Bourail weather in February

In February, Bourail sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 158 mm of rain across 17.6 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-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 12% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Bourail's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bourail's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 158 mm; 17.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 5:50 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 11th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

Bourail is human settlement in France.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Bourail reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C warmer than 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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	29	22

How February really feels in Bourail

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bourail weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 22°	148	16	13.2	4.4
Feb	30° / 22°	158	17.6	12.7	4.0
Mar	29° / 22°	186	18.8	12.2	4.4
Apr	27° / 20°	115	13.4	11.5	5.8
May	25° / 18°	89	8.9	11	6.8
Jun	24° / 16°	76	6.9	10.7	7.3
Jul	23° / 15°	63	6	10.8	7.4
Aug	23° / 15°	72	6.5	11.3	7.4
Sep	25° / 16°	45	5.4	11.9	7.6
Oct	27° / 17°	42	6.7	12.5	7.0
Nov	28° / 19°	73	8.6	13	6.0
Dec	29° / 20°	107	13.6	13.3	4.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

	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 (%)	33	33	33	32	34	34	33	33	34	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33
Cloudier (%)	67	67	67	68	66	66	67	67	66	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	67	66	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	67

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	32	68
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	34	66
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	33	67
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Bourail gets around 158 mm of rain over 17.6 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 63% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	56	57	58	59	60	60	61	62	62	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	57
3	58
4	59
5	60
6	60
7	61
8	62
9	62
10	63
11	63
12	64
13	64
14	64
15	64
16	64
17	65
18	65
19	65
20	65
21	65
22	65
23	65
24	65
25	65
26	65
27	65
28	65

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% 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 (%)	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6
Muggy (%)	40	39	39	38	37	37	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	31	31	30	30
Oppressive (%)	44	45	45	46	47	48	49	49	51	51	51	51	51	53	54	54	55	55	55	57	57	58	59	60	61	61	62	61
Miserable (%)	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	11	40	44	5
2	11	39	45	6
3	10	39	45	6
4	10	38	46	6
5	9	37	47	6
6	9	37	48	7
7	8	36	49	7
8	8	36	49	7
9	7	35	51	7
10	7	35	51	7
11	6	35	51	8
12	6	35	51	8
13	6	35	51	8
14	5	35	53	7
15	5	34	54	7
16	5	34	54	7
17	5	34	55	6
18	5	34	55	6
19	5	34	55	6
20	5	33	57	5
21	5	33	57	5
22	5	33	58	4
23	5	32	59	4
24	5	32	60	3
25	5	31	61	3
26	5	31	61	3
27	5	30	62	3
28	6	30	61	3

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
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7	8	calm
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18	8	calm
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20	8	calm
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23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:26 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)	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57
Sunset (PM)	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	5:42	6:41
2	13.0	5:43	6:40
3	12.9	5:44	6:40
4	12.9	5:44	6:40
5	12.9	5:45	6:39
6	12.9	5:45	6:39
7	12.9	5:46	6:39
8	12.9	5:47	6:38
9	12.8	5:47	6:38
10	12.8	5:48	6:37
11	12.8	5:48	6:37
12	12.8	5:49	6:36
13	12.8	5:49	6:36
14	12.8	5:50	6:35
15	12.7	5:50	6:35
16	12.7	5:51	6:34
17	12.7	5:52	6:34
18	12.7	5:52	6:33
19	12.7	5:53	6:32
20	12.6	5:53	6:32
21	12.6	5:54	6:31
22	12.6	5:54	6:30
23	12.6	5:55	6:30
24	12.6	5:55	6:29
25	12.5	5:55	6:28
26	12.5	5:56	6:27
27	12.5	5:56	6:27
28	12.5	5:57	6:26

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 5.7 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)	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
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	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Bourail

In seasonPeak

In February, Bourail sits inside its cyclone and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bourail sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Bourail's rainy season runs December–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Bourail?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

5.3

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Bourail for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bourail in February

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

In February, Bourail sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bourail in February

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 14 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 23°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)	27	27	27	26	25	24	23	23	23	24	25	26
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	27	Warm
Feb	27	Warm
Mar	27	Warm
Apr	26	Warm
May	25	Warm
Jun	24	Warm
Jul	23	Refreshing
Aug	23	Refreshing
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	24	Refreshing
Nov	25	Warm
Dec	26	Warm

UV index in Bourail 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 Bourail peaks around February 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 6 (high).

