Yaren weather in February

In February, Yaren sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 135 mm of rain across 15.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-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 20% 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 Yaren's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yaren's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
27°
6th coldest
Rainfall
135 mm
15.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:06 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
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 Yaren reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 1°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 Yaren

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 7 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
7
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.

Yaren weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 27°19217.6124.7
Feb28° / 27°13515.2125.2
Mar28° / 27°20117.7125.2
Apr28° / 26°20219.7124.7
May28° / 27°13818.8124.8
Jun28° / 27°13717.6124.9
Jul28° / 26°14019.3125.0
Aug28° / 26°13717.8125.3
Sep28° / 26°11916.6125.2
Oct28° / 27°11714.8125.4
Nov28° / 27°13214.2125.3
Dec28° / 27°23218.2124.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43268
53268
63268
73367
83367
93466
103565
113565
123466
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Yaren gets around 135 mm of rain over 15.2 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 54% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
157
257
358
458
558
657
757
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956
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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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
104852
204852
304852
404951
504951
605050
705149
805248
905347
1005446
1105545
1205644
1305644
1405743
1505842
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1705842
1815742
1915742
2015742
2115742
2215742
2315742
2415742
2515643
2615544
2715544
2805545

Wind in February

Winds average 18 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
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519light breeze
619light breeze
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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 7:05 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:057:07
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312.07:057:07
412.07:067:07
512.07:067:07
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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 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
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85.9Bright
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105.9Bright
115.9Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Intense
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196.0Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
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246.1Intense
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286.1Intense
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Yaren?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Yaren for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yaren in February

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

In February, Yaren sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Yaren 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 offshore is warmest in June 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 Yaren 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 Yaren peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Jun 22UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Yaren?

Yaren sits at 0.6°S, 166.9°E, 5 m above sea level, in Nauru. The nearest listed city is Tarawa, 705 km away.

Topography around Yaren

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yaren has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m.

The land around Yaren is covered by water (62%) within 3 km, water (97%) within 16 km, and water (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
61 m
80 km
57 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Tarawa 705 km · Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit 982 km · Majuro 983 km · Malango 1,246 km · Panatina 1,250 km · Vura 1,252 km · Kola'a 1,253 km · Honiara 1,254 km

Nauru travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 103% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,640
2025
Safe drinking water
19%
of population, 2024
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 60%Roman Catholic 34%other 4%none 1%

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 Yaren (-0.5508°, 166.9252°, elevation 5 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).