February is one of the warmer months of the year in Goonellabah, with average highs near 28.6°C and lows around 20.7°C (mean 24.7°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 168 mm of rainfall and 73% relative humidity across the period.
February is one of the warmer months of the year in Goonellabah. Across 45 years of records, the warmest February in Goonellabah was 2017 — when the month averaged 27°C — while the coldest was 1989 at 22.3°C. Typical February days reach 28.6°C with nights near 20.7°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
February is a relatively wet time of year in Goonellabah, averaging 168 mm of rainfall. The wettest February on record was 2022 with 549 mm, while the driest was 2014 at 29 mm.
Relative humidity in Goonellabah during February averages 73%. The most humid February was 1990 at 82%, and the least humid was 2019 at 61%.
February receives about 5.8 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Goonellabah. The sunniest February was 2017 at 6.6 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2003 at 4.7.
Average wind speed in Goonellabah during February is 2.8 m/s. The windiest February was 2019 at 3.5 m/s, while the calmest was 2012 at 2.2 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 24.2°C | 24.5°C | 24.6°C | 24.9°C | 24.8°C | +0.6°C |
| Avg High | 28.3°C | 28.4°C | 28.6°C | 29.0°C | 28.6°C | +0.3°C |
| Avg Low | 20.1°C | 20.7°C | 20.7°C | 20.9°C | 21.1°C | +1°C |
| Avg Rain | 149 mm | 186 mm | 160 mm | 135 mm | 235 mm | +85 mm |
February temperatures in Goonellabah have stayed relatively stable across the record.
February has ranged from a record low of 14.6°C (1996) to a record high of 43°C (2017).
Rainfall in February is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 168 mm, with a wettest year of 549 mm.
A good time to visit Goonellabah
February is a good time to visit Goonellabah, with days averaging 28.6°C and nights around 20.7°C (mean 24.7°C, warmer than Goonellabah's yearly average) and higher rainfall. October and November are marginally more temperate, but February still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29.3°C | 25.3°C | 21.3°C | 31.4°C | 18.5°C | 68 mm | 70% | 2.5 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2024 | 29.9°C | 25.9°C | 21.9°C | 35.0°C | 20.1°C | 113 mm | 76% | 2.4 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2023 | 29.8°C | 25.2°C | 20.6°C | 38.5°C | 17.8°C | 70 mm | 68% | 2.5 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2022 🌧️ | 26.8°C | 23.5°C | 20.2°C | 34.2°C | 17.2°C | 549 mm | 77% | 3.2 m/s | 5 |
| 2021 | 28.0°C | 24.2°C | 20.5°C | 32.1°C | 18.0°C | 181 mm | 76% | 2.9 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2020 | 27.8°C | 24.8°C | 21.9°C | 37.7°C | 19.4°C | 425 mm | 82% | 2.6 m/s | 5 |
| 2019 | 30.5°C | 26.1°C | 21.8°C | 40.6°C | 19.1°C | 56 mm | 61% | 3.5 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2018 | 29.7°C | 25.3°C | 20.9°C | 39.8°C | 18.2°C | 173 mm | 70% | 2.8 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2017 🔥 | 32.1°C | 27.0°C | 22.0°C | 43.0°C | 19.7°C | 62 mm | 63% | 2.9 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2016 | 30.4°C | 25.8°C | 21.3°C | 37.2°C | 18.8°C | 53 mm | 68% | 3.1 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2015 | 26.8°C | 23.6°C | 20.4°C | 29.0°C | 17.8°C | 244 mm | 78% | 2.7 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2014 | 30.0°C | 25.5°C | 21.1°C | 37.3°C | 18.2°C | 29 mm | 64% | 2.9 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2013 | 25.4°C | 22.4°C | 19.5°C | 28.9°C | 15.5°C | 318 mm | 81% | 3.1 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2012 | 26.8°C | 23.4°C | 20.0°C | 30.4°C | 18.4°C | 159 mm | 82% | 2.2 m/s | 6 |
| 2011 | 29.4°C | 25.2°C | 21.0°C | 36.3°C | 17.6°C | 93 mm | 75% | 2.8 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2010 | 28.5°C | 24.9°C | 21.4°C | 34.2°C | 19.5°C | 165 mm | 75% | 2.9 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2009 | 28.6°C | 24.7°C | 20.7°C | 33.8°C | 17.1°C | 173 mm | 75% | 2.7 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2008 | 25.6°C | 22.7°C | 19.8°C | 29.7°C | 17.6°C | 245 mm | 82% | 2.8 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2007 | 28.6°C | 24.8°C | 21.0°C | 30.7°C | 19.5°C | 96 mm | 70% | 2.5 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2006 | 29.0°C | 25.3°C | 21.6°C | 31.9°C | 19.8°C | 128 mm | 76% | 2.5 m/s | 6 |
