Porirua weather in February

In February, Porirua sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 56 mm of rain across 6.1 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 44% of the time in February, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Porirua's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Porirua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:46 AM – 8:24 PM
Cloud cover
49%
1st clearest
Wind
25 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Porirua is city in New Zealand.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 12.1 µg/m³ · 2012
Density
337/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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 Porirua reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C warmer than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Porirua 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 15°557.514.65.9
Feb18° / 15°566.113.66.4
Mar17° / 14°597.412.35.8
Apr15° / 13°73910.94.8
May14° / 12°7610.29.74.0
Jun12° / 10°9512.19.13.1
Jul11° / 8712.19.32.7
Aug11° / 8212.610.42.7
Sep12° / 10°7410.811.73.2
Oct13° / 11°8311.313.13.6
Nov14° / 12°699.114.34.3
Dec16° / 14°659.614.95.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25941
35941
45941
56040
66040
76040
86040
96040
106040
116040
126040
136040
146139
156139
166139
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196238
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216238
226337
236337
246337
256337
266238
276238
286139

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Porirua gets around 56 mm of rain over 6.1 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 22% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
122
222
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421
521
621
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1121
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2422
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2821

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the comfortable band about 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13943171
23943170
33844180
43844180
53844180
63844180
73844180
83844180
93844180
103744180
113744180
123645190
133645190
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193646170
203746170
213746160
223846160
233946150
244046140
254146140
264245130
274345120
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Wind in February

Winds average 25 km/h in February, the calmest month.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 25 km/h on the calmest days to 25 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
125breezy
225breezy
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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 7:02 AM, and sunset from 8:39 PM to 8:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.26:298:39
214.16:308:39
314.16:318:38
414.16:328:37
514.06:348:36
614.06:358:35
714.06:368:34
813.96:378:33
913.96:398:31
1013.86:408:30
1113.86:418:29
1213.86:428:28
1313.76:448:27
1413.76:458:26
1513.66:468:24
1613.66:478:23
1713.66:488:22
1813.56:508:20
1913.56:518:19
2013.46:528:18
2113.46:538:16
2213.36:558:15
2313.36:568:14
2413.36:578:12
2513.26:588:11
2613.26:598:09
2713.17:018:08
2813.17:028:06

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.6 kWh/m² to a high of 7.3 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 6.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.5Bright
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Porirua?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Porirua for sightseeing.

What to pack for Porirua in February

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

In February, Porirua sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Porirua 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 19 km away) is warmest in February at about 17°C and coldest in August near 12°C.

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

10°12°14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr16Cool
May15Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug12Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov14Bracing
Dec15Cool

UV index in Porirua 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 Porirua peaks around January 1 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateLowModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 1UV 11Jun 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Extreme
Mar6High
Apr4Moderate
May2Low
Jun1Low
Jul2Low
Aug3Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct6High
Nov9Very high
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Porirua?

Porirua sits at 41.1°S, 174.8°E, 58 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Lower Hutt, 11 km away.

Topography around Porirua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Porirua has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 356 m around an average of 82 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 560 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,512 m.

The land around Porirua is covered by trees (43%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, water (40%), trees (32%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and water (57%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
356 m
16 km
560 m
80 km
1,512 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Lower Hutt 11 km · Upper Hutt 17 km · Wainuiomata 17 km · Wellington 18 km · Karori 19 km · Paraparaumu 28 km · Levin 66 km · Masterton 70 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
no religion 49%Christian 37%objected to answering 7%Hindu 3%

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 Porirua (-41.1333°, 174.85°, elevation 58 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).