Semporna weather in February

In February, Semporna sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 146 mm of rain across 19 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Semporna's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Semporna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
146 mm
19 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:25 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
77%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Semporna is human settlement in Malaysia.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Semporna reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°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 Semporna

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.

Semporna weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°20522.911.83.5
Feb30° / 24°1461911.93.7
Mar30° / 25°16721.1123.5
Apr31° / 25°17323.512.13.1
May31° / 25°2292812.22.8
Jun30° / 25°22226.612.32.9
Jul30° / 25°19325.912.23.1
Aug30° / 25°16624.812.13.2
Sep30° / 25°17924.9123.0
Oct30° / 25°24028.311.92.8
Nov30° / 25°22327.611.82.8
Dec30° / 25°22427.411.73.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Semporna gets around 146 mm of rain over 19 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 68% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in February

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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 6:25 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Semporna

In seasonPeak

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

Semporna 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 Semporna?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Semporna.

What to pack for Semporna in February

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

In February, Semporna sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Semporna 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 offshore 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
Jan28Tropical
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Mar29Tropical
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Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
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Dec29Tropical

UV index in Semporna in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Semporna peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 15Dec 14UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
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Air quality in Semporna 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 Semporna is worst in September — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1715 µg/m³Jan 18 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul10Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Semporna?

Semporna sits at 4.5°N, 118.6°E, 7 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Lahad Datu, 68 km away.

BongaoSandakanTarakanTanjung Selor

Topography around Semporna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Semporna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,262 m.

The land around Semporna is covered by water (47%) within 3 km, water (63%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (67%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
366 m
80 km
1,262 m
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February weather nearby: Lahad Datu 68 km · Tawau 84 km · Sitangkai 89 km · Nunukan 113 km · Bongao 142 km · Sandakan 161 km · Tarakan 172 km · Tanjung Selor 229 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 Semporna (4.4818°, 118.6112°, elevation 7 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).