Puerto Princesa weather in February

In February, Puerto Princesa sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 78 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-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 29% 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 Puerto Princesa's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Princesa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 78 mm; 11.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:29 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.5; out of 10

Puerto Princesa is city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Palawan.

Density: 94/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1872

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 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Puerto Princesa reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°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	29
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	25
2	28	25
3	28	25
4	28	25
5	28	25
6	28	25
7	28	25
8	28	25
9	28	25
10	28	25
11	28	25
12	28	25
13	28	25
14	28	25
15	28	25
16	28	25
17	28	25
18	28	25
19	28	25
20	28	25
21	28	25
22	28	25
23	28	25
24	28	25
25	28	25
26	28	25
27	28	25
28	29	25

How February really feels in Puerto Princesa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 1 day 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.

Puerto Princesa weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 25°	101	14.7	11.5	5.3
Feb	28° / 25°	78	11.6	11.7	5.5
Mar	29° / 25°	99	14.1	11.9	5.1
Apr	30° / 26°	82	16	12.2	4.5
May	30° / 26°	186	25.5	12.4	3.2
Jun	29° / 26°	226	26.7	12.6	3.0
Jul	29° / 25°	227	27	12.5	3.2
Aug	29° / 25°	208	26.4	12.3	3.3
Sep	29° / 25°	238	26.3	12.1	3.1
Oct	29° / 25°	259	28	11.8	3.2
Nov	29° / 25°	208	25.6	11.6	3.5
Dec	28° / 25°	196	23.2	11.4	4.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	46	46	47	48	50	50	50	51	51	52	52	53	53	52	53	53	53
Cloudier (%)	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	54	54	53	52	50	50	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	48	47	47	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	45	55
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	48	52
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	52	48
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Puerto Princesa gets around 78 mm of rain over 11.6 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 41% and peaks near 44% 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 (%)	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	40	40	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	44
6	44
7	44
8	43
9	43
10	43
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	41
15	40
16	40
17	39
18	39
19	38
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	38
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	40

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 86% 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 (%)	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Oppressive (%)	85	85	87	87	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	87	87	86	86	85	84	83	82	82	81	81	80	81	80
Miserable (%)	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	11	11	12	12	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	17	18

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	5	85	10
2	5	85	10
3	4	87	9
4	4	87	9
5	4	88	8
6	4	88	8
7	3	89	8
8	3	89	8
9	3	89	8
10	3	89	8
11	3	89	8
12	2	89	9
13	2	89	9
14	2	88	10
15	2	87	11
16	2	87	11
17	2	86	12
18	2	86	12
19	2	85	13
20	2	84	14
21	3	83	14
22	3	82	15
23	3	82	15
24	3	81	16
25	3	81	16
26	3	80	17
27	2	81	17
28	2	80	18

Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm

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

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 6:31 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:12 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	11.6	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	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25
Sunset (PM)	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	6:31	6:06
2	11.6	6:31	6:06
3	11.6	6:31	6:07
4	11.6	6:31	6:07
5	11.6	6:31	6:07
6	11.6	6:31	6:08
7	11.6	6:31	6:08
8	11.6	6:31	6:08
9	11.6	6:30	6:09
10	11.6	6:30	6:09
11	11.6	6:30	6:09
12	11.7	6:30	6:09
13	11.7	6:30	6:10
14	11.7	6:29	6:10
15	11.7	6:29	6:10
16	11.7	6:29	6:10
17	11.7	6:29	6:10
18	11.7	6:28	6:11
19	11.7	6:28	6:11
20	11.7	6:28	6:11
21	11.7	6:27	6:11
22	11.7	6:27	6:11
23	11.7	6:27	6:12
24	11.8	6:26	6:12
25	11.8	6:26	6:12
26	11.8	6:26	6:12
27	11.8	6:25	6:12
28	11.8	6:25	6:12

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.66 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	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0
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	5.3	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.5	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	5.7	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	6.0	Bright
27	6.0	Bright
28	6.0	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Puerto Princesa

In seasonPeak

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

Puerto Princesa 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 Puerto Princesa?

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

5.5

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.4

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Puerto Princesa in February

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

In February, Puerto Princesa sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Puerto Princesa 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 at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°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)	28	27	28	29	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Warm
Feb	27	Warm
Mar	28	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	30	Tropical
Jun	30	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Puerto Princesa 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 Puerto Princesa peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 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)	11	13	14	13	13	12	12	14	13	11	10	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Princesa?

