February Weather in Albany Australia

Daily high temperatures are around 73°F, rarely falling below 65°F or exceeding 83°F. The highest daily average high temperature is 73°F on February 23.

Daily low temperatures are around 60°F, rarely falling below 53°F or exceeding 65°F. The highest daily average low temperature is 60°F on February 14.

For reference, on February 15, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Albany typically range from 60°F to 73°F, while on July 18, the coldest day of the year, they range from 48°F to 59°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on February. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

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The month of February in Albany experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 23% to 27%.

The clearest day of the month is February 9, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 78% of the time.

For reference, on May 12, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 44%, while on January 28, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 78%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Albany, the chance of a wet day over the course of February is essentially constant, remaining around 9% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 44% on July 28, and its lowest chance is 7% on January 21.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during February in Albany is essentially constant, remaining about 0.7 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 2.1 inches.

Over the course of February in Albany, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 57 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 2 minutes, 3 seconds, and weekly decrease of 14 minutes, 18 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is February 29, with 12 hours, 52 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 1, with 13 hours, 49 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Albany is 5:27 AM on February 1 and the latest sunrise is 28 minutes later at 5:54 AM on February 29.

The latest sunset is 7:16 PM on February 1 and the earliest sunset is 30 minutes earlier at 6:46 PM on February 29.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Albany during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:51 AM and sets 14 hours, 31 minutes later, at 7:22 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:16 AM and sets 9 hours, 48 minutes later, at 5:04 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for February 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Albany is essentially constant during February, remaining within 1% of 3% throughout.

For reference, on March 3, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 4% of the time, while on June 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Albany is essentially constant during February, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 13.9 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on June 30, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 15.4 miles per hour, while on April 21, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.6 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during February is 14.1 miles per hour on February 19.

The hourly average wind direction in Albany throughout February is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 52% on February 22.

Albany is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Albany is essentially constant during February, remaining around 68°F throughout.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Albany are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Albany are increasing during February, increasing by 432°F, from 1,793°F to 2,225°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Albany is decreasing during February, falling by 1.3 kWh, from 7.5 kWh to 6.2 kWh, over the course of the month.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Albany are -35.003 deg latitude, 117.866 deg longitude, and 164 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Albany contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 502 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 129 feet. Within 10 miles also contains significant variations in elevation (758 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (3,524 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Albany is covered by trees (55%), cropland (25%), and sparse vegetation (14%), within 10 miles by trees (36%) and cropland (30%), and within 50 miles by water (53%) and trees (20%).