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Wellington in February

Mild and mostly dry, as the days shorten.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

February in Wellington is mild: highs near 69°F, lows near 60°F. Rain falls on about two days a week, and the days shorten by 52 minutes from the first week to the last.February in Wellington is mild: highs near 21°C, lows near 16°C. Rain falls on about two days a week, and the days shorten by 52 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
69°F21°Caverage
Low
60°F16°Caverage
Wet days
2a week · 24% of days
Daylight
13h 46mon average

Is February a good time to visit Wellington?

Yes. February is one of Wellington's best months (January to March).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How February sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 69°F in February, against 56°F to 69°F through the year.Highs near 21°C in February, against 13°C to 21°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

24% of days in February, against 24% to 44% through the year.

Cloud cover

43% cover in February, against 43% to 56% through the year.

Daylight

13h 46m in February, against 9h 15m to 15h 06m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with February shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. January68°20°low 59°low 15°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  2. February69°21°low 60°low 16°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  3. March67°19°low 58°low 14°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.

Where Wellington sits, in February

Pacific/Auckland
this place
typical high in February 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-February
6:44 AMsets 8:26 PM
Above the sea
0 mlow-lying
Latitude
41.3°Ssouthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Te Awanga262 km north-east

The land around Wellington, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in New Zealand in February

high · low · wet days
See February on the planning mapThe whole year in Wellington

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), read 7 km west of Wellington. Its own grid square is mostly sea and holds only a daily average, so the page reads the nearest square with a true high and low near the town's height. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (0 m) against the climate model's (55 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (0 m) against the climate model's (55 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.