Gros Islet weather in February

In February, Gros Islet sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 21 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 11.5 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 60% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Gros Islet's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gros Islet's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
1st coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:32 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
40%
2nd clearest
Wind
22 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Gros Islet is town in Saint Lucia.

Density
248/km²
people per km²
Founded
1749

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 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Gros Islet reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°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.

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How February really feels in Gros Islet

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.

Gros Islet 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°3111.811.36.5
Feb28° / 24°218.811.56.7
Mar28° / 24°269.811.96.1
Apr29° / 25°3611.512.35.4
May29° / 25°4712.512.64.9
Jun29° / 25°6515.112.84.5
Jul29° / 25°8320.312.74.2
Aug30° / 26°9920.712.54.0
Sep30° / 26°10419.412.13.9
Oct29° / 25°11920.911.74.0
Nov29° / 25°10218.911.34.5
Dec28° / 25°421311.25.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Gros Islet gets around 21 mm of rain over 8.8 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1117910
2117910
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988012
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Wind in February

Winds average 22 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
222breezy
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422breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:365:59
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411.46:356:00
511.46:356:01
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711.46:356:01
811.56:356:02
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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 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Gros Islet

In seasonPeak

None of Gros Islet's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Gros Islet sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Gros Islet's rainy season runs June–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Gros Islet sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Gros Islet?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gros Islet in February

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

In February, Gros Islet sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Gros Islet 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 September 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.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Gros Islet in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gros Islet peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highMar 21UV 14Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Gros Islet 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 Gros Islet is worst in June — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1929 µg/m³Dec 2310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr16Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gros Islet?

Gros Islet sits at 14.1°N, 61.0°W, 58 m above sea level, in Saint Lucia. The nearest listed city is Castries, 10 km away.

CastriesSoufriereVieux Fort

Topography around Gros Islet

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gros Islet has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 235 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 657 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,149 m.

The land around Gros Islet is covered by trees (59%) and water (20%) within 3 km, water (73%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and water (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
235 m
16 km
657 m
80 km
1,149 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Castries 10 km · Soufriere 26 km · Vieux Fort 39 km · Ducos 57 km · Le Lamentin 61 km · Le François 61 km · Fort-de-France 61 km · Saint-Joseph 68 km

Saint Lucia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 51% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,746
2025
Homicide rate
39
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
29.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 62%Protestant 26%none 6%other Christian 3%

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 Gros Islet (14.0667°, -60.95°, elevation 58 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).