Kunming weather in February

In February, Kunming sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 30 mm of precipitation across 5.3 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Kunming's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kunming's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 30 mm; 5.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 06 min; 7:50 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover: 36%; 1st clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.5; out of 10

Kunming is capital of Yunnan province, China.

Air quality: High; PM2.5 29.9 µg/m³ · 2018
Density: 183/km²; people per km²

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

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical February day in Kunming reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 4°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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8

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

Kunming weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 5°	35	5.4	1	10.6	5.1
Feb	17° / 6°	30	5.3	0.5	11.1	6.5
Mar	21° / 10°	42	6.7	0.3	11.8	7.3
Apr	24° / 13°	69	9.4	0	12.6	7.2
May	24° / 16°	139	15.1	0	13.2	6.2
Jun	24° / 17°	278	23.8	0	13.5	4.4
Jul	24° / 18°	274	26.6	0	13.4	4.1
Aug	24° / 17°	238	24.9	0	12.9	4.4
Sep	22° / 16°	165	20.3	0	12.2	4.8
Oct	20° / 13°	113	16.2	0	11.4	5.4
Nov	17° / 8°	34	6.3	0.1	10.8	6.2
Dec	15° / 5°	24	4.5	0.7	10.5	5.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

	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 (%)	72	72	73	73	73	73	75	75	76	76	76	77	76	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	78	78	78
Cloudier (%)	28	28	27	27	27	27	25	25	24	24	24	23	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	77	23
13	76	24
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Kunming gets around 30 mm of rain and snow over 5.3 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 18% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings 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 (%)	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	19	19	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Snow chance (%)	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2

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

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 14 km/h in February.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:57 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 7:05 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)	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:57	7:57	7:56	7:56	7:56	7:55	7:55	7:54	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:52	7:51	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:48	7:47	7:46	7:46	7:45	7:44	7:43	7:42	7:41	7:41	7:40
Sunset (PM)	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:05	7:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	7:57	6:48
2	10.9	7:57	6:49
3	10.9	7:56	6:49
4	10.9	7:56	6:50
5	10.9	7:56	6:51
6	10.9	7:55	6:52
7	11.0	7:55	6:52
8	11.0	7:54	6:53
9	11.0	7:54	6:54
10	11.0	7:53	6:54
11	11.0	7:52	6:55
12	11.1	7:52	6:56
13	11.1	7:51	6:56
14	11.1	7:51	6:57
15	11.1	7:50	6:58
16	11.2	7:49	6:58
17	11.2	7:48	6:59
18	11.2	7:48	6:59
19	11.2	7:47	7:00
20	11.2	7:46	7:01
21	11.3	7:46	7:01
22	11.3	7:45	7:02
23	11.3	7:44	7:02
24	11.3	7:43	7:03
25	11.4	7:42	7:04
26	11.4	7:41	7:04
27	11.4	7:41	7:05
28	11.4	7:40	7:05

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 4.66 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)	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.1	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Kunming

In seasonPeak

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

Kunming sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Kunming's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Kunming?

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

6.5

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

1.7

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Kunming for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kunming in February

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

In February, Kunming sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Kunming in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kunming peaks around July 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 6 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	6	8	11	11	12	13	13	12	10	9	8	6
Level	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	6	High
Feb	8	Very high
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	6	High

Air quality in Kunming 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 Kunming is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Kunming's WHO annual average of 29.9 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	29	30	35	34	28	24	26	29	31	31	32	30
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	29	Moderate
Feb	30	Moderate
Mar	35	Moderate
Apr	34	Moderate
May	28	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	26	Moderate
Aug	29	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	32	Moderate
Dec	30	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Kunming?

Kunming sits at 25.0°N, 102.7°E, 1,895 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Dali, 259 km away.

Topography around Kunming

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kunming has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 1,899 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 665 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,814 m.

The land around Kunming is covered by artificial surfaces (88%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

56 m

artificial surfaces 88%

16 km

665 m

trees 42%

80 km

1,814 m

trees 59%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Dali 259 km · Lai Châu 303 km · Lào Cai 311 km · Sapa 321 km · Lijiang 322 km · Hà Giang 337 km · Thị Trấn Phố Lu 337 km · Mường Lay 341 km

China travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / I; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 47% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $13,862; 2025
Happiness: 6.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 0.5; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 17.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 464
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 Kunming (25.0389°, 102.7183°, elevation 1,895 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). 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	77	23
13	76	24
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	77	23
13	76	24
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	77	23
13	76	24
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22

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

	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