5	1
20	74	20	5	1
21	74	20	5	1
22	75	19	5	1
23	77	19	4	0
24	77	19	4	0
25	78	18	4	0
26	78	18	4	0
27	78	18	4	0
28	79	17	4	0

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

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	72	21	6	1
2	72	21	6	1
3	73	20	6	1
4	73	20	6	1
5	73	20	6	1
6	73	20	6	1
7	73	20	6	1
8	73	20	6	1
9	73	20	6	1
10	73	20	6	1
11	73	20	6	1
12	73	20	6	1
13	73	20	6	1
14	73	20	6	1
15	73	20	6	1
16	73	20	6	1
17	73	20	6	1
18	74	20	5	1
19	74	20	5	1
20	74	20	5	1
21	74	20	5	1
22	75	19	5	1
23	77	19	4	0
24	77	19	4	0
25	78	18	4	0
26	78	18	4	0
27	78	18	4	0
28	79	17	4	0

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

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	72	21	6	1
2	72	21	6	1
3	73	20	6	1
4	73	20	6	1
5	73	20	6	1
6	73	20	6	1
7	73	20	6	1
8	73	20	6	1
9	73	20	6	1
10	73	20	6	1
11	73	20	6	1
12	73	20	6	1
13	73	20	6	1
14	73	20	6	1
15	73	20	6	1
16	73	20	6	1
17	73	20	6	1
18	74	20	5	1
19	74	20	5	1
20	74	20	5	1
21	74	20	5	1
22	75	19	5	1
23	77	19	4	0
24	77	19	4	0
25	78	18	4	0
26	78	18	4	0
27	78	18	4	0
28	79	17	4	0