Arawa weather in February

In February, Arawa sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 360 mm of rain across 27.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-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 2% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Arawa's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arawa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
360 mm
27.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:46 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
90%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Arawa is human settlement.

Founded
1884

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 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in Arawa reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12722
22722
32722
42722
52722
62722
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Arawa weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 22°35929.512.33.4
Feb27° / 22°36027.112.23.3
Mar27° / 22°37629.6123.4
Apr27° / 22°35228.811.93.4
May27° / 22°3262911.73.6
Jun26° / 22°31928.111.63.6
Jul26° / 22°36029.611.73.6
Aug26° / 21°34427.511.83.8
Sep27° / 22°32827.2123.7
Oct27° / 22°33528.412.13.6
Nov27° / 22°32027.412.33.6
Dec27° / 22°37429.212.43.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
8694
9694
10694
11694
12694
13694
14694
15694
16694
17694
18595
19595
20595
21595
22595
23595
24595
25595
26694
27694
28694

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Arawa gets around 360 mm of rain over 27.1 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 97% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
198
298
398
498
597
697
797
897
997
1097
1197
1297
1397
1497
1597
1697
1797
1897
1997
2097
2197
2297
2397
2497
2597
2697
2797
2897

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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5199
6199
7298
8298
9298
10298
11298
12298
13298
14298
15298
16298
17298
18298
19298
20298
21298
22298
23298
24298
25298
26298
27298
28298

Wind in February

Winds average 4 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:436:59
212.36:436:59
312.36:446:59
412.36:446:59
512.36:446:59
612.26:456:59
712.26:456:59
812.26:456:59
912.26:456:59
1012.26:456:59
1112.26:466:59
1212.26:466:59
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1512.26:466:58
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1812.26:476:58
1912.26:476:58
2012.26:476:57
2112.26:476:57
2212.26:476:57
2312.26:476:57
2412.26:476:56
2512.26:476:56
2612.16:476:56
2712.16:476:55
2812.16:476:55

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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185.0Bright
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215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
254.9Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Arawa

In seasonPeak

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

Arawa 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 Arawa?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Arawa.

What to pack for Arawa in February

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

In February, Arawa sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Arawa in February

The nearest coast averages about 30°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 December at about 30°C and coldest in August near 29°C.

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

28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan30Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Arawa in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arawa peaks around February 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 20UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Arawa?

Arawa sits at 6.2°S, 155.6°E, 28 m above sea level, in Papua New Guinea. The nearest listed city is Kokopo, 421 km away.

KokopoKimbe

Topography around Arawa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arawa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 483 m around an average of 101 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,577 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,698 m.

The land around Arawa is covered by trees (71%) and water (22%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and water (36%) within 16 km, and water (57%) and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
483 m
16 km
1,577 m
80 km
2,698 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Kokopo 421 km · Nggosi 597 km · Honiara 600 km · Tandai 601 km · Kola'a 602 km · Vura 604 km · Panatina 605 km · Kimbe 605 km

Papua New Guinea travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type I
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 58% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,020
2025
Homicide rate
9.3
per 100k, 2010
Road deaths
12.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 64%Roman Catholic 26%other Christian 5%non-Christian 1%

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 Arawa (-6.2298°, 155.566°, elevation 28 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).