February is one of the warmer months of the year in Port Lincoln, with average highs near 25.8°C and lows around 17.2°C (mean 21.5°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 13 mm of rainfall and 61% relative humidity across the period.
February is one of the warmer months of the year in Port Lincoln. Across 45 years of records, the warmest February in Port Lincoln was 1997 — when the month averaged 24.1°C — while the coldest were 2002 and 2006 at 19.3°C. Typical February days reach 25.8°C with nights near 17.2°C. The long-term February temperature trend is broadly flat.
February is one of the drier months in Port Lincoln, averaging 13 mm of rainfall. The wettest February on record was 2011 with 58 mm, while the driest was 1991 at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Port Lincoln during February averages 61%. The most humid February was 2003 at 69%, and the least humid was 1983 at 54%.
February receives about 6.7 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Port Lincoln. The sunniest February was 2024 at 7.6 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1990 at 5.7.
Average wind speed in Port Lincoln during February is 5.4 m/s. The windiest February was 2008 at 6.3 m/s, while the calmest was 1998 at 4.8 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 21.4°C | 21.4°C | 21.4°C | 21.8°C | 21.5°C | +0.1°C |
| Avg High | 26.0°C | 25.8°C | 25.6°C | 25.9°C | 25.7°C | -0.3°C |
| Avg Low | 16.8°C | 17.0°C | 17.2°C | 17.6°C | 17.3°C | +0.5°C |
| Avg Rain | 12 mm | 12 mm | 15 mm | 18 mm | 7 mm | -5 mm |
February temperatures in Port Lincoln have fallen by about 0.3°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
February has ranged from a record low of 11.9°C (1987) to a record high of 40.1°C (1983).
Rainfall in February is one of the drier months, averaging 13 mm, with a wettest year of 58 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs rose about 0°C per decade while lows rose 0.2°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
One of the best times to visit Port Lincoln
February is one of the best times to visit Port Lincoln. Expect days averaging 25.8°C and nights around 17.2°C (mean 21.5°C) — warmer than Port Lincoln's yearly average — with low rainfall (13 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27.6°C | 23.0°C | 18.3°C | 38.5°C | 16.0°C | 12 mm | 56% | 5.7 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2024 | 26.5°C | 21.8°C | 17.1°C | 36.9°C | 14.7°C | 9 mm | 61% | 5 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2023 | 26.6°C | 22.1°C | 17.5°C | 38.7°C | 14.5°C | 1 mm | 59% | 5.5 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2022 | 24.6°C | 20.9°C | 17.2°C | 31.6°C | 15.2°C | 7 mm | 62% | 5.6 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2021 | 24.3°C | 20.5°C | 16.6°C | 36.3°C | 14.0°C | 5 mm | 61% | 5.3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2020 | 24.5°C | 20.8°C | 17.1°C | 31.7°C | 15.0°C | 5 mm | 64% | 5.4 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2019 | 26.2°C | 21.9°C | 17.6°C | 35.1°C | 13.8°C | 1 mm | 59% | 5.2 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2018 | 27.3°C | 22.9°C | 18.5°C | 37.4°C | 14.9°C | 1 mm | 60% | 5 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2017 | 25.2°C | 21.3°C | 17.4°C | 39.8°C | 15.1°C | 2 mm | 61% | 5.4 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2016 | 24.5°C | 20.6°C | 16.7°C | 33.4°C | 15.1°C | 16 mm | 66% | 5 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2015 | 27.2°C | 22.5°C | 17.7°C | 37.5°C | 15.3°C | 4 mm | 59% | 5.3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2014 | 25.6°C | 21.5°C | 17.3°C | 39.2°C | 14.3°C | 52 mm | 62% | 5.8 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2013 | 27.0°C | 22.7°C | 18.5°C | 35.9°C | 15.2°C | 7 mm | 60% | 5.1 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2012 | 24.6°C | 20.9°C | 17.2°C | 36.8°C | 14.9°C | 20 mm | 63% | 5.3 m/s | 6 |
| 2011 🌧️ | 24.6°C | 20.9°C | 17.2°C | 32.4°C | 14.6°C | 58 mm | 67% | 5.6 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2010 | 27.0°C | 22.5°C | 18.1°C | 36.3°C | 15.4°C | 17 mm | 61% | 5.2 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2009 | 26.8°C | 22.4°C | 18.0°C | 38.7°C | 15.7°C | 1 mm | 59% | 5.8 m/s | 7 |
| 2008 | 24.1°C | 20.4°C | 16.7°C | 36.1°C | 14.6°C | 7 mm | 61% | 6.3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2007 | 27.8°C | 22.9°C | 18.1°C | 38.3°C | 15.2°C | 2 mm | 61% | 5.2 m/s | 7 |
