Paraparaumu weather in February

In February, Paraparaumu sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 89 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of February to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Paraparaumu's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paraparaumu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 89 mm; 9.6 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 36 min; 6:46 AM – 8:23 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 1st clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.0; out of 10

Paraparaumu is town in New Zealand.

Density: 1,045/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 18°C through the month.

A typical February day in Paraparaumu reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 20°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)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

Paraparaumu 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	18° / 14°	94	11.3	14.6	5.6
Feb	18° / 15°	89	9.6	13.6	6.0
Mar	17° / 13°	86	10.3	12.3	5.6
Apr	15° / 12°	109	12.6	10.9	4.4
May	14° / 10°	116	13.7	9.7	3.6
Jun	12° / 9°	133	14.1	9.1	2.7
Jul	11° / 8°	123	13.9	9.4	2.4
Aug	11° / 8°	126	14.9	10.4	2.4
Sep	12° / 9°	128	15.3	11.7	2.8
Oct	13° / 10°	146	15.7	13.1	3.2
Nov	14° / 11°	119	13	14.3	3.9
Dec	16° / 13°	123	14.6	14.9	4.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

	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 (%)	53	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	59
Cloudier (%)	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	59	41

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Paraparaumu gets around 89 mm of rain over 9.6 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 34% and peaks near 36% 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 (%)	33	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	34	34	34	33	32	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	33
6	33
7	33
8	33
9	33
10	34
11	34
12	34
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	35
22	35
23	34
24	34
25	34
26	33
27	32
28	32

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 42% 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 (%)	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	41	40	39	39	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	48	49
Comfortable (%)	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	40	40	39
Humid (%)	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	15	15	14	13	12	12
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	43	38	18	1
2	43	38	18	1
3	43	38	18	1
4	43	38	18	1
5	43	38	18	1
6	42	39	18	1
7	42	39	19	0
8	42	39	19	0
9	42	39	19	0
10	42	39	19	1
11	41	40	19	1
12	40	40	19	1
13	39	41	19	1
14	39	41	19	1
15	38	42	19	1
16	38	42	19	1
17	39	42	19	1
18	39	42	18	0
19	40	42	18	0
20	40	42	17	0
21	41	42	17	0
22	42	42	16	0
23	43	42	15	0
24	44	41	15	0
25	45	41	14	0
26	46	40	13	0
27	48	40	12	0
28	49	39	12	0

Wind in February

Winds average 19 km/h in February, the calmest month.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 19 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)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	19	light breeze
2	19	light breeze
3	19	light breeze
4	19	light breeze
5	19	light breeze
6	19	light breeze
7	19	light breeze
8	19	light breeze
9	19	light breeze
10	19	light breeze
11	19	light breeze
12	19	light breeze
13	19	light breeze
14	19	light breeze
15	19	light breeze
16	19	light breeze
17	19	light breeze
18	19	light breeze
19	19	light breeze
20	19	light breeze
21	19	light breeze
22	19	light breeze
23	19	light breeze
24	19	light breeze
25	19	light breeze
26	19	light breeze
27	19	light breeze
28	19	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of February to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 8:38 PM to 8:05 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)	14.2	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.0	14.0	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.8	13.8	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01
Sunset (PM)	8:38	8:37	8:36	8:35	8:35	8:33	8:32	8:31	8:30	8:29	8:28	8:27	8:26	8:25	8:23	8:22	8:21	8:19	8:18	8:17	8:15	8:14	8:13	8:11	8:10	8:08	8:07	8:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.2	6:29	8:38
2	14.1	6:30	8:37
3	14.1	6:31	8:36
4	14.1	6:32	8:35
5	14.0	6:34	8:35
6	14.0	6:35	8:33
7	13.9	6:36	8:32
8	13.9	6:37	8:31
9	13.9	6:38	8:30
10	13.8	6:40	8:29
11	13.8	6:41	8:28
12	13.7	6:42	8:27
13	13.7	6:43	8:26
14	13.7	6:45	8:25
15	13.6	6:46	8:23
16	13.6	6:47	8:22
17	13.5	6:48	8:21
18	13.5	6:49	8:19
19	13.5	6:51	8:18
20	13.4	6:52	8:17
21	13.4	6:53	8:15
22	13.3	6:54	8:14
23	13.3	6:55	8:13
24	13.2	6:57	8:11
25	13.2	6:58	8:10
26	13.2	6:59	8:08
27	13.1	7:00	8:07
28	13.1	7:01	8:05

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 5.9 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)	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.4	Intense
2	6.4	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.2	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.0	Intense
12	6.0	Intense
13	6.0	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Paraparaumu?

