Ouvéa weather in February

In February, Ouvéa sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 159 mm of rain across 14.8 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 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ouvéa's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ouvéa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 159 mm; 14.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 5:47 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 9th clearest
Wind: 23 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 6.3 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.6; out of 10

Ouvéa is human settlement.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in Ouvéa reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°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 28°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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

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

Ouvéa 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	27° / 26°	147	12.9	13.1	6.2
Feb	27° / 26°	159	14.8	12.7	5.6
Mar	27° / 26°	190	16.9	12.1	5.5
Apr	26° / 25°	138	13.1	11.5	6.2
May	25° / 24°	119	10.5	11	6.9
Jun	24° / 23°	77	7.4	10.8	7.3
Jul	23° / 22°	61	5.9	10.9	7.5
Aug	23° / 21°	70	6.4	11.3	7.4
Sep	23° / 22°	63	6	11.9	7.8
Oct	24° / 23°	53	5.8	12.5	7.9
Nov	25° / 24°	65	6.9	13	7.6
Dec	26° / 25°	91	11.6	13.2	6.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 45%.

	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 (%)	56	56	56	55	55	55	54	55	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55
Cloudier (%)	44	44	44	45	45	45	46	45	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	55	45

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ouvéa gets around 159 mm of rain over 14.8 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 52% and peaks near 55% 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 (%)	48	49	49	50	51	51	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	55	55	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	49
3	49
4	50
5	51
6	51
7	52
8	52
9	53
10	53
11	53
12	53
13	53
14	52
15	52
16	52
17	52
18	52
19	52
20	52
21	53
22	53
23	53
24	54
25	54
26	55
27	55
28	55

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 60% 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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Muggy (%)	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9
Oppressive (%)	61	60	60	60	59	58	57	57	56	56	55	56	57	57	58	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	64	64	65	65	65	65
Miserable (%)	22	23	24	24	25	26	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	16	61	22
2	1	16	60	23
3	1	15	60	24
4	1	15	60	24
5	1	15	59	25
6	1	15	58	26
7	1	15	57	27
8	1	15	57	27
9	1	15	56	28
10	1	15	56	28
11	1	15	55	29
12	0	15	56	29
13	0	14	57	29
14	0	14	57	29
15	0	13	58	29
16	0	13	58	29
17	0	13	59	28
18	0	12	60	28
19	0	12	61	27
20	0	11	62	27
21	0	11	63	26
22	0	10	64	26
23	0	10	64	26
24	0	10	64	26
25	0	9	65	26
26	0	9	65	26
27	0	9	65	26
28	0	9	65	26

Wind in February

Winds average 23 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 23 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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	23	breezy
2	23	breezy
3	23	breezy
4	23	breezy
5	23	breezy
6	23	breezy
7	23	breezy
8	23	breezy
9	23	breezy
10	23	breezy
11	23	breezy
12	23	breezy
13	23	breezy
14	23	breezy
15	23	breezy
16	23	breezy
17	23	breezy
18	23	breezy
19	23	breezy
20	23	breezy
21	23	breezy
22	23	breezy
23	23	breezy
24	23	breezy
25	23	breezy
26	23	breezy
27	23	breezy
28	23	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min 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 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:21 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)	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	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53
Sunset (PM)	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:21

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

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 6.3 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)	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.5	Intense
2	6.5	Intense
3	6.5	Intense
4	6.5	Intense
5	6.4	Intense
6	6.4	Intense
7	6.4	Intense
8	6.4	Intense
9	6.4	Intense
10	6.4	Intense
11	6.3	Intense
12	6.3	Intense
13	6.3	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.2	Intense
23	6.2	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.0	Intense
28	6.0	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ouvéa

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ouvéa'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 Ouvéa?

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

5.6

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

5.9

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Ouvéa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ouvéa in February

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

In February, Ouvéa sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Ouvéa 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 February at about 28°C and coldest in August near 24°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	28	28	27	26	25	24	24	24	25	26	27
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	27	Warm
Feb	28	Warm
Mar	28	Warm
Apr	27	Warm
May	26	Warm
Jun	25	Warm
Jul	24	Warm
Aug	24	Refreshing
Sep	24	Warm
Oct	25	Warm
Nov	26	Warm
Dec	27	Warm

UV index in Ouvéa 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 Ouvéa peaks around February 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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	7	6	8	11	13	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very 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	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Ouvéa?

