Mersing weather in February

In February, Mersing sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 124 mm of rain across 17.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Mersing's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mersing's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
124 mm
17.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:22 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
77%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Mersing is town in Johor and district capital of Mersing District.

Founded
1977

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 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in Mersing reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Mersing

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 17 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
17
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.

Mersing weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°28222.511.94.3
Feb29° / 25°12417.111.94.4
Mar29° / 25°17122.1123.7
Apr30° / 25°17125.112.13.0
May31° / 26°16726.812.12.8
Jun30° / 25°13724.312.13.1
Jul30° / 25°1342412.13.3
Aug30° / 25°14925.912.13.1
Sep30° / 25°16925.7123.0
Oct30° / 25°23027.111.93.0
Nov29° / 25°36628.811.92.9
Dec28° / 25°41927.411.93.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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

Any precipitation

Mersing gets around 124 mm of rain over 17.1 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 61% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
157520
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Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 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 0 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:21 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 7:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.97:217:15
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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 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 5.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Mersing

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is February a good time to visit Mersing?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Mersing for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mersing in February

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

In February, Mersing sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mersing 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 22 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Mersing 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 Mersing peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeFeb 21UV 15Jul 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Mersing 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 Mersing is worst in September — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1633 µg/m³Jan 1912 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mersing?

Mersing sits at 2.4°N, 103.8°E, 8 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Tioman, 54 km away.

Topography around Mersing

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mersing has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,017 m.

The land around Mersing is covered by trees (42%) and water (39%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and water (40%) within 16 km, and water (52%) and trees (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
270 m
80 km
1,017 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Tioman 54 km · Bandar Tenggara 67 km · Kampung Batu Empat 73 km · Kluang 73 km · Kota Tinggi 77 km · Kampung Sedenak 87 km · Simpang Renggam 89 km · Kampung Simpang Renggam 90 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
Muslim 64%Buddhist 19%Christian 9%Hindu 6%

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 Mersing (2.4312°, 103.8405°, elevation 8 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).