Serowe weather in February

In February, Serowe sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 68 mm of rain across 8.3 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 40% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Serowe's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Serowe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:05 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
53%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Serowe is city in Botswana.

Founded
1903

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 Serowe reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C warmer than March.

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Serowe weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°9311.313.24.9
Feb30° / 19°688.312.85.2
Mar29° / 18°466.512.26.2
Apr27° / 15°163.311.57.9
May25° / 10°61.210.99.1
Jun23° / 70.910.79.1
Jul22° / 20.510.89.0
Aug26° / 10°10.211.29.2
Sep29° / 14°71.211.97.2
Oct31° / 17°204.112.55.6
Nov31° / 19°579.213.14.8
Dec30° / 19°8112.513.34.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 40%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Serowe gets around 68 mm of rain over 8.3 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 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 22% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 12 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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812light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

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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 5:56 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:566:57
213.05:576:57
313.05:576:56
413.05:586:56
512.95:596:56
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712.96:006:55
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1212.86:036:52
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1912.76:076:48
2012.76:076:48
2112.76:086:47
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2512.66:106:44
2612.56:106:43
2712.56:116:43
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 6.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Serowe?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Serowe in February

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

In February, Serowe sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Serowe in February

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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 Serowe peaks around January 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 14Jun 18UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Serowe?

Serowe sits at 22.4°S, 26.7°E, 1,147 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Palapye, 46 km away.

MahalapyeSelebi-PhikweTonotaLetlhakaneFrancistownMarapongLephalale

Topography around Serowe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Serowe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 1,129 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 512 m.

The land around Serowe is covered by shrubs (50%) and artificial surfaces (39%) within 3 km, shrubs (81%) within 16 km, and shrubs (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
234 m
80 km
512 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
February weather nearby: Palapye 46 km · Mahalapye 80 km · Selebi-Phikwe 125 km · Tonota 131 km · Letlhakane 158 km · Francistown 158 km · Marapong 169 km · Lephalale 177 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 Serowe (-22.3875°, 26.7108°, elevation 1,147 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).