Dunedin weather in February

In February, Dunedin sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 73 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of February to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Dunedin's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dunedin's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 73 mm; 10.3 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 54 min; 6:54 AM – 8:51 PM
Cloud cover: 69%; 8th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

Dunedin is city in New Zealand's South Island.

Air quality: Good; PM10 18.1 µg/m³ · 2012
Density: 40/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1848

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 19°C through the month.

A typical February day in Dunedin reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 23°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)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

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

How February really feels in Dunedin

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.

Dunedin weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	19° / 10°	91	13.1	15.1	5.4
Feb	19° / 10°	73	10.3	14	5.7
Mar	17° / 9°	59	9.7	12.4	5.5
Apr	15° / 7°	54	9.3	10.7	4.5
May	12° / 4°	50	9.9	9.3	3.3
Jun	10° / 2°	46	9.3	8.5	2.1
Jul	9° / 1°	39	8.1	8.8	2.1
Aug	11° / 2°	41	9.1	10.1	2.6
Sep	13° / 4°	50	10.6	11.7	3.4
Oct	14° / 6°	74	13.6	13.3	3.8
Nov	16° / 7°	77	13.5	14.7	4.3
Dec	17° / 9°	96	14.4	15.5	4.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

	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 (%)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	33	34	35	36	36	37	38	38	39	39
Cloudier (%)	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	67	66	65	64	64	63	62	62	61	61

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	37	63
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Dunedin gets around 73 mm of rain over 10.3 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 36% and peaks near 39% 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 (%)	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	39
4	38
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	37
9	37
10	36
11	36
12	36
13	36
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	36
22	36
23	35
24	35
25	35
26	34
27	34
28	34

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 76% 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 (%)	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	75	75	75	75	75	75	74	75	75	75	76	77	78	78	79	79	80	81	82	83	84
Comfortable (%)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	22	22	22	22	21	20	20	19	19	18	17	16	15	14
Humid (%)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	73	22	5
2	73	22	5
3	73	22	5
4	73	22	5
5	74	22	4
6	74	22	4
7	74	22	4
8	75	22	3
9	75	22	3
10	75	22	3
11	75	22	3
12	75	22	3
13	75	22	3
14	74	23	3
15	75	22	3
16	75	22	3
17	75	22	3
18	76	22	2
19	77	21	2
20	78	20	2
21	78	20	2
22	79	19	2
23	79	19	2
24	80	18	2
25	81	17	2
26	82	16	2
27	83	15	2
28	84	14	2

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	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	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 36 min at the start of February to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 9:09 PM to 8:30 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)	14.6	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.4	14.4	14.3	14.3	14.2	14.2	14.1	14.1	14.0	14.0	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
Sunrise (AM)	6:34	6:35	6:37	6:38	6:40	6:41	6:43	6:44	6:46	6:47	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:53	6:54	6:56	6:57	6:59	7:00	7:02	7:03	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:09	7:10	7:12	7:13
Sunset (PM)	9:09	9:08	9:07	9:06	9:04	9:03	9:02	9:01	8:59	8:58	8:57	8:55	8:54	8:52	8:51	8:49	8:48	8:46	8:45	8:43	8:41	8:40	8:38	8:36	8:35	8:33	8:31	8:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.6	6:34	9:09
2	14.5	6:35	9:08
3	14.5	6:37	9:07
4	14.5	6:38	9:06
5	14.4	6:40	9:04
6	14.4	6:41	9:03
7	14.3	6:43	9:02
8	14.3	6:44	9:01
9	14.2	6:46	8:59
10	14.2	6:47	8:58
11	14.1	6:49	8:57
12	14.1	6:50	8:55
13	14.0	6:51	8:54
14	14.0	6:53	8:52
15	13.9	6:54	8:51
16	13.9	6:56	8:49
17	13.8	6:57	8:48
18	13.8	6:59	8:46
19	13.7	7:00	8:45
20	13.7	7:02	8:43
21	13.6	7:03	8:41
22	13.6	7:05	8:40
23	13.5	7:06	8:38
24	13.5	7:07	8:36
25	13.4	7:09	8:35
26	13.4	7:10	8:33
27	13.3	7:12	8:31
28	13.3	7:13	8:30

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 5.03 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)	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5
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	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Dunedin?

