Orange weather in February

In February, Orange sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 65 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of February to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Orange's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orange's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 65 mm; 7.2 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 12 min; 6:41 AM – 7:55 PM
Cloud cover: 45%; 6th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 6.59 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.0; out of 10

Orange is city in New South Wales, Australia.

Air quality: Elevated; PM2.5 15.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 147/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1846

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

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical February day in Orange reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C cooler than January and about 3°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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

How February really feels in Orange

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 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

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Orange weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 15°	63	8	14	6.4
Feb	27° / 15°	65	7.2	13.2	7.0
Mar	24° / 12°	56	6.4	12.3	7.8
Apr	20° / 8°	39	4.6	11.2	7.4
May	16° / 5°	41	5.6	10.3	5.6
Jun	12° / 3°	61	8.8	9.8	3.4
Jul	11° / 2°	59	8.6	10	3.0
Aug	13° / 2°	60	8.4	10.8	3.8
Sep	16° / 5°	64	8.1	11.8	5.6
Oct	20° / 7°	65	7.9	12.8	6.8
Nov	23° / 10°	81	9.1	13.7	7.1
Dec	26° / 13°	83	8.1	14.2	7.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%.

	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 (%)	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	68	68	67	67	67	68
Cloudier (%)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	32

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	68	32

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Orange gets around 65 mm of rain over 7.2 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 25% and peaks near 27% 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 (%)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	25	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

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

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 53% 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 (%)	47	47	48	48	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	51	53	53	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	55	56	57	57	58	58	59
Comfortable (%)	32	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	29
Humid (%)	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	11	11	11
Muggy (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	47	32	19	2
2	47	31	19	2
3	48	31	19	2
4	48	30	19	2
5	49	30	19	2
6	49	30	19	2
7	50	29	20	2
8	50	29	20	2
9	50	28	20	2
10	51	28	19	2
11	51	28	19	2
12	51	28	19	2
13	53	28	18	1
14	53	28	18	1
15	54	28	17	1
16	54	28	17	1
17	54	29	16	1
18	54	29	16	1
19	55	29	15	1
20	55	29	15	1
21	56	29	14	1
22	55	30	14	1
23	56	30	13	1
24	57	30	12	1
25	57	30	12	1
26	58	30	11	1
27	58	30	11	1
28	59	29	11	1

Wind in February

Winds average 12 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
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	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of February to 12 h 48 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 6:28 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 8:06 PM to 7:41 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)	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53
Sunset (PM)	8:06	8:05	8:05	8:04	8:03	8:03	8:02	8:01	8:00	7:59	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:55	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:46	7:45	7:44	7:42	7:41

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.6	6:28	8:06
2	13.6	6:29	8:05
3	13.6	6:30	8:05
4	13.5	6:31	8:04
5	13.5	6:32	8:03
6	13.5	6:33	8:03
7	13.5	6:34	8:02
8	13.4	6:35	8:01
9	13.4	6:36	8:00
10	13.4	6:37	7:59
11	13.3	6:38	7:59
12	13.3	6:39	7:58
13	13.3	6:40	7:57
14	13.3	6:40	7:56
15	13.2	6:41	7:55
16	13.2	6:42	7:54
17	13.2	6:43	7:53
18	13.1	6:44	7:52
19	13.1	6:45	7:51
20	13.1	6:46	7:50
21	13.0	6:47	7:49
22	13.0	6:48	7:48
23	13.0	6:48	7:47
24	12.9	6:49	7:46
25	12.9	6:50	7:45
26	12.9	6:51	7:44
27	12.8	6:52	7:42
28	12.8	6:53	7:41

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 6.59 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)	7.0	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.1
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	7.0	Intense
2	7.0	Intense
3	7.0	Intense
4	6.9	Intense
5	6.9	Intense
6	6.8	Intense
7	6.8	Intense
8	6.8	Intense
9	6.8	Intense
10	6.7	Intense
11	6.7	Intense
12	6.7	Intense
13	6.7	Intense
14	6.6	Intense
15	6.6	Intense
16	6.6	Intense
17	6.5	Intense
18	6.5	Intense
19	6.5	Intense
20	6.5	Intense
21	6.4	Intense
22	6.4	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.2	Intense
28	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Orange?

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

7.0

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

7.2

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Orange in February

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

In February, Orange sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

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UV index in Orange in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Orange peaks around January 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	12	10	6	4	3	3	5	6	9	11	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	10	Very high
Apr	6	High
May	4	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	6	High
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Orange 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 Orange is worst in December — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.3× the cleanest month (July, 8 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Orange's WHO annual average of 15.8 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	20	14	19	15	14	10	8	10	14	15	17	35
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	20	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	19	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	10	Good
Jul	8	Good
Aug	10	Good
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	35	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Orange?

Orange sits at 33.3°S, 149.1°E, 868 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Bathurst, 47 km away.

Topography around Orange

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orange has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 880 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 769 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,141 m.

The land around Orange is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

120 m

artificial surfaces 45%

16 km

769 m

grassland 66%

80 km

1,141 m

grassland 58%

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

February weather nearby: Bathurst 47 km · Katoomba 122 km · Blue Mountains 124 km · Dubbo 125 km · Glenmore Park 156 km · Cranebrook 156 km · St Clair 166 km · Mount Druitt 168 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 Orange (-33.284°, 149.1002°, elevation 868 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. 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	68	32

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	47	32	19	2
2	47	31	19	2
3	48	31	19	2
4	48	30	19	2
5	49	30	19	2
6	49	30	19	2
7	50	29	20	2
8	50	29	20	2
9	50	28	20	2
10	51	28	19	2
11	51	28	19	2
12	51	28	19	2
13	53	28	18	1
14	53	28	18	1
15	54	28	17	1
16	54	28	17	1
17	54	29	16	1
18	54	29	16	1
19	55	29	15	1
20	55	29	15	1
21	56	29	14	1
22	55	30	14	1
23	56	30	13	1
24	57	30	12	1
25	57	30	12	1
26	58	30	11	1
27	58	30	11	1
28	59	29	11	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	68	32

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	47	32	19	2
2	47	31	19	2
3	48	31	19	2
4	48	30	19	2
5	49	30	19	2
6	49	30	19	2
7	50	29	20	2
8	50	29	20	2
9	50	28	20	2
10	51	28	19	2
11	51	28	19	2
12	51	28	19	2
13	53	28	18	1
14	53	28	18	1
15	54	28	17	1
16	54	28	17	1
17	54	29	16	1
18	54	29	16	1
19	55	29	15	1
20	55	29	15	1
21	56	29	14	1
22	55	30	14	1
23	56	30	13	1
24	57	30	12	1
25	57	30	12	1
26	58	30	11	1
27	58	30	11	1
28	59	29	11	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	68	32

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	47	32	19	2
2	47	31	19	2
3	48	31	19	2
4	48	30	19	2
5	49	30	19	2
6	49	30	19	2
7	50	29	20	2
8	50	29	20	2
9	50	28	20	2
10	51	28	19	2
11	51	28	19	2
12	51	28	19	2
13	53	28	18	1
14	53	28	18	1
15	54	28	17	1
16	54	28	17	1
17	54	29	16	1
18	54	29	16	1
19	55	29	15	1
20	55	29	15	1
21	56	29	14	1
22	55	30	14	1
23	56	30	13	1
24	57	30	12	1
25	57	30	12	1
26	58	30	11	1
27	58	30	11	1
28	59	29	11	1