Tual weather in February

In February, Tual sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 250 mm of rain across 24 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-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 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 Tual's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tual's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
250 mm
24 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:18 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
87%
12th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Tual is city in Maluku Province, Indonesia.

Density
356/km²
people per km²
Founded
2007

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 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Tual reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°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 Tual

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.

Tual weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°27426.612.33.8
Feb28° / 26°2502412.23.7
Mar28° / 26°23925.1124.0
Apr28° / 26°23224.511.94.0
May28° / 26°20822.811.74.5
Jun27° / 26°16318.511.75.2
Jul26° / 25°731211.76.3
Aug26° / 25°407.711.87.1
Sep26° / 25°408.6126.8
Oct27° / 26°6412.512.16.1
Nov28° / 26°9116.412.35.1
Dec28° / 26°22825.712.33.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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

Any precipitation

Tual gets around 250 mm of rain over 24 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 86% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 73% 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 21 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
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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 6:15 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:156:30
212.26:166:30
312.26:166:30
412.26:166:30
512.26:166:30
612.26:176:30
712.26:176:30
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1212.26:186:29
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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 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.25 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 Tual

In seasonPeak

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

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

Tual's rainy season runs December–June, 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 Tual?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tual.

What to pack for Tual in February

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

In February, Tual sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Tual 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 14 km away) is warmest in December 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
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Tual 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 Tual peaks around February 22 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 16Jun 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tual?

Tual sits at 5.6°S, 132.8°E, 41 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Dobo, 165 km away.

FakfakNabireBintuniTimikaTeminabuanRansikiMasohi

Topography around Tual

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tual has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 756 m.

The land around Tual is covered by trees (37%) and water (33%) within 3 km, water (64%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and water (93%) within 80 km.

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80 m
16 km
95 m
80 km
756 m
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February weather nearby: Dobo 165 km · Fakfak 305 km · Nabire 396 km · Bintuni 401 km · Timika 449 km · Teminabuan 473 km · Ransiki 484 km · Masohi 493 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 Tual (-5.6288°, 132.7523°, elevation 41 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).