Avarua weather in February

In February, Avarua sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 178 mm of rain across 17 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-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 24% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Avarua's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Avarua's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 178 mm; 17 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 6:32 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 11th clearest
Wind: 23 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 6.02 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.1; out of 10

Avarua is capital city of the Cook Islands.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in Avarua reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25

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

Avarua weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 25°	213	18.1	13.1	5.3
Feb	27° / 25°	178	17	12.7	5.1
Mar	27° / 25°	186	18.6	12.1	5.3
Apr	26° / 25°	153	15	11.5	5.8
May	25° / 24°	125	12.7	11	6.3
Jun	24° / 23°	64	8.2	10.7	7.1
Jul	23° / 22°	98	9.2	10.8	7.1
Aug	23° / 22°	72	8.3	11.3	7.1
Sep	23° / 22°	73	8.4	11.9	7.1
Oct	24° / 23°	87	8.8	12.5	7.0
Nov	25° / 24°	108	10.7	13	6.6
Dec	26° / 25°	189	14.5	13.3	5.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

	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 (%)	41	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	38	38	38	38	37	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38
Cloudier (%)	59	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	62	62	62	62	63	64	63	63	63	63	63	63	62	62	62

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	37	63
19	36	64
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Avarua gets around 178 mm of rain over 17 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 61% and peaks near 62% 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 (%)	61	61	61	61	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	60	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	61
3	61
4	61
5	61
6	62
7	62
8	62
9	62
10	62
11	62
12	61
13	61
14	61
15	61
16	61
17	61
18	61
19	60
20	60
21	60
22	60
23	59
24	59
25	59
26	59
27	60
28	60

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% 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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Muggy (%)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Oppressive (%)	73	73	72	72	72	71	71	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	73	73	74	74	75	75	76	76	76	76
Miserable (%)	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	12	73	14
2	1	12	73	14
3	1	12	72	15
4	1	12	72	15
5	1	12	72	15
6	1	12	71	16
7	1	12	71	16
8	1	11	72	16
9	1	11	71	17
10	1	11	71	17
11	1	11	71	17
12	1	11	71	17
13	1	11	71	17
14	2	10	71	17
15	2	10	71	17
16	2	10	72	16
17	2	10	72	16
18	2	10	72	16
19	2	10	73	15
20	2	10	73	15
21	2	10	74	14
22	2	10	74	14
23	2	10	75	13
24	2	10	75	13
25	2	10	76	12
26	2	10	76	12
27	2	10	76	12
28	2	10	76	12

Wind in February

Winds average 23 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 23 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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21
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	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 7:07 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)	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38
Sunset (PM)	7:21	7:21	7:21	7:20	7:20	7:20	7:19	7:19	7:18	7:18	7:17	7:17	7:16	7:16	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:08	7:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	6:24	7:21
2	12.9	6:25	7:21
3	12.9	6:25	7:21
4	12.9	6:26	7:20
5	12.9	6:26	7:20
6	12.9	6:27	7:20
7	12.9	6:28	7:19
8	12.8	6:28	7:19
9	12.8	6:29	7:18
10	12.8	6:29	7:18
11	12.8	6:30	7:17
12	12.8	6:30	7:17
13	12.8	6:31	7:16
14	12.7	6:31	7:16
15	12.7	6:32	7:15
16	12.7	6:33	7:15
17	12.7	6:33	7:14
18	12.7	6:34	7:14
19	12.7	6:34	7:13
20	12.6	6:35	7:12
21	12.6	6:35	7:12
22	12.6	6:35	7:11
23	12.6	6:36	7:10
24	12.6	6:36	7:10
25	12.5	6:37	7:09
26	12.5	6:37	7:08
27	12.5	6:38	7:08
28	12.5	6:38	7:07

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.56 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.02 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)	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.2	Intense
2	6.2	Intense
3	6.2	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.1	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.0	Intense
13	6.0	Intense
14	6.0	Intense
15	6.0	Bright
16	6.0	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Avarua?

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

5.1

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Avarua for sightseeing.

What to pack for Avarua in February

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

In February, Avarua sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a windbreaker. About 17 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Avarua 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 14 km away) is warmest in March at about 28°C and coldest in August near 24°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)	27	28	28	27	26	25	25	24	24	25	26	27
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	27	Warm
Feb	28	Warm
Mar	28	Warm
Apr	27	Warm
May	26	Warm
Jun	25	Warm
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	24	Warm
Sep	24	Warm
Oct	25	Warm
Nov	26	Warm
Dec	27	Warm

UV index in Avarua in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Avarua peaks around February 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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)	15	17	13	9	7	6	6	8	10	12	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	7	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Avarua?

