Hlotse weather in February

In February, Hlotse sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 112 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in February, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of February to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Hlotse's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hlotse's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 112 mm; 13.6 wet days
Daylight: 13 hours; 5:52 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover: 46%; 9th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 6.6 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.2; out of 10

Hlotse is city.

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 25°C through the month.

A typical February day in Hlotse reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

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

How February really feels in Hlotse

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.

Hlotse weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 14°	152	16.6	13.6	5.9
Feb	25° / 14°	112	13.6	13	6.2
Mar	24° / 12°	111	13.3	12.2	6.7
Apr	21° / 8°	70	8.8	11.3	7.0
May	19° / 3°	33	4.2	10.6	7.4
Jun	16° / -0°	17	2.4	10.2	6.5
Jul	16° / -1°	9	1.7	10.3	6.6
Aug	19° / 2°	25	3.7	11	7.6
Sep	22° / 6°	27	4.2	11.8	8.2
Oct	24° / 9°	100	10.7	12.7	7.2
Nov	25° / 11°	138	12.8	13.4	6.6
Dec	26° / 13°	160	16.6	13.8	6.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

	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 (%)	72	72	73	73	73	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	72	73	73	73	74	73	75	75
Cloudier (%)	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	28	27	27	27	26	27	25	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	73	27
21	72	28
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	74	26
26	73	27
27	75	25
28	75	25

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Hlotse gets around 112 mm of rain over 13.6 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 49% and peaks near 51% 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 (%)	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	49	49	49	48	48	47	46	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	50
3	50
4	49
5	49
6	49
7	49
8	49
9	49
10	49
11	50
12	50
13	51
14	51
15	51
16	51
17	51
18	50
19	50
20	50
21	49
22	49
23	49
24	48
25	48
26	47
27	46
28	46

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the comfortable band about 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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 (%)	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	41	42	43	45	46	47	48	50	51	52
Comfortable (%)	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	55	55	54	54	53	52	52	50	49	48	47	46	45	44
Humid (%)	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	37	54	9
2	37	54	9
3	37	55	8
4	37	55	8
5	37	55	8
6	37	55	8
7	37	55	8
8	37	55	8
9	37	55	8
10	37	55	8
11	37	55	8
12	37	55	8
13	37	55	8
14	37	56	7
15	38	55	7
16	38	55	7
17	39	54	7
18	40	54	6
19	41	53	6
20	42	52	6
21	43	52	5
22	45	50	5
23	46	49	5
24	47	48	5
25	48	47	4
26	50	46	4
27	51	45	4
28	52	44	4

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of February to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 6:42 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)	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01
Sunset (PM)	7:02	7:02	7:01	7:01	7:00	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.4	5:40	7:02
2	13.3	5:41	7:02
3	13.3	5:42	7:01
4	13.3	5:43	7:01
5	13.3	5:44	7:00
6	13.3	5:44	7:00
7	13.2	5:45	6:59
8	13.2	5:46	6:58
9	13.2	5:47	6:58
10	13.2	5:48	6:57
11	13.1	5:48	6:56
12	13.1	5:49	6:56
13	13.1	5:50	6:55
14	13.1	5:51	6:54
15	13.0	5:52	6:53
16	13.0	5:52	6:53
17	13.0	5:53	6:52
18	13.0	5:54	6:51
19	12.9	5:55	6:50
20	12.9	5:55	6:49
21	12.9	5:56	6:48
22	12.8	5:57	6:47
23	12.8	5:57	6:46
24	12.8	5:58	6:45
25	12.8	5:59	6:45
26	12.7	6:00	6:44
27	12.7	6:00	6:43
28	12.7	6:01	6:42

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 7.34 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.6 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)	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3
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	6.9	Intense
2	6.8	Intense
3	6.8	Intense
4	6.8	Intense
5	6.8	Intense
6	6.8	Intense
7	6.8	Intense
8	6.7	Intense
9	6.7	Intense
10	6.7	Intense
11	6.6	Intense
12	6.6	Intense
13	6.6	Intense
14	6.5	Intense
15	6.5	Intense
16	6.5	Intense
17	6.5	Intense
18	6.5	Intense
19	6.4	Intense
20	6.4	Intense
21	6.4	Intense
22	6.4	Intense
23	6.4	Intense
24	6.4	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Hlotse

In seasonPeak

In February, Hlotse sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Hlotse's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Hlotse?

