February is one of the warmer months of the year in Wonthaggi, with average highs near 23.8°C and lows around 14.9°C (mean 19.4°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 45 mm of rainfall and 68% relative humidity across the period.
February is one of the warmer months of the year in Wonthaggi. Across 45 years of records, the warmest Februarys in Wonthaggi were 1981, 1997 and 2007 — when the month averaged 21.5°C — while the coldest were 1996 and 2005 at 17.3°C. Typical February days reach 23.8°C with nights near 14.9°C. The long-term February temperature trend is broadly flat.
February is one of the drier months in Wonthaggi, averaging 45 mm of rainfall. The wettest February on record was 2011 with 141 mm, while the driest was 1983 at 4 mm.
Relative humidity in Wonthaggi during February averages 68%. The most humid February was 2020 at 78%, and the least humid was 1983 at 60%.
February receives about 6.2 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Wonthaggi. The sunniest February was 1991 at 6.8 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2011 at 5.4.
Average wind speed in Wonthaggi during February is 1.5 m/s. The windiest February was 1986 at 1.8 m/s, while the calmest was 1983 at 1.2 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 19.5°C | 19.1°C | 19.4°C | 19.7°C | 19.2°C | -0.3°C |
| Avg High | 24.4°C | 23.5°C | 23.7°C | 24.0°C | 23.4°C | -1°C |
| Avg Low | 14.6°C | 14.6°C | 15.1°C | 15.3°C | 15.1°C | +0.5°C |
| Avg Rain | 25 mm | 57 mm | 44 mm | 50 mm | 45 mm | +20 mm |
February temperatures in Wonthaggi have fallen by about 0.6°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
February has ranged from a record low of 9.3°C (1996) to a record high of 37.6°C (2009).
Rainfall in February is one of the drier months, averaging 45 mm, with a wettest year of 141 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs fell about 0.1°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 Wonthaggi
February is one of the best times to visit Wonthaggi. Expect days averaging 23.8°C and nights around 14.9°C (mean 19.4°C) — warmer than Wonthaggi's yearly average — with moderate rainfall (45 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 | 25.4°C | 20.7°C | 16.0°C | 35.8°C | 11.3°C | 28 mm | 66% | 1.6 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2024 | 24.6°C | 19.9°C | 15.1°C | 33.0°C | 12.8°C | 7 mm | 66% | 1.5 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2023 | 23.0°C | 19.0°C | 14.9°C | 33.5°C | 11.2°C | 48 mm | 70% | 1.6 m/s | 6 |
| 2022 | 23.1°C | 19.1°C | 15.2°C | 30.1°C | 12.7°C | 33 mm | 71% | 1.6 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2021 | 22.2°C | 18.3°C | 14.3°C | 30.0°C | 11.4°C | 35 mm | 70% | 1.5 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2020 | 21.9°C | 18.4°C | 14.8°C | 30.5°C | 11.2°C | 117 mm | 78% | 1.6 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2019 | 24.0°C | 19.6°C | 15.2°C | 34.8°C | 12.3°C | 21 mm | 66% | 1.6 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2018 | 24.6°C | 20.2°C | 15.7°C | 33.0°C | 12.3°C | 11 mm | 65% | 1.6 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2017 | 22.6°C | 18.3°C | 14.1°C | 32.2°C | 10.2°C | 64 mm | 69% | 1.6 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2016 | 23.1°C | 19.2°C | 15.2°C | 34.5°C | 12.8°C | 15 mm | 73% | 1.4 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2015 | 24.4°C | 20.0°C | 15.5°C | 32.3°C | 12.8°C | 51 mm | 72% | 1.3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2014 | 24.9°C | 20.0°C | 15.0°C | 35.2°C | 11.0°C | 19 mm | 64% | 1.6 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2013 | 25.0°C | 20.3°C | 15.6°C | 33.0°C | 11.8°C | 42 mm | 68% | 1.5 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2012 | 24.3°C | 19.9°C | 15.6°C | 33.7°C | 11.9°C | 75 mm | 71% | 1.4 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2011 🌧️ | 21.9°C | 18.2°C | 14.5°C | 32.5°C | 11.7°C | 141 mm | 77% | 1.5 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2010 | 25.2°C | 20.8°C | 16.3°C | 30.8°C | 13.2°C | 60 mm | 69% | 1.4 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2009 | 23.7°C | 19.6°C | 15.4°C | 37.6°C | 11.9°C | 9 mm | 67% | 1.7 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2008 | 22.2°C | 18.3°C | 14.4°C | 32.1°C | 11.0°C | 46 mm | 70% | 1.6 m/s | 6 |
