Bandar Seri Begawan weather in February

In February, Bandar Seri Begawan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 105 mm of rain across 13.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Bandar Seri Begawan's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bandar Seri Begawan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
25°
5th coldest
Rainfall
105 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:40 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
79%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Bandar Seri Begawan is capital and largest city of Brunei.

Founded
1906

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 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Bandar Seri Begawan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Bandar Seri Begawan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 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
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bandar Seri Begawan weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 25°16219.211.73.8
Feb30° / 25°10513.311.84.2
Mar31° / 25°9115.8123.8
Apr32° / 25°13119.512.13.1
May32° / 26°14821.512.22.9
Jun31° / 25°18519.812.33.1
Jul31° / 25°17921.112.33.1
Aug31° / 25°18221.312.23.1
Sep31° / 25°19623.2122.9
Oct30° / 25°25426.911.92.8
Nov30° / 25°2322611.82.8
Dec30° / 25°22224.711.73.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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

Any precipitation

Bandar Seri Begawan gets around 105 mm of rain over 13.3 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 48% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
115445
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Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.77 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Bandar Seri Begawan

In seasonPeak

In February, Bandar Seri Begawan sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bandar Seri Begawan sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is February a good time to visit Bandar Seri Begawan?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Bandar Seri Begawan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bandar Seri Begawan in February

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

In February, Bandar Seri Begawan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bandar Seri Begawan in February

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 21 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Bandar Seri Begawan in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bandar Seri Begawan peaks around February 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 14Dec 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Bandar Seri Begawan 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 Bandar Seri Begawan is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1417 µg/m³Dec 109 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bandar Seri Begawan?

Bandar Seri Begawan sits at 4.9°N, 114.9°E, 10 m above sea level, in Brunei. The nearest listed city is Sengkurong, 12 km away.

SengkurongMentiriLimbangSerasaMuaraBangarTutongLawas

Topography around Bandar Seri Begawan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bandar Seri Begawan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,796 m.

The land around Bandar Seri Begawan is covered by trees (55%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and water (25%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
145 m
16 km
198 m
80 km
1,796 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
February weather nearby: Sengkurong 12 km · Mentiri 13 km · Limbang 17 km · Serasa 19 km · Muara 21 km · Bangar 25 km · Tutong 34 km · Lawas 52 km

Brunei travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$32,235
2025
Homicide rate
0.5
per 100k, 2013
Road deaths
7.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 82%Christian 7%Buddhist 6%other 5%

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 Bandar Seri Begawan (4.8903°, 114.9401°, elevation 10 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).