Nata weather in February

In February, Nata sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 93 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Nata's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nata's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:09 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
54%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Nata is village in Central District of Botswana.

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Nata reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Nata

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Nata weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°11714.313.14.5
Feb30° / 22°931112.74.9
Mar30° / 21°538.312.15.6
Apr28° / 19°132.311.67.4
May26° / 16°20.411.19.1
Jun23° / 13°30.410.89.4
Jul23° / 12°00.110.99.3
Aug26° / 15°0011.39.2
Sep30° / 18°30.511.96.9
Oct32° / 21°92.212.55.1
Nov32° / 22°488.8134.4
Dec30° / 22°9414.213.24.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25149
35248
45347
55347
65446
75545
85545
95545
105644
115644
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Nata gets around 93 mm of rain over 11 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 39% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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540
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739
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938
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1539
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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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 46% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
111533501
211533491
311633481
411734471
521734471
621834461
721933451
821933451
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2652032420
2752132410
2852233400

Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min 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 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:026:56
212.96:026:56
312.96:036:55
412.96:036:55
512.86:046:55
612.86:046:54
712.86:056:54
812.86:066:54
912.86:066:53
1012.86:076:53
1112.86:076:52
1212.76:086:52
1312.76:086:51
1412.76:096:51
1512.76:096:50
1612.76:106:50
1712.76:106:49
1812.66:116:49
1912.66:116:48
2012.66:126:48
2112.66:126:47
2212.66:136:46
2312.56:136:46
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2512.56:146:44
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2712.56:156:43
2812.56:156:42

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.48 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 6.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Nata?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nata in February

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

In February, Nata sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Nata in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nata peaks around January 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeJan 17UV 15Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Nata 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 Nata is worst in September — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 2115 µg/m³Dec 205 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar6Good
Apr6Good
May6Good
Jun5Good
Jul6Good
Aug9Good
Sep15Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nata?

Nata sits at 20.2°S, 26.2°E, 0 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Tutume, 94 km away.

TutumeGwetaLetlhakaneFrancistownTonotaHwangeSeroweBulawayo

Topography around Nata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 911 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m.

The land around Nata is covered by shrubs (62%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and shrubs (41%) within 16 km, and shrubs (61%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
11 m
16 km
24 m
80 km
176 m
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February weather nearby: Tutume 94 km · Gweta 99 km · Letlhakane 147 km · Francistown 174 km · Tonota 190 km · Hwange 209 km · Serowe 247 km · Bulawayo 251 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
Christian 79%none 15%Badimo 4%other 1%

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 Nata (-20.2167°, 26.1833°, elevation 0 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).