| 2005 | 30.4°C | 25.7°C | 20.9°C | 35.5°C | 17.7°C | 60 mm | 68% | 2.6 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2004 | 31.1°C | 26.0°C | 20.9°C | 41.9°C | 16.5°C | 194 mm | 71% | 2.6 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2003 | 27.7°C | 24.4°C | 21.1°C | 33.4°C | 20.1°C | 268 mm | 76% | 2.9 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2002 | 29.9°C | 25.6°C | 21.3°C | 34.8°C | 18.3°C | 118 mm | 70% | 2.8 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2001 | 27.2°C | 23.6°C | 20.0°C | 31.4°C | 18.9°C | 261 mm | 78% | 2.6 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2000 | 27.6°C | 23.4°C | 19.3°C | 33.6°C | 17.1°C | 59 mm | 69% | 2.8 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1999 | 26.5°C | 23.5°C | 20.6°C | 34.4°C | 18.5°C | 266 mm | 81% | 3.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1998 | 31.2°C | 26.7°C | 22.2°C | 35.9°C | 20.0°C | 105 mm | 69% | 2.5 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1997 | 29.1°C | 25.0°C | 20.9°C | 36.4°C | 17.2°C | 192 mm | 75% | 2.8 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1996 | 27.9°C | 23.6°C | 19.4°C | 34.0°C | 14.6°C | 119 mm | 72% | 3 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1995 | 27.4°C | 23.7°C | 20.0°C | 36.9°C | 18.0°C | 259 mm | 74% | 3.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1994 | 27.7°C | 23.9°C | 20.0°C | 32.8°C | 17.8°C | 158 mm | 73% | 2.4 m/s | 5 |
| 1993 | 30.2°C | 25.6°C | 21.1°C | 36.2°C | 18.2°C | 99 mm | 68% | 2.7 m/s | 6 |
| 1992 | 27.6°C | 24.3°C | 21.0°C | 33.3°C | 17.1°C | 183 mm | 79% | 3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1991 | 29.3°C | 25.1°C | 21.0°C | 34.5°C | 18.9°C | 129 mm | 71% | 2.9 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1990 | 27.1°C | 23.9°C | 20.8°C | 30.7°C | 18.1°C | 354 mm | 82% | 2.6 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1989 ❄️ | 25.4°C | 22.3°C | 19.1°C | 30.8°C | 16.5°C | 135 mm | 79% | 2.7 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1988 | 26.5°C | 22.6°C | 18.6°C | 29.7°C | 16.3°C | 97 mm | 74% | 2.9 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1987 | 29.7°C | 25.3°C | 20.8°C | 35.8°C | 19.1°C | 106 mm | 68% | 3 m/s | 6 |
| 1986 | 30.1°C | 25.0°C | 19.9°C | 34.9°C | 16.8°C | 78 mm | 65% | 2.5 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1985 | 28.1°C | 24.0°C | 19.8°C | 34.2°C | 16.3°C | 209 mm | 72% | 2.9 m/s | 6 |
| 1984 | 27.2°C | 23.3°C | 19.4°C | 32.6°C | 15.9°C | 136 mm | 76% | 2.3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1983 | 30.9°C | 25.9°C | 20.8°C | 38.6°C | 17.5°C | 117 mm | 64% | 2.7 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 28.7°C | 24.7°C | 20.6°C | 36.6°C | 18.0°C | 123 mm | 74% | 2.5 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 28.3°C | 25.0°C | 21.7°C | 31.4°C | 17.3°C | 341 mm | 81% | 3.1 m/s | — |
Actual recorded February data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in February is around 28.6°C with lows near 20.7°C (mean 24.7°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
February averages 168 mm of rainfall in Goonellabah, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 549 mm in 2022.
The hottest February reached 43°C in 2017. The coldest dipped to 14.6°C in 1996.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average February temperatures have risen by about 0.2°C. Daytime highs moved from 28.6°C to 28.8°C and overnight lows from 20.5°C to 20.9°C over the same span.
February is one of the warmer months of the year in Goonellabah and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 28.6°C daytime highs and 20.7°C at night.
Not quite — February is the 11th coolest month in Goonellabah, averaging 24.7°C.
For February in Goonellabah, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 28.6°C and lows of 20.7°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in February averages 73% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in February is 2.8 m/s. The windiest February on record averaged 3.5 m/s (2019).
The wettest February on record was 2022 with 549 mm. On average, February sees 168 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Goonellabah behaves each February, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for February specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
