Kokopo weather in February

In February, Kokopo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 253 mm of rain across 23.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in February, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Kokopo's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kokopo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 253 mm; 23.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:01 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 12th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Kokopo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

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

How February really feels in Kokopo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 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

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kokopo weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 26°	279	25.8	12.2	3.6
Feb	28° / 26°	253	23.7	12.1	3.5
Mar	28° / 26°	292	26	12	3.6
Apr	28° / 26°	235	24.9	11.9	3.7
May	28° / 26°	172	21.4	11.8	4.3
Jun	28° / 26°	120	16.8	11.8	5.1
Jul	27° / 26°	140	16.8	11.8	5.2
Aug	27° / 25°	130	13.4	11.9	5.7
Sep	28° / 26°	108	15	12	5.4
Oct	28° / 26°	128	17.5	12.1	4.8
Nov	28° / 26°	173	21.4	12.2	4.1
Dec	28° / 26°	263	26.6	12.2	3.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

	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 (%)	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	12
Cloudier (%)	88	88	89	89	88	88	88	89	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	88

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	11	89
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	13	87
28	12	88

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Kokopo gets around 253 mm of rain over 23.7 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 85% and peaks near 87% 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 (%)	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	85	85	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	86
8	86
9	85
10	85
11	84
12	84
13	84
14	83
15	83
16	83
17	83
18	83
19	83
20	83
21	83
22	83
23	84
24	84
25	84
26	84
27	84
28	84

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the miserable band about 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Oppressive (%)	34	35	35	36	36	37	38	38	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	38	38	38
Miserable (%)	66	65	65	64	64	63	62	62	61	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	61	61	61	61	62	62	62

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	34	66
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	37	63
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	39	61
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

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 5:59 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:07 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)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02
Sunset (PM)	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:59	6:10
2	12.2	5:59	6:10
3	12.2	5:59	6:10
4	12.2	6:00	6:10
5	12.2	6:00	6:10
6	12.2	6:00	6:10
7	12.2	6:00	6:10
8	12.2	6:00	6:10
9	12.2	6:01	6:10
10	12.2	6:01	6:10
11	12.2	6:01	6:10
12	12.2	6:01	6:10
13	12.1	6:01	6:10
14	12.1	6:01	6:10
15	12.1	6:01	6:10
16	12.1	6:01	6:10
17	12.1	6:01	6:09
18	12.1	6:02	6:09
19	12.1	6:02	6:09
20	12.1	6:02	6:09
21	12.1	6:02	6:09
22	12.1	6:02	6:09
23	12.1	6:02	6:08
24	12.1	6:02	6:08
25	12.1	6:02	6:08
26	12.1	6:02	6:08
27	12.1	6:02	6:07
28	12.1	6:02	6:07

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 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5 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)	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
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	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Kokopo

In seasonPeak

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

Kokopo 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 Kokopo?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kokopo.

What to pack for Kokopo in February

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

In February, Kokopo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kokopo 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 offshore is warmest in December at about 30°C and coldest in August near 28°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)	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	29	29	30	30
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

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

UV index in Kokopo 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 Kokopo peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 11 (extreme).

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)	14	16	17	15	13	11	11	12	14	14	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Kokopo in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kokopo is worst in December — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (August, 25 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	33	33	40	41	37	29	26	25	27	34	39	42
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	33	Moderate
Feb	33	Moderate
Mar	40	Poor
Apr	41	Poor
May	37	Poor
Jun	29	Moderate
Jul	26	Moderate
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	27	Moderate
Oct	34	Moderate
Nov	39	Poor
Dec	42	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Kokopo?

Kokopo sits at 4.3°S, 152.3°E, 22 m above sea level, in Papua New Guinea. The nearest listed city is Kimbe, 272 km away.

Topography around Kokopo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kokopo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 658 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,286 m.

The land around Kokopo is covered by trees (48%) and water (37%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and water (42%) within 16 km, and water (51%) and trees (48%) within 80 km.

3 km

146 m

trees 48%

16 km

658 m

trees 54%

80 km

2,286 m

water 51%

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

February weather nearby: Kimbe 272 km · Arawa 421 km · Lae 641 km · Popondetta 664 km · Bulolo 699 km · Madang 725 km · Goroka 786 km · Port Moresby 803 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

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 Kokopo (-4.3432°, 152.2687°, elevation 22 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. 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	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	11	89
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	13	87
28	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	86
8	86
9	85
10	85
11	84
12	84
13	84
14	83
15	83
16	83
17	83
18	83
19	83
20	83
21	83
22	83
23	84
24	84
25	84
26	84
27	84
28	84

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	34	66
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	37	63
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	39	61
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	11	89
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	13	87
28	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	86
8	86
9	85
10	85
11	84
12	84
13	84
14	83
15	83
16	83
17	83
18	83
19	83
20	83
21	83
22	83
23	84
24	84
25	84
26	84
27	84
28	84

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	34	66
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	37	63
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	39	61
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	11	89
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	13	87
28	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	86
8	86
9	85
10	85
11	84
12	84
13	84
14	83
15	83
16	83
17	83
18	83
19	83
20	83
21	83
22	83
23	84
24	84
25	84
26	84
27	84
28	84

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	34	66
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	37	63
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	39	61
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62