Ouvéa sits at 20.7°S, 166.5°E, 0 m above sea level, in New Caledonia. The nearest listed city is Bourail, 148 km away.

Topography around Ouvéa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ouvéa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m.

The land around Ouvéa is covered by trees (49%) and water (43%) within 3 km, water (90%) within 16 km, and water (94%) within 80 km.

3 km

20 m

trees 49%

16 km

42 m

water 90%

80 km

92 m

water 94%

treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: Bourail 148 km · Dumbéa 168 km · Mont-Dore 179 km · Noumea 181 km · Port Vila 374 km · Kingston 945 km · Sigatoka 1,184 km · Nadi 1,185 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 Ouvéa (-20.6528°, 166.5364°, 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	27	26
2	27	26
3	27	26
4	27	26
5	27	26
6	27	26
7	27	26
8	27	26
9	27	26
10	27	26
11	27	26
12	27	26
13	27	26
14	27	26
15	27	26
16	27	26
17	27	26
18	27	26
19	27	26
20	27	26
21	27	26
22	27	26
23	27	26
24	27	26
25	27	26
26	27	26
27	27	26
28	27	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	49
3	49
4	50
5	51
6	51
7	52
8	52
9	53
10	53
11	53
12	53
13	53
14	52
15	52
16	52
17	52
18	52
19	52
20	52
21	53
22	53
23	53
24	54
25	54
26	55
27	55
28	55

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	16	61	22
2	1	16	60	23
3	1	15	60	24
4	1	15	60	24
5	1	15	59	25
6	1	15	58	26
7	1	15	57	27
8	1	15	57	27
9	1	15	56	28
10	1	15	56	28
11	1	15	55	29
12	0	15	56	29
13	0	14	57	29
14	0	14	57	29
15	0	13	58	29
16	0	13	58	29
17	0	13	59	28
18	0	12	60	28
19	0	12	61	27
20	0	11	62	27
21	0	11	63	26
22	0	10	64	26
23	0	10	64	26
24	0	10	64	26
25	0	9	65	26
26	0	9	65	26
27	0	9	65	26
28	0	9	65	26

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	49
3	49
4	50
5	51
6	51
7	52
8	52
9	53
10	53
11	53
12	53
13	53
14	52
15	52
16	52
17	52
18	52
19	52
20	52
21	53
22	53
23	53
24	54
25	54
26	55
27	55
28	55

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	16	61	22
2	1	16	60	23
3	1	15	60	24
4	1	15	60	24
5	1	15	59	25
6	1	15	58	26
7	1	15	57	27
8	1	15	57	27
9	1	15	56	28
10	1	15	56	28
11	1	15	55	29
12	0	15	56	29
13	0	14	57	29
14	0	14	57	29
15	0	13	58	29
16	0	13	58	29
17	0	13	59	28
18	0	12	60	28
19	0	12	61	27
20	0	11	62	27
21	0	11	63	26
22	0	10	64	26
23	0	10	64	26
24	0	10	64	26
25	0	9	65	26
26	0	9	65	26
27	0	9	65	26
28	0	9	65	26

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	49
3	49
4	50
5	51
6	51
7	52
8	52
9	53
10	53
11	53
12	53
13	53
14	52
15	52
16	52
17	52
18	52
19	52
20	52
21	53
22	53
23	53
24	54
25	54
26	55
27	55
28	55

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	16	61	22
2	1	16	60	23
3	1	15	60	24
4	1	15	60	24
5	1	15	59	25
6	1	15	58	26
7	1	15	57	27
8	1	15	57	27
9	1	15	56	28
10	1	15	56	28
11	1	15	55	29
12	0	15	56	29
13	0	14	57	29
14	0	14	57	29
15	0	13	58	29
16	0	13	58	29
17	0	13	59	28
18	0	12	60	28
19	0	12	61	27
20	0	11	62	27
21	0	11	63	26
22	0	10	64	26
23	0	10	64	26
24	0	10	64	26
25	0	9	65	26
26	0	9	65	26
27	0	9	65	26
28	0	9	65	26