Dapitan weather in February

In February, Dapitan sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 142 mm of rain across 18.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 24% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Dapitan's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dapitan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 142 mm; 18.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:09 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 22 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.0; out of 10

Dapitan is city of the Philippines in the province of Zamboanga del Norte.

Density: 225/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1629

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 Dapitan 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 28°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)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

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

How February really feels in Dapitan

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.

Dapitan weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 26°	180	23.1	11.6	4.5
Feb	27° / 25°	142	18.2	11.7	5.0
Mar	28° / 26°	106	17.7	11.9	5.3
Apr	28° / 26°	92	17.6	12.2	4.8
May	29° / 27°	147	23.4	12.4	3.8
Jun	29° / 26°	209	25.2	12.5	3.4
Jul	29° / 26°	183	24.5	12.5	3.6
Aug	29° / 26°	152	21.3	12.3	3.9
Sep	29° / 26°	180	23.9	12.1	3.6
Oct	29° / 26°	230	27.1	11.8	3.4
Nov	28° / 26°	248	26.5	11.6	3.5
Dec	28° / 26°	246	27.3	11.5	3.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

	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 (%)	38	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	44	43	43	43	43	43	44
Cloudier (%)	62	63	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	58	58	58	57	57	56	57	57	57	57	57	56

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	37	63
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	44	56

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Dapitan gets around 142 mm of rain over 18.2 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 65% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	68	68	67	66	66	65	64	63	62	61	60	59	59	58	58	57	57	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	70
5	70
6	70
7	70
8	70
9	69
10	69
11	68
12	68
13	67
14	66
15	66
16	65
17	64
18	63
19	62
20	61
21	60
22	59
23	59
24	58
25	58
26	57
27	57
28	57

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 68% 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
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Oppressive (%)	70	71	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	70	69	69	67	66	65	65	64	64	63	63	63	62	62	62
Miserable (%)	29	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	70	29
2	1	71	28
3	1	71	28
4	1	72	27
5	1	72	27
6	1	72	27
7	1	72	27
8	1	72	27
9	1	72	27
10	1	72	27
11	1	72	27
12	1	71	28
13	1	71	28
14	1	70	29
15	1	69	30
16	1	69	30
17	2	67	31
18	2	66	32
19	2	65	33
20	2	65	33
21	2	64	34
22	2	64	34
23	2	63	35
24	2	63	35
25	2	63	35
26	2	62	36
27	2	62	36
28	2	62	36

Wind in February

Winds average 22 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 22 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)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 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 6:11 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:54 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)	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:05
Sunset (PM)	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	6:11	5:49
2	11.6	6:11	5:49
3	11.6	6:11	5:49
4	11.6	6:11	5:50
5	11.6	6:11	5:50
6	11.7	6:11	5:50
7	11.7	6:11	5:50
8	11.7	6:11	5:51
9	11.7	6:10	5:51
10	11.7	6:10	5:51
11	11.7	6:10	5:52
12	11.7	6:10	5:52
13	11.7	6:10	5:52
14	11.7	6:10	5:52
15	11.7	6:09	5:52
16	11.7	6:09	5:53
17	11.7	6:09	5:53
18	11.7	6:09	5:53
19	11.7	6:08	5:53
20	11.8	6:08	5:53
21	11.8	6:08	5:53
22	11.8	6:07	5:54
23	11.8	6:07	5:54
24	11.8	6:07	5:54
25	11.8	6:06	5:54
26	11.8	6:06	5:54
27	11.8	6:06	5:54
28	11.8	6:05	5:54

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.68 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)	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	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	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1
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	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	6.0	Bright
24	6.0	Bright
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.0	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Dapitan

In seasonPeak

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

Dapitan 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 Dapitan?

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

5.0

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Dapitan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dapitan in February

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

In February, Dapitan sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Dapitan 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 offshore is warmest in June at about 29°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)	27	27	27	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

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

UV index in Dapitan in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dapitan peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (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)	12	13	15	14	13	12	12	13	13	12	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Location & terrain

Where is Dapitan?

Dapitan sits at 8.7°N, 123.4°E, 7 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Dipolog, 14 km away.

Topography around Dapitan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dapitan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 576 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,368 m.

The land around Dapitan is covered by trees (49%) and water (42%) within 3 km, water (58%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and water (61%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

245 m

trees 49%

16 km

576 m

water 58%

80 km

2,368 m

water 61%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves

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

February weather nearby: Dipolog 14 km · Oroquieta 46 km · Mahayag 60 km · Molave 64 km · Ozamiz City 73 km · Dumaguete 73 km · Tangub 75 km · Tubod 78 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

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 Dapitan (8.6561°, 123.4227°, elevation 7 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	25
2	27	25
3	27	25
4	27	25
5	27	25
6	27	25
7	27	25
8	27	25
9	27	25
10	27	25
11	27	25
12	27	25
13	27	25
14	27	25
15	27	25
16	27	25
17	27	25
18	27	25
19	27	25
20	27	25
21	27	26
22	27	26
23	27	26
24	27	26
25	27	26
26	27	26
27	27	26
28	27	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	37	63
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	70
5	70
6	70
7	70
8	70
9	69
10	69
11	68
12	68
13	67
14	66
15	66
16	65
17	64
18	63
19	62
20	61
21	60
22	59
23	59
24	58
25	58
26	57
27	57
28	57

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	70	29
2	1	71	28
3	1	71	28
4	1	72	27
5	1	72	27
6	1	72	27
7	1	72	27
8	1	72	27
9	1	72	27
10	1	72	27
11	1	72	27
12	1	71	28
13	1	71	28
14	1	70	29
15	1	69	30
16	1	69	30
17	2	67	31
18	2	66	32
19	2	65	33
20	2	65	33
21	2	64	34
22	2	64	34
23	2	63	35
24	2	63	35
25	2	63	35
26	2	62	36
27	2	62	36
28	2	62	36

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	37	63
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	70
5	70
6	70
7	70
8	70
9	69
10	69
11	68
12	68
13	67
14	66
15	66
16	65
17	64
18	63
19	62
20	61
21	60
22	59
23	59
24	58
25	58
26	57
27	57
28	57

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	70	29
2	1	71	28
3	1	71	28
4	1	72	27
5	1	72	27
6	1	72	27
7	1	72	27
8	1	72	27
9	1	72	27
10	1	72	27
11	1	72	27
12	1	71	28
13	1	71	28
14	1	70	29
15	1	69	30
16	1	69	30
17	2	67	31
18	2	66	32
19	2	65	33
20	2	65	33
21	2	64	34
22	2	64	34
23	2	63	35
24	2	63	35
25	2	63	35
26	2	62	36
27	2	62	36
28	2	62	36

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	37	63
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	40	60
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	42	58
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	44	56
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	70
5	70
6	70
7	70
8	70
9	69
10	69
11	68
12	68
13	67
14	66
15	66
16	65
17	64
18	63
19	62
20	61
21	60
22	59
23	59
24	58
25	58
26	57
27	57
28	57

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	70	29
2	1	71	28
3	1	71	28
4	1	72	27
5	1	72	27
6	1	72	27
7	1	72	27
8	1	72	27
9	1	72	27
10	1	72	27
11	1	72	27
12	1	71	28
13	1	71	28
14	1	70	29
15	1	69	30
16	1	69	30
17	2	67	31
18	2	66	32
19	2	65	33
20	2	65	33
21	2	64	34
22	2	64	34
23	2	63	35
24	2	63	35
25	2	63	35
26	2	62	36
27	2	62	36
28	2	62	36