Liquiçá weather in February

In February, Liquiçá sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 107 mm of rain across 19.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-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 7% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Liquiçá's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Liquiçá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
26°
7th coldest
Rainfall
107 mm
19.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:45 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
82%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

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 Liquiçá reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°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 Liquiçá

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.

Liquiçá weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°12219.212.44.7
Feb28° / 26°10719.812.34.5
Mar28° / 26°8617.212.15.1
Apr28° / 26°9014.811.85.3
May28° / 26°5010.211.66.4
Jun27° / 26°33711.57.0
Jul27° / 25°174.211.57.7
Aug27° / 25°61.511.78.2
Sep27° / 25°61.611.98.0
Oct28° / 26°164.112.27.3
Nov28° / 27°431112.45.7
Dec28° / 27°9919.812.54.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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

Any precipitation

Liquiçá gets around 107 mm of rain over 19.8 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 70% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 9 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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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 6:41 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 6:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:417:03
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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 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.11 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Liquiçá

In seasonPeak

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

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

Liquiçá's rainy season runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is February a good time to visit Liquiçá?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Liquiçá for sightseeing.

What to pack for Liquiçá in February

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

In February, Liquiçá sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Liquiçá 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 24 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 Liquiçá 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 Liquiçá peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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 highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jul 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Liquiçá?

Liquiçá sits at 8.6°S, 125.3°E, 23 m above sea level, in Timor Leste. The nearest listed city is Maubara, 15 km away.

DiliAileuAtsabeMalianaAtambuaSuai

Topography around Liquiçá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Liquiçá has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 531 m around an average of 80 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,387 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,916 m.

The land around Liquiçá is covered by water (42%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and water (52%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
531 m
16 km
1,387 m
80 km
2,916 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Maubara 15 km · Gleno 18 km · Dili 26 km · Aileu 29 km · Atsabe 38 km · Maliana 47 km · Atambua 76 km · Suai 81 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 Liquiçá (-8.5875°, 125.3419°, elevation 23 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).