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)	14	15	14	10	7	6	6	8	11	13	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	7	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Bourail?

Bourail sits at 21.6°S, 165.5°E, 0 m above sea level, in New Caledonia. The nearest listed city is Dumbéa, 119 km away.

Topography around Bourail

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bourail has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,091 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,492 m.

The land around Bourail is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and water (55%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

424 m

trees 54%

16 km

1,091 m

trees 60%

80 km

1,492 m

water 55%

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

February weather nearby: Dumbéa 119 km · Noumea 126 km · Mont-Dore 135 km · Ouvéa 148 km · Port Vila 518 km · Kingston 869 km · Sigatoka 1,312 km · Nadi 1,316 km

New Caledonia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
GDP per capita: $29,213; 2024
Safe drinking water: 97%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 3.1; per 100k, 2009
Income group: High; World Bank
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 Bourail (-21.5669°, 165.4974°, elevation 0 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. 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	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	32	68
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	34	66
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	33	67
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	57
3	58
4	59
5	60
6	60
7	61
8	62
9	62
10	63
11	63
12	64
13	64
14	64
15	64
16	64
17	65
18	65
19	65
20	65
21	65
22	65
23	65
24	65
25	65
26	65
27	65
28	65

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	11	40	44	5
2	11	39	45	6
3	10	39	45	6
4	10	38	46	6
5	9	37	47	6
6	9	37	48	7
7	8	36	49	7
8	8	36	49	7
9	7	35	51	7
10	7	35	51	7
11	6	35	51	8
12	6	35	51	8
13	6	35	51	8
14	5	35	53	7
15	5	34	54	7
16	5	34	54	7
17	5	34	55	6
18	5	34	55	6
19	5	34	55	6
20	5	33	57	5
21	5	33	57	5
22	5	33	58	4
23	5	32	59	4
24	5	32	60	3
25	5	31	61	3
26	5	31	61	3
27	5	30	62	3
28	6	30	61	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	32	68
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	34	66
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	33	67
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	57
3	58
4	59
5	60
6	60
7	61
8	62
9	62
10	63
11	63
12	64
13	64
14	64
15	64
16	64
17	65
18	65
19	65
20	65
21	65
22	65
23	65
24	65
25	65
26	65
27	65
28	65

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	11	40	44	5
2	11	39	45	6
3	10	39	45	6
4	10	38	46	6
5	9	37	47	6
6	9	37	48	7
7	8	36	49	7
8	8	36	49	7
9	7	35	51	7
10	7	35	51	7
11	6	35	51	8
12	6	35	51	8
13	6	35	51	8
14	5	35	53	7
15	5	34	54	7
16	5	34	54	7
17	5	34	55	6
18	5	34	55	6
19	5	34	55	6
20	5	33	57	5
21	5	33	57	5
22	5	33	58	4
23	5	32	59	4
24	5	32	60	3
25	5	31	61	3
26	5	31	61	3
27	5	30	62	3
28	6	30	61	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	32	68
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	34	66
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	33	67
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	34	66
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	56
2	57
3	58
4	59
5	60
6	60
7	61
8	62
9	62
10	63
11	63
12	64
13	64
14	64
15	64
16	64
17	65
18	65
19	65
20	65
21	65
22	65
23	65
24	65
25	65
26	65
27	65
28	65

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	11	40	44	5
2	11	39	45	6
3	10	39	45	6
4	10	38	46	6
5	9	37	47	6
6	9	37	48	7
7	8	36	49	7
8	8	36	49	7
9	7	35	51	7
10	7	35	51	7
11	6	35	51	8
12	6	35	51	8
13	6	35	51	8
14	5	35	53	7
15	5	34	54	7
16	5	34	54	7
17	5	34	55	6
18	5	34	55	6
19	5	34	55	6
20	5	33	57	5
21	5	33	57	5
22	5	33	58	4
23	5	32	59	4
24	5	32	60	3
25	5	31	61	3
26	5	31	61	3
27	5	30	62	3
28	6	30	61	3