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

5.7

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

2.2

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Dunedin for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dunedin in February

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

In February, Dunedin sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Dunedin in February

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 14°C and coldest in August near 10°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)	14	14	14	13	12	11	10	10	10	11	12	13
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	14	Bracing
Feb	14	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	13	Bracing
May	12	Bracing
Jun	11	Bracing
Jul	10	Bracing
Aug	10	Bracing
Sep	10	Bracing
Oct	11	Bracing
Nov	12	Bracing
Dec	13	Bracing

UV index in Dunedin in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dunedin peaks around January 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	9	5	3	1	1	1	2	3	5	8	9
Level	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	5	High
Apr	3	Moderate
May	1	Low
Jun	1	Low
Jul	1	Low
Aug	2	Moderate
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	5	High
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Location & terrain

Where is Dunedin?

Dunedin sits at 45.9°S, 170.5°E, 21 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Wanaka, 168 km away.

Topography around Dunedin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dunedin has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m around an average of 73 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 790 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,463 m.

The land around Dunedin is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, water (39%), trees (35%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

286 m

artificial surfaces 42%

16 km

790 m

water 39%

80 km

1,463 m

grassland 48%

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

February weather nearby: Wanaka 168 km · Queenstown 172 km · Timaru 175 km · Invercargill 176 km · Tekapo 208 km · Ashburton 240 km · Franz Josef 277 km · Rolleston 295 km

New Zealand travel facts

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Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Dunedin (-45.8742°, 170.5036°, elevation 21 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	19	11
2	19	11
3	19	11
4	19	11
5	19	11
6	19	11
7	19	11
8	19	11
9	19	11
10	19	11
11	19	11
12	19	11
13	19	11
14	19	10
15	19	10
16	19	10
17	19	10
18	19	10
19	19	10
20	18	10
21	18	10
22	18	10
23	18	10
24	18	10
25	18	10
26	18	10
27	18	10
28	18	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	37	63
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	39
4	38
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	37
9	37
10	36
11	36
12	36
13	36
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	36
22	36
23	35
24	35
25	35
26	34
27	34
28	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	73	22	5
2	73	22	5
3	73	22	5
4	73	22	5
5	74	22	4
6	74	22	4
7	74	22	4
8	75	22	3
9	75	22	3
10	75	22	3
11	75	22	3
12	75	22	3
13	75	22	3
14	74	23	3
15	75	22	3
16	75	22	3
17	75	22	3
18	76	22	2
19	77	21	2
20	78	20	2
21	78	20	2
22	79	19	2
23	79	19	2
24	80	18	2
25	81	17	2
26	82	16	2
27	83	15	2
28	84	14	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	37	63
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	39
4	38
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	37
9	37
10	36
11	36
12	36
13	36
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	36
22	36
23	35
24	35
25	35
26	34
27	34
28	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	73	22	5
2	73	22	5
3	73	22	5
4	73	22	5
5	74	22	4
6	74	22	4
7	74	22	4
8	75	22	3
9	75	22	3
10	75	22	3
11	75	22	3
12	75	22	3
13	75	22	3
14	74	23	3
15	75	22	3
16	75	22	3
17	75	22	3
18	76	22	2
19	77	21	2
20	78	20	2
21	78	20	2
22	79	19	2
23	79	19	2
24	80	18	2
25	81	17	2
26	82	16	2
27	83	15	2
28	84	14	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	37	63
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	39
4	38
5	38
6	38
7	38
8	37
9	37
10	36
11	36
12	36
13	36
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	36
22	36
23	35
24	35
25	35
26	34
27	34
28	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	73	22	5
2	73	22	5
3	73	22	5
4	73	22	5
5	74	22	4
6	74	22	4
7	74	22	4
8	75	22	3
9	75	22	3
10	75	22	3
11	75	22	3
12	75	22	3
13	75	22	3
14	74	23	3
15	75	22	3
16	75	22	3
17	75	22	3
18	76	22	2
19	77	21	2
20	78	20	2
21	78	20	2
22	79	19	2
23	79	19	2
24	80	18	2
25	81	17	2
26	82	16	2
27	83	15	2
28	84	14	2