Lawas weather in February

In February, Lawas sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 303 mm of rain across 24.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 4% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Lawas's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lawas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 303 mm; 24.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:38 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 6th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

Lawas is place in Sarawak, Malaysia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Lawas reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

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

Lawas weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 20°	357	27	11.7	3.7
Feb	28° / 20°	303	24.4	11.8	3.7
Mar	28° / 21°	358	27.2	12	3.4
Apr	29° / 21°	389	28.4	12.1	3.1
May	29° / 21°	371	27	12.2	3.3
Jun	29° / 20°	313	23.5	12.3	3.7
Jul	28° / 20°	284	22.5	12.3	3.9
Aug	29° / 20°	293	22.9	12.2	3.8
Sep	28° / 20°	320	25	12	3.5
Oct	28° / 20°	361	28.5	11.9	3.3
Nov	28° / 20°	396	29.2	11.8	3.1
Dec	28° / 20°	394	28.8	11.7	3.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

	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 (%)	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10
Cloudier (%)	91	91	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	87	88	88	88	87	87	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	90

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	10	90

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Lawas gets around 303 mm of rain over 24.4 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 87% and peaks near 88% 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 (%)	84	85	85	85	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	85
3	85
4	85
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	87
9	87
10	87
11	87
12	87
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	87
18	87
19	87
20	87
21	88
22	88
23	88
24	88
25	88
26	88
27	88
28	88

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% 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
Humid (%)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Muggy (%)	52	52	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	52	52	52	52	51	51	50	49	48	48	47	46
Oppressive (%)	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	50	51	52	52	53	54

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	52	46
2	2	52	46
3	1	53	46
4	1	53	46
5	1	52	47
6	1	52	47
7	1	52	47
8	1	52	47
9	1	52	47
10	1	52	47
11	1	52	47
12	1	52	47
13	1	52	47
14	1	52	47
15	1	51	48
16	1	51	48
17	0	52	48
18	0	52	48
19	0	52	48
20	0	52	48
21	0	51	49
22	0	51	49
23	0	50	50
24	0	49	51
25	0	48	52
26	0	48	52
27	0	47	53
28	0	46	54

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 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:29 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)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:35
Sunset (PM)	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:38	6:26
2	11.8	6:38	6:26
3	11.8	6:38	6:26
4	11.8	6:38	6:26
5	11.8	6:38	6:27
6	11.8	6:38	6:27
7	11.8	6:38	6:27
8	11.8	6:38	6:27
9	11.8	6:38	6:27
10	11.8	6:38	6:28
11	11.8	6:38	6:28
12	11.8	6:38	6:28
13	11.8	6:38	6:28
14	11.8	6:38	6:28
15	11.8	6:38	6:28
16	11.8	6:38	6:28
17	11.8	6:37	6:28
18	11.9	6:37	6:28
19	11.9	6:37	6:29
20	11.9	6:37	6:29
21	11.9	6:37	6:29
22	11.9	6:36	6:29
23	11.9	6:36	6:29
24	11.9	6:36	6:29
25	11.9	6:36	6:29
26	11.9	6:35	6:29
27	11.9	6:35	6:29
28	11.9	6:35	6:29

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in August across the year — February's 5.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	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	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	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 Lawas

In seasonPeak

In February, Lawas sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Lawas sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Lawas?

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

3.7

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lawas.

What to pack for Lawas in February

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

In February, Lawas sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Lawas in February

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 30 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in February near 28°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)	28	28	28	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29
Comfort	Tropical	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Tropical
Feb	28	Warm
Mar	28	Tropical
Apr	30	Tropical
May	30	Tropical
Jun	30	Tropical
Jul	30	Tropical
Aug	30	Tropical
Sep	30	Tropical
Oct	30	Tropical
Nov	30	Tropical
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Lawas 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 Lawas peaks around April 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 12 (extreme).

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)	13	15	15	15	14	13	12	14	14	13	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Lawas 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 Lawas is worst in September — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 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)	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	15	12	9	9
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

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

Location & terrain

Where is Lawas?

Lawas sits at 4.9°N, 115.4°E, 10 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Sipitang, 29 km away.

Topography around Lawas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lawas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,156 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,031 m.

The land around Lawas is covered by trees (79%) within 3 km, trees (75%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

139 m

trees 79%

16 km

1,156 m

trees 75%

80 km

2,031 m

trees 71%

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

February weather nearby: Sipitang 29 km · Bangar 41 km · Muara 42 km · Serasa 43 km · Mentiri 45 km · Limbang 46 km · Labuan 50 km · Bandar Labuan 50 km

Malaysia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / G / M; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 32% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $13,125; 2025
Happiness: 6.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 95%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 22.5; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 581
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 Lawas (4.8604°, 115.409°, elevation 10 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	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	28	20
17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	21
23	28	21
24	28	21
25	28	21
26	28	21
27	28	21
28	28	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	85
3	85
4	85
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	87
9	87
10	87
11	87
12	87
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	87
18	87
19	87
20	87
21	88
22	88
23	88
24	88
25	88
26	88
27	88
28	88

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	52	46
2	2	52	46
3	1	53	46
4	1	53	46
5	1	52	47
6	1	52	47
7	1	52	47
8	1	52	47
9	1	52	47
10	1	52	47
11	1	52	47
12	1	52	47
13	1	52	47
14	1	52	47
15	1	51	48
16	1	51	48
17	0	52	48
18	0	52	48
19	0	52	48
20	0	52	48
21	0	51	49
22	0	51	49
23	0	50	50
24	0	49	51
25	0	48	52
26	0	48	52
27	0	47	53
28	0	46	54

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	85
3	85
4	85
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	87
9	87
10	87
11	87
12	87
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	87
18	87
19	87
20	87
21	88
22	88
23	88
24	88
25	88
26	88
27	88
28	88

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	52	46
2	2	52	46
3	1	53	46
4	1	53	46
5	1	52	47
6	1	52	47
7	1	52	47
8	1	52	47
9	1	52	47
10	1	52	47
11	1	52	47
12	1	52	47
13	1	52	47
14	1	52	47
15	1	51	48
16	1	51	48
17	0	52	48
18	0	52	48
19	0	52	48
20	0	52	48
21	0	51	49
22	0	51	49
23	0	50	50
24	0	49	51
25	0	48	52
26	0	48	52
27	0	47	53
28	0	46	54

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	85
3	85
4	85
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	87
9	87
10	87
11	87
12	87
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	87
18	87
19	87
20	87
21	88
22	88
23	88
24	88
25	88
26	88
27	88
28	88

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	52	46
2	2	52	46
3	1	53	46
4	1	53	46
5	1	52	47
6	1	52	47
7	1	52	47
8	1	52	47
9	1	52	47
10	1	52	47
11	1	52	47
12	1	52	47
13	1	52	47
14	1	52	47
15	1	51	48
16	1	51	48
17	0	52	48
18	0	52	48
19	0	52	48
20	0	52	48
21	0	51	49
22	0	51	49
23	0	50	50
24	0	49	51
25	0	48	52
26	0	48	52
27	0	47	53
28	0	46	54