| 2007 | 26.2°C | 21.5°C | 16.9°C | 34.7°C | 11.0°C | 50 mm | 70% | 1.3 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2006 | 22.4°C | 18.5°C | 14.6°C | 33.6°C | 11.9°C | 38 mm | 72% | 1.5 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2005 | 21.1°C | 17.3°C | 13.5°C | 30.7°C | 11.1°C | 139 mm | 75% | 1.6 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2004 | 22.5°C | 18.3°C | 14.1°C | 34.5°C | 10.9°C | 33 mm | 70% | 1.5 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2003 | 23.6°C | 19.6°C | 15.6°C | 32.4°C | 12.5°C | 16 mm | 71% | 1.3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2002 | 22.4°C | 18.3°C | 14.2°C | 32.5°C | 12.2°C | 44 mm | 69% | 1.7 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2001 | 26.2°C | 21.4°C | 16.6°C | 34.8°C | 13.9°C | 31 mm | 65% | 1.3 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2000 | 26.6°C | 21.2°C | 15.8°C | 35.5°C | 12.5°C | 36 mm | 65% | 1.3 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1999 | 25.1°C | 20.4°C | 15.7°C | 31.8°C | 12.1°C | 67 mm | 70% | 1.3 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1998 | 23.2°C | 18.9°C | 14.5°C | 34.4°C | 11.8°C | 69 mm | 67% | 1.5 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1997 | 26.8°C | 21.5°C | 16.2°C | 35.3°C | 12.3°C | 10 mm | 63% | 1.3 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1996 ❄️ | 21.3°C | 17.3°C | 13.3°C | 28.6°C | 9.3°C | 94 mm | 73% | 1.6 m/s | 6 |
| 1995 | 24.4°C | 19.7°C | 15.1°C | 34.9°C | 11.9°C | 39 mm | 67% | 1.4 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1994 | 23.3°C | 18.9°C | 14.6°C | 28.8°C | 11.4°C | 94 mm | 75% | 1.4 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1993 | 23.4°C | 19.1°C | 14.8°C | 32.9°C | 9.9°C | 89 mm | 71% | 1.5 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1992 | 21.8°C | 17.6°C | 13.5°C | 30.1°C | 11.0°C | 39 mm | 71% | 1.5 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1991 | 22.6°C | 18.1°C | 13.5°C | 34.0°C | 10.9°C | 12 mm | 67% | 1.5 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1990 | 23.3°C | 19.0°C | 14.6°C | 31.3°C | 12.3°C | 62 mm | 72% | 1.5 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1989 | 24.6°C | 20.0°C | 15.4°C | 32.6°C | 13.0°C | 24 mm | 68% | 1.4 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1988 | 22.9°C | 18.4°C | 14.0°C | 33.8°C | 12.3°C | 19 mm | 66% | 1.6 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1987 | 23.5°C | 18.4°C | 13.2°C | 34.2°C | 10.6°C | 62 mm | 65% | 1.5 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1986 | 23.1°C | 18.5°C | 13.9°C | 31.7°C | 11.1°C | 36 mm | 64% | 1.8 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1985 | 23.4°C | 18.5°C | 13.7°C | 32.4°C | 11.3°C | 14 mm | 63% | 1.4 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1984 | 24.0°C | 19.1°C | 14.3°C | 31.0°C | 12.3°C | 31 mm | 66% | 1.6 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1983 | 26.8°C | 21.1°C | 15.4°C | 37.5°C | 12.0°C | 4 mm | 60% | 1.2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 24.8°C | 20.0°C | 15.1°C | 36.9°C | 11.8°C | 11 mm | 61% | 1.5 m/s | — |
| 1981 🔥 | 26.4°C | 21.5°C | 16.6°C | 36.9°C | 12.9°C | 21 mm | 65% | 1.4 m/s | — |
Actual recorded February data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in February is around 23.8°C with lows near 14.9°C (mean 19.4°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
February averages 45 mm of rainfall in Wonthaggi, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 141 mm in 2011.
The hottest February reached 37.6°C in 2009. The coldest dipped to 9.3°C in 1996.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average February temperatures have fallen by about 0.6°C — but days and nights have moved in opposite directions. Overnight lows rose from 15°C to 15.1°C while daytime highs eased from 25.1°C to 23.7°C, narrowing the gap between day and night.
February is one of the warmer months of the year in Wonthaggi and one of the drier months, so plan for around 23.8°C daytime highs and 14.9°C at night.
Not quite — February is the 12th coolest month in Wonthaggi, averaging 19.4°C.
For February in Wonthaggi, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 23.8°C and lows of 14.9°C.
Relative humidity in February averages 68% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in February is 1.5 m/s. The windiest February on record averaged 1.8 m/s (1986).
The wettest February on record was 2011 with 141 mm. On average, February sees 45 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 Wonthaggi 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.
