Tonota weather in February

In February, Tonota sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 88 mm of rain across 9.1 wet days and about 12.7 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 39% 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 Tonota's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tonota's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:03 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
53%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Tonota is village located in the 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 Tonota reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C warmer than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13120
23120
33120
43120
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93120
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123120
133120
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How February really feels in Tonota

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.

Tonota 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
Jan31° / 21°9911.413.24.5
Feb30° / 20°889.112.74.9
Mar30° / 19°466.812.25.7
Apr28° / 16°132.811.57.4
May26° / 11°51.2118.9
Jun24° / 50.710.79.3
Jul23° / 40.510.89.1
Aug27° / 11°10.111.38.9
Sep30° / 15°61.311.96.6
Oct32° / 18°163.512.55.0
Nov32° / 20°548.9134.2
Dec31° / 20°9712.613.34.3

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 20% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35743
45743
55743
65743
75842
85842
95842
105842
115842
125941
135941
145941
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216139
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236139
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256238
266238
276337
286436

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Tonota gets around 88 mm of rain over 9.1 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 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
136
235
334
434
533
633
732
832
932
1032
1132
1232
1331
1431
1531
1631
1732
1832
1932
2032
2132
2232
2332
2432
2531
2631
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2830

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 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 31% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1122232331
2122232331
3122332321
4122332321
5122332311
6132332311
7132332311
8132432301
9132432301
10132432301
11132432301
12132532301
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21132531311
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23132531301
24132531301
25142631291
26142631281
27142731271
28152831261

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
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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2813light breeze

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 5:55 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:556:53
213.05:556:52
312.95:566:52
412.95:566:52
512.95:576:51
612.95:586:51
712.95:586:51
812.95:596:50
912.85:596:50
1012.86:006:49
1112.86:016:49
1212.86:016:48
1312.86:026:48
1412.86:026:47
1512.76:036:47
1612.76:036:46
1712.76:046:46
1812.76:046:45
1912.76:056:44
2012.66:056:44
2112.66:066:43
2212.66:066:42
2312.66:076:42
2412.66:076:41
2512.56:086:40
2612.56:086:40
2712.56:096:39
2812.56:096:38

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 6.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Bright
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Tonota?

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
6.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tonota in February

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

In February, Tonota sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Tonota 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 Tonota peaks around January 18 at about 15 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 15Jun 19UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tonota?

Tonota sits at 21.4°S, 27.5°E, 959 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Francistown, 31 km away.

Selebi-PhikweTutumeBobonongPalapyeSeroweGwandaBulawayo

Topography around Tonota

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tonota has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 958 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 465 m.

The land around Tonota is covered by shrubs (38%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, shrubs (64%) within 16 km, and shrubs (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
127 m
80 km
465 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Francistown 31 km · Selebi-Phikwe 72 km · Tutume 114 km · Bobonong 116 km · Palapye 128 km · Serowe 131 km · Gwanda 170 km · Bulawayo 185 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 Tonota (-21.4424°, 27.4615°, elevation 959 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).