Scarborough weather in February

In February, Scarborough sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 17 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in February, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of February to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Scarborough's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Scarborough's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:57 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
24%
2nd clearest
Wind
20 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Scarborough is suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

Density
3,593/km²
people per km²

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 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in Scarborough reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 34°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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Scarborough weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°171.813.87.4
Feb29° / 20°171.513.27.2
Mar27° / 19°182.312.27.8
Apr24° / 16°244.111.28.1
May21° / 14°677.810.47.1
Jun18° / 12°9810.7106.1
Jul17° / 11°10212.510.15.5
Aug18° / 11°8911.110.85.8
Sep19° / 12°558.511.86.5
Oct21° / 13°274.712.87.6
Nov24° / 16°193.713.68.4
Dec27° / 18°91.6148.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Scarborough gets around 17 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
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37
47
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the comfortable band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
133322771
233322771
334312771
433312871
533312871
633312871
733312971
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Wind in February

Winds average 20 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 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 42 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 6:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:447:17
213.55:457:16
313.55:467:15
413.55:477:15
513.45:487:14
613.45:497:14
713.45:507:13
813.45:517:12
913.35:517:11
1013.35:527:11
1113.35:537:10
1213.25:547:09
1313.25:557:08
1413.25:567:07
1513.25:577:06
1613.15:587:06
1713.15:587:05
1813.15:597:04
1913.06:007:03
2013.06:017:02
2113.06:027:01
2213.06:037:00
2312.96:036:59
2412.96:046:58
2512.96:056:57
2612.86:066:56
2712.86:076:54
2812.86:076:53

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 7.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.58 kWh/m² to a high of 8.43 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 7.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.9Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Scarborough

In seasonPeak

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

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

Scarborough's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Scarborough?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
9.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Scarborough in February

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

In February, Scarborough sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Scarborough in February

The nearest coast averages about 22°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 22°C and coldest in September near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Nov 22 to Jul 12 — about 7.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr22Refreshing
May22Refreshing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul20Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep19Cool
Oct19Cool
Nov20Cool
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Scarborough 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 Scarborough peaks around December 24 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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateVery highExtremeDec 24UV 13Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep8Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Scarborough?

Scarborough sits at 31.9°S, 115.8°E, 9 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Duncraig, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Scarborough

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Scarborough has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 567 m.

The land around Scarborough is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and water (32%) within 3 km, water (48%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
567 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Duncraig 7.0 km · Dianella 10 km · Perth 11 km · Landsdale 14 km · Morley 14 km · Ballajura 14 km · Willetton 21 km · Canning Vale 23 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 Scarborough (-31.8958°, 115.7643°, elevation 9 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).