February is one of the warmer months of the year in Ipswich, with average highs near 30°C and lows around 19.1°C (mean 24.6°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 127 mm of rainfall and 73% relative humidity across the period.
February is one of the warmer months of the year in Ipswich. Across 45 years of records, the warmest February in Ipswich was 2017 — when the month averaged 27.5°C — while the coldest was 2013 at 21.5°C. Typical February days reach 30°C with nights near 19.1°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
February is a relatively wet time of year in Ipswich, averaging 127 mm of rainfall. The wettest February on record was 2022 with 416 mm, while the driest was 2019 at 20 mm.
Relative humidity in Ipswich during February averages 73%. The most humid February was 2013 at 84%, and the least humid was 2019 at 60%.
February receives about 5.9 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Ipswich. The sunniest February was 2017 at 7.1 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2003 at 4.7.
Average wind speed in Ipswich during February is 1.4 m/s. The windiest February was 2019 at 1.9 m/s, while the calmest was 2004 at 1.1 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 24.2°C | 24.2°C | 24.7°C | 24.7°C | 25.0°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg High | 29.9°C | 29.4°C | 30.3°C | 30.2°C | 30.5°C | +0.6°C |
| Avg Low | 18.4°C | 19.1°C | 19.1°C | 19.2°C | 19.6°C | +1.2°C |
| Avg Rain | 106 mm | 163 mm | 117 mm | 112 mm | 145 mm | +39 mm |
February temperatures in Ipswich have risen by about 0.6°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
February has ranged from a record low of 12.7°C (1996) to a record high of 44°C (2017).
Rainfall in February is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 127 mm, with a wettest year of 416 mm.
A good time to visit Ipswich
February is a good time to visit Ipswich, with days averaging 30°C and nights around 19.1°C (mean 24.6°C, warmer than Ipswich'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 | 31.1°C | 25.5°C | 19.8°C | 34.8°C | 17.3°C | 38 mm | 69% | 1.6 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2024 | 31.6°C | 26.1°C | 20.7°C | 36.2°C | 18.7°C | 60 mm | 74% | 1.3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2023 | 31.5°C | 25.3°C | 19.2°C | 39.6°C | 15.9°C | 61 mm | 67% | 1.4 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2022 🌧️ | 28.7°C | 23.6°C | 18.4°C | 36.7°C | 13.9°C | 416 mm | 76% | 1.6 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2021 | 31.1°C | 25.1°C | 19.1°C | 36.9°C | 16.3°C | 58 mm | 70% | 1.4 m/s | 6 |
| 2020 | 28.7°C | 24.6°C | 20.5°C | 38.0°C | 17.6°C | 238 mm | 83% | 1.2 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2019 | 32.9°C | 26.5°C | 20.0°C | 41.1°C | 17.1°C | 20 mm | 60% | 1.9 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2018 | 31.2°C | 25.3°C | 19.3°C | 40.6°C | 15.4°C | 194 mm | 72% | 1.5 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2017 🔥 | 34.6°C | 27.5°C | 20.3°C | 44.0°C | 17.1°C | 34 mm | 60% | 1.5 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2016 | 32.9°C | 26.5°C | 20.0°C | 39.4°C | 17.5°C | 48 mm | 67% | 1.7 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2015 | 28.3°C | 23.4°C | 18.5°C | 32.0°C | 15.2°C | 171 mm | 78% | 1.7 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2014 | 32.3°C | 25.8°C | 19.2°C | 38.4°C | 16.2°C | 22 mm | 63% | 1.6 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2013 ❄️ | 25.4°C | 21.5°C | 17.7°C | 28.9°C | 15.3°C | 219 mm | 84% | 1.5 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2012 | 27.5°C | 23.0°C | 18.5°C | 32.1°C | 16.3°C | 139 mm | 84% | 1.2 m/s | 6 |