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

6.0

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

2.1

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Paraparaumu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Paraparaumu in February

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

In February, Paraparaumu sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Paraparaumu in February

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 13 km away) is warmest in February at about 18°C and coldest in August near 13°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	18	18	17	16	14	13	13	13	14	15	16
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	17	Cool
Feb	18	Cool
Mar	18	Cool
Apr	17	Cool
May	16	Cool
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	13	Bracing
Aug	13	Bracing
Sep	13	Bracing
Oct	14	Bracing
Nov	15	Bracing
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Paraparaumu in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Paraparaumu peaks around January 11 at about 11 (extreme) — 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 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	11	6	4	2	1	2	3	4	6	10	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	6	High
Apr	4	Moderate
May	2	Moderate
Jun	1	Low
Jul	2	Low
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	6	High
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	11	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Paraparaumu?

Paraparaumu sits at 40.9°S, 175.0°E, 77 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Upper Hutt, 25 km away.

Topography around Paraparaumu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paraparaumu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m around an average of 96 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,092 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,512 m.

The land around Paraparaumu is covered by trees (55%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and water (39%) within 16 km, and water (45%), grassland (28%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

436 m

trees 55%

16 km

1,092 m

trees 47%

80 km

1,512 m

water 45%

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

February weather nearby: Upper Hutt 25 km · Porirua 28 km · Lower Hutt 34 km · Levin 38 km · Wainuiomata 39 km · Wellington 46 km · Karori 47 km · Masterton 54 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 Paraparaumu (-40.9167°, 175.0167°, elevation 77 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	18	15
2	18	15
3	18	15
4	18	15
5	18	15
6	18	15
7	18	15
8	18	15
9	18	15
10	18	15
11	18	15
12	18	15
13	18	15
14	18	15
15	18	15
16	18	15
17	18	15
18	18	15
19	18	15
20	18	15
21	18	15
22	18	14
23	18	14
24	18	14
25	18	14
26	18	14
27	18	14
28	18	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	59	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	33
6	33
7	33
8	33
9	33
10	34
11	34
12	34
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	35
22	35
23	34
24	34
25	34
26	33
27	32
28	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	43	38	18	1
2	43	38	18	1
3	43	38	18	1
4	43	38	18	1
5	43	38	18	1
6	42	39	18	1
7	42	39	19	0
8	42	39	19	0
9	42	39	19	0
10	42	39	19	1
11	41	40	19	1
12	40	40	19	1
13	39	41	19	1
14	39	41	19	1
15	38	42	19	1
16	38	42	19	1
17	39	42	19	1
18	39	42	18	0
19	40	42	18	0
20	40	42	17	0
21	41	42	17	0
22	42	42	16	0
23	43	42	15	0
24	44	41	15	0
25	45	41	14	0
26	46	40	13	0
27	48	40	12	0
28	49	39	12	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	59	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	33
6	33
7	33
8	33
9	33
10	34
11	34
12	34
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	35
22	35
23	34
24	34
25	34
26	33
27	32
28	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	43	38	18	1
2	43	38	18	1
3	43	38	18	1
4	43	38	18	1
5	43	38	18	1
6	42	39	18	1
7	42	39	19	0
8	42	39	19	0
9	42	39	19	0
10	42	39	19	1
11	41	40	19	1
12	40	40	19	1
13	39	41	19	1
14	39	41	19	1
15	38	42	19	1
16	38	42	19	1
17	39	42	19	1
18	39	42	18	0
19	40	42	18	0
20	40	42	17	0
21	41	42	17	0
22	42	42	16	0
23	43	42	15	0
24	44	41	15	0
25	45	41	14	0
26	46	40	13	0
27	48	40	12	0
28	49	39	12	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	59	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	33
6	33
7	33
8	33
9	33
10	34
11	34
12	34
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	35
22	35
23	34
24	34
25	34
26	33
27	32
28	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	43	38	18	1
2	43	38	18	1
3	43	38	18	1
4	43	38	18	1
5	43	38	18	1
6	42	39	18	1
7	42	39	19	0
8	42	39	19	0
9	42	39	19	0
10	42	39	19	1
11	41	40	19	1
12	40	40	19	1
13	39	41	19	1
14	39	41	19	1
15	38	42	19	1
16	38	42	19	1
17	39	42	19	1
18	39	42	18	0
19	40	42	18	0
20	40	42	17	0
21	41	42	17	0
22	42	42	16	0
23	43	42	15	0
24	44	41	15	0
25	45	41	14	0
26	46	40	13	0
27	48	40	12	0
28	49	39	12	0