West Island weather in February

In February, West Island sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 177 mm of rain across 15.6 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of February to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is West Island's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see West Island's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 177 mm; 15.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 6:05 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 11th clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 6.2 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.4; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in West Island reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with 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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

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

West Island weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 26°	114	13.3	12.6	6.0
Feb	27° / 26°	177	15.6	12.4	5.4
Mar	28° / 26°	201	20.6	12.1	4.9
Apr	28° / 26°	196	20.2	11.7	4.9
May	27° / 26°	132	18.7	11.4	5.3
Jun	27° / 26°	133	17.3	11.3	5.4
Jul	26° / 25°	120	17.6	11.4	5.6
Aug	26° / 25°	62	14.1	11.6	6.2
Sep	26° / 25°	58	8.7	11.9	6.9
Oct	26° / 25°	48	7	12.3	7.2
Nov	26° / 25°	94	8.2	12.6	6.9
Dec	27° / 26°	112	10.5	12.7	6.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 51%.

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

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

West Island gets around 177 mm of rain over 15.6 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 56% and peaks near 57% 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 (%)	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	57
2	57
3	57
4	57
5	57
6	57
7	57
8	57
9	57
10	57
11	57
12	56
13	56
14	56
15	56
16	55
17	55
18	55
19	54
20	54
21	54
22	54
23	55
24	55
25	55
26	56
27	56
28	57

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	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
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Muggy (%)	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6
Oppressive (%)	75	74	73	74	73	71	71	70	69	70	69	68	68	68	68	68	68	69	69	70	70	71	72	72	73	74	74	74
Miserable (%)	14	15	16	16	17	18	18	19	20	20	21	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	20

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	11	75	14
2	0	11	74	15
3	0	11	73	16
4	0	10	74	16
5	0	10	73	17
6	1	10	71	18
7	1	10	71	18
8	1	10	70	19
9	1	10	69	20
10	1	9	70	20
11	1	9	69	21
12	1	9	68	22
13	1	9	68	22
14	0	9	68	23
15	0	9	68	23
16	0	9	68	23
17	0	9	68	23
18	0	8	69	23
19	0	8	69	23
20	0	8	70	22
21	0	8	70	22
22	0	8	71	21
23	0	7	72	21
24	0	7	72	21
25	0	7	73	20
26	0	6	74	20
27	0	6	74	20
28	0	6	74	20

Wind in February

Winds average 19 km/h in February, the calmest month.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 19 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)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	19	light breeze
2	19	light breeze
3	19	light breeze
4	19	light breeze
5	19	light breeze
6	19	light breeze
7	19	light breeze
8	19	light breeze
9	19	light breeze
10	19	light breeze
11	19	light breeze
12	19	light breeze
13	19	light breeze
14	19	light breeze
15	19	light breeze
16	19	light breeze
17	19	light breeze
18	19	light breeze
19	19	light breeze
20	19	light breeze
21	19	light breeze
22	19	light breeze
23	19	light breeze
24	19	light breeze
25	19	light breeze
26	19	light breeze
27	19	light breeze
28	19	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of February to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:24 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)	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08
Sunset (PM)	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:00	6:32
2	12.5	6:01	6:32
3	12.5	6:01	6:32
4	12.5	6:02	6:32
5	12.5	6:02	6:32
6	12.5	6:02	6:32
7	12.5	6:03	6:31
8	12.5	6:03	6:31
9	12.5	6:03	6:31
10	12.4	6:04	6:31
11	12.4	6:04	6:30
12	12.4	6:04	6:30
13	12.4	6:05	6:30
14	12.4	6:05	6:30
15	12.4	6:05	6:29
16	12.4	6:06	6:29
17	12.4	6:06	6:29
18	12.4	6:06	6:28
19	12.4	6:06	6:28
20	12.4	6:07	6:28
21	12.3	6:07	6:27
22	12.3	6:07	6:27
23	12.3	6:07	6:26
24	12.3	6:07	6:26
25	12.3	6:08	6:25
26	12.3	6:08	6:25
27	12.3	6:08	6:25
28	12.3	6:08	6:24

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 6.2 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)	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.3	Intense
2	6.3	Intense
3	6.2	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.2	Intense
9	6.2	Intense
10	6.2	Intense
11	6.2	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.2	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.2	Intense
23	6.2	Intense
24	6.2	Intense
25	6.2	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.2	Intense
28	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit West Island?

