Sydney weather in February

In February, Sydney sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 111 mm of precipitation across 11.2 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of February to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Sydney's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sydney's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -2°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: -9°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 111 mm; 11.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 hours; 7:14 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover: 78%; 10th clearest
Wind: 20 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 2.38 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Sydney is community in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 5.6 µg/m³ · 2015
Density: 3,601/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1785

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 -2°C through the month.

A typical February day in Sydney reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -8°C and 5°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 3°C cooler 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)	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
Avg low (°C)	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7

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

How February really feels in Sydney

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Sydney weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-1° / -7°	118	12.9	11	8.8	0.0
Feb	-2° / -9°	111	11.2	9.7	10	0.0
Mar	1° / -5°	108	12.4	8.3	11.6	0.0
Apr	6° / -1°	106	12.3	4.9	13.3	0.4
May	11° / 4°	86	11.7	0.5	14.7	2.4
Jun	16° / 10°	89	11	0	15.5	4.8
Jul	21° / 15°	85	10.5	0	15.2	6.3
Aug	22° / 16°	89	10.9	0	14	6.4
Sep	18° / 12°	104	10.5	0	12.3	5.6
Oct	12° / 8°	131	12.3	0.2	10.7	3.1
Nov	7° / 3°	124	12.7	2.4	9.2	0.9
Dec	2° / -2°	139	14.1	9.5	8.5	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 79%.

	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 (%)	18	18	19	19	20	19	19	20	19	19	20	20	21	21	22	22	22	22	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	23	23	24
Cloudier (%)	82	82	81	81	80	81	81	80	81	81	80	80	79	79	78	78	78	78	79	78	78	77	77	76	76	77	77	76

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	20	80
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	20	80
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	21	79
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	24	76

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Sydney gets around 111 mm of rain and snow over 11.2 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

	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 (%)	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40
Snow chance (%)	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	31	31

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	35
2	41	36
3	41	36
4	41	36
5	41	36
6	41	36
7	40	36
8	40	36
9	40	35
10	40	35
11	39	34
12	39	34
13	39	34
14	39	34
15	39	33
16	39	33
17	39	33
18	39	33
19	39	33
20	39	33
21	39	33
22	39	32
23	40	32
24	40	32
25	40	32
26	40	32
27	40	31
28	40	31

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 100% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 20 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 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)	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	21	breezy
2	21	breezy
3	20	breezy
4	20	breezy
5	20	breezy
6	20	breezy
7	20	breezy
8	20	breezy
9	20	breezy
10	20	breezy
11	20	breezy
12	20	breezy
13	20	breezy
14	20	breezy
15	20	breezy
16	20	breezy
17	20	breezy
18	20	breezy
19	20	breezy
20	20	breezy
21	20	breezy
22	20	breezy
23	20	breezy
24	20	breezy
25	20	light breeze
26	20	light breeze
27	20	light breeze
28	20	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of February to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:32 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 4:56 PM to 5:36 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)	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:21	7:20	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:14	7:13	7:11	7:09	7:08	7:06	7:05	7:03	7:01	7:00	6:58	6:56	6:54	6:53
Sunset (PM)	4:56	4:57	4:59	5:00	5:02	5:03	5:05	5:06	5:08	5:09	5:11	5:12	5:14	5:15	5:17	5:18	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:24	5:25	5:27	5:28	5:30	5:31	5:33	5:34	5:36

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.4	7:32	4:56
2	9.4	7:31	4:57
3	9.5	7:30	4:59
4	9.5	7:29	5:00
5	9.6	7:28	5:02
6	9.6	7:27	5:03
7	9.7	7:25	5:05
8	9.7	7:24	5:06
9	9.8	7:23	5:08
10	9.8	7:21	5:09
11	9.8	7:20	5:11
12	9.9	7:18	5:12
13	9.9	7:17	5:14
14	10.0	7:16	5:15
15	10.0	7:14	5:17
16	10.1	7:13	5:18
17	10.1	7:11	5:20
18	10.2	7:09	5:21
19	10.2	7:08	5:22
20	10.3	7:06	5:24
21	10.3	7:05	5:25
22	10.4	7:03	5:27
23	10.5	7:01	5:28
24	10.5	7:00	5:30
25	10.6	6:58	5:31
26	10.6	6:56	5:33
27	10.7	6:54	5:34
28	10.7	6:53	5:36

