Ruteng weather in February

In February, Ruteng sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 433 mm of rain across 27.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°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 24 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ruteng's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ruteng's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 433 mm; 27.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:04 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover: 91%; 11th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; 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 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in Ruteng reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

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

Ruteng weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 21°	433	30	12.4	3.3
Feb	27° / 21°	433	27.3	12.3	3.3
Mar	27° / 20°	398	28.2	12.1	3.6
Apr	28° / 20°	277	23.6	11.8	4.1
May	28° / 19°	120	16.3	11.6	5.2
Jun	28° / 19°	61	9.8	11.5	6.2
Jul	28° / 18°	40	7.2	11.5	6.5
Aug	29° / 18°	23	4.5	11.7	6.2
Sep	30° / 19°	44	6.1	11.9	5.5
Oct	30° / 20°	129	13.9	12.2	4.6
Nov	29° / 20°	306	23.8	12.4	3.6
Dec	28° / 21°	425	29	12.5	3.4

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%.

	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 (%)	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Cloudier (%)	97	97	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	93	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ruteng gets around 433 mm of rain over 27.3 wet days in February, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 98% and peaks near 98% 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 (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	96	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	98
4	98
5	98
6	98
7	98
8	98
9	98
10	98
11	98
12	98
13	98
14	98
15	98
16	98
17	98
18	98
19	98
20	98
21	98
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	96
28	96

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 69% 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 (%)	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	32	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	37
Oppressive (%)	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	70	70	69	69	68	67	66	66	65	65	64	64	64	63	63

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	27	73
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	29	71
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	37	63
28	37	63

Wind in February

Winds average 5 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 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	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:17 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)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06
Sunset (PM)	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:00	6:23
2	12.4	6:01	6:23
3	12.4	6:01	6:23
4	12.4	6:01	6:23
5	12.3	6:02	6:23
6	12.3	6:02	6:23
7	12.3	6:02	6:22
8	12.3	6:03	6:22
9	12.3	6:03	6:22
10	12.3	6:03	6:22
11	12.3	6:03	6:22
12	12.3	6:04	6:22
13	12.3	6:04	6:22
14	12.3	6:04	6:21
15	12.3	6:04	6:21
16	12.3	6:04	6:21
17	12.3	6:05	6:21
18	12.3	6:05	6:20
19	12.3	6:05	6:20
20	12.2	6:05	6:20
21	12.2	6:05	6:20
22	12.2	6:05	6:19
23	12.2	6:06	6:19
24	12.2	6:06	6:19
25	12.2	6:06	6:18
26	12.2	6:06	6:18
27	12.2	6:06	6:18
28	12.2	6:06	6:17

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.14 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)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	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	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
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	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.1	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	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ruteng

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ruteng's monsoon runs November–April, 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 Ruteng?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

3.4

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ruteng.

What to pack for Ruteng in February

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

In February, Ruteng sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 21°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Ruteng 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 31 km away) is warmest in March 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	29	29	29	29	28	27	26	26	27	28	29	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	28	Warm
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	28	Warm
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	29	Tropical

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

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)	14	15	16	14	11	10	10	13	14	13	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Ruteng 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 Ruteng is worst in October — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (February, 9 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)	11	9	10	10	10	12	11	10	13	15	13	11
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	10	Good
Jun	12	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	10	Good
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ruteng?

Ruteng sits at 8.6°S, 120.5°E, 1,173 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Labuan Bajo, 65 km away.

Topography around Ruteng

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ruteng has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,068 m around an average of 1,217 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,215 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,328 m.

The land around Ruteng is covered by trees (63%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and water (56%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,068 m

trees 63%

16 km

2,215 m

trees 89%

80 km

2,328 m

water 56%

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

February weather nearby: Labuan Bajo 65 km · Waingapu 118 km · Ende 134 km · Tambolaka 162 km · Bima 192 km · Maumere 192 km · Dompu 220 km · Lewoleba 326 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 Ruteng (-8.6114°, 120.4644°, elevation 1,173 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	27	21
2	27	21
3	27	21
4	27	21
5	27	21
6	27	21
7	27	21
8	27	21
9	27	21
10	27	21
11	27	21
12	27	21
13	27	21
14	27	21
15	27	21
16	27	21
17	27	21
18	27	21
19	27	21
20	27	21
21	27	21
22	27	21
23	27	21
24	27	21
25	27	21
26	27	21
27	27	21
28	27	21

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	98
4	98
5	98
6	98
7	98
8	98
9	98
10	98
11	98
12	98
13	98
14	98
15	98
16	98
17	98
18	98
19	98
20	98
21	98
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	96
28	96

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	27	73
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	29	71
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	37	63
28	37	63

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	98
4	98
5	98
6	98
7	98
8	98
9	98
10	98
11	98
12	98
13	98
14	98
15	98
16	98
17	98
18	98
19	98
20	98
21	98
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	96
28	96

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	27	73
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	29	71
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	37	63
28	37	63

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	98
4	98
5	98
6	98
7	98
8	98
9	98
10	98
11	98
12	98
13	98
14	98
15	98
16	98
17	98
18	98
19	98
20	98
21	98
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	96
28	96

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	27	73
2	27	73
3	27	73
4	27	73
5	27	73
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	29	71
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	37	63
28	37	63