Palembang weather in February

In February, Palembang sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 240 mm of rain across 25 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°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 Palembang's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palembang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
240 mm
25 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:13 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
90%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Palembang is city in South Sumatra Province, Indonesia.

Founded
~683 CE

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 31°C through the month.

A typical February day in Palembang reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Palembang

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.

Palembang weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°24728.112.12.7
Feb31° / 24°2402512.12.6
Mar31° / 24°29929.3122.4
Apr31° / 24°27328.511.92.3
May32° / 24°18325.111.92.7
Jun31° / 24°11919.411.83.3
Jul31° / 24°11217.311.83.6
Aug32° / 24°7613.911.93.5
Sep33° / 24°8412.5123.2
Oct33° / 24°17319.312.12.8
Nov31° / 24°28726.912.12.4
Dec31° / 24°30029.112.22.5

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 4% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3496
4595
5595
6595
7595
8694
9694
10694
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Palembang gets around 240 mm of rain over 25 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 89% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
189
289
389
489
589
689
789
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1290
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1490
1590
1690
1790
1890
1990
2090
2190
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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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55842
65842
75743
85644
95545
105545
115446
125347
135347
145248
155149
165050
174951
184852
194753
204654
214555
224555
234456
244357
254258
264159
274060
283961

Wind in February

Winds average 7 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm

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 6:11 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:116:18
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312.16:116:18
412.16:116:19
512.16:126:19
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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 4.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 4.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Palembang?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Palembang.

What to pack for Palembang in February

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

In February, Palembang sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Palembang 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 Palembang peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 21UV 15Jul 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Palembang 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 Palembang is worst in October — around 189 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (February, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyOct 15181 µg/m³Feb 926 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr36Poor
May34Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug51Poor
Sep138Unhealthy
Oct189Very unhealthy
Nov103Unhealthy
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Palembang?

Palembang sits at 2.9°S, 104.7°E, 5 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Indralaya, 38 km away.

Topography around Palembang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palembang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m.

The land around Palembang is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
58 m
80 km
80 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
February weather nearby: Indralaya 38 km · Prabumulih 81 km · Muntok 105 km · Baturaja 149 km · Tanjungagung 154 km · Lahat 165 km · Pangkalpinang 175 km · Jambi City 193 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 Palembang (-2.9167°, 104.7458°, elevation 5 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).