Mochudi weather in February

In February, Mochudi sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 72 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 12.9 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 51% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of February to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Mochudi's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mochudi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 72 mm; 8.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 48 min; 6:05 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover: 47%; 10th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 6.36 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.5; out of 10

Mochudi is village in central Botswana.

Founded: 1871

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 Mochudi reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°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	32	32	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	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	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	32	21
11	32	21
12	31	21
13	31	21
14	31	21
15	31	21
16	31	21
17	31	21
18	31	21
19	31	21
20	31	21
21	31	21
22	31	21
23	31	21
24	31	21
25	31	21
26	31	21
27	31	21
28	31	20

How February really feels in Mochudi

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.

Mochudi 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°	83	11.4	13.3	4.1
Feb	31° / 21°	72	8.8	12.9	4.5
Mar	30° / 19°	52	7.3	12.2	5.6
Apr	28° / 16°	25	4	11.4	7.6
May	25° / 11°	11	1.5	10.8	9.0
Jun	23° / 7°	7	0.9	10.5	9.1
Jul	22° / 7°	2	0.5	10.6	9.1
Aug	26° / 10°	2	0.6	11.2	9.2
Sep	30° / 15°	8	1.3	11.8	6.8
Oct	32° / 18°	26	5.1	12.6	5.0
Nov	32° / 20°	58	8.7	13.2	4.3
Dec	32° / 21°	71	11	13.5	4.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. 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 (%)	69	70	70	70	71	71	71	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	70	69	69	69	70	70	70	71	71	71	72	72	72
Cloudier (%)	31	30	30	30	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	30	31	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	28

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	70	30
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mochudi gets around 72 mm of rain over 8.8 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 31% and peaks near 35% 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 (%)	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	29	28	28	27

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

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the humid band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 26% 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 (%)	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	14	15	15
Comfortable (%)	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	30
Humid (%)	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33
Muggy (%)	30	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	24	23	23	22

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	10	24	36	30
2	11	24	36	29
3	11	24	36	29
4	11	25	36	28
5	11	25	36	28
6	11	25	36	27
7	11	26	36	27
8	12	26	36	26
9	11	26	36	26
10	11	27	36	26
11	11	27	36	26
12	11	27	36	26
13	11	28	35	26
14	11	28	35	26
15	11	28	35	26
16	11	28	34	26
17	11	28	34	26
18	11	28	34	26
19	11	28	34	26
20	11	28	34	26
21	12	28	34	26
22	12	28	34	26
23	12	28	34	25
24	13	28	34	25
25	13	29	34	24
26	14	29	33	23
27	15	29	33	23
28	15	30	33	22

Wind in February

Winds average 9 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of February to 12 h 36 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 5:55 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 6:46 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)	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:12
Sunset (PM)	7:03	7:02	7:02	7:01	7:01	7:00	7:00	6:59	6:59	6:58	6:58	6:57	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:46

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.1	5:55	7:03
2	13.1	5:56	7:02
3	13.1	5:57	7:02
4	13.1	5:57	7:01
5	13.0	5:58	7:01
6	13.0	5:59	7:00
7	13.0	5:59	7:00
8	13.0	6:00	6:59
9	13.0	6:01	6:59
10	12.9	6:01	6:58
11	12.9	6:02	6:58
12	12.9	6:03	6:57
13	12.9	6:03	6:57
14	12.9	6:04	6:56
15	12.8	6:05	6:55
16	12.8	6:05	6:55
17	12.8	6:06	6:54
18	12.8	6:06	6:53
19	12.8	6:07	6:53
20	12.7	6:08	6:52
21	12.7	6:08	6:51
22	12.7	6:09	6:50
23	12.7	6:09	6:50
24	12.6	6:10	6:49
25	12.6	6:10	6:48
26	12.6	6:11	6:47
27	12.6	6:12	6:46
28	12.6	6:12	6:46

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.86 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 6.36 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	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1
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	6.6	Intense
4	6.6	Intense
5	6.6	Intense
6	6.6	Intense
7	6.6	Intense
8	6.5	Intense
9	6.5	Intense
10	6.5	Intense
11	6.5	Intense
12	6.4	Intense
13	6.4	Intense
14	6.4	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.2	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Mochudi?

