Torquay weather in February

In February, Torquay sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 34 mm of rain across 4.8 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of February to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Torquay's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Torquay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
4.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:53 AM – 8:22 PM
Cloud cover
56%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Torquay 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 23°C through the month.

A typical February day in Torquay reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C warmer than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Torquay weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 15°385.414.47.5
Feb23° / 15°344.813.57.5
Mar21° / 14°264.612.37.3
Apr19° / 12°335.8116.4
May16° / 10°327.19.95.1
Jun14° / 408.49.43.9
Jul13° / 379.39.63.6
Aug14° / 409.810.53.9
Sep15° / 4910.111.74.5
Oct17° / 10°508.9135.5
Nov19° / 11°558.114.16.2
Dec21° / 13°426.914.66.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
35149
45050
55050
64951
74951
85050
94951
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Torquay gets around 34 mm of rain over 4.8 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 17% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
118
219
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419
519
619
719
819
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2016
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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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14532193
24632203
34632203
44631193
54631193
64631193
74631194
84631194
94632194
104632184
114632184
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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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours 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 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 8:35 PM to 8:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.06:378:35
213.96:388:34
313.96:398:34
413.96:418:33
513.86:428:32
613.86:438:31
713.86:448:30
813.76:458:29
913.76:468:28
1013.76:478:27
1113.66:488:26
1213.66:508:25
1313.66:518:24
1413.56:528:23
1513.56:538:22
1613.46:548:21
1713.46:558:19
1813.46:568:18
1913.36:578:17
2013.36:588:16
2113.36:598:15
2213.27:008:13
2313.27:028:12
2413.17:038:11
2513.17:048:09
2613.17:058:08
2713.07:068:07
2813.07:078:05

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 5.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.8Bright
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205.8Bright
215.7Bright
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245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.4Bright
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Torquay?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Torquay for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Torquay in February

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

In February, Torquay sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Torquay in February

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 19°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

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

12°14°16°18°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr17Cool
May16Cool
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov15Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Torquay 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 Torquay peaks around December 19 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 19UV 12Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Torquay?

Torquay sits at 38.3°S, 144.3°E, 20 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Highton, 18 km away.

Topography around Torquay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Torquay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 699 m.

The land around Torquay is covered by water (45%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, water (46%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and water (40%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
206 m
80 km
699 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Highton 18 km · Geelong 21 km · Corio 28 km · Lara 35 km · Wyndham Vale 55 km · Werribee 56 km · Point Cook 59 km · Hoppers Crossing 60 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 Torquay (-38.3308°, 144.3264°, elevation 20 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. 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).