Atambua weather in February

In February, Atambua sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 260 mm of rain across 25.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-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 3% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Atambua's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Atambua's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 260 mm; 25.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:46 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 11th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Atambua is town in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.

Density: 1,465/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

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

A typical February day in Atambua reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°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)	28	28	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

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

How February really feels in Atambua

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Atambua weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 24°	295	28.1	12.5	3.6
Feb	27° / 24°	260	25.5	12.3	3.6
Mar	28° / 24°	208	23	12.1	4.3
Apr	28° / 23°	102	14.3	11.8	5.2
May	28° / 23°	48	7.2	11.6	6.5
Jun	28° / 22°	27	3.9	11.5	7.4
Jul	27° / 21°	13	2.7	11.5	7.7
Aug	27° / 21°	7	1.2	11.7	8.0
Sep	28° / 22°	9	1.7	11.9	7.4
Oct	29° / 23°	18	3.9	12.2	6.4
Nov	29° / 24°	70	10.5	12.4	5.2
Dec	28° / 24°	226	24.6	12.5	3.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

	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 (%)	8	9	10	11	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12
Cloudier (%)	92	91	90	89	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	9	91
3	10	90
4	11	89
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	12	88
28	12	88

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Atambua gets around 260 mm of rain over 25.5 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 92% and peaks near 94% 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 (%)	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	92
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	91
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	91
27	91
28	91

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 99% 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
Oppressive (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98
Miserable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 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 5:42 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:00 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)	12.4	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	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48
Sunset (PM)	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:42	6:06
2	12.4	5:42	6:06
3	12.4	5:43	6:06
4	12.4	5:43	6:06
5	12.4	5:43	6:06
6	12.4	5:44	6:05
7	12.4	5:44	6:05
8	12.3	5:44	6:05
9	12.3	5:45	6:05
10	12.3	5:45	6:05
11	12.3	5:45	6:05
12	12.3	5:45	6:05
13	12.3	5:46	6:04
14	12.3	5:46	6:04
15	12.3	5:46	6:04
16	12.3	5:46	6:04
17	12.3	5:46	6:03
18	12.3	5:47	6:03
19	12.3	5:47	6:03
20	12.3	5:47	6:03
21	12.3	5:47	6:02
22	12.2	5:47	6:02
23	12.2	5:47	6:02
24	12.2	5:48	6:01
25	12.2	5:48	6:01
26	12.2	5:48	6:01
27	12.2	5:48	6:00
28	12.2	5:48	6:00

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.33 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)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
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	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Atambua

In seasonPeak

In February, Atambua sits inside its cyclone and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Atambua sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Atambua's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Atambua?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Atambua.

What to pack for Atambua in February

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

In February, Atambua sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Atambua in February

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 26 km away) is warmest in December at about 30°C and coldest in August 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)	29	29	29	29	29	28	27	27	27	29	29	30
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	28	Tropical
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	30	Tropical

UV index in Atambua in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Atambua peaks around February 22 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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)	14	16	16	14	11	10	9	12	14	14	14	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Atambua?

Atambua sits at 9.1°S, 124.9°E, 336 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Maliana, 38 km away.

Topography around Atambua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Atambua has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m around an average of 351 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 944 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,916 m.

The land around Atambua is covered by grassland (45%), trees (30%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (44%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

300 m

grassland 45%

16 km

944 m

trees 46%

80 km

2,916 m

water 47%

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

February weather nearby: Maliana 38 km · Suai 46 km · Atsabe 59 km · Kefamenanu 59 km · Maubara 65 km · Gleno 73 km · Liquiçá 76 km · Aileu 85 km

Indonesia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 29% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $5,060; 2025
Happiness: 5.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 30%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.3; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 11.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 471
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 Atambua (-9.1061°, 124.8925°, elevation 336 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. 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	28	24
2	28	24
3	27	24
4	27	24
5	27	24
6	27	24
7	28	24
8	28	24
9	28	24
10	28	24
11	28	24
12	28	24
13	28	24
14	28	24
15	28	24
16	28	24
17	28	24
18	27	24
19	27	24
20	27	24
21	27	24
22	27	24
23	27	24
24	27	24
25	27	24
26	27	24
27	27	24
28	28	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	9	91
3	10	90
4	11	89
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	12	88
28	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	92
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	91
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	91
27	91
28	91

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	9	91
3	10	90
4	11	89
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	12	88
28	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	92
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	91
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	91
27	91
28	91

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	9	91
3	10	90
4	11	89
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	12	88
28	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	92
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	91
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	91
27	91
28	91

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2