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

6.2

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

5.8

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Hlotse for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hlotse in February

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

In February, Hlotse sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Hlotse 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 Hlotse peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 5 (moderate).

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	13	11	8	6	5	5	7	9	11	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	7	High
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Hlotse 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 Hlotse is worst in August — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 7 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)	8	10	13	14	17	20	22	22	20	14	8	7
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	17	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	8	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Hlotse?

Hlotse sits at 28.9°S, 28.0°E, 1,645 m above sea level, in Lesotho. The nearest listed city is Maputsoe, 14 km away.

Topography around Hlotse

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hlotse has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m around an average of 1,599 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 647 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,939 m.

The land around Hlotse is covered by cropland (37%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and grassland (44%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

253 m

cropland 37%

16 km

647 m

cropland 45%

80 km

1,939 m

grassland 72%

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

February weather nearby: Maputsoe 14 km · Ficksburg 17 km · Butha-Buthe 23 km · Fouriesburg 32 km · Teyateyaneng 42 km · Hlohlolwane 47 km · Marquard 64 km · Ladybrand 67 km

Lesotho travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type M; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 34% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,089; 2025
Happiness: 4.4 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 31%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 38.2; per 100k, 2008
Road deaths: 31.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower 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 Hlotse (-28.8718°, 28.045°, elevation 1,645 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	26	14
2	26	14
3	26	14
4	26	14
5	26	14
6	26	14
7	26	14
8	26	14
9	26	14
10	26	14
11	26	14
12	26	14
13	25	14
14	25	14
15	25	14
16	25	14
17	25	14
18	25	14
19	25	14
20	25	14
21	25	13
22	25	13
23	25	13
24	25	13
25	25	13
26	25	13
27	25	13
28	25	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	73	27
21	72	28
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	74	26
26	73	27
27	75	25
28	75	25

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	50
3	50
4	49
5	49
6	49
7	49
8	49
9	49
10	49
11	50
12	50
13	51
14	51
15	51
16	51
17	51
18	50
19	50
20	50
21	49
22	49
23	49
24	48
25	48
26	47
27	46
28	46

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	37	54	9
2	37	54	9
3	37	55	8
4	37	55	8
5	37	55	8
6	37	55	8
7	37	55	8
8	37	55	8
9	37	55	8
10	37	55	8
11	37	55	8
12	37	55	8
13	37	55	8
14	37	56	7
15	38	55	7
16	38	55	7
17	39	54	7
18	40	54	6
19	41	53	6
20	42	52	6
21	43	52	5
22	45	50	5
23	46	49	5
24	47	48	5
25	48	47	4
26	50	46	4
27	51	45	4
28	52	44	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	73	27
21	72	28
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	74	26
26	73	27
27	75	25
28	75	25

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	50
3	50
4	49
5	49
6	49
7	49
8	49
9	49
10	49
11	50
12	50
13	51
14	51
15	51
16	51
17	51
18	50
19	50
20	50
21	49
22	49
23	49
24	48
25	48
26	47
27	46
28	46

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	37	54	9
2	37	54	9
3	37	55	8
4	37	55	8
5	37	55	8
6	37	55	8
7	37	55	8
8	37	55	8
9	37	55	8
10	37	55	8
11	37	55	8
12	37	55	8
13	37	55	8
14	37	56	7
15	38	55	7
16	38	55	7
17	39	54	7
18	40	54	6
19	41	53	6
20	42	52	6
21	43	52	5
22	45	50	5
23	46	49	5
24	47	48	5
25	48	47	4
26	50	46	4
27	51	45	4
28	52	44	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	73	27
21	72	28
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	74	26
26	73	27
27	75	25
28	75	25

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	50
3	50
4	49
5	49
6	49
7	49
8	49
9	49
10	49
11	50
12	50
13	51
14	51
15	51
16	51
17	51
18	50
19	50
20	50
21	49
22	49
23	49
24	48
25	48
26	47
27	46
28	46

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	37	54	9
2	37	54	9
3	37	55	8
4	37	55	8
5	37	55	8
6	37	55	8
7	37	55	8
8	37	55	8
9	37	55	8
10	37	55	8
11	37	55	8
12	37	55	8
13	37	55	8
14	37	56	7
15	38	55	7
16	38	55	7
17	39	54	7
18	40	54	6
19	41	53	6
20	42	52	6
21	43	52	5
22	45	50	5
23	46	49	5
24	47	48	5
25	48	47	4
26	50	46	4
27	51	45	4
28	52	44	4