February is one of the warmer months of the year in Waitangi, with average highs near 16.3°C and lows around 14.1°C (mean 15.2°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 67 mm of rainfall and 83% relative humidity across the period.
February is one of the warmer months of the year in Waitangi. Across 45 years of records, the warmest February in Waitangi was 2018 — when the month averaged 16.9°C — while the coldest was 1983 at 13.1°C. Typical February days reach 16.3°C with nights near 14.1°C. The long-term February temperature trend is broadly flat.
February is about average for rainfall in Waitangi, averaging 67 mm of rainfall. The wettest February on record was 2004 with 151 mm, while the driest was 1990 at 24 mm.
Relative humidity in Waitangi during February averages 83%. The most humid February was 1986 at 90%, and the least humid was 1985 at 78%.
February receives about 5.2 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Waitangi. The sunniest February was 2006 at 5.9 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1997 at 4.5.
Average wind speed in Waitangi during February is 6 m/s. The windiest February was 2004 at 8.4 m/s, while the calmest was 1986 at 4.4 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 15.2°C | 15.1°C | 15.1°C | 15.3°C | 15.4°C | +0.2°C |
| Avg High | 16.3°C | 16.2°C | 16.2°C | 16.3°C | 16.4°C | +0.1°C |
| Avg Low | 14.1°C | 13.9°C | 13.9°C | 14.2°C | 14.5°C | +0.4°C |
| Avg Rain | 69 mm | 69 mm | 69 mm | 62 mm | 66 mm | -3 mm |
February temperatures in Waitangi have risen by about 0.7°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
February has ranged from a record low of 9.3°C (1983) to a record high of 20.3°C (1985).
Rainfall in February is about average for rainfall, averaging 67 mm, with a wettest year of 151 mm.
One of the best times to visit Waitangi
February is one of the best times to visit Waitangi. Expect days averaging 16.3°C and nights around 14.1°C (mean 15.2°C) — warmer than Waitangi's yearly average — with moderate rainfall (67 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 | 15.8°C | 14.9°C | 14.0°C | 18.1°C | 11.8°C | 51 mm | 83% | 6.3 m/s | 5 |
| 2024 | 16.9°C | 15.7°C | 14.5°C | 18.9°C | 10.8°C | 68 mm | 84% | 6.7 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2023 | 17.4°C | 16.6°C | 15.9°C | 19.0°C | 13.9°C | 64 mm | 80% | 5.7 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2022 | 16.2°C | 15.3°C | 14.4°C | 18.4°C | 12.7°C | 80 mm | 84% | 5.9 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2021 | 15.9°C | 15.1°C | 14.3°C | 17.9°C | 12.7°C | 69 mm | 83% | 5.9 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2020 | 16.0°C | 14.9°C | 13.7°C | 18.8°C | 11.3°C | 63 mm | 84% | 6.5 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2019 | 17.3°C | 16.1°C | 15.0°C | 19.5°C | 12.7°C | 45 mm | 80% | 6.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2018 🔥 | 18.0°C | 16.9°C | 15.8°C | 20.1°C | 13.5°C | 116 mm | 83% | 6.4 m/s | 5 |
| 2017 | 15.6°C | 14.6°C | 13.6°C | 18.4°C | 10.6°C | 62 mm | 81% | 5.5 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2016 | 17.0°C | 16.0°C | 14.9°C | 18.8°C | 12.5°C | 38 mm | 84% | 5 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2015 | 15.7°C | 14.7°C | 13.7°C | 18.7°C | 10.8°C | 63 mm | 83% | 5.8 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2014 | 16.5°C | 15.5°C | 14.5°C | 19.0°C | 11.8°C | 73 mm | 84% | 6.1 m/s | 5 |
| 2013 | 16.2°C | 15.3°C | 14.3°C | 18.7°C | 12.3°C | 45 mm | 82% | 5.8 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2012 | 14.8°C | 13.8°C | 12.8°C | 17.5°C | 10.4°C | 87 mm | 81% | 6.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2011 | 15.8°C | 14.6°C | 13.5°C | 17.7°C | 11.0°C | 41 mm | 84% | 5.9 m/s | 5 |
| 2010 | 16.2°C | 15.1°C | 14.0°C | 17.8°C | 12.0°C | 54 mm | 81% | 6.4 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2009 | 15.9°C | 14.7°C | 13.4°C | 18.7°C | 11.3°C | 94 mm | 81% | 6.5 m/s | 5 |
