Tutume weather in February

In February, Tutume sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 92 mm of rain across 10.7 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 37% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Tutume's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tutume's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 92 mm; 10.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 6:06 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 10th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 6.28 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

Tutume is Homevillage to Bakalanga speaking tribe..

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 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Tutume reaches about 30°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 26°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with 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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	20
2	30	20
3	30	20
4	30	20
5	30	20
6	30	20
7	30	20
8	30	20
9	30	20
10	30	20
11	30	20
12	30	20
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17	30	19
18	30	19
19	30	19
20	30	19
21	30	19
22	30	19
23	30	19
24	30	19
25	30	19
26	30	19
27	30	19
28	30	19

How February really feels in Tutume

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.

Tutume 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 20°	117	14.3	13.1	4.4
Feb	30° / 20°	92	10.7	12.7	4.8
Mar	30° / 19°	58	8.4	12.1	5.4
Apr	29° / 16°	14	2.9	11.5	7.0
May	27° / 12°	4	0.7	11	8.8
Jun	24° / 10°	3	0.5	10.8	9.5
Jul	24° / 9°	1	0.3	10.9	9.4
Aug	27° / 12°	0	0.1	11.3	8.6
Sep	31° / 16°	5	1.1	11.9	5.9
Oct	33° / 19°	15	3.6	12.5	4.3
Nov	32° / 20°	63	11	13	3.9
Dec	31° / 20°	116	15.5	13.2	4.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 45%. 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 (%)	50	51	51	52	52	53	54	54	54	54	54	55	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	58	58	59	61
Cloudier (%)	50	49	49	48	48	47	46	46	46	46	46	45	46	46	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	42	42	41	39

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	52	48
5	52	48
6	53	47
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	55	45
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	59	41
28	61	39

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Tutume gets around 92 mm of rain over 10.7 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 38% and peaks near 42% 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 (%)	42	41	40	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	38	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	37	36	36	35	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	41
3	40
4	39
5	39
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	38
11	39
12	39
13	39
14	39
15	39
16	38
17	39
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	38
23	38
24	37
25	36
26	36
27	35
28	34

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 27% 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 (%)	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	21	21	22
Comfortable (%)	24	24	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26
Humid (%)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	30	30
Muggy (%)	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	22	22

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

Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
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24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze

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 5:58 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:39 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)	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	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:58	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11
Sunset (PM)	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.9	5:58	6:53
2	12.9	5:58	6:53
3	12.9	5:59	6:52
4	12.9	6:00	6:52
5	12.9	6:00	6:52
6	12.8	6:01	6:51
7	12.8	6:01	6:51
8	12.8	6:02	6:51
9	12.8	6:02	6:50
10	12.8	6:03	6:50
11	12.8	6:03	6:49
12	12.7	6:04	6:49
13	12.7	6:05	6:48
14	12.7	6:05	6:48
15	12.7	6:06	6:47
16	12.7	6:06	6:47
17	12.7	6:07	6:46
18	12.6	6:07	6:46
19	12.6	6:08	6:45
20	12.6	6:08	6:44
21	12.6	6:08	6:44
22	12.6	6:09	6:43
23	12.6	6:09	6:43
24	12.5	6:10	6:42
25	12.5	6:10	6:41
26	12.5	6:11	6:40
27	12.5	6:11	6:40
28	12.5	6:11	6:39

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 6.28 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)	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	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	6.4	Intense
2	6.4	Intense
3	6.4	Intense
4	6.4	Intense
5	6.4	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.3	Intense
8	6.3	Intense
9	6.3	Intense
10	6.3	Intense
11	6.3	Intense
12	6.3	Intense
13	6.3	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.2	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 Tutume?

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

4.8

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

6.6

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tutume in February

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

In February, Tutume sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Tutume 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 Tutume peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (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	14	13	10	8	7	7	9	10	11	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Tutume?

Tutume sits at 20.5°S, 27.0°E, 1,090 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Francistown, 90 km away.

Topography around Tutume

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tutume has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 1,096 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m.

The land around Tutume is covered by shrubs (62%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (68%) within 16 km, and shrubs (81%) within 80 km.

3 km

41 m

shrubs 62%

16 km

161 m

shrubs 68%

80 km

499 m

shrubs 81%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

February weather nearby: Francistown 90 km · Nata 94 km · Tonota 114 km · Bulawayo 166 km · Letlhakane 181 km · Selebi-Phikwe 185 km · Gweta 191 km · Gwanda 211 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 Tutume (-20.4943°, 27.0348°, elevation 1,090 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	30	20
2	30	20
3	30	20
4	30	20
5	30	20
6	30	20
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21	30	19
22	30	19
23	30	19
24	30	19
25	30	19
26	30	19
27	30	19
28	30	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	52	48
5	52	48
6	53	47
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	55	45
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	59	41
28	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	41
3	40
4	39
5	39
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	38
11	39
12	39
13	39
14	39
15	39
16	38
17	39
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	38
23	38
24	37
25	36
26	36
27	35
28	34

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

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	20
2	30	20
3	30	20
4	30	20
5	30	20
6	30	20
7	30	20
8	30	20
9	30	20
10	30	20
11	30	20
12	30	20
13	30	20
14	30	20
15	30	20
16	30	20
17	30	19
18	30	19
19	30	19
20	30	19
21	30	19
22	30	19
23	30	19
24	30	19
25	30	19
26	30	19
27	30	19
28	30	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	52	48
5	52	48
6	53	47
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	55	45
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	59	41
28	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	41
3	40
4	39
5	39
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	38
11	39
12	39
13	39
14	39
15	39
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17	39
18	39
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24	37
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27	35
28	34

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

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	20
2	30	20
3	30	20
4	30	20
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23	30	19
24	30	19
25	30	19
26	30	19
27	30	19
28	30	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	52	48
5	52	48
6	53	47
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	55	45
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	59	41
28	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	41
3	40
4	39
5	39
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	38
11	39
12	39
13	39
14	39
15	39
16	38
17	39
18	39
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	38
23	38
24	37
25	36
26	36
27	35
28	34

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