Venilale weather in February

In February, Venilale sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 163 mm of rain across 24.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-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 Venilale's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Venilale's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
163 mm
24.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:41 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
82%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
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 Venilale reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°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 Venilale

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.

Venilale weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°18826.812.43.4
Feb28° / 25°16324.412.33.4
Mar28° / 25°19124.412.14.0
Apr28° / 24°15419.311.84.9
May27° / 24°13417.111.65.5
Jun26° / 23°8613.211.56.2
Jul26° / 22°429.811.56.9
Aug26° / 22°154.311.77.8
Sep27° / 22°122.411.97.9
Oct28° / 24°314.812.26.9
Nov29° / 25°9712.912.45.2
Dec29° / 25°19025.712.53.5

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 (%)
11288
21288
31387
41585
51585
61684
71783
81783
91783
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Venilale gets around 163 mm of rain over 24.4 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 87% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
187
287
386
486
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786
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986
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1487
1587
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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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1928
2928
3937
4937
5937
6937
7946
8946
9946
10937
11937
12937
13937
14937
15937
16937
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Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
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167calm
177calm
187calm
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227calm
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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 6:37 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 6:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:376:59
212.46:376:59
312.46:376:59
412.46:386:59
512.36:386:59
612.36:386:59
712.36:396:59
812.36:396:59
912.36:396:59
1012.36:396:59
1112.36:406:58
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2012.26:416:56
2112.26:426:56
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2612.26:426:54
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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 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.13 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.76 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 Venilale

In seasonPeak

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

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

Venilale's rainy season runs November–June, 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 Venilale?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Venilale.

What to pack for Venilale in February

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

In February, Venilale sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Venilale 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 30 km away) is warmest in December 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
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Venilale 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 Venilale 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
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Venilale?

Venilale sits at 8.6°S, 126.4°E, 834 m above sea level, in Timor Leste. The nearest listed city is Baucau, 20 km away.

BaucauLospalosDiliAileuGlenoAtsabeLiquiçáMaubara

Topography around Venilale

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Venilale has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 420 m around an average of 732 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,713 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,299 m.

The land around Venilale is covered by trees (57%) and grassland (41%) within 3 km, trees (74%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and water (59%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
420 m
16 km
1,713 m
80 km
2,299 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Baucau 20 km · Lospalos 69 km · Dili 89 km · Aileu 90 km · Gleno 104 km · Atsabe 112 km · Liquiçá 114 km · Maubara 129 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 Venilale (-8.6431°, 126.3783°, elevation 834 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).