| 2008 | 15.7°C | 14.9°C | 14.1°C | 17.9°C | 11.7°C | 52 mm | 83% | 6.5 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2007 | 14.8°C | 13.8°C | 12.7°C | 17.1°C | 11.1°C | 46 mm | 80% | 6.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2006 | 16.7°C | 15.4°C | 14.2°C | 18.8°C | 12.5°C | 55 mm | 79% | 6.1 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2005 | 17.2°C | 16.3°C | 15.3°C | 19.2°C | 11.4°C | 36 mm | 87% | 5.4 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2004 🌧️ | 16.5°C | 15.2°C | 13.9°C | 19.0°C | 11.5°C | 151 mm | 82% | 8.4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2003 | 16.7°C | 15.4°C | 14.2°C | 18.2°C | 11.6°C | 31 mm | 83% | 5.8 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2002 | 16.0°C | 15.0°C | 14.1°C | 18.0°C | 12.1°C | 59 mm | 81% | 7.2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2001 | 16.5°C | 15.3°C | 14.0°C | 19.8°C | 10.8°C | 75 mm | 84% | 6.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2000 | 16.1°C | 14.7°C | 13.3°C | 18.0°C | 10.7°C | 87 mm | 81% | 6.5 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1999 | 16.3°C | 15.0°C | 13.8°C | 18.2°C | 11.7°C | 26 mm | 82% | 6.1 m/s | 5 |
| 1998 | 17.7°C | 16.4°C | 15.0°C | 19.7°C | 12.1°C | 44 mm | 85% | 5.2 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1997 | 15.5°C | 14.4°C | 13.4°C | 17.6°C | 11.0°C | 111 mm | 87% | 5.6 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1996 | 16.6°C | 15.4°C | 14.3°C | 19.0°C | 11.6°C | 104 mm | 84% | 5.9 m/s | 5 |
| 1995 | 16.3°C | 15.2°C | 14.1°C | 17.7°C | 12.1°C | 65 mm | 88% | 5.1 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1994 | 16.3°C | 15.4°C | 14.4°C | 18.3°C | 11.0°C | 46 mm | 84% | 5.7 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1993 | 15.1°C | 13.9°C | 12.8°C | 17.3°C | 10.7°C | 70 mm | 83% | 5.5 m/s | 5 |
| 1992 | 15.5°C | 14.3°C | 13.1°C | 17.2°C | 10.6°C | 88 mm | 80% | 6.9 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1991 | 16.6°C | 15.5°C | 14.4°C | 18.7°C | 12.4°C | 108 mm | 82% | 5.6 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1990 | 16.5°C | 15.3°C | 14.0°C | 18.9°C | 11.4°C | 24 mm | 82% | 5.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1989 | 15.9°C | 14.8°C | 13.7°C | 18.2°C | 11.6°C | 56 mm | 82% | 6.4 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1988 | 17.2°C | 16.2°C | 15.1°C | 18.6°C | 13.0°C | 79 mm | 84% | 6.9 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1987 | 16.6°C | 15.5°C | 14.4°C | 18.9°C | 12.6°C | 69 mm | 79% | 5.7 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1986 | 17.6°C | 16.7°C | 15.7°C | 19.5°C | 13.8°C | 124 mm | 90% | 4.4 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1985 | 17.4°C | 16.3°C | 15.2°C | 20.3°C | 13.1°C | 70 mm | 78% | 5.7 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1984 | 16.0°C | 15.0°C | 14.0°C | 17.8°C | 12.0°C | 102 mm | 82% | 6 m/s | 5 |
| 1983 ❄️ | 14.2°C | 13.1°C | 12.0°C | 16.2°C | 9.3°C | 35 mm | 79% | 5.9 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 15.6°C | 14.4°C | 13.2°C | 17.7°C | 11.5°C | 53 mm | 84% | 6.4 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 16.4°C | 15.2°C | 13.9°C | 18.9°C | 12.1°C | 34 mm | 79% | 6.9 m/s | — |
Actual recorded February data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in February is around 16.3°C with lows near 14.1°C (mean 15.2°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
February averages 67 mm of rainfall in Waitangi, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 151 mm in 2004.
The hottest February reached 20.3°C in 1985. The coldest dipped to 9.3°C in 1983.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average February temperatures have risen by about 0.7°C. Daytime highs moved from 15.9°C to 16.4°C and overnight lows from 13.7°C to 14.6°C over the same span.
February is one of the warmer months of the year in Waitangi and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 16.3°C daytime highs and 14.1°C at night.
Not quite — February is the 12th coolest month in Waitangi, averaging 15.2°C.
For February in Waitangi, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 16.3°C and lows of 14.1°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in February averages 83% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in February is 6 m/s. The windiest February on record averaged 8.4 m/s (2004).
The wettest February on record was 2004 with 151 mm. On average, February sees 67 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 Waitangi 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.