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

4.5

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

6.8

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mochudi in February

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

In February, Mochudi sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

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UV index in Mochudi 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 Mochudi peaks around January 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 5 (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)	14	13	12	9	6	5	6	8	9	10	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	5	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Mochudi in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Mochudi is worst in June — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	7	9	10	13	16	17	17	15	16	12	6	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	13	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	12	Good
Nov	6	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Mochudi?

Mochudi sits at 24.4°S, 26.1°E, 952 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Mmopone, 33 km away.

Topography around Mochudi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mochudi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 944 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 258 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 633 m.

The land around Mochudi is covered by shrubs (38%), artificial surfaces (32%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (59%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (76%) within 80 km.

3 km

55 m

shrubs 38%

16 km

258 m

shrubs 59%

80 km

633 m

shrubs 76%

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

February weather nearby: Mmopone 33 km · Tlokweng 33 km · Gaborone 36 km · Mogoditshane 37 km · Gabane 46 km · Ramotswa 58 km · Molepolole 66 km · Thamaga 68 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
Religion

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 Mochudi (-24.4167°, 26.15°, elevation 952 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. 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	32	21
11	32	21
12	31	21
13	31	21
14	31	21
15	31	21
16	31	21
17	31	21
18	31	21
19	31	21
20	31	21
21	31	21
22	31	21
23	31	21
24	31	21
25	31	21
26	31	21
27	31	21
28	31	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	70	30
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	10	24	36	30
2	11	24	36	29
3	11	24	36	29
4	11	25	36	28
5	11	25	36	28
6	11	25	36	27
7	11	26	36	27
8	12	26	36	26
9	11	26	36	26
10	11	27	36	26
11	11	27	36	26
12	11	27	36	26
13	11	28	35	26
14	11	28	35	26
15	11	28	35	26
16	11	28	34	26
17	11	28	34	26
18	11	28	34	26
19	11	28	34	26
20	11	28	34	26
21	12	28	34	26
22	12	28	34	26
23	12	28	34	25
24	13	28	34	25
25	13	29	34	24
26	14	29	33	23
27	15	29	33	23
28	15	30	33	22

	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	32	21
11	32	21
12	31	21
13	31	21
14	31	21
15	31	21
16	31	21
17	31	21
18	31	21
19	31	21
20	31	21
21	31	21
22	31	21
23	31	21
24	31	21
25	31	21
26	31	21
27	31	21
28	31	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	70	30
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	10	24	36	30
2	11	24	36	29
3	11	24	36	29
4	11	25	36	28
5	11	25	36	28
6	11	25	36	27
7	11	26	36	27
8	12	26	36	26
9	11	26	36	26
10	11	27	36	26
11	11	27	36	26
12	11	27	36	26
13	11	28	35	26
14	11	28	35	26
15	11	28	35	26
16	11	28	34	26
17	11	28	34	26
18	11	28	34	26
19	11	28	34	26
20	11	28	34	26
21	12	28	34	26
22	12	28	34	26
23	12	28	34	25
24	13	28	34	25
25	13	29	34	24
26	14	29	33	23
27	15	29	33	23
28	15	30	33	22

	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	32	21
11	32	21
12	31	21
13	31	21
14	31	21
15	31	21
16	31	21
17	31	21
18	31	21
19	31	21
20	31	21
21	31	21
22	31	21
23	31	21
24	31	21
25	31	21
26	31	21
27	31	21
28	31	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	70	30
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	70	30
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	10	24	36	30
2	11	24	36	29
3	11	24	36	29
4	11	25	36	28
5	11	25	36	28
6	11	25	36	27
7	11	26	36	27
8	12	26	36	26
9	11	26	36	26
10	11	27	36	26
11	11	27	36	26
12	11	27	36	26
13	11	28	35	26
14	11	28	35	26
15	11	28	35	26
16	11	28	34	26
17	11	28	34	26
18	11	28	34	26
19	11	28	34	26
20	11	28	34	26
21	12	28	34	26
22	12	28	34	26
23	12	28	34	25
24	13	28	34	25
25	13	29	34	24
26	14	29	33	23
27	15	29	33	23
28	15	30	33	22