Warrnambool weather in February

In February, Warrnambool sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 31 mm of rain across 4.8 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 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Warrnambool's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Warrnambool's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 31 mm; 4.8 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 30 min; 7:00 AM – 8:29 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 18 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.93 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.2; out of 10

Warrnambool is city in Victoria, Australia.

Founded: 1855

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 21°C through the month.

A typical February day in Warrnambool reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°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)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

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

Warrnambool 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	21° / 14°	46	5.9	14.4	7.2
Feb	21° / 15°	31	4.8	13.5	7.2
Mar	20° / 14°	40	6.8	12.3	6.7
Apr	18° / 13°	54	8.9	11	5.7
May	15° / 11°	74	11.6	9.9	4.5
Jun	14° / 10°	86	12.8	9.4	3.5
Jul	13° / 9°	99	14.4	9.6	3.2
Aug	13° / 9°	113	15.4	10.5	3.3
Sep	15° / 10°	88	14.3	11.7	3.9
Oct	16° / 10°	65	10.9	13	4.8
Nov	18° / 12°	61	9.1	14.1	5.7
Dec	19° / 13°	52	8.2	14.6	6.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

	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 (%)	53	52	53	52	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	48
Cloudier (%)	47	48	47	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	52

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	52	48
3	53	47
4	52	48
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	48	52

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Warrnambool gets around 31 mm of rain over 4.8 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 18% and peaks near 19% 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 (%)	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

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

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 57% 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 (%)	54	54	55	54	54	54	55	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	59	58	59	59	60	60	60	61	61	61	62
Comfortable (%)	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Humid (%)	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	8
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	54	34	11	1
2	54	34	11	1
3	55	33	11	1
4	54	33	12	1
5	54	33	12	1
6	54	33	12	1
7	55	32	12	1
8	54	32	13	1
9	54	32	13	1
10	55	31	13	1
11	55	31	13	1
12	56	30	13	1
13	56	30	13	1
14	57	29	13	1
15	57	29	13	1
16	57	29	13	1
17	57	29	13	1
18	59	29	12	0
19	58	30	12	0
20	59	30	11	0
21	59	30	11	0
22	60	30	10	0
23	60	30	10	0
24	60	30	10	0
25	61	30	9	0
26	61	30	9	0
27	61	30	9	0
28	62	30	8	0

Wind in February

Winds average 18 km/h in February.

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

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 6:44 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 8:43 PM to 8:13 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)	14.0	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	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:44	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14
Sunset (PM)	8:43	8:42	8:41	8:40	8:39	8:38	8:37	8:37	8:36	8:35	8:34	8:32	8:31	8:30	8:29	8:28	8:27	8:26	8:24	8:23	8:22	8:21	8:19	8:18	8:17	8:15	8:14	8:13

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.0	6:44	8:43
2	13.9	6:46	8:42
3	13.9	6:47	8:41
4	13.9	6:48	8:40
5	13.8	6:49	8:39
6	13.8	6:50	8:38
7	13.8	6:51	8:37
8	13.7	6:52	8:37
9	13.7	6:53	8:36
10	13.7	6:55	8:35
11	13.6	6:56	8:34
12	13.6	6:57	8:32
13	13.6	6:58	8:31
14	13.5	6:59	8:30
15	13.5	7:00	8:29
16	13.4	7:01	8:28
17	13.4	7:02	8:27
18	13.4	7:03	8:26
19	13.3	7:05	8:24
20	13.3	7:06	8:23
21	13.3	7:07	8:22
22	13.2	7:08	8:21
23	13.2	7:09	8:19
24	13.1	7:10	8:18
25	13.1	7:11	8:17
26	13.1	7:12	8:15
27	13.0	7:13	8:14
28	13.0	7:14	8:13

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.96 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 5.93 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)	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.4	Intense
2	6.4	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.0	Intense
12	6.0	Intense
13	6.0	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Warrnambool?

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

7.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Warrnambool in February

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

In February, Warrnambool sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Warrnambool 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 offshore 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)	18	18	17	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	15	16
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool

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

UV index in Warrnambool 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 Warrnambool 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 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	10	8	5	2	2	2	3	4	7	9	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	10	Extreme
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	5	Moderate
May	2	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	2	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	7	High
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Warrnambool?

Warrnambool sits at 38.4°S, 142.5°E, 24 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Ballarat, 150 km away.

Topography around Warrnambool

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Warrnambool has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 426 m.

The land around Warrnambool is covered by grassland (37%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, water (44%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

51 m

grassland 37%

16 km

103 m

water 44%

80 km

426 m

grassland 50%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: Ballarat 150 km · Torquay 160 km · Highton 161 km · Mount Gambier 162 km · Geelong 166 km · Corio 169 km · Lara 172 km · Horsham 187 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 Warrnambool (-38.3818°, 142.488°, elevation 24 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	52	48
3	53	47
4	52	48
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	48	52

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	54	34	11	1
2	54	34	11	1
3	55	33	11	1
4	54	33	12	1
5	54	33	12	1
6	54	33	12	1
7	55	32	12	1
8	54	32	13	1
9	54	32	13	1
10	55	31	13	1
11	55	31	13	1
12	56	30	13	1
13	56	30	13	1
14	57	29	13	1
15	57	29	13	1
16	57	29	13	1
17	57	29	13	1
18	59	29	12	0
19	58	30	12	0
20	59	30	11	0
21	59	30	11	0
22	60	30	10	0
23	60	30	10	0
24	60	30	10	0
25	61	30	9	0
26	61	30	9	0
27	61	30	9	0
28	62	30	8	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	52	48
3	53	47
4	52	48
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	48	52

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	54	34	11	1
2	54	34	11	1
3	55	33	11	1
4	54	33	12	1
5	54	33	12	1
6	54	33	12	1
7	55	32	12	1
8	54	32	13	1
9	54	32	13	1
10	55	31	13	1
11	55	31	13	1
12	56	30	13	1
13	56	30	13	1
14	57	29	13	1
15	57	29	13	1
16	57	29	13	1
17	57	29	13	1
18	59	29	12	0
19	58	30	12	0
20	59	30	11	0
21	59	30	11	0
22	60	30	10	0
23	60	30	10	0
24	60	30	10	0
25	61	30	9	0
26	61	30	9	0
27	61	30	9	0
28	62	30	8	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	52	48
3	53	47
4	52	48
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	48	52

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	54	34	11	1
2	54	34	11	1
3	55	33	11	1
4	54	33	12	1
5	54	33	12	1
6	54	33	12	1
7	55	32	12	1
8	54	32	13	1
9	54	32	13	1
10	55	31	13	1
11	55	31	13	1
12	56	30	13	1
13	56	30	13	1
14	57	29	13	1
15	57	29	13	1
16	57	29	13	1
17	57	29	13	1
18	59	29	12	0
19	58	30	12	0
20	59	30	11	0
21	59	30	11	0
22	60	30	10	0
23	60	30	10	0
24	60	30	10	0
25	61	30	9	0
26	61	30	9	0
27	61	30	9	0
28	62	30	8	0