Kendari weather in February

In February, Kendari sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 312 mm of rain across 27.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-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 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 Kendari's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kendari's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
312 mm
27.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:01 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
88%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Kendari is city in Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia.

Density
1,182/km²
people per km²
Founded
1995

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 Kendari reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°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 Kendari

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.

Kendari weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 25°30929.612.22.6
Feb30° / 25°31227.212.12.6
Mar30° / 25°33430.1122.6
Apr30° / 25°32728.611.92.8
May29° / 24°31527.511.83.2
Jun28° / 24°27024.911.83.7
Jul28° / 23°18921.311.84.5
Aug28° / 23°9813.711.95.3
Sep29° / 23°8210.3125.2
Oct30° / 24°12114.312.14.3
Nov31° / 25°18922.212.23.2
Dec30° / 25°31129.512.22.5

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 5% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Kendari gets around 312 mm of rain over 27.2 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 97% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

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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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 5 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 5:58 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Kendari?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kendari.

What to pack for Kendari in February

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

In February, Kendari sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kendari in February

The nearest coast averages about 30°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 17 km away) is warmest in January at about 30°C and coldest in August near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan30Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Kendari 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 Kendari peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jul 11UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Kendari?

Kendari sits at 4.0°S, 122.5°E, 2 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Katobu, 98 km away.

Topography around Kendari

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kendari has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 471 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,180 m.

The land around Kendari is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (63%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and trees (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
471 m
80 km
1,180 m
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February weather nearby: Katobu 98 km · Raha 98 km · Baubau 165 km · Bungku 170 km · Watampone 250 km · Sengkang 276 km · Palopo 280 km · Sinjai 281 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 Kendari (-3.9778°, 122.5151°, elevation 2 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).