Purwokerto weather in February

In February, Purwokerto sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 369 mm of rain across 27.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-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 0% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Purwokerto's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Purwokerto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
369 mm
27.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:50 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
91%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Purwokerto is former administrative city and capital of Banyumas Regency, Indonesia.

Density
5,968/km²
people per km²
Founded
1982

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 Purwokerto reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°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 Purwokerto

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.

Purwokerto weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°42629.412.42.8
Feb30° / 24°36927.412.22.7
Mar30° / 24°33629.112.12.8
Apr30° / 24°24326.111.83.0
May30° / 23°14820.211.74.0
Jun29° / 23°9214.611.64.9
Jul28° / 22°6810.611.66.2
Aug28° / 21°548.311.86.6
Sep28° / 22°9012.1125.4
Oct29° / 23°20420.612.24.1
Nov29° / 23°35027.412.33.1
Dec29° / 24°3902912.42.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
2298
3298
4298
5397
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Purwokerto gets around 369 mm of rain over 27.4 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 98% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
197
297
397
497
598
698
798
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998
1098
1198
1298
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1498
1597
1697
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1897
1997
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2896

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1937
2937
3937
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5937
6937
7937
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9937
10937
11937
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13937
14937
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Wind in February

Winds average 4 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 4 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 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 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 5:47 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:476:06
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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 4.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.28 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 4.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Purwokerto

In seasonPeak

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

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

Purwokerto's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Purwokerto?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Purwokerto.

What to pack for Purwokerto in February

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

In February, Purwokerto sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Purwokerto 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 52 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Purwokerto 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 Purwokerto peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 14 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeExtremeMar 12UV 15Jun 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Purwokerto 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 Purwokerto is worst in May — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMay 1647 µg/m³Sep 1730 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan36Poor
Feb36Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr45Poor
May47Poor
Jun44Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug32Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Purwokerto?

Purwokerto sits at 7.4°S, 109.2°E, 81 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Sokaraja, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Purwokerto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Purwokerto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 85 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,736 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,396 m.

The land around Purwokerto is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
87 m
16 km
1,736 m
80 km
3,396 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Sokaraja 7.0 km · Banyumas 12 km · Baturaden 14 km · Purbalingga 15 km · Wangon 23 km · Kroya 24 km · Gombong 37 km · Randudongkal 37 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 Purwokerto (-7.4214°, 109.2344°, elevation 81 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).