Sipalay weather in February

In February, Sipalay sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 81 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 11.7 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 19% 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 Sipalay's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sipalay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:15 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
67%
3rd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Sipalay is city of the Philippines in the province of Negros Occidental.

Density
194/km²
people per km²
Founded
1948

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 Sipalay reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C cooler than March.

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

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.

Sipalay 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° / 24°8512.511.54.9
Feb30° / 24°8110.211.74.9
Mar31° / 24°8811.411.94.5
Apr31° / 25°1151512.23.8
May30° / 25°27026.412.43.0
Jun29° / 25°38928.412.62.9
Jul28° / 24°43329.212.53.1
Aug28° / 24°38627.812.33.3
Sep28° / 24°39728.512.13.1
Oct29° / 24°33028.811.83.1
Nov30° / 24°1862111.63.7
Dec29° / 24°15418.111.44.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53763
63664
73664
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Sipalay gets around 81 mm of rain over 10.2 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202528
Rain chance (%)
137
237
338
438
538
638
738
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1338
1438
1537
1637
1737
1836
1936
2035
2135
2234
2334
2434
2534
2633
2733
2833

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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
114833
213843
313852
413852
513852
613861
712871
812871
912871
1012871
1112871
1212871
1312871
1413861
1513861
1614851
1714842
1815832
1916822
2016822
2117812
2217812
2317812
2417812
2517803
2616813
2716813
2816813

Wind in February

Winds average 16 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
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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 6:17 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:175:51
211.66:175:52
311.66:165:52
411.66:165:52
511.66:165:53
611.66:165:53
711.66:165:53
811.66:165:54
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1011.66:165:54
1111.66:155:54
1211.76:155:55
1311.76:155:55
1411.76:155:55
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1611.76:145:56
1711.76:145:56
1811.76:145:56
1911.76:135:56
2011.76:135:56
2111.76:135:57
2211.76:125:57
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2411.86:125:57
2511.86:115:57
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2711.86:115:57
2811.86:105:57

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 4.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
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135.6Bright
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155.7Bright
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215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.1Intense
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Sipalay

In seasonPeak

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

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

Sipalay's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is February a good time to visit Sipalay?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sipalay in February

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

In February, Sipalay sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sipalay 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 14 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.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Sipalay 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 Sipalay peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 21UV 14Nov 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec10Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Sipalay?

Sipalay sits at 9.8°N, 122.4°E, 10 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Asia, 26 km away.

Topography around Sipalay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sipalay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 510 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,440 m.

The land around Sipalay is covered by trees (36%) and water (36%) within 3 km, water (53%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and water (60%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
169 m
16 km
510 m
80 km
1,440 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
February weather nearby: Asia 26 km · Kabankalan 52 km · Suay 59 km · Bayawan 61 km · Himamaylan 64 km · Santa Catalina 69 km · Binalbagan 70 km · Hinigaran 76 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 Sipalay (9.7519°, 122.4042°, elevation 10 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).