Galesong weather in February

In February, Galesong sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 741 mm of rain across 26.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in February, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Galesong's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Galesong's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 741 mm; 26.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:12 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover: 88%; 10th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 4.34 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; 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 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Galesong reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°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	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	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	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	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

How February really feels in Galesong

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.

Galesong weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-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	28° / 26°	918	29.9	12.3	3.3
Feb	28° / 26°	741	26.3	12.2	3.4
Mar	28° / 26°	497	26.4	12	3.6
Apr	29° / 27°	247	18.7	11.9	4.3
May	29° / 27°	52	8.4	11.8	5.8
Jun	28° / 27°	33	5.2	11.7	6.4
Jul	28° / 26°	19	3.1	11.7	7.4
Aug	28° / 26°	4	1.1	11.8	7.8
Sep	28° / 26°	5	1.1	12	7.2
Oct	29° / 27°	37	5.4	12.1	6.3
Nov	29° / 27°	200	18.3	12.2	4.4
Dec	28° / 26°	838	28.9	12.3	3.3

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 6% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

	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 (%)	7	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10
Cloudier (%)	93	93	93	93	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Galesong gets around 741 mm of rain over 26.3 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 94% and peaks near 97% 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 (%)	97	97	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	93
14	93
15	93
16	93
17	93
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	94

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 63% 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 (%)	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
Miserable (%)	63	63	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	37	63

Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:19 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)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13
Sunset (PM)	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:19

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:09	6:23
2	12.2	6:09	6:23
3	12.2	6:10	6:23
4	12.2	6:10	6:23
5	12.2	6:10	6:23
6	12.2	6:10	6:23
7	12.2	6:11	6:23
8	12.2	6:11	6:23
9	12.2	6:11	6:23
10	12.2	6:11	6:23
11	12.2	6:11	6:23
12	12.2	6:12	6:23
13	12.2	6:12	6:23
14	12.2	6:12	6:22
15	12.2	6:12	6:22
16	12.2	6:12	6:22
17	12.2	6:12	6:22
18	12.2	6:12	6:22
19	12.2	6:12	6:22
20	12.2	6:12	6:21
21	12.1	6:12	6:21
22	12.1	6:12	6:21
23	12.1	6:13	6:21
24	12.1	6:13	6:21
25	12.1	6:13	6:20
26	12.1	6:13	6:20
27	12.1	6:13	6:20
28	12.1	6:13	6:19

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 4.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6
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	4.1	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.1	Bright
5	4.1	Bright
6	4.1	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.2	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Galesong

In seasonPeak

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

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

Galesong'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 Galesong?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.7

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Galesong.

What to pack for Galesong in February

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

In February, Galesong sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Galesong 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 offshore is warmest in November 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	30	29	28	28	27	28	29	30	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	30	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	28	Tropical
Jul	28	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	28	Warm
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	30	Tropical
Dec	30	Tropical

UV index in Galesong 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 Galesong peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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)	15	15	15	14	11	10	10	12	13	13	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Galesong 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 Galesong is worst in October — around 16 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)	11	11	11	13	14	15	15	13	15	16	14	12
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	13	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	12	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Galesong?

Galesong sits at 5.3°S, 119.4°E, 12 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Makassar, 20 km away.

Topography around Galesong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Galesong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,839 m.

The land around Galesong is covered by water (46%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, water (54%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and water (64%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

17 m

water 46%

16 km

39 m

water 54%

80 km

2,839 m

water 64%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

February weather nearby: Makassar 20 km · Maros 41 km · Sinjai 101 km · Watampone 137 km · Parepare 148 km · Sengkang 151 km · Majene 202 km · Polewali 210 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 Galesong (-5.3166°, 119.3661°, 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. 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	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	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	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	93
14	93
15	93
16	93
17	93
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	94

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	37	63

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	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	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	93
14	93
15	93
16	93
17	93
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	94

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	37	63

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	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	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	96
4	96
5	96
6	95
7	95
8	95
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	93
14	93
15	93
16	93
17	93
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	94

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	37	63