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.38 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)	1.8	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.8	Dim
2	1.9	Dim
3	1.9	Dim
4	2.0	Dim
5	2.0	Moderate
6	2.0	Moderate
7	2.1	Moderate
8	2.1	Moderate
9	2.2	Moderate
10	2.2	Moderate
11	2.3	Moderate
12	2.3	Moderate
13	2.3	Moderate
14	2.4	Moderate
15	2.4	Moderate
16	2.4	Moderate
17	2.5	Moderate
18	2.5	Moderate
19	2.5	Moderate
20	2.6	Moderate
21	2.6	Moderate
22	2.7	Moderate
23	2.7	Moderate
24	2.7	Moderate
25	2.8	Moderate
26	2.8	Moderate
27	2.9	Moderate
28	2.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Sydney?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sydney.

What to pack for Sydney in February

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

In February, Sydney sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Sydney in February

The nearest coast averages about -0°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 27 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in March near -0°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)	1	0	0	1	4	9	16	19	16	12	8	4
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	1	Bracing
Feb	0	Bracing
Mar	0	Bracing
Apr	1	Bracing
May	4	Bracing
Jun	9	Bracing
Jul	16	Cool
Aug	19	Cool
Sep	16	Cool
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	8	Bracing
Dec	4	Bracing

UV index in Sydney in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sydney peaks around June 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	5	7	9	8	5	5	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	5	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Sydney?

Sydney sits at 46.1°N, 60.2°W, 6 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Glace Bay, 19 km away.

Topography around Sydney

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sydney has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 535 m.

The land around Sydney is covered by trees (34%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and water (53%) and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km

90 m

trees 34%

16 km

200 m

trees 66%

80 km

535 m

water 53%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: Glace Bay 19 km · New Glasgow 201 km · Charlottetown 227 km · Cole Harbour 304 km · Woodlawn 307 km · Dartmouth 311 km · Lower Sackville 312 km · Downtown Halifax 312 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 83% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $55,698; 2025
Happiness: 6.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 97%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 5.3; 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 Sydney (46.1351°, -60.1831°, elevation 6 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	-2	-9
2	-2	-9
3	-2	-9
4	-2	-9
5	-2	-9
6	-2	-9
7	-2	-9
8	-2	-9
9	-2	-9
10	-2	-9
11	-2	-9
12	-2	-9
13	-2	-9
14	-2	-9
15	-2	-9
16	-2	-9
17	-1	-8
18	-1	-8
19	-1	-8
20	-1	-8
21	-1	-8
22	-1	-8
23	-1	-8
24	-1	-8
25	-1	-8
26	-1	-7
27	-1	-7
28	-1	-7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	20	80
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	20	80
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	21	79
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	24	76

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	35
2	41	36
3	41	36
4	41	36
5	41	36
6	41	36
7	40	36
8	40	36
9	40	35
10	40	35
11	39	34
12	39	34
13	39	34
14	39	34
15	39	33
16	39	33
17	39	33
18	39	33
19	39	33
20	39	33
21	39	33
22	39	32
23	40	32
24	40	32
25	40	32
26	40	32
27	40	31
28	40	31

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	20	80
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	20	80
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	21	79
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	24	76

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	35
2	41	36
3	41	36
4	41	36
5	41	36
6	41	36
7	40	36
8	40	36
9	40	35
10	40	35
11	39	34
12	39	34
13	39	34
14	39	34
15	39	33
16	39	33
17	39	33
18	39	33
19	39	33
20	39	33
21	39	33
22	39	32
23	40	32
24	40	32
25	40	32
26	40	32
27	40	31
28	40	31

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	20	80
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	20	80
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	21	79
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	24	76

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	35
2	41	36
3	41	36
4	41	36
5	41	36
6	41	36
7	40	36
8	40	36
9	40	35
10	40	35
11	39	34
12	39	34
13	39	34
14	39	34
15	39	33
16	39	33
17	39	33
18	39	33
19	39	33
20	39	33
21	39	33
22	39	32
23	40	32
24	40	32
25	40	32
26	40	32
27	40	31
28	40	31

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100