Puerto Princesa sits at 9.7°N, 118.7°E, 20 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Narra, 64 km away.

Topography around Puerto Princesa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Princesa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,260 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,695 m.

The land around Puerto Princesa is covered by water (61%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (44%) within 16 km, and water (70%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

32 m

water 61%

16 km

1,260 m

water 49%

80 km

1,695 m

water 70%

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

February weather nearby: Narra 64 km · Roxas 93 km · Brookes Point 146 km · Jose Rizal 166 km · El Nido 176 km · Culion 277 km · Coron 298 km · Mapun 308 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 Puerto Princesa (9.7392°, 118.7353°, elevation 20 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	28	25
2	28	25
3	28	25
4	28	25
5	28	25
6	28	25
7	28	25
8	28	25
9	28	25
10	28	25
11	28	25
12	28	25
13	28	25
14	28	25
15	28	25
16	28	25
17	28	25
18	28	25
19	28	25
20	28	25
21	28	25
22	28	25
23	28	25
24	28	25
25	28	25
26	28	25
27	28	25
28	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	45	55
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	48	52
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	52	48
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	44
6	44
7	44
8	43
9	43
10	43
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	41
15	40
16	40
17	39
18	39
19	38
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	38
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	40

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	5	85	10
2	5	85	10
3	4	87	9
4	4	87	9
5	4	88	8
6	4	88	8
7	3	89	8
8	3	89	8
9	3	89	8
10	3	89	8
11	3	89	8
12	2	89	9
13	2	89	9
14	2	88	10
15	2	87	11
16	2	87	11
17	2	86	12
18	2	86	12
19	2	85	13
20	2	84	14
21	3	83	14
22	3	82	15
23	3	82	15
24	3	81	16
25	3	81	16
26	3	80	17
27	2	81	17
28	2	80	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	25
2	28	25
3	28	25
4	28	25
5	28	25
6	28	25
7	28	25
8	28	25
9	28	25
10	28	25
11	28	25
12	28	25
13	28	25
14	28	25
15	28	25
16	28	25
17	28	25
18	28	25
19	28	25
20	28	25
21	28	25
22	28	25
23	28	25
24	28	25
25	28	25
26	28	25
27	28	25
28	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	45	55
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	48	52
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	52	48
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	44
6	44
7	44
8	43
9	43
10	43
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	41
15	40
16	40
17	39
18	39
19	38
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	38
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	40

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	5	85	10
2	5	85	10
3	4	87	9
4	4	87	9
5	4	88	8
6	4	88	8
7	3	89	8
8	3	89	8
9	3	89	8
10	3	89	8
11	3	89	8
12	2	89	9
13	2	89	9
14	2	88	10
15	2	87	11
16	2	87	11
17	2	86	12
18	2	86	12
19	2	85	13
20	2	84	14
21	3	83	14
22	3	82	15
23	3	82	15
24	3	81	16
25	3	81	16
26	3	80	17
27	2	81	17
28	2	80	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	25
2	28	25
3	28	25
4	28	25
5	28	25
6	28	25
7	28	25
8	28	25
9	28	25
10	28	25
11	28	25
12	28	25
13	28	25
14	28	25
15	28	25
16	28	25
17	28	25
18	28	25
19	28	25
20	28	25
21	28	25
22	28	25
23	28	25
24	28	25
25	28	25
26	28	25
27	28	25
28	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	45	55
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	48	52
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	52	48
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	44
6	44
7	44
8	43
9	43
10	43
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	41
15	40
16	40
17	39
18	39
19	38
20	38
21	38
22	38
23	38
24	38
25	39
26	39
27	39
28	40

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	5	85	10
2	5	85	10
3	4	87	9
4	4	87	9
5	4	88	8
6	4	88	8
7	3	89	8
8	3	89	8
9	3	89	8
10	3	89	8
11	3	89	8
12	2	89	9
13	2	89	9
14	2	88	10
15	2	87	11
16	2	87	11
17	2	86	12
18	2	86	12
19	2	85	13
20	2	84	14
21	3	83	14
22	3	82	15
23	3	82	15
24	3	81	16
25	3	81	16
26	3	80	17
27	2	81	17
28	2	80	18