Aileu weather in February

In February, Aileu sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 326 mm of rain across 27 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Aileu's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aileu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
326 mm
27 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:44 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
88%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Aileu is A town in Timor-Leste.

Density
69/km²
people per km²

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 26°C through the month.

A typical February day in Aileu reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Aileu weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 20°34529.512.53.5
Feb26° / 20°3262712.33.5
Mar26° / 20°30727.412.13.9
Apr27° / 19°18719.311.84.9
May27° / 19°811211.66.2
Jun26° / 18°416.711.57.1
Jul26° / 17°194.411.57.5
Aug27° / 16°81.511.77.9
Sep28° / 17°152.211.97.2
Oct29° / 19°416.612.26.0
Nov28° / 20°15717.812.44.7
Dec27° / 20°33428.812.53.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Aileu gets around 326 mm of rain over 27 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 97% and peaks near 97% 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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 5 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:407:03
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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 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Aileu

In seasonPeak

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

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

Aileu's monsoon runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Aileu?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aileu.

What to pack for Aileu in February

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

In February, Aileu sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Aileu 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 at the nearest coast (about 40 km away) is warmest in November at about 30°C and coldest in August 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
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Aileu in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aileu peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 16Jul 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Aileu?

Aileu sits at 8.7°S, 125.6°E, 913 m above sea level, in Timor Leste. The nearest listed city is Gleno, 14 km away.

AtsabeLiquiçáMaubaraMalianaSuaiAtambua

Topography around Aileu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aileu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m around an average of 994 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,315 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,916 m.

The land around Aileu is covered by grassland (66%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (48%) within 16 km, and water (50%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
339 m
16 km
2,315 m
80 km
2,916 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Gleno 14 km · Dili 19 km · Atsabe 29 km · Liquiçá 29 km · Maubara 42 km · Maliana 48 km · Suai 73 km · Atambua 85 km

Timor Leste travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 28% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,341
2025
Homicide rate
4.1
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
11.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Catholic 91%other 7%Protestant Evangelical 2%

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 Aileu (-8.7281°, 125.5664°, elevation 913 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).