Ghanzi weather in February

In February, Ghanzi sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 87 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ghanzi's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ghanzi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 87 mm; 11.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 6:26 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 10th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 6.5 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; out of 10

Ghanzi is city in Botswana.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical February day in Ghanzi reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C warmer than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	21
2	32	21
3	32	21
4	32	21
5	32	21
6	32	21
7	32	21
8	32	21
9	32	21
10	31	21
11	31	21
12	31	20
13	31	20
14	31	20
15	31	20
16	31	20
17	31	20
18	31	20
19	31	20
20	31	20
21	31	20
22	31	20
23	31	20
24	31	20
25	31	20
26	31	20
27	31	20
28	31	20

How February really feels in Ghanzi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ghanzi weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 21°	109	14	13.2	3.8
Feb	31° / 20°	87	11.7	12.7	4.2
Mar	30° / 19°	61	9.7	12.2	5.0
Apr	29° / 16°	23	3.4	11.5	6.9
May	27° / 11°	2	0.7	11	8.9
Jun	24° / 8°	2	0.2	10.7	9.6
Jul	23° / 7°	0	0.1	10.8	9.5
Aug	27° / 10°	0	0.1	11.3	8.8
Sep	31° / 15°	3	0.7	11.9	5.9
Oct	33° / 19°	16	3.8	12.5	4.0
Nov	33° / 20°	46	8.9	13	3.6
Dec	33° / 21°	71	12.2	13.3	3.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	56	57	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	60	60	61	62	63	63	64	65	66	67	68
Cloudier (%)	44	43	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	40	40	39	38	37	37	36	35	34	33	32

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	57	43
3	58	42
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	59	41
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	61	39
21	62	38
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	67	33
28	68	32

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ghanzi gets around 87 mm of rain over 11.7 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	43	42	41	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	42	42	41	40	40	39	38	37	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	42
3	41
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	41
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	41
13	42
14	42
15	42
16	43
17	43
18	43
19	43
20	42
21	42
22	41
23	40
24	40
25	39
26	38
27	37
28	36

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 32% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	21	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	26	27	27	28
Comfortable (%)	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18
Humid (%)	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25
Muggy (%)	33	32	31	30	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	31	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	21	19	28	33
2	21	19	28	32
3	21	20	28	31
4	22	20	28	30
5	22	21	28	29
6	22	21	28	29
7	23	21	27	29
8	23	21	27	29
9	23	21	27	29
10	23	21	26	30
11	23	20	26	30
12	24	20	26	30
13	24	20	26	31
14	24	19	26	32
15	23	19	25	32
16	23	19	25	33
17	23	18	25	33
18	23	18	25	34
19	23	18	24	34
20	24	18	24	35
21	24	17	24	35
22	24	17	24	34
23	25	17	24	34
24	25	17	24	33
25	26	17	24	33
26	27	17	24	32
27	27	18	24	31
28	28	18	25	30

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
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24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:01 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32
Sunset (PM)	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:12	7:11	7:11	7:10	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:08	7:07	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	6:17	7:16
2	13.0	6:18	7:16
3	12.9	6:19	7:16
4	12.9	6:19	7:15
5	12.9	6:20	7:15
6	12.9	6:21	7:15
7	12.9	6:21	7:14
8	12.9	6:22	7:14
9	12.8	6:22	7:13
10	12.8	6:23	7:13
11	12.8	6:24	7:12
12	12.8	6:24	7:12
13	12.8	6:25	7:11
14	12.8	6:25	7:11
15	12.7	6:26	7:10
16	12.7	6:26	7:10
17	12.7	6:27	7:09
18	12.7	6:27	7:08
19	12.7	6:28	7:08
20	12.6	6:28	7:07
21	12.6	6:29	7:07
22	12.6	6:29	7:06
23	12.6	6:30	7:05
24	12.6	6:30	7:04
25	12.5	6:31	7:04
26	12.5	6:31	7:03
27	12.5	6:32	7:02
28	12.5	6:32	7:01

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.48 kWh/m² to a high of 7.27 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 6.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.7	Intense
2	6.7	Intense
3	6.7	Intense
4	6.7	Intense
5	6.7	Intense
6	6.7	Intense
7	6.7	Intense
8	6.7	Intense
9	6.6	Intense
10	6.6	Intense
11	6.6	Intense
12	6.6	Intense
13	6.5	Intense
14	6.5	Intense
15	6.5	Intense
16	6.5	Intense
17	6.5	Intense
18	6.4	Intense
19	6.4	Intense
20	6.4	Intense
21	6.4	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Ghanzi?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.2

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

6.3

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Ghanzi for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ghanzi in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Ghanzi sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

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UV index in Ghanzi in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ghanzi peaks around January 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	13	13	10	7	6	7	8	8	12	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	7	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Ghanzi?

Ghanzi sits at 21.7°S, 21.6°E, 1,144 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Maun, 265 km away.

Topography around Ghanzi

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ghanzi.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ghanzi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 1,139 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m.

