Sitangkai weather in February

In February, Sitangkai sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 99 mm of rain across 15.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 16% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Sitangkai's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sitangkai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
11th warmest
Overnight low
26°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
99 mm
15.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:22 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
72%
5th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Sitangkai is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Tawi-Tawi.

Density
22/km²
people per km²
Founded
1959

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 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in Sitangkai reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°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 Sitangkai

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Sitangkai weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°16820.711.84.7
Feb27° / 26°9915.211.85.3
Mar28° / 26°9315.4125.6
Apr28° / 27°9616.512.15.0
May28° / 27°15623.312.24.0
Jun28° / 27°1662412.33.8
Jul28° / 26°16323.312.24.1
Aug28° / 26°13321.612.24.5
Sep28° / 26°12120.4124.3
Oct28° / 26°17024.211.94.0
Nov28° / 26°17525.111.84.0
Dec28° / 26°16725.211.74.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32674
42773
52773
62674
72674
82773
92773
102872
112872
122872
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143070
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Sitangkai gets around 99 mm of rain over 15.2 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 53% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
158
258
357
457
557
657
757
856
956
1056
1156
1255
1355
1454
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1653
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1952
2051
2151
2250
2350
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2549
2648
2748
2847

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
118811
218811
318811
408911
508911
609010
709010
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909010
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Wind in February

Winds average 16 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

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
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:226:10
211.86:226:10
311.86:226:10
411.86:226:11
511.86:226:11
611.86:226:11
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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 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
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75.5Bright
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235.9Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Sitangkai

In seasonPeak

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

Sitangkai 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 Sitangkai?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Sitangkai for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sitangkai in February

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

In February, Sitangkai sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sitangkai in February

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 May at about 29°C and coldest in January near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Sitangkai 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 Sitangkai peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 14Dec 14UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Sitangkai?

Sitangkai sits at 4.7°N, 119.4°E, 1 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Bongao, 58 km away.

SempornaLahad DatuSandakanJolo

Topography around Sitangkai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sitangkai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 578 m.

The land around Sitangkai is covered by water (88%) within 3 km, water (91%) within 16 km, and water (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
11 m
16 km
23 m
80 km
578 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Bongao 58 km · Semporna 89 km · Lahad Datu 125 km · Tawau 173 km · Sandakan 193 km · Nunukan 202 km · Jolo 236 km · Tarakan 250 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 Sitangkai (4.6612°, 119.3965°, elevation 1 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).