Bireun weather in February

In February, Bireun sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 118 mm of rain across 18.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in February, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Bireun's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bireun's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 118 mm; 18.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:53 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover: 74%; 1st clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

Bireun is capital of Bireuen Regency, Indonesia.

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 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in Bireun reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
7	29	25
8	29	25
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	25
16	29	25
17	29	25
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25

How February really feels in Bireun

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Bireun weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 25°	156	21.8	11.7	3.9
Feb	29° / 25°	118	18.4	11.8	4.0
Mar	30° / 25°	144	22.3	12	3.6
Apr	30° / 25°	168	25.1	12.1	3.0
May	30° / 26°	193	23.1	12.2	3.1
Jun	31° / 26°	126	18	12.3	3.6
Jul	30° / 26°	136	19.5	12.3	3.6
Aug	30° / 25°	157	21.8	12.2	3.4
Sep	30° / 25°	199	24.1	12	3.2
Oct	29° / 25°	272	27.4	11.9	3.1
Nov	29° / 25°	367	27.9	11.8	3.0
Dec	29° / 25°	292	25.2	11.7	3.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 73%.

	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 (%)	25	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	29
Cloudier (%)	75	74	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	71

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	26	74
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	29	71

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Bireun gets around 118 mm of rain over 18.4 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 66% and peaks near 66% 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 (%)	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	65	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	66	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	66
3	65
4	65
5	65
6	65
7	65
8	66
9	66
10	66
11	66
12	66
13	66
14	66
15	66
16	65
17	65
18	65
19	65
20	66
21	66
22	65
23	65
24	65
25	65
26	65
27	66
28	66

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the miserable band about 52% 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 (%)	59	58	58	57	57	56	55	55	54	53	52	52	51	50	49	48	47	46	45	43	42	41	40	39	37	36	35	34
Miserable (%)	41	42	42	43	43	44	45	45	46	47	48	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	57	58	59	60	61	63	64	65	66

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	59	41
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	56	44
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	51	49
14	50	50
15	49	51
16	48	52
17	47	53
18	46	54
19	45	55
20	43	57
21	42	58
22	41	59
23	40	60
24	39	61
25	37	63
26	36	64
27	35	65
28	34	66

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:43 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)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50
Sunset (PM)	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:53	6:40
2	11.8	6:53	6:40
3	11.8	6:54	6:41
4	11.8	6:54	6:41
5	11.8	6:54	6:41
6	11.8	6:54	6:41
7	11.8	6:54	6:41
8	11.8	6:54	6:42
9	11.8	6:53	6:42
10	11.8	6:53	6:42
11	11.8	6:53	6:42
12	11.8	6:53	6:42
13	11.8	6:53	6:42
14	11.8	6:53	6:43
15	11.8	6:53	6:43
16	11.8	6:53	6:43
17	11.8	6:53	6:43
18	11.8	6:52	6:43
19	11.8	6:52	6:43
20	11.9	6:52	6:43
21	11.9	6:52	6:43
22	11.9	6:52	6:43
23	11.9	6:51	6:43
24	11.9	6:51	6:43
25	11.9	6:51	6:43
26	11.9	6:51	6:43
27	11.9	6:50	6:43
28	11.9	6:50	6:43

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 5.24 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)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4
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	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	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	5.4	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Bireun

In seasonPeak

None of Bireun's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bireun sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Cyclone

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Bireun?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Bireun for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bireun in February

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

In February, Bireun sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bireun 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 21 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 28°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	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

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

UV index in Bireun in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bireun peaks around February 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (extreme).

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)	11	14	14	14	12	11	11	11	13	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Bireun 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 Bireun is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	16	19	18	18	19	18	18	19	17	14	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	19	Moderate
Apr	18	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Bireun?

Bireun sits at 5.2°N, 96.7°E, 19 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Reuleuet, 46 km away.

Topography around Bireun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bireun has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,846 m.

The land around Bireun is covered by trees (41%), cropland (31%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and water (39%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

158 m

trees 41%

16 km

372 m

trees 49%

80 km

2,846 m

trees 59%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

February weather nearby: Reuleuet 46 km · Lhokseumawe 50 km · Sigli 84 km · Meulaboh 134 km · Banda Aceh 156 km · Langsa 162 km · Blangpidie 163 km · Sabang 171 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 Bireun (5.203°, 96.7009°, elevation 19 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. 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	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
7	29	25
8	29	25
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	25
16	29	25
17	29	25
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	26	74
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	29	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	66
3	65
4	65
5	65
6	65
7	65
8	66
9	66
10	66
11	66
12	66
13	66
14	66
15	66
16	65
17	65
18	65
19	65
20	66
21	66
22	65
23	65
24	65
25	65
26	65
27	66
28	66

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	59	41
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	56	44
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	51	49
14	50	50
15	49	51
16	48	52
17	47	53
18	46	54
19	45	55
20	43	57
21	42	58
22	41	59
23	40	60
24	39	61
25	37	63
26	36	64
27	35	65
28	34	66

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
7	29	25
8	29	25
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	25
16	29	25
17	29	25
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	26	74
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	29	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	66
3	65
4	65
5	65
6	65
7	65
8	66
9	66
10	66
11	66
12	66
13	66
14	66
15	66
16	65
17	65
18	65
19	65
20	66
21	66
22	65
23	65
24	65
25	65
26	65
27	66
28	66

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	59	41
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	56	44
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	51	49
14	50	50
15	49	51
16	48	52
17	47	53
18	46	54
19	45	55
20	43	57
21	42	58
22	41	59
23	40	60
24	39	61
25	37	63
26	36	64
27	35	65
28	34	66

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
7	29	25
8	29	25
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	25
16	29	25
17	29	25
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	26	74
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	28	72
28	29	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	66
3	65
4	65
5	65
6	65
7	65
8	66
9	66
10	66
11	66
12	66
13	66
14	66
15	66
16	65
17	65
18	65
19	65
20	66
21	66
22	65
23	65
24	65
25	65
26	65
27	66
28	66

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	59	41
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	56	44
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	51	49
14	50	50
15	49	51
16	48	52
17	47	53
18	46	54
19	45	55
20	43	57
21	42	58
22	41	59
23	40	60
24	39	61
25	37	63
26	36	64
27	35	65
28	34	66