Whangarei weather in February

In February, Whangarei sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 67 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in February, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of February to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Whangarei's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Whangarei's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
12th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:57 AM – 8:18 PM
Cloud cover
66%
9th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Whangarei is city in New Zealand.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 15 µg/m³ · 2012
Density
892/km²
people per km²
Founded
1882

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 23°C through the month.

A typical February day in Whangarei reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°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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Whangarei weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 16°688.314.16.9
Feb23° / 17°677.913.46.9
Mar22° / 15°748.712.36.8
Apr20° / 13°668.911.16.3
May17° / 11°759.610.15.7
Jun15° / 909.99.64.7
Jul15° / 11212.99.84.0
Aug15° / 961410.64.1
Sep16° / 8312.711.84.7
Oct17° / 11°6910.712.95.4
Nov19° / 12°6510.413.95.9
Dec21° / 15°7910.514.46.3

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 22% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33664
43565
53565
63664
73664
83763
93763
103862
113862
123862
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224060
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284159

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Whangarei gets around 67 mm of rain over 7.9 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 29% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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427
527
628
728
828
928
1029
1129
1229
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1429
1529
1629
1729
1829
1929
2029
2129
2229
2329
2430
2530
2630
2730
2830

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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1203433120
2203433121
3203433121
4193533121
5193533121
6183633121
7183633121
8173733121
9163733121
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11153833131
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20154030151
21164029150
22174029150
23184028140
24193928140
25203927130
26213927130
27223927120
28243826110

Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of February to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 8:30 PM to 8:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:438:30
213.86:448:29
313.76:458:28
413.76:468:28
513.76:478:27
613.66:488:26
713.66:498:25
813.66:508:24
913.56:518:23
1013.56:528:23
1113.56:538:22
1213.46:548:21
1313.46:558:20
1413.46:568:19
1513.36:578:18
1613.36:588:17
1713.36:598:16
1813.27:008:15
1913.27:018:13
2013.27:028:12
2113.17:038:11
2213.17:048:10
2313.17:058:09
2413.07:068:08
2513.07:078:06
2613.07:088:05
2712.97:098:04
2812.97:108:03

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 5.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.5Bright
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165.4Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
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215.2Bright
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245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Whangarei

In seasonPeak

In February, Whangarei sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Whangarei sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Whangarei?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Whangarei for sightseeing.

What to pack for Whangarei in February

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

In February, Whangarei sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Whangarei in February

The nearest coast averages about 21°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 30 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 22 to Apr 5 — about 2.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

14°16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Cool
Feb21Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr20Cool
May18Cool
Jun17Cool
Jul16Cool
Aug15Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec18Cool

UV index in Whangarei in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Whangarei peaks around January 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 13Jun 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Whangarei?

Whangarei sits at 35.7°S, 174.3°E, 7 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is North Shore, 125 km away.

North ShoreMassey EastMasseyTe Atatu PeninsulaLincolnTe Atatu SouthAucklandHenderson

Topography around Whangarei

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Whangarei has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 761 m.

The land around Whangarei is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and water (52%), grassland (26%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
271 m
16 km
389 m
80 km
761 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
February weather nearby: North Shore 125 km · Massey East 125 km · Massey 126 km · Te Atatu Peninsula 127 km · Lincoln 128 km · Te Atatu South 129 km · Auckland 130 km · Henderson 130 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 Whangarei (-35.7317°, 174.3239°, elevation 7 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).