Alabel weather in February

In February, Alabel sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 150 mm of rain across 14.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Alabel's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alabel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
150 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:59 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
73%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Alabel is municipality of the Philippines and capital of the province of Sarangani.

Density
176/km²
people per km²

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 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Alabel reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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How February really feels in Alabel

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
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Alabel weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°19819.211.74.0
Feb30° / 22°15014.811.84.1
Mar31° / 22°16317.7123.9
Apr31° / 23°1942012.13.4
May30° / 23°2972712.32.9
Jun29° / 23°32227.512.33.0
Jul29° / 22°24827.212.33.2
Aug29° / 22°22526.212.23.4
Sep29° / 22°19624.5123.3
Oct30° / 22°27025.811.93.1
Nov30° / 22°25625.211.73.2
Dec30° / 22°20822.511.73.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32674
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52773
62674
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Alabel gets around 150 mm of rain over 14.8 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 54% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
156
256
356
455
555
655
755
855
956
1056
1156
1256
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1654
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1953
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2152
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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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1015841
2015841
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Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:005:44
211.76:005:45
311.76:005:45
411.76:005:45
511.86:005:46
611.86:005:46
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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 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.43 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Alabel

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is February a good time to visit Alabel?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Alabel for sightseeing.

What to pack for Alabel in February

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

In February, Alabel sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Alabel in February

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 31 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in January near 29°C.

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

28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
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Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
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Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Alabel in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alabel peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 15Dec 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Alabel?

Alabel sits at 6.1°N, 125.3°E, 40 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is General Santos, 13 km away.

Topography around Alabel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alabel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 879 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,255 m.

The land around Alabel is covered by trees (66%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and water (23%) within 16 km, and water (46%) and trees (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
179 m
16 km
879 m
80 km
2,255 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: General Santos 13 km · Malapatan 15 km · Maluñgun 20 km · Polomolok 28 km · Glan 32 km · Tupi 45 km · Malita 50 km · Lambayong 54 km

Philippines travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,171
2025
Happiness
6.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
48%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 569
Religion
Roman Catholic 79%other 8%Muslim 6%other Christian 4%

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 Alabel (6.1018°, 125.2905°, elevation 40 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).