Avarua sits at 21.2°S, 159.8°W, 7 m above sea level, in Cook Islands. The nearest listed city is Bora Bora, 994 km away.

Topography around Avarua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Avarua has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 440 m around an average of 65 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 495 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 478 m.

The land around Avarua is covered by trees (49%) and water (41%) within 3 km, water (92%) within 16 km, and water (98%) within 80 km.

3 km

440 m

trees 49%

16 km

495 m

water 92%

80 km

478 m

water 98%

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

February weather nearby: Bora Bora 994 km · Alofi 1,086 km · Moorea 1,120 km · Punaauia 1,138 km · Faaa 1,141 km · Papeete 1,146 km · Pago Pago 1,389 km · Apia 1,512 km

Cook Islands travel facts

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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 Avarua (-21.2075°, -159.7755°, elevation 7 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	25
2	27	25
3	27	25
4	27	25
5	27	25
6	27	25
7	27	25
8	27	25
9	27	25
10	27	25
11	27	25
12	27	25
13	27	25
14	27	25
15	27	25
16	27	25
17	27	25
18	27	26
19	27	26
20	27	26
21	27	26
22	27	26
23	27	26
24	27	26
25	27	26
26	27	26
27	27	26
28	27	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	37	63
19	36	64
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	61
3	61
4	61
5	61
6	62
7	62
8	62
9	62
10	62
11	62
12	61
13	61
14	61
15	61
16	61
17	61
18	61
19	60
20	60
21	60
22	60
23	59
24	59
25	59
26	59
27	60
28	60

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	12	73	14
2	1	12	73	14
3	1	12	72	15
4	1	12	72	15
5	1	12	72	15
6	1	12	71	16
7	1	12	71	16
8	1	11	72	16
9	1	11	71	17
10	1	11	71	17
11	1	11	71	17
12	1	11	71	17
13	1	11	71	17
14	2	10	71	17
15	2	10	71	17
16	2	10	72	16
17	2	10	72	16
18	2	10	72	16
19	2	10	73	15
20	2	10	73	15
21	2	10	74	14
22	2	10	74	14
23	2	10	75	13
24	2	10	75	13
25	2	10	76	12
26	2	10	76	12
27	2	10	76	12
28	2	10	76	12

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	37	63
19	36	64
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	61
3	61
4	61
5	61
6	62
7	62
8	62
9	62
10	62
11	62
12	61
13	61
14	61
15	61
16	61
17	61
18	61
19	60
20	60
21	60
22	60
23	59
24	59
25	59
26	59
27	60
28	60

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	12	73	14
2	1	12	73	14
3	1	12	72	15
4	1	12	72	15
5	1	12	72	15
6	1	12	71	16
7	1	12	71	16
8	1	11	72	16
9	1	11	71	17
10	1	11	71	17
11	1	11	71	17
12	1	11	71	17
13	1	11	71	17
14	2	10	71	17
15	2	10	71	17
16	2	10	72	16
17	2	10	72	16
18	2	10	72	16
19	2	10	73	15
20	2	10	73	15
21	2	10	74	14
22	2	10	74	14
23	2	10	75	13
24	2	10	75	13
25	2	10	76	12
26	2	10	76	12
27	2	10	76	12
28	2	10	76	12

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	37	63
19	36	64
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	61
3	61
4	61
5	61
6	62
7	62
8	62
9	62
10	62
11	62
12	61
13	61
14	61
15	61
16	61
17	61
18	61
19	60
20	60
21	60
22	60
23	59
24	59
25	59
26	59
27	60
28	60

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	12	73	14
2	1	12	73	14
3	1	12	72	15
4	1	12	72	15
5	1	12	72	15
6	1	12	71	16
7	1	12	71	16
8	1	11	72	16
9	1	11	71	17
10	1	11	71	17
11	1	11	71	17
12	1	11	71	17
13	1	11	71	17
14	2	10	71	17
15	2	10	71	17
16	2	10	72	16
17	2	10	72	16
18	2	10	72	16
19	2	10	73	15
20	2	10	73	15
21	2	10	74	14
22	2	10	74	14
23	2	10	75	13
24	2	10	75	13
25	2	10	76	12
26	2	10	76	12
27	2	10	76	12
28	2	10	76	12