Kimbe weather in February

In February, Kimbe sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 375 mm of rain across 26.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-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 3% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Kimbe's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kimbe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
25°
4th coldest
Rainfall
375 mm
26.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:09 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
90%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Kimbe is human settlement.

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 Kimbe reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°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)
12725
22725
32725
42725
52725
62725
72725
82725
92725
102725
112725
122725
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222825
232825
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How February really feels in Kimbe

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Kimbe weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°40629.412.33.4
Feb27° / 25°37526.312.23.4
Mar28° / 25°41329.3123.4
Apr28° / 26°31226.611.93.5
May29° / 26°17222.211.84.0
Jun28° / 26°15417.511.74.5
Jul28° / 25°16316.111.75.1
Aug28° / 25°15614.211.85.2
Sep28° / 25°16117.5124.5
Oct29° / 25°14819.812.14.2
Nov29° / 26°18324.112.33.6
Dec28° / 26°32428.212.33.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2496
3595
4595
5694
6793
7793
8793
9694
10694
11892
12892
13892
14892
15892
16892
17892
18892
19892
20892
21892
22892
23892
24892
25892
26793
27793
28793

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Kimbe gets around 375 mm of rain over 26.3 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 94% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
195
295
395
495
595
695
794
894
994
1094
1193
1293
1393
1493
1593
1693
1793
1893
1993
2093
2194
2294
2394
2494
2594
2695
2795
2895

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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17030
27030
37129
47228
57327
67426
77525
87624
97723
107921
118020
128020
138119
148218
158218
168317
178317
188317
198218
208218
218119
228020
238020
247921
257822
267723
277723
287624

Wind in February

Winds average 9 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:066:20
212.26:066:20
312.26:066:20
412.26:076:20
512.26:076:20
612.26:076:20
712.26:076:20
812.26:076:20
912.26:086:20
1012.26:086:20
1112.26:086:20
1212.26:086:20
1312.26:086:20
1412.26:086:20
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1612.26:096:19
1712.26:096:19
1812.26:096:19
1912.26:096:19
2012.26:096:19
2112.26:096:18
2212.16:096:18
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2412.16:096:18
2512.16:096:17
2612.16:096:17
2712.16:096:17
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 4.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Kimbe

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kimbe's rainy season runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is February a good time to visit Kimbe?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kimbe.

What to pack for Kimbe in February

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

In February, Kimbe sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Kimbe 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 20 km away) is warmest in November 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 Kimbe 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 Kimbe peaks around March 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 11UV 16Jun 19UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Kimbe?

Kimbe sits at 5.6°S, 150.1°E, 27 m above sea level, in Papua New Guinea. The nearest listed city is Kokopo, 272 km away.

KokopoLaePopondettaBuloloMadangGorokaPort MoresbyArawa

Topography around Kimbe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kimbe has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 597 m around an average of 106 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 846 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,904 m.

The land around Kimbe is covered by trees (60%) and water (31%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
597 m
16 km
846 m
80 km
1,904 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Kokopo 272 km · Lae 371 km · Popondetta 415 km · Bulolo 428 km · Madang 483 km · Goroka 529 km · Port Moresby 547 km · Arawa 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 Kimbe (-5.5508°, 150.1377°, elevation 27 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).