Padang weather in February

In February, Padang sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 262 mm of rain across 19.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-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 5% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of February to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Padang's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Padang's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 262 mm; 19.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:32 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover: 84%; 5th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

Padang is city in West Sumatra Province, Indonesia.

Founded: 1669

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 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Padang reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°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)	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 Padang

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.

Padang weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 25°	313	23.1	12	4.0
Feb	28° / 26°	262	19.9	12	4.0
Mar	28° / 26°	284	24.9	12	3.6
Apr	28° / 26°	350	25.2	12	3.5
May	29° / 26°	292	21.5	12	4.0
Jun	28° / 26°	210	18.5	11.9	4.4
Jul	28° / 25°	245	20.3	12	4.6
Aug	28° / 25°	319	23.6	12	4.2
Sep	27° / 25°	354	24.4	12	4.0
Oct	27° / 25°	397	26.5	12	3.8
Nov	27° / 25°	481	27	12	3.6
Dec	28° / 25°	387	25.7	12.1	3.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 87%.

	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 (%)	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Cloudier (%)	89	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Padang gets around 262 mm of rain over 19.9 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 71% and peaks near 74% 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 (%)	72	72	72	71	71	71	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	69	69	69	70	70	71	71	72	72	73	73	74	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	72
3	72
4	71
5	71
6	71
7	70
8	70
9	69
10	69
11	69
12	68
13	68
14	68
15	68
16	69
17	69
18	69
19	70
20	70
21	71
22	71
23	72
24	72
25	73
26	73
27	74
28	74

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 89% 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
Muggy (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Oppressive (%)	92	92	92	92	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	89	88	88	88	88	86	86	86	85	85
Miserable (%)	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	92	4
2	4	92	4
3	4	92	4
4	4	92	4
5	4	91	5
6	4	91	5
7	4	90	6
8	4	90	6
9	4	90	6
10	4	89	7
11	4	89	7
12	4	89	7
13	4	89	7
14	4	89	7
15	4	89	7
16	4	89	7
17	4	88	8
18	4	88	8
19	3	89	8
20	3	88	9
21	3	88	9
22	3	88	9
23	3	88	9
24	4	86	10
25	4	86	10
26	4	86	10
27	4	85	11
28	4	85	11

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 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	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	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	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:33 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)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31
Sunset (PM)	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:31	6:33
2	12.0	6:31	6:33
3	12.0	6:31	6:34
4	12.0	6:31	6:34
5	12.0	6:32	6:34
6	12.0	6:32	6:34
7	12.0	6:32	6:34
8	12.0	6:32	6:34
9	12.0	6:32	6:34
10	12.0	6:32	6:34
11	12.0	6:32	6:34
12	12.0	6:32	6:34
13	12.0	6:32	6:34
14	12.0	6:32	6:34
15	12.0	6:32	6:34
16	12.0	6:32	6:34
17	12.0	6:32	6:34
18	12.0	6:32	6:34
19	12.0	6:32	6:34
20	12.0	6:32	6:34
21	12.0	6:32	6:34
22	12.0	6:32	6:34
23	12.0	6:32	6:33
24	12.0	6:32	6:33
25	12.0	6:32	6:33
26	12.0	6:32	6:33
27	12.0	6:32	6:33
28	12.0	6:31	6:33

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.16 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.16 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 5.16 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
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	5.0	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Padang?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Padang for sightseeing.

What to pack for Padang in February

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

In February, Padang sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Padang 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 offshore is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in October near 29°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	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	30	Tropical
Mar	30	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	29	Tropical

UV index in Padang 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 Padang peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 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)	13	15	14	13	11	11	11	10	14	14	11	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Padang 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 Padang is worst in October — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 20 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	21	23	24	22	23	23	24	24	33	36	21	20
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	21	Moderate
Feb	23	Moderate
Mar	24	Moderate
Apr	22	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	24	Moderate
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	36	Poor
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	20	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Padang?

Padang sits at 0.9°S, 100.4°E, 6 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Solok, 38 km away.

Topography around Padang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Padang has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,310 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,877 m.

The land around Padang is covered by water (46%) and artificial surfaces (39%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

315 m

water 46%

16 km

1,310 m

water 51%

80 km

2,877 m

trees 55%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

February weather nearby: Solok 38 km · Pariaman 45 km · Padangpanjang 55 km · Bukittinggi 71 km · Sijunjung 75 km · Payakumbuh 87 km · Sungai Penuh 169 km · Pekanbaru 203 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 Padang (-0.9492°, 100.3543°, elevation 6 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. 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	11	89
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	72
3	72
4	71
5	71
6	71
7	70
8	70
9	69
10	69
11	69
12	68
13	68
14	68
15	68
16	69
17	69
18	69
19	70
20	70
21	71
22	71
23	72
24	72
25	73
26	73
27	74
28	74

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	92	4
2	4	92	4
3	4	92	4
4	4	92	4
5	4	91	5
6	4	91	5
7	4	90	6
8	4	90	6
9	4	90	6
10	4	89	7
11	4	89	7
12	4	89	7
13	4	89	7
14	4	89	7
15	4	89	7
16	4	89	7
17	4	88	8
18	4	88	8
19	3	89	8
20	3	88	9
21	3	88	9
22	3	88	9
23	3	88	9
24	4	86	10
25	4	86	10
26	4	86	10
27	4	85	11
28	4	85	11

	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	11	89
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	72
3	72
4	71
5	71
6	71
7	70
8	70
9	69
10	69
11	69
12	68
13	68
14	68
15	68
16	69
17	69
18	69
19	70
20	70
21	71
22	71
23	72
24	72
25	73
26	73
27	74
28	74

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	92	4
2	4	92	4
3	4	92	4
4	4	92	4
5	4	91	5
6	4	91	5
7	4	90	6
8	4	90	6
9	4	90	6
10	4	89	7
11	4	89	7
12	4	89	7
13	4	89	7
14	4	89	7
15	4	89	7
16	4	89	7
17	4	88	8
18	4	88	8
19	3	89	8
20	3	88	9
21	3	88	9
22	3	88	9
23	3	88	9
24	4	86	10
25	4	86	10
26	4	86	10
27	4	85	11
28	4	85	11

	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	11	89
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	72
3	72
4	71
5	71
6	71
7	70
8	70
9	69
10	69
11	69
12	68
13	68
14	68
15	68
16	69
17	69
18	69
19	70
20	70
21	71
22	71
23	72
24	72
25	73
26	73
27	74
28	74

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	92	4
2	4	92	4
3	4	92	4
4	4	92	4
5	4	91	5
6	4	91	5
7	4	90	6
8	4	90	6
9	4	90	6
10	4	89	7
11	4	89	7
12	4	89	7
13	4	89	7
14	4	89	7
15	4	89	7
16	4	89	7
17	4	88	8
18	4	88	8
19	3	89	8
20	3	88	9
21	3	88	9
22	3	88	9
23	3	88	9
24	4	86	10
25	4	86	10
26	4	86	10
27	4	85	11
28	4	85	11