Saipan weather in February

In February, Saipan sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 39 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Saipan's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saipan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 39 mm; 11.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:47 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover: 46%; 4th clearest
Wind: 29 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.5; out of 10

Saipan is city.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in Saipan reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with 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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26

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

How February really feels in Saipan

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.

Saipan weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-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	27° / 26°	61	13.3	11.2	6.2
Feb	27° / 26°	39	11.3	11.5	6.5
Mar	27° / 26°	38	9.8	11.9	6.9
Apr	27° / 26°	50	10.4	12.3	6.7
May	28° / 27°	64	13.2	12.7	6.0
Jun	28° / 27°	100	17.9	12.9	4.7
Jul	28° / 27°	223	27	12.8	3.5
Aug	28° / 26°	340	28.2	12.5	3.3
Sep	28° / 26°	298	26.6	12.1	3.4
Oct	28° / 27°	304	25.6	11.7	3.8
Nov	28° / 27°	133	19	11.3	4.9
Dec	28° / 26°	67	14.8	11.1	6.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

	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 (%)	72	72	71	71	71	71	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	72
Cloudier (%)	28	28	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	72	28
28	72	28

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Saipan gets around 39 mm of rain over 11.3 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 40% and peaks near 41% 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 (%)	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	39	38	37	37	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	41
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	41
10	40
11	40
12	40
13	40
14	40
15	40
16	41
17	41
18	41
19	41
20	40
21	40
22	40
23	39
24	39
25	38
26	37
27	37
28	36

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

	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
Humid (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Muggy (%)	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18
Oppressive (%)	70	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	70	70	70	72	72	72	73	73	73	75	75	75	76	77	77	77	77
Miserable (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	23	70	3
2	4	22	71	3
3	4	22	71	3
4	4	22	71	3
5	4	22	71	3
6	4	22	71	3
7	4	22	71	3
8	4	22	71	3
9	4	22	71	3
10	4	22	71	3
11	4	22	71	3
12	4	22	70	4
13	4	22	70	4
14	4	22	70	4
15	3	21	72	4
16	3	21	72	4
17	3	21	72	4
18	3	20	73	4
19	3	20	73	4
20	3	20	73	4
21	3	19	75	3
22	3	19	75	3
23	3	19	75	3
24	3	18	76	3
25	2	18	77	3
26	2	18	77	3
27	2	18	77	3
28	2	18	77	3

Wind in February

Winds average 29 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 29 km/h on the calmest days to 29 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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	29	breezy
2	29	breezy
3	29	breezy
4	29	breezy
5	29	breezy
6	29	breezy
7	29	breezy
8	29	breezy
9	29	breezy
10	29	windy
11	29	windy
12	29	windy
13	29	windy
14	29	windy
15	29	windy
16	29	windy
17	29	windy
18	29	windy
19	29	windy
20	29	windy
21	29	windy
22	29	windy
23	29	windy
24	29	windy
25	29	windy
26	29	windy
27	29	breezy
28	29	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:51 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:20 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)	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:40
Sunset (PM)	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	6:51	6:10
2	11.3	6:50	6:11
3	11.4	6:50	6:11
4	11.4	6:50	6:12
5	11.4	6:50	6:12
6	11.4	6:50	6:13
7	11.4	6:49	6:13
8	11.4	6:49	6:14
9	11.4	6:49	6:14
10	11.4	6:49	6:14
11	11.4	6:48	6:15
12	11.5	6:48	6:15
13	11.5	6:48	6:16
14	11.5	6:47	6:16
15	11.5	6:47	6:16
16	11.5	6:46	6:17
17	11.5	6:46	6:17
18	11.5	6:46	6:17
19	11.5	6:45	6:18
20	11.6	6:45	6:18
21	11.6	6:44	6:18
22	11.6	6:44	6:19
23	11.6	6:43	6:19
24	11.6	6:43	6:19
25	11.6	6:42	6:20
26	11.6	6:42	6:20
27	11.7	6:41	6:20
28	11.7	6:40	6:20

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 5.48 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)	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9
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	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Saipan

In seasonPeak

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

Saipan sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Saipan's monsoon runs July–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Saipan?

