Sunbury weather in February

In February, Sunbury sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 47 mm of rain across 6.1 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Sunbury's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sunbury's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:52 AM – 8:19 PM
Cloud cover
49%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Sunbury is town in Victoria, 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 25°C through the month.

A typical February day in Sunbury reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°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 32°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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Sunbury weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 12°536.514.37.6
Feb25° / 12°476.113.47.6
Mar22° / 11°335.312.37.5
Apr18° / 416.411.16.4
May15° / 387.6104.5
Jun12° / 4699.53.1
Jul11° / 389.19.72.8
Aug12° / 4910.110.63.3
Sep15° / 5610.511.74.4
Oct18° / 629.5135.8
Nov21° / 648.9146.5
Dec23° / 10°617.714.57.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55842
65842
75842
85842
95842
105842
115842
125842
135842
145842
155842
165842
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225941
235941
245941
255941
265941
275842
285842

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Sunbury gets around 47 mm of rain over 6.1 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 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
123
224
324
424
524
624
723
823
923
1023
1123
1223
1322
1422
1522
1622
1721
1821
1921
2021
2120
2220
2320
2420
2520
2619
2719
2819

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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1682192
2682192
3682192
4682192
5682192
6682192
7682192
8682192
9692191
10692191
11692191
12692191
13702181
14712081
15702181
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17702181
18712171
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23732061
24732061
25742060
26742060
27751960
28751960

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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 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 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 8:32 PM to 8:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.96:378:32
213.96:388:31
313.86:398:30
413.86:418:30
513.86:428:29
613.86:438:28
713.76:448:27
813.76:458:26
913.76:468:25
1013.66:478:24
1113.66:488:23
1213.56:498:22
1313.56:508:21
1413.56:518:20
1513.46:528:19
1613.46:548:18
1713.46:558:17
1813.36:568:16
1913.36:578:14
2013.36:588:13
2113.26:598:12
2213.27:008:11
2313.17:018:09
2413.17:028:08
2513.17:038:07
2613.07:048:06
2713.07:058:04
2812.97:068:03

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 6.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Sunbury

In seasonPeak

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

Sunbury 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 Sunbury?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sunbury in February

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

In February, Sunbury sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Sunbury 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 36 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 15 to Mar 11 — about 1.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar20Cool
Apr18Cool
May15Cool
Jun13Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug11Bracing
Sep12Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov17Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Sunbury 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 Sunbury peaks around December 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateModerateVery highExtremeDec 19UV 12Jun 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Sunbury?

Sunbury sits at 37.6°S, 144.7°E, 220 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Hillside, 13 km away.

Topography around Sunbury

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sunbury has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m around an average of 234 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 609 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,151 m.

The land around Sunbury is covered by artificial surfaces (37%), grassland (34%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
236 m
16 km
609 m
80 km
1,151 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Hillside 13 km · Greenvale 14 km · Taylors Lakes 14 km · Taylors Hill 15 km · Caroline Springs 18 km · Roxburgh Park 18 km · Saint Albans 19 km · St Albans 20 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 Sunbury (-37.5774°, 144.7261°, elevation 220 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).