Charlotte Amalie weather in February

In February, Charlotte Amalie sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 20 mm of rain across 6.6 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Charlotte Amalie's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Charlotte Amalie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:53 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
28%
1st clearest
Wind
25 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Charlotte Amalie is capital and largest city of the United States Virgin Islands.

Density
6,369/km²
people per km²
Founded
1666

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 25°C through the month.

A typical February day in Charlotte Amalie reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 26°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 Charlotte Amalie

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.

Charlotte Amalie 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
Jan26° / 24°288.7117.5
Feb25° / 24°206.611.47.8
Mar25° / 24°215.911.97.9
Apr26° / 25°357.812.47.4
May27° / 26°751312.96.2
Jun28° / 26°5711.813.16.1
Jul28° / 26°8015.5135.8
Aug28° / 27°1021712.65.1
Sep28° / 27°13317.712.14.8
Oct28° / 26°1271811.65.3
Nov27° / 26°11916.411.15.7
Dec26° / 25°4711.510.96.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Charlotte Amalie gets around 20 mm of rain over 6.6 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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

Winds average 25 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 25 km/h on the calmest days to 26 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 11 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:58 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:586:09
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411.26:576:10
511.26:576:11
611.36:566:11
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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 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Charlotte Amalie

In seasonPeak

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

Charlotte Amalie sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Charlotte Amalie's rainy season runs May–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Charlotte Amalie sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

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

Is February a good time to visit Charlotte Amalie?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Charlotte Amalie for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Charlotte Amalie in February

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

In February, Charlotte Amalie sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 24°C. Worth packing: light clothes, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Charlotte Amalie in February

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May27Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Charlotte Amalie in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Charlotte Amalie peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 13UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Charlotte Amalie 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 Charlotte Amalie is worst in July — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.5× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1124 µg/m³Jan 15 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr9Good
May14Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Charlotte Amalie?

Charlotte Amalie sits at 18.3°N, 64.9°W, 6 m above sea level, in U.S. Virgin Islands. The nearest listed city is Road Town, 34 km away.

Road TownSaint Croix

Topography around Charlotte Amalie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Charlotte Amalie has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m around an average of 89 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 471 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 515 m.

The land around Charlotte Amalie is covered by trees (52%) and water (29%) within 3 km, water (90%) within 16 km, and water (95%) within 80 km.

3 km
454 m
16 km
471 m
80 km
515 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Road Town 34 km · Saint Croix 71 km · Fajardo 76 km · Humacao 97 km · Carolina 108 km · Trujillo Alto 114 km · Caguas 119 km · Guaynabo 125 km

U.S. Virgin Islands travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
110 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 89% of US
price level, 2022
GDP per capita
$44,321
2022
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
49.9
per 100k, 2012
Income group
High
World Bank

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 Charlotte Amalie (18.3419°, -64.9307°, elevation 6 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).