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

6.5

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

6.4

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Saipan for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Saipan in February

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

In February, Saipan sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack a windbreaker. Worth having: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Saipan in February

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 16 km away) is warmest in September at about 30°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	27	27	28	29	29	29	29	30	29	29	28
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Warm
Feb	27	Warm
Mar	27	Warm
Apr	28	Warm
May	29	Tropical
Jun	29	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	30	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	28	Tropical

UV index in Saipan 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 Saipan peaks around August 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	11	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	12	10	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Location & terrain

Where is Saipan?

Saipan sits at 15.2°N, 145.8°E, 5 m above sea level, in Northern Mariana Islands. The nearest listed city is Yigo Village, 208 km away.

Topography around Saipan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saipan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m around an average of 123 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 446 m.

The land around Saipan is covered by trees (74%) within 3 km, water (86%) within 16 km, and water (97%) within 80 km.

3 km

454 m

trees 74%

16 km

454 m

water 86%

80 km

446 m

water 97%

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

February weather nearby: Yigo Village 208 km · Dededo Village 213 km · Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village 219 km · Tumon 219 km · Hagatna 221 km · Mangilao Village 221 km · Ngerulmud 1,485 km · Koror 1,509 km

Northern Mariana Islands travel facts

GDP per capita: $23,786; 2022
Safe drinking water: 81%; of population, 2024
Income group: High; World Bank

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 Saipan (15.2123°, 145.7545°, elevation 5 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	72	28
28	72	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	41
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	41
10	40
11	40
12	40
13	40
14	40
15	40
16	41
17	41
18	41
19	41
20	40
21	40
22	40
23	39
24	39
25	38
26	37
27	37
28	36

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	23	70	3
2	4	22	71	3
3	4	22	71	3
4	4	22	71	3
5	4	22	71	3
6	4	22	71	3
7	4	22	71	3
8	4	22	71	3
9	4	22	71	3
10	4	22	71	3
11	4	22	71	3
12	4	22	70	4
13	4	22	70	4
14	4	22	70	4
15	3	21	72	4
16	3	21	72	4
17	3	21	72	4
18	3	20	73	4
19	3	20	73	4
20	3	20	73	4
21	3	19	75	3
22	3	19	75	3
23	3	19	75	3
24	3	18	76	3
25	2	18	77	3
26	2	18	77	3
27	2	18	77	3
28	2	18	77	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	72	28
28	72	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	41
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	41
10	40
11	40
12	40
13	40
14	40
15	40
16	41
17	41
18	41
19	41
20	40
21	40
22	40
23	39
24	39
25	38
26	37
27	37
28	36

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	23	70	3
2	4	22	71	3
3	4	22	71	3
4	4	22	71	3
5	4	22	71	3
6	4	22	71	3
7	4	22	71	3
8	4	22	71	3
9	4	22	71	3
10	4	22	71	3
11	4	22	71	3
12	4	22	70	4
13	4	22	70	4
14	4	22	70	4
15	3	21	72	4
16	3	21	72	4
17	3	21	72	4
18	3	20	73	4
19	3	20	73	4
20	3	20	73	4
21	3	19	75	3
22	3	19	75	3
23	3	19	75	3
24	3	18	76	3
25	2	18	77	3
26	2	18	77	3
27	2	18	77	3
28	2	18	77	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	72	28
28	72	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	41
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	41
10	40
11	40
12	40
13	40
14	40
15	40
16	41
17	41
18	41
19	41
20	40
21	40
22	40
23	39
24	39
25	38
26	37
27	37
28	36

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	23	70	3
2	4	22	71	3
3	4	22	71	3
4	4	22	71	3
5	4	22	71	3
6	4	22	71	3
7	4	22	71	3
8	4	22	71	3
9	4	22	71	3
10	4	22	71	3
11	4	22	71	3
12	4	22	70	4
13	4	22	70	4
14	4	22	70	4
15	3	21	72	4
16	3	21	72	4
17	3	21	72	4
18	3	20	73	4
19	3	20	73	4
20	3	20	73	4
21	3	19	75	3
22	3	19	75	3
23	3	19	75	3
24	3	18	76	3
25	2	18	77	3
26	2	18	77	3
27	2	18	77	3
28	2	18	77	3