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

5.4

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

5.6

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit West Island for sightseeing.

What to pack for West Island in February

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

In February, West Island sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near West Island 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 offshore is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in September near 27°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	28	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Tropical
Feb	28	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	28	Tropical
Jun	28	Warm
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	27	Warm
Dec	27	Warm

UV index in West Island in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in West Island peaks around January 24 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 9 (very 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)	15	15	15	12	10	9	10	11	13	14	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is West Island?

West Island sits at 12.2°S, 96.8°E, 12 m above sea level, in Cocos Islands. The nearest listed city is Flying Fish Cove, 985 km away.

Topography around West Island

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around West Island has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m.

3 km

18 m

16 km

18 m

80 km

15 m

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

February weather nearby: Flying Fish Cove 985 km · Bengkulu 1,105 km · Pagar Alam 1,148 km · Curup 1,152 km · Labuan 1,179 km · Lubuklinggau 1,189 km · Lahat 1,189 km · Bandar Lampung 1,191 km

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for West Island (-12.1568°, 96.8225°, elevation 12 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	27	26
2	27	26
3	27	26
4	27	26
5	27	26
6	27	26
7	27	26
8	27	26
9	27	26
10	27	26
11	27	26
12	27	26
13	27	26
14	27	26
15	27	26
16	27	26
17	27	26
18	27	26
19	27	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	57
2	57
3	57
4	57
5	57
6	57
7	57
8	57
9	57
10	57
11	57
12	56
13	56
14	56
15	56
16	55
17	55
18	55
19	54
20	54
21	54
22	54
23	55
24	55
25	55
26	56
27	56
28	57

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	11	75	14
2	0	11	74	15
3	0	11	73	16
4	0	10	74	16
5	0	10	73	17
6	1	10	71	18
7	1	10	71	18
8	1	10	70	19
9	1	10	69	20
10	1	9	70	20
11	1	9	69	21
12	1	9	68	22
13	1	9	68	22
14	0	9	68	23
15	0	9	68	23
16	0	9	68	23
17	0	9	68	23
18	0	8	69	23
19	0	8	69	23
20	0	8	70	22
21	0	8	70	22
22	0	8	71	21
23	0	7	72	21
24	0	7	72	21
25	0	7	73	20
26	0	6	74	20
27	0	6	74	20
28	0	6	74	20

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	57
2	57
3	57
4	57
5	57
6	57
7	57
8	57
9	57
10	57
11	57
12	56
13	56
14	56
15	56
16	55
17	55
18	55
19	54
20	54
21	54
22	54
23	55
24	55
25	55
26	56
27	56
28	57

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	11	75	14
2	0	11	74	15
3	0	11	73	16
4	0	10	74	16
5	0	10	73	17
6	1	10	71	18
7	1	10	71	18
8	1	10	70	19
9	1	10	69	20
10	1	9	70	20
11	1	9	69	21
12	1	9	68	22
13	1	9	68	22
14	0	9	68	23
15	0	9	68	23
16	0	9	68	23
17	0	9	68	23
18	0	8	69	23
19	0	8	69	23
20	0	8	70	22
21	0	8	70	22
22	0	8	71	21
23	0	7	72	21
24	0	7	72	21
25	0	7	73	20
26	0	6	74	20
27	0	6	74	20
28	0	6	74	20

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	57
2	57
3	57
4	57
5	57
6	57
7	57
8	57
9	57
10	57
11	57
12	56
13	56
14	56
15	56
16	55
17	55
18	55
19	54
20	54
21	54
22	54
23	55
24	55
25	55
26	56
27	56
28	57

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	11	75	14
2	0	11	74	15
3	0	11	73	16
4	0	10	74	16
5	0	10	73	17
6	1	10	71	18
7	1	10	71	18
8	1	10	70	19
9	1	10	69	20
10	1	9	70	20
11	1	9	69	21
12	1	9	68	22
13	1	9	68	22
14	0	9	68	23
15	0	9	68	23
16	0	9	68	23
17	0	9	68	23
18	0	8	69	23
19	0	8	69	23
20	0	8	70	22
21	0	8	70	22
22	0	8	71	21
23	0	7	72	21
24	0	7	72	21
25	0	7	73	20
26	0	6	74	20
27	0	6	74	20
28	0	6	74	20