| 2006 | 22.7°C | 19.3°C | 15.8°C | 29.0°C | 14.1°C | 32 mm | 68% | 5.3 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2005 | 24.6°C | 20.4°C | 16.2°C | 36.0°C | 14.6°C | 6 mm | 61% | 5.6 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2004 | 26.4°C | 22.0°C | 17.6°C | 36.1°C | 15.0°C | 7 mm | 61% | 5.1 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2003 | 24.4°C | 20.7°C | 16.9°C | 34.3°C | 15.1°C | 33 mm | 69% | 5.8 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2002 ❄️ | 23.2°C | 19.3°C | 15.4°C | 35.6°C | 13.7°C | 1 mm | 63% | 5.8 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2001 | 27.0°C | 22.9°C | 18.8°C | 37.1°C | 16.5°C | 24 mm | 61% | 5.9 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2000 | 28.9°C | 23.9°C | 18.8°C | 37.1°C | 15.2°C | 35 mm | 60% | 5.4 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1999 | 26.7°C | 22.1°C | 17.5°C | 35.5°C | 14.4°C | 4 mm | 61% | 5.6 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1998 | 24.9°C | 20.6°C | 16.4°C | 34.3°C | 13.8°C | 6 mm | 61% | 4.8 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1997 🔥 | 29.0°C | 24.1°C | 19.2°C | 38.0°C | 15.8°C | 16 mm | 61% | 5.2 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1996 | 26.4°C | 21.6°C | 16.8°C | 36.0°C | 13.6°C | 13 mm | 58% | 5.3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1995 | 25.9°C | 21.4°C | 16.9°C | 37.4°C | 12.9°C | 15 mm | 61% | 5.3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1994 | 24.7°C | 20.3°C | 15.8°C | 32.6°C | 13.7°C | 7 mm | 65% | 5.3 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1993 | 24.8°C | 20.8°C | 16.8°C | 37.3°C | 13.4°C | 6 mm | 61% | 5.8 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1992 | 25.5°C | 21.3°C | 17.1°C | 32.6°C | 14.2°C | 38 mm | 63% | 5.1 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1991 | 26.8°C | 21.8°C | 16.8°C | 35.8°C | 14.2°C | 0 mm | 58% | 5.6 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1990 | 23.5°C | 20.1°C | 16.8°C | 32.6°C | 14.0°C | 19 mm | 65% | 5.5 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1989 | 26.5°C | 21.8°C | 17.0°C | 36.5°C | 14.9°C | 1 mm | 58% | 5.7 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1988 | 24.1°C | 19.9°C | 15.7°C | 36.5°C | 12.7°C | 12 mm | 65% | 5.6 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1987 | 25.0°C | 20.4°C | 15.8°C | 34.9°C | 11.9°C | 22 mm | 58% | 5.3 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1986 | 24.7°C | 20.4°C | 16.0°C | 33.7°C | 13.6°C | 2 mm | 62% | 5.2 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1985 | 25.5°C | 21.0°C | 16.6°C | 32.6°C | 14.8°C | 3 mm | 61% | 5.5 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1984 | 26.3°C | 21.5°C | 16.7°C | 33.8°C | 13.8°C | 2 mm | 58% | 5.3 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1983 | 29.0°C | 23.7°C | 18.4°C | 40.1°C | 15.2°C | 18 mm | 54% | 5.2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 26.2°C | 21.7°C | 17.2°C | 36.9°C | 14.2°C | 15 mm | 57% | 5.4 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 26.4°C | 21.9°C | 17.4°C | 37.3°C | 14.5°C | 33 mm | 63% | 5.8 m/s | — |
Actual recorded February data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in February is around 25.8°C with lows near 17.2°C (mean 21.5°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
February averages 13 mm of rainfall in Port Lincoln, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 58 mm in 2011.
The hottest February reached 40.1°C in 1983. The coldest dipped to 11.9°C in 1987.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average February temperatures have fallen by about 0.3°C. Daytime highs moved from 26.7°C to 25.9°C and overnight lows from 17.3°C to 17.3°C over the same span.
February is one of the warmer months of the year in Port Lincoln and one of the drier months, so plan for around 25.8°C daytime highs and 17.2°C at night.
Not quite — February is the 12th coolest month in Port Lincoln, averaging 21.5°C.
For February in Port Lincoln, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 25.8°C and lows of 17.2°C.
Relative humidity in February averages 61% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in February is 5.4 m/s. The windiest February on record averaged 6.3 m/s (2008).
The wettest February on record was 2011 with 58 mm. On average, February sees 13 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 Port Lincoln 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.
