Road Town weather in February

In February, Road Town sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 20 mm of rain across 6.7 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-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 82% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Road Town's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Road Town's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
1st coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:52 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
28%
1st clearest
Wind
26 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Road Town is capital of the British Virgin Islands.

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 Road Town reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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How February really feels in Road Town

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Road Town weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 24°288.8117.5
Feb25° / 24°206.711.47.8
Mar25° / 24°21611.98.0
Apr26° / 25°347.512.47.5
May27° / 25°7212.612.96.3
Jun28° / 26°5411.513.16.2
Jul28° / 26°7614.7135.9
Aug28° / 27°9416.112.65.4
Sep28° / 27°1221712.15.0
Oct28° / 26°12617.111.65.4
Nov27° / 26°11715.911.15.8
Dec26° / 25°4610.910.97.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5937
6946
7946
8946
9946
10946
11946
12955
13955
14946
15946
16946
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269010
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289010

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Road Town gets around 20 mm of rain over 6.7 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
426
526
625
725
825
925
1025
1125
1225
1325
1425
1525
1625
1724
1824
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2123
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2322
2421
2521
2621
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2820

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1185833
2185833
3185833
4185833
5185833
6185833
7175933
8076033
9066232
10066232
11066232
12066331
13066430
14066529
15066628
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17066826
18176725
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20186724
21186823
22196723
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241106722
251106722
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271116622
281126522

Wind in February

Winds average 26 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 25 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
126breezy
226breezy
326breezy
426breezy
526breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:576:07
211.26:566:08
311.26:566:08
411.26:566:09
511.26:566:10
611.26:556:10
711.36:556:11
811.36:556:11
911.36:546:12
1011.36:546:12
1111.36:536:13
1211.36:536:13
1311.36:536:14
1411.46:526:14
1511.46:526:14
1611.46:516:15
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1911.46:506:16
2011.56:496:17
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2511.56:466:19
2611.66:456:19
2711.66:456:19
2811.66:446:20

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Road Town

In seasonPeak

None of Road Town's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Road Town sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Road Town's rainy season runs July–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Road Town sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Road Town?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Road Town in February

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

In February, Road Town sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 24°C. Worth packing: light clothes, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Road Town in February

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May27Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Road Town 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 Road Town peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 13UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Road Town 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 Road Town is worst in July — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.3× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1323 µg/m³Dec 235 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr9Good
May13Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Road Town?

Road Town sits at 18.4°N, 64.6°W, 9 m above sea level, in British Virgin Islands. The nearest listed city is Charlotte Amalie, 34 km away.

Topography around Road Town

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Road Town has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 447 m around an average of 123 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 523 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 514 m.

The land around Road Town is covered by trees (64%) and water (26%) within 3 km, water (86%) within 16 km, and water (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
447 m
16 km
523 m
80 km
514 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Charlotte Amalie 34 km · Saint Croix 79 km · Fajardo 109 km · Humacao 131 km · Carolina 141 km · Trujillo Alto 147 km · Caguas 152 km · San Juan 157 km

British Virgin Islands travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
110 V · 60 Hz
Homicide rate
8.2
per 100k, 2006
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 70%Roman Catholic 9%none 8%other 6%

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 Road Town (18.4269°, -64.6208°, 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. 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).