Ashburton weather in February

In February, Ashburton sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 51 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of February to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ashburton's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ashburton's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 51 mm; 7.3 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 48 min; 6:53 AM – 8:42 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 8th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; out of 10

Ashburton is town in New Zealand's South Island.

Air quality: Good; PM10 21.2 µg/m³ · 2012
Density: 569/km²; people per km²

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 20°C through the month.

A typical February day in Ashburton reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 25°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)	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

How February really feels in Ashburton

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 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

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ashburton weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	20° / 13°	58	9.2	14.9	6.4
Feb	20° / 12°	51	7.3	13.8	6.6
Mar	19° / 11°	51	7.4	12.4	6.4
Apr	16° / 9°	59	9.4	10.8	5.2
May	14° / 6°	52	8.2	9.5	4.1
Jun	11° / 3°	58	8.7	8.8	2.7
Jul	10° / 3°	57	8.2	9.1	2.5
Aug	12° / 4°	58	9.4	10.2	3.1
Sep	14° / 6°	49	8.7	11.7	4.1
Oct	15° / 7°	58	10.7	13.2	4.6
Nov	17° / 9°	66	10.8	14.5	5.2
Dec	19° / 11°	66	11	15.2	5.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 54%.

	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 (%)	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	46	46	46	47	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	46	47
Cloudier (%)	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	54	54	54	53	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	54	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	46	54
28	47	53

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ashburton gets around 51 mm of rain over 7.3 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 26% and peaks near 27% 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 (%)	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	25

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

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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
Dry (%)	62	62	62	62	63	62	62	63	62	62	62	61	60	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	62	62	63	64	67	68	70	71
Comfortable (%)	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	32	30	29	27	26
Humid (%)	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	62	29	9
2	62	29	9
3	62	29	9
4	62	29	9
5	63	29	8
6	62	30	8
7	62	30	8
8	63	30	7
9	62	31	7
10	62	31	7
11	62	32	6
12	61	33	6
13	60	34	6
14	60	34	6
15	60	35	5
16	60	35	5
17	60	35	5
18	60	35	5
19	61	35	4
20	61	35	4
21	62	34	4
22	62	34	4
23	63	33	4
24	64	32	4
25	67	30	3
26	68	29	3
27	70	27	3
28	71	26	3

Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of February to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 8:59 PM to 8:22 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)	14.4	14.4	14.3	14.3	14.2	14.2	14.2	14.1	14.1	14.0	14.0	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.8	13.8	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:34	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:40	6:41	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:59	7:00	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:10	7:11
Sunset (PM)	8:59	8:58	8:57	8:56	8:55	8:53	8:52	8:51	8:50	8:49	8:47	8:46	8:45	8:43	8:42	8:41	8:39	8:38	8:36	8:35	8:33	8:32	8:30	8:29	8:27	8:25	8:24	8:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.4	6:34	8:59
2	14.4	6:36	8:58
3	14.3	6:37	8:57
4	14.3	6:38	8:56
5	14.2	6:40	8:55
6	14.2	6:41	8:53
7	14.2	6:43	8:52
8	14.1	6:44	8:51
9	14.1	6:45	8:50
10	14.0	6:47	8:49
11	14.0	6:48	8:47
12	13.9	6:49	8:46
13	13.9	6:51	8:45
14	13.9	6:52	8:43
15	13.8	6:53	8:42
16	13.8	6:55	8:41
17	13.7	6:56	8:39
18	13.7	6:57	8:38
19	13.6	6:59	8:36
20	13.6	7:00	8:35
21	13.5	7:02	8:33
22	13.5	7:03	8:32
23	13.4	7:04	8:30
24	13.4	7:06	8:29
25	13.3	7:07	8:27
26	13.3	7:08	8:25
27	13.2	7:10	8:24
28	13.2	7:11	8:22

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 5.48 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)	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0
Level	Intense	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	6.0	Intense
2	6.0	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Ashburton?

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

6.6

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

3.5

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Ashburton for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ashburton in February

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

In February, Ashburton sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Ashburton in February

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 27 km away) is warmest in February at about 17°C and coldest in August near 9°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	17	17	16	14	12	10	9	9	10	11	14	15
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	17	Cool
Feb	17	Cool
Mar	16	Cool
Apr	14	Bracing
May	12	Bracing
Jun	10	Bracing
Jul	9	Bracing
Aug	9	Bracing
Sep	10	Bracing
Oct	11	Bracing
Nov	14	Bracing
Dec	15	Cool

UV index in Ashburton in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ashburton peaks around January 16 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	10	6	3	2	1	2	2	3	6	8	10
Level	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	6	High
Apr	3	Moderate
May	2	Low
Jun	1	Low
Jul	2	Low
Aug	2	Moderate
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	6	High
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	10	Very high

Location & terrain

Where is Ashburton?

Ashburton sits at 43.9°S, 171.7°E, 106 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Rolleston, 63 km away.

Topography around Ashburton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ashburton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 103 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,287 m.

The land around Ashburton is covered by grassland (40%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and cropland (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

42 m

grassland 40%

16 km

195 m

grassland 50%

80 km

2,287 m

grassland 46%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Rolleston 63 km · Timaru 67 km · Christchurch 83 km · Rangiora 95 km · Tekapo 101 km · Franz Josef 137 km · Wanaka 224 km · Kaikoura 229 km

New Zealand travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type I; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 86% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $49,591; 2025
Happiness: 7.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 100%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.5; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 9.6; per 100k/yr, 2019
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 Ashburton (-43.8983°, 171.7301°, elevation 106 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	46	54
28	47	53

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	62	29	9
2	62	29	9
3	62	29	9
4	62	29	9
5	63	29	8
6	62	30	8
7	62	30	8
8	63	30	7
9	62	31	7
10	62	31	7
11	62	32	6
12	61	33	6
13	60	34	6
14	60	34	6
15	60	35	5
16	60	35	5
17	60	35	5
18	60	35	5
19	61	35	4
20	61	35	4
21	62	34	4
22	62	34	4
23	63	33	4
24	64	32	4
25	67	30	3
26	68	29	3
27	70	27	3
28	71	26	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	46	54
28	47	53

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	62	29	9
2	62	29	9
3	62	29	9
4	62	29	9
5	63	29	8
6	62	30	8
7	62	30	8
8	63	30	7
9	62	31	7
10	62	31	7
11	62	32	6
12	61	33	6
13	60	34	6
14	60	34	6
15	60	35	5
16	60	35	5
17	60	35	5
18	60	35	5
19	61	35	4
20	61	35	4
21	62	34	4
22	62	34	4
23	63	33	4
24	64	32	4
25	67	30	3
26	68	29	3
27	70	27	3
28	71	26	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	46	54
28	47	53

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	62	29	9
2	62	29	9
3	62	29	9
4	62	29	9
5	63	29	8
6	62	30	8
7	62	30	8
8	63	30	7
9	62	31	7
10	62	31	7
11	62	32	6
12	61	33	6
13	60	34	6
14	60	34	6
15	60	35	5
16	60	35	5
17	60	35	5
18	60	35	5
19	61	35	4
20	61	35	4
21	62	34	4
22	62	34	4
23	63	33	4
24	64	32	4
25	67	30	3
26	68	29	3
27	70	27	3
28	71	26	3