Palayan City weather in February

In February, Palayan City sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 30 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Palayan City's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palayan City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:26 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
48%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Palayan City is city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Nueva Ecija.

Density
234/km²
people per km²
Founded
1965

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 31°C through the month.

A typical February day in Palayan City reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Palayan City

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.

Palayan City weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°293.511.25.9
Feb31° / 21°30311.55.6
Mar32° / 22°324.511.94.7
Apr34° / 24°397.312.33.4
May34° / 25°19220.312.72.3
Jun32° / 24°27325.912.92.3
Jul31° / 24°41829.712.82.4
Aug31° / 24°40329.612.52.5
Sep31° / 24°34528.212.12.5
Oct31° / 23°23319.111.63.4
Nov31° / 23°1011011.34.6
Dec30° / 22°887.611.15.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36832
46832
56832
66931
76832
86832
96832
106931
116832
126832
136931
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287327

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Palayan City gets around 30 mm of rain over 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 11% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
110
210
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510
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710
811
911
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11150390
21150390
31150390
41050400
51050400
6951400
7852400
8852400
9752410
10752410
11653410
12652420
13652420
14553420
15551431
16551431
17551431
18550441
19550441
20549451
21549451
22549451
23548461
24548461
25548471
26547471
27447481
28446481

Wind in February

Winds average 9 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
288calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:305:49
211.36:305:49
311.36:295:50
411.36:295:50
511.46:295:51
611.46:295:51
711.46:285:51
811.46:285:52
911.46:285:52
1011.46:285:53
1111.46:275:53
1211.46:275:54
1311.56:275:54
1411.56:265:54
1511.56:265:55
1611.56:255:55
1711.56:255:55
1811.56:255:56
1911.56:245:56
2011.56:245:56
2111.66:235:57
2211.66:235:57
2311.66:225:57
2411.66:225:58
2511.66:215:58
2611.66:205:58
2711.66:205:59
2811.76:195:59

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
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245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.5Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Palayan City

In seasonPeak

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

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

Palayan City's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is February a good time to visit Palayan City?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Palayan City for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Palayan City in February

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

In February, Palayan City sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Palayan City in February

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 59 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in January near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Palayan City in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Palayan City peaks around August 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 15UV 14Nov 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Palayan City 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 Palayan City is worst in October — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateOct 1137 µg/m³Feb 1330 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct37Poor
Nov35Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Palayan City?

Palayan City sits at 15.5°N, 121.1°E, 73 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is General Mamerto Natividad, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Palayan City

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palayan City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 60 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 688 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,921 m.

The land around Palayan City is covered by trees (42%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
688 m
80 km
1,921 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: General Mamerto Natividad 8.0 km · Laur 12 km · Bongabon 12 km · Cabanatuan City 14 km · Talavera 18 km · Rizal 19 km · General Tinio 22 km · Peñaranda 23 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 Palayan City (15.5415°, 121.0848°, elevation 73 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).