Waisai weather in February

In February, Waisai sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 193 mm of rain across 23.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 2% 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 Waisai's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Waisai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
25°
6th coldest
Rainfall
193 mm
23.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:32 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
88%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

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 Waisai reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°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 29°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 Waisai

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Waisai weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°24626.6123.6
Feb28° / 25°19323.3123.7
Mar28° / 25°25826.4123.5
Apr28° / 25°28627.6123.3
May28° / 26°27427.1123.5
Jun28° / 25°27925124.0
Jul27° / 25°23123.4124.3
Aug27° / 25°16919.2124.9
Sep28° / 25°18521.2124.5
Oct28° / 25°20022.8124.1
Nov28° / 25°22026.1123.5
Dec28° / 25°26628.6123.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3892
4892
5892
6793
7793
8694
9694
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11694
12694
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Waisai gets around 193 mm of rain over 23.3 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 83% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
185
285
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886
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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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17624
27624
37624
47723
57723
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Wind in February

Winds average 9 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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269calm
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289calm

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 6:32 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:316:32
212.06:316:32
312.06:316:32
412.06:326:32
512.06:326:32
612.06:326:32
712.06:326:33
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2712.06:316:32
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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 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
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185.6Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Waisai?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Waisai.

What to pack for Waisai in February

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

In February, Waisai sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Waisai 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 19 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in February near 29°C.

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

28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Waisai 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 Waisai peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Jul 12UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Waisai?

Waisai sits at 0.2°S, 130.5°E, 185 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Sorong, 110 km away.

SofifiTobeloDarubaFakfakTernateKawasi

Topography around Waisai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Waisai has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 411 m around an average of 151 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 733 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,155 m.

The land around Waisai is covered by trees (75%) and water (23%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and water (32%) within 16 km, and water (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
411 m
16 km
733 m
80 km
1,155 m
treeswatermangroves
February weather nearby: Sorong 110 km · Teminabuan 214 km · Sofifi 345 km · Tobelo 353 km · Daruba 354 km · Fakfak 359 km · Ternate 366 km · Kawasi 376 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 Waisai (-0.2379°, 130.5072°, elevation 185 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).