Stoke weather in February

In February, Stoke sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 80 mm of rain across 8.1 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-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 41% 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 Stoke's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stoke's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:52 AM – 8:31 PM
Cloud cover
51%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Stoke is town in New Zealand.

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 20°C through the month.

A typical February day in Stoke reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°C warmer than March.

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Stoke weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 14°1029.814.66.3
Feb20° / 14°808.113.76.5
Mar18° / 13°938.812.36.2
Apr16° / 11°10810.510.94.9
May13° / 12010.79.73.9
Jun11° / 12710.69.12.8
Jul10° / 1109.49.32.5
Aug11° / 11411.810.32.6
Sep12° / 11712.211.73.2
Oct14° / 1311313.13.9
Nov16° / 10°10911.614.34.7
Dec18° / 13°12512.814.95.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25842
35842
45842
55941
65941
76040
86040
96040
106040
116040
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136139
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226139
236139
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266139
276040
286040

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Stoke gets around 80 mm of rain over 8.1 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 29% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
128
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1128
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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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14930201
24930201
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44931191
54931191
64932181
74933181
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94834171
104735171
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224841110
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245040100
25523990
26543880
27553780
28573670

Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:35 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 8:46 PM to 8:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.26:358:46
214.26:368:45
314.16:378:44
414.16:398:44
514.06:408:43
614.06:418:41
714.06:428:40
813.96:438:39
913.96:458:38
1013.96:468:37
1113.86:478:36
1213.86:488:35
1313.76:508:34
1413.76:518:32
1513.66:528:31
1613.66:538:30
1713.66:558:29
1813.56:568:27
1913.56:578:26
2013.46:588:25
2113.47:008:23
2213.47:018:22
2313.37:028:20
2413.37:038:19
2513.27:048:17
2613.27:068:16
2713.17:078:14
2813.17:088:13

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.64 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 5.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Bright
155.9Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Stoke?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Stoke for sightseeing.

What to pack for Stoke in February

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

In February, Stoke sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Stoke in February

The nearest coast averages about 20°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 23 km away) is warmest in February at about 20°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°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb20Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr17Cool
May15Cool
Jun14Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug12Bracing
Sep12Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov16Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Stoke 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 Stoke 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 Stoke?

Stoke sits at 41.3°S, 173.2°E, 31 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Richmond, 5.0 km away.

KaroriKaikouraWellingtonPorirua

Topography around Stoke

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stoke has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 545 m around an average of 69 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,423 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,288 m.

The land around Stoke is covered by grassland (30%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and water (26%) within 16 km, and trees (50%), water (25%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
545 m
16 km
1,423 m
80 km
2,288 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Richmond 5.0 km · Nelson 7.0 km · Blenheim 64 km · Picton 65 km · Karori 126 km · Kaikoura 128 km · Wellington 129 km · Porirua 137 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 Stoke (-41.3167°, 173.2333°, elevation 31 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).