Victoria weather in February

In February, Victoria sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 120 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-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 25% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Victoria's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Victoria's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 120 mm; 12.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:28 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 8th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 6.26 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

Victoria is capital city of the Seychelles.

Density: 1,138/km²; people per km²

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 Victoria reaches about 28°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.

	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)	27	27	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
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

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

How February really feels in Victoria

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Victoria weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 26°	226	20.9	12.2	4.8
Feb	28° / 26°	120	12.7	12.2	5.7
Mar	28° / 27°	108	15.1	12	5.5
Apr	28° / 27°	107	16.8	11.9	5.0
May	28° / 27°	139	17.3	11.8	5.2
Jun	27° / 26°	83	13.6	11.7	5.8
Jul	26° / 25°	52	11	11.8	6.3
Aug	26° / 25°	63	12.6	11.8	6.2
Sep	26° / 25°	119	15.7	12	5.7
Oct	27° / 26°	121	15.6	12.1	5.9
Nov	27° / 26°	144	17	12.2	5.5
Dec	27° / 26°	203	22.8	12.3	4.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. 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 (%)	38	39	41	41	42	43	45	45	45	46	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	47	46	46	47	47	47
Cloudier (%)	62	61	59	59	58	57	55	55	55	54	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	54	54	53	53	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	39	61
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	42	58
6	43	57
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Victoria gets around 120 mm of rain over 12.7 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 46% and peaks near 52% 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 (%)	52	50	48	46	45	44	43	42	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	48	49	50	50	50	50	50	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	50
3	48
4	46
5	45
6	44
7	43
8	42
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	41
13	42
14	42
15	43
16	44
17	45
18	46
19	47
20	48
21	48
22	49
23	50
24	50
25	50
26	50
27	50
28	49

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 87% 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 (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Oppressive (%)	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	88	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	84	84
Miserable (%)	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15

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

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 18 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)	17	17	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	17	light breeze
2	17	light breeze
3	18	light breeze
4	17	light breeze
5	17	light breeze
6	17	light breeze
7	17	light breeze
8	17	light breeze
9	17	light breeze
10	17	light breeze
11	17	light breeze
12	17	light breeze
13	16	light breeze
14	16	light breeze
15	16	light breeze
16	16	light breeze
17	16	light breeze
18	16	light breeze
19	16	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
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24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:35 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)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29
Sunset (PM)	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:26	6:38
2	12.2	6:26	6:38
3	12.2	6:26	6:38
4	12.2	6:26	6:38
5	12.2	6:27	6:38
6	12.2	6:27	6:38
7	12.2	6:27	6:38
8	12.2	6:27	6:38
9	12.2	6:27	6:38
10	12.2	6:28	6:38
11	12.2	6:28	6:38
12	12.2	6:28	6:38
13	12.2	6:28	6:38
14	12.2	6:28	6:37
15	12.2	6:28	6:37
16	12.1	6:28	6:37
17	12.1	6:28	6:37
18	12.1	6:29	6:37
19	12.1	6:29	6:37
20	12.1	6:29	6:36
21	12.1	6:29	6:36
22	12.1	6:29	6:36
23	12.1	6:29	6:36
24	12.1	6:29	6:36
25	12.1	6:29	6:35
26	12.1	6:29	6:35
27	12.1	6:29	6:35
28	12.1	6:29	6:35

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.12 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 6.26 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Intense
2	6.1	Intense
3	6.1	Intense
4	6.1	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.2	Intense
9	6.3	Intense
10	6.3	Intense
11	6.3	Intense
12	6.3	Intense
13	6.3	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.2	Intense
24	6.2	Intense
25	6.2	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.2	Intense
28	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Victoria

In seasonPeak

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

Victoria sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Victoria?

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

5.7

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

6.0

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Victoria in February

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

In February, Victoria sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Victoria in February

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 April at about 30°C and coldest in August near 26°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	29	29	30	29	27	26	26	27	28	28	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	30	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	28	Warm
Nov	28	Tropical
Dec	28	Tropical

UV index in Victoria in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Victoria peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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)	14	15	16	14	12	10	10	12	14	14	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Victoria?

Victoria sits at 4.6°S, 55.5°E, 4 m above sea level, in Seychelles. The nearest listed city is Beau Vallon, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Victoria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Victoria has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 858 m around an average of 127 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 928 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 887 m.

The land around Victoria is covered by trees (54%) and water (28%) within 3 km, water (82%) within 16 km, and water (98%) within 80 km.

3 km

858 m

trees 54%

16 km

928 m

water 82%

80 km

887 m

water 98%

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

February weather nearby: Beau Vallon 3.0 km · Takamaka 17 km · Antsiranana 1,091 km · Iharan̈a 1,140 km · Ambilobe 1,185 km · Antsohimbondrona 1,188 km · Sambava 1,219 km · Ambarakaraka 1,224 km

Seychelles travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type G; 240 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 54% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $19,449; 2025
Safe drinking water: 65%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 8; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 11.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
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 Victoria (-4.62°, 55.455°, elevation 4 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	27	26
2	27	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	39	61
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	42	58
6	43	57
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	50
3	48
4	46
5	45
6	44
7	43
8	42
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	41
13	42
14	42
15	43
16	44
17	45
18	46
19	47
20	48
21	48
22	49
23	50
24	50
25	50
26	50
27	50
28	49

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	39	61
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	42	58
6	43	57
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	50
3	48
4	46
5	45
6	44
7	43
8	42
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	41
13	42
14	42
15	43
16	44
17	45
18	46
19	47
20	48
21	48
22	49
23	50
24	50
25	50
26	50
27	50
28	49

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	39	61
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	42	58
6	43	57
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	50
3	48
4	46
5	45
6	44
7	43
8	42
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	41
13	42
14	42
15	43
16	44
17	45
18	46
19	47
20	48
21	48
22	49
23	50
24	50
25	50
26	50
27	50
28	49

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