| 2011 | 27.8°C | 23.4°C | 19.0°C | 33.0°C | 14.6°C | 89 mm | 84% | 1.2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2010 | 28.9°C | 24.2°C | 19.5°C | 33.8°C | 17.3°C | 180 mm | 79% | 1.5 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2009 | 29.9°C | 24.6°C | 19.3°C | 38.5°C | 16.6°C | 113 mm | 75% | 1.4 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2008 | 27.0°C | 22.5°C | 18.1°C | 35.5°C | 13.3°C | 170 mm | 82% | 1.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2007 | 29.8°C | 24.5°C | 19.2°C | 34.5°C | 17.0°C | 73 mm | 71% | 1.6 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2006 | 32.1°C | 26.2°C | 20.4°C | 37.6°C | 17.6°C | 91 mm | 71% | 1.4 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2005 | 33.2°C | 26.2°C | 19.3°C | 38.2°C | 15.8°C | 27 mm | 63% | 1.4 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2004 | 32.0°C | 25.9°C | 19.7°C | 40.8°C | 15.1°C | 138 mm | 72% | 1.1 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2003 | 29.0°C | 24.3°C | 19.6°C | 35.6°C | 18.2°C | 227 mm | 79% | 1.6 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2002 | 32.8°C | 26.5°C | 20.2°C | 37.9°C | 16.0°C | 76 mm | 65% | 1.4 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2001 | 27.7°C | 22.8°C | 17.9°C | 35.3°C | 14.3°C | 195 mm | 80% | 1.4 m/s | 6 |
| 2000 | 29.1°C | 23.3°C | 17.6°C | 35.2°C | 15.5°C | 56 mm | 69% | 1.8 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1999 | 26.8°C | 22.7°C | 18.6°C | 33.2°C | 15.0°C | 280 mm | 84% | 1.5 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1998 | 32.1°C | 26.3°C | 20.4°C | 36.4°C | 17.3°C | 85 mm | 72% | 1.2 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1997 | 30.9°C | 25.1°C | 19.4°C | 37.1°C | 14.5°C | 123 mm | 73% | 1.2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1996 | 29.7°C | 24.0°C | 18.3°C | 35.0°C | 12.7°C | 73 mm | 70% | 1.5 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1995 | 28.0°C | 23.4°C | 18.7°C | 38.2°C | 16.5°C | 240 mm | 77% | 1.6 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1994 | 28.0°C | 23.0°C | 18.1°C | 32.8°C | 14.7°C | 168 mm | 79% | 1.4 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1993 | 31.4°C | 25.4°C | 19.3°C | 38.3°C | 16.6°C | 73 mm | 70% | 1.5 m/s | 6 |
| 1992 | 28.2°C | 23.9°C | 19.6°C | 34.4°C | 16.7°C | 233 mm | 80% | 1.3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1991 | 29.5°C | 24.2°C | 18.9°C | 35.6°C | 15.3°C | 138 mm | 76% | 1.5 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1990 | 29.2°C | 24.4°C | 19.6°C | 33.6°C | 15.4°C | 211 mm | 77% | 1.5 m/s | 6 |
| 1989 | 27.3°C | 22.4°C | 17.5°C | 34.3°C | 15.6°C | 94 mm | 75% | 1.6 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1988 | 28.8°C | 22.9°C | 16.9°C | 33.0°C | 13.5°C | 118 mm | 70% | 1.4 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1987 | 30.8°C | 24.9°C | 19.0°C | 35.9°C | 17.0°C | 56 mm | 71% | 1.5 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1986 | 31.8°C | 25.0°C | 18.2°C | 36.4°C | 15.1°C | 90 mm | 65% | 1.2 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1985 | 30.6°C | 24.5°C | 18.3°C | 36.0°C | 15.1°C | 81 mm | 69% | 1.4 m/s | 6 |
| 1984 | 29.5°C | 23.8°C | 18.0°C | 35.5°C | 13.4°C | 55 mm | 71% | 1.3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1983 | 32.6°C | 25.8°C | 18.9°C | 40.2°C | 15.3°C | 52 mm | 64% | 1.4 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 29.4°C | 24.0°C | 18.6°C | 38.6°C | 15.8°C | 115 mm | 76% | 1.3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 28.4°C | 24.3°C | 20.1°C | 32.2°C | 15.7°C | 292 mm | 84% | 1.5 m/s | — |
Actual recorded February data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in February is around 30°C with lows near 19.1°C (mean 24.6°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
February averages 127 mm of rainfall in Ipswich, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 416 mm in 2022.
The hottest February reached 44°C in 2017. The coldest dipped to 12.7°C in 1996.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average February temperatures have risen by about 0.6°C. Daytime highs moved from 30.1°C to 30.8°C and overnight lows from 18.8°C to 19.4°C over the same span.
February is one of the warmer months of the year in Ipswich and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 30°C daytime highs and 19.1°C at night.
Not quite — February is the 11th coolest month in Ipswich, averaging 24.6°C.
For February in Ipswich, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 30°C and lows of 19.1°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in February averages 73% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in February is 1.4 m/s. The windiest February on record averaged 1.9 m/s (2019).
The wettest February on record was 2022 with 416 mm. On average, February sees 127 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 Ipswich 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.