The land around Ghanzi is covered by shrubs (77%) within 3 km, shrubs (92%) within 16 km, and shrubs (93%) within 80 km.

3 km

19 m

shrubs 77%

16 km

60 m

shrubs 92%

80 km

207 m

shrubs 93%

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← January Ghanzi year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Maun 265 km · Gobabis 288 km · Gweta 409 km · Letlhakane 409 km · Ndiyona 419 km · Grootfontein 438 km · Jwaneng 451 km · Rundu 464 km

Botswana travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type D / G / M; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 38% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $7,778; 2025
Happiness: 3.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 63%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 11.4; per 100k, 2021
Road deaths: 26.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
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Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ghanzi (-21.6978°, 21.6458°, elevation 1,144 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	21
2	32	21
3	32	21
4	32	21
5	32	21
6	32	21
7	32	21
8	32	21
9	32	21
10	31	21
11	31	21
12	31	20
13	31	20
14	31	20
15	31	20
16	31	20
17	31	20
18	31	20
19	31	20
20	31	20
21	31	20
22	31	20
23	31	20
24	31	20
25	31	20
26	31	20
27	31	20
28	31	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	57	43
3	58	42
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	59	41
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	61	39
21	62	38
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	67	33
28	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	42
3	41
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	41
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	41
13	42
14	42
15	42
16	43
17	43
18	43
19	43
20	42
21	42
22	41
23	40
24	40
25	39
26	38
27	37
28	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	21	19	28	33
2	21	19	28	32
3	21	20	28	31
4	22	20	28	30
5	22	21	28	29
6	22	21	28	29
7	23	21	27	29
8	23	21	27	29
9	23	21	27	29
10	23	21	26	30
11	23	20	26	30
12	24	20	26	30
13	24	20	26	31
14	24	19	26	32
15	23	19	25	32
16	23	19	25	33
17	23	18	25	33
18	23	18	25	34
19	23	18	24	34
20	24	18	24	35
21	24	17	24	35
22	24	17	24	34
23	25	17	24	34
24	25	17	24	33
25	26	17	24	33
26	27	17	24	32
27	27	18	24	31
28	28	18	25	30

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	21
2	32	21
3	32	21
4	32	21
5	32	21
6	32	21
7	32	21
8	32	21
9	32	21
10	31	21
11	31	21
12	31	20
13	31	20
14	31	20
15	31	20
16	31	20
17	31	20
18	31	20
19	31	20
20	31	20
21	31	20
22	31	20
23	31	20
24	31	20
25	31	20
26	31	20
27	31	20
28	31	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	57	43
3	58	42
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	59	41
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	61	39
21	62	38
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	67	33
28	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	42
3	41
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	41
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	41
13	42
14	42
15	42
16	43
17	43
18	43
19	43
20	42
21	42
22	41
23	40
24	40
25	39
26	38
27	37
28	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	21	19	28	33
2	21	19	28	32
3	21	20	28	31
4	22	20	28	30
5	22	21	28	29
6	22	21	28	29
7	23	21	27	29
8	23	21	27	29
9	23	21	27	29
10	23	21	26	30
11	23	20	26	30
12	24	20	26	30
13	24	20	26	31
14	24	19	26	32
15	23	19	25	32
16	23	19	25	33
17	23	18	25	33
18	23	18	25	34
19	23	18	24	34
20	24	18	24	35
21	24	17	24	35
22	24	17	24	34
23	25	17	24	34
24	25	17	24	33
25	26	17	24	33
26	27	17	24	32
27	27	18	24	31
28	28	18	25	30

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	21
2	32	21
3	32	21
4	32	21
5	32	21
6	32	21
7	32	21
8	32	21
9	32	21
10	31	21
11	31	21
12	31	20
13	31	20
14	31	20
15	31	20
16	31	20
17	31	20
18	31	20
19	31	20
20	31	20
21	31	20
22	31	20
23	31	20
24	31	20
25	31	20
26	31	20
27	31	20
28	31	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	57	43
3	58	42
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	59	41
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	61	39
21	62	38
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	67	33
28	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	42
3	41
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	41
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	41
13	42
14	42
15	42
16	43
17	43
18	43
19	43
20	42
21	42
22	41
23	40
24	40
25	39
26	38
27	37
28	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	21	19	28	33
2	21	19	28	32
3	21	20	28	31
4	22	20	28	30
5	22	21	28	29
6	22	21	28	29
7	23	21	27	29
8	23	21	27	29
9	23	21	27	29
10	23	21	26	30
11	23	20	26	30
12	24	20	26	30
13	24	20	26	31
14	24	19	26	32
15	23	19	25	32
16	23	19	25	33
17	23	18	25	33
18	23	18	25	34
19	23	18	24	34
20	24	18	24	35
21	24	17	24	35
22	24	17	24	34
23	25	17	24	34
24	25	17	24	33
25	26	17	24	33
26	27	17	24	32
27	27	18	24	31
28	28	18	25	30