Barabai weather in February

In February, Barabai sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 181 mm of rain across 23.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Barabai's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barabai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
181 mm
23.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:31 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
92%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Barabai is district in Central Hulu Sungai Regency, South Kalimantan Province, Indonesia.

Density
1,025/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Barabai reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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How February really feels in Barabai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 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
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Barabai weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°19927.112.12.9
Feb30° / 23°18123.812.12.9
Mar30° / 23°24927.5122.8
Apr30° / 23°25427.511.92.7
May31° / 23°21225.211.92.9
Jun30° / 23°16520.211.93.5
Jul30° / 22°13017.311.93.9
Aug31° / 22°961411.93.9
Sep32° / 22°11614.9123.5
Oct31° / 23°19620.712.13.1
Nov30° / 23°27627.812.12.6
Dec30° / 23°24228.712.12.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
2298
3397
4397
5397
6397
7496
8595
9595
10595
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12595
13595
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Barabai gets around 181 mm of rain over 23.8 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 85% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1937
2937
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Wind in February

Winds average 4 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:296:35
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2812.16:306:34

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 4.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Barabai?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Barabai.

What to pack for Barabai in February

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

In February, Barabai sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Barabai 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 Barabai peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 15Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Barabai 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 Barabai is worst in September — around 93 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (January, 18 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateSep 2292 µg/m³Jan 1518 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug49Poor
Sep93Unhealthy
Oct87Unhealthy
Nov28Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Barabai?

Barabai sits at 2.6°S, 115.4°E, 16 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Amuntai, 24 km away.

Topography around Barabai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barabai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 556 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,962 m.

The land around Barabai is covered by trees (43%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and trees (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
556 m
80 km
1,962 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Amuntai 24 km · Tanjung 46 km · Martapura 109 km · Banjarbaru 113 km · Banjarmasin 120 km · Kualakapuas 120 km · Palangkaraya 168 km · Muara Teweh 190 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
Muslim 87%Protestant 8%Roman Catholic 3%Hindu 2%

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 Barabai (-2.5833°, 115.3833°, elevation 16 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. 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).