Maputsoe weather in February

In February, Maputsoe sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 119 mm of rain across 16 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Maputsoe's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maputsoe's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 119 mm; 16 wet days
Daylight: 13 hours; 5:52 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover: 46%; 10th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 6.61 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.0; out of 10

Maputsoe is place.

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 24°C through the month.

A typical February day in Maputsoe reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°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)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

How February really feels in Maputsoe

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.

Maputsoe weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-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	25° / 13°	157	18.4	13.6	5.8
Feb	24° / 13°	119	16	13	6.0
Mar	23° / 11°	114	14.3	12.2	6.5
Apr	20° / 7°	75	9.8	11.3	6.7
May	17° / 2°	36	4.5	10.6	6.9
Jun	15° / -1°	19	3	10.2	5.7
Jul	15° / -2°	12	2.2	10.3	5.8
Aug	17° / 1°	30	4.1	11	6.9
Sep	21° / 5°	32	4.8	11.8	7.8
Oct	22° / 9°	106	11.3	12.7	6.9
Nov	23° / 10°	142	13.8	13.4	6.5
Dec	24° / 12°	155	17.7	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 25% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

	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 (%)	71	72	72	72	73	73	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	70	70	71	71	71	71	72	71	72	72	73	73	74	74	74
Cloudier (%)	29	28	28	28	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	72	28
21	71	29
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Maputsoe gets around 119 mm of rain over 16 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 57% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	58	57	57	56	56	55	55	54	54	53	52	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	59
3	59
4	59
5	59
6	59
7	59
8	59
9	59
10	60
11	60
12	60
13	60
14	60
15	59
16	59
17	58
18	57
19	57
20	56
21	56
22	55
23	55
24	54
25	54
26	53
27	52
28	51

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 59% 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 (%)	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	58	59	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	71
Comfortable (%)	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	41	40	39	38	37	36	35	34	33	32	31	29
Humid (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	53	45	2
2	53	45	2
3	53	45	2
4	53	45	2
5	54	44	2
6	54	44	2
7	54	44	2
8	54	44	2
9	54	44	2
10	55	44	1
11	55	44	1
12	56	43	1
13	56	43	1
14	56	43	1
15	57	42	1
16	57	42	1
17	58	41	1
18	59	40	1
19	61	39	0
20	62	38	0
21	63	37	0
22	64	36	0
23	65	35	0
24	66	34	0
25	67	33	0
26	68	32	0
27	69	31	0
28	71	29	0

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	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 5:41 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 7:03 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)	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:01
Sunset (PM)	7:03	7:02	7:02	7:01	7:01	7:00	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.4	5:41	7:03
2	13.3	5:42	7:02
3	13.3	5:43	7:02
4	13.3	5:43	7:01
5	13.3	5:44	7:01
6	13.3	5:45	7:00
7	13.2	5:46	7:00
8	13.2	5:47	6:59
9	13.2	5:47	6:58
10	13.2	5:48	6:58
11	13.1	5:49	6:57
12	13.1	5:50	6:56
13	13.1	5:51	6:55
14	13.1	5:51	6:55
15	13.0	5:52	6:54
16	13.0	5:53	6:53
17	13.0	5:54	6:52
18	13.0	5:54	6:51
19	12.9	5:55	6:51
20	12.9	5:56	6:50
21	12.9	5:57	6:49
22	12.8	5:57	6:48
23	12.8	5:58	6:47
24	12.8	5:59	6:46
25	12.8	5:59	6:45
26	12.7	6:00	6:44
27	12.7	6:01	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 6.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.4 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.61 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	6.9	6.9	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	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	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	6.9	Intense
3	6.9	Intense
4	6.8	Intense
5	6.8	Intense
6	6.8	Intense
7	6.8	Intense
8	6.8	Intense
9	6.7	Intense
10	6.7	Intense
11	6.7	Intense
12	6.6	Intense
13	6.6	Intense
14	6.6	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	6.4	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Maputsoe

In seasonPeak

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

Maputsoe's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Maputsoe?

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

6.0

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Maputsoe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Maputsoe in February

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

In February, Maputsoe sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Maputsoe 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 Maputsoe 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 Maputsoe 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 Maputsoe is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (December, 5 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)	6	8	10	12	16	19	20	18	17	11	6	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	12	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	11	Good
Nov	6	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Maputsoe?

Maputsoe sits at 28.9°S, 27.9°E, 1,583 m above sea level, in Lesotho. The nearest listed city is Ficksburg, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Maputsoe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maputsoe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m around an average of 1,588 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,925 m.

The land around Maputsoe is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and cropland (44%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

243 m

artificial surfaces 41%

16 km

406 m

grassland 48%

80 km

1,925 m

grassland 69%

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

February weather nearby: Ficksburg 3.0 km · Hlotse 14 km · Hlohlolwane 32 km · Teyateyaneng 32 km · Butha-Buthe 37 km · Fouriesburg 42 km · Marquard 52 km · Ladybrand 55 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 Maputsoe (-28.8866°, 27.8991°, elevation 1,583 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	25	13
2	25	13
3	25	13
4	25	13
5	25	13
6	25	13
7	25	13
8	25	13
9	24	13
10	24	13
11	24	13
12	24	13
13	24	13
14	24	13
15	24	13
16	24	13
17	24	13
18	24	13
19	24	13
20	24	13
21	24	13
22	24	12
23	24	12
24	24	12
25	24	12
26	24	12
27	24	12
28	24	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	72	28
21	71	29
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	59
3	59
4	59
5	59
6	59
7	59
8	59
9	59
10	60
11	60
12	60
13	60
14	60
15	59
16	59
17	58
18	57
19	57
20	56
21	56
22	55
23	55
24	54
25	54
26	53
27	52
28	51

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	53	45	2
2	53	45	2
3	53	45	2
4	53	45	2
5	54	44	2
6	54	44	2
7	54	44	2
8	54	44	2
9	54	44	2
10	55	44	1
11	55	44	1
12	56	43	1
13	56	43	1
14	56	43	1
15	57	42	1
16	57	42	1
17	58	41	1
18	59	40	1
19	61	39	0
20	62	38	0
21	63	37	0
22	64	36	0
23	65	35	0
24	66	34	0
25	67	33	0
26	68	32	0
27	69	31	0
28	71	29	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	72	28
21	71	29
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	59
3	59
4	59
5	59
6	59
7	59
8	59
9	59
10	60
11	60
12	60
13	60
14	60
15	59
16	59
17	58
18	57
19	57
20	56
21	56
22	55
23	55
24	54
25	54
26	53
27	52
28	51

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	53	45	2
2	53	45	2
3	53	45	2
4	53	45	2
5	54	44	2
6	54	44	2
7	54	44	2
8	54	44	2
9	54	44	2
10	55	44	1
11	55	44	1
12	56	43	1
13	56	43	1
14	56	43	1
15	57	42	1
16	57	42	1
17	58	41	1
18	59	40	1
19	61	39	0
20	62	38	0
21	63	37	0
22	64	36	0
23	65	35	0
24	66	34	0
25	67	33	0
26	68	32	0
27	69	31	0
28	71	29	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	72	28
21	71	29
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	59
3	59
4	59
5	59
6	59
7	59
8	59
9	59
10	60
11	60
12	60
13	60
14	60
15	59
16	59
17	58
18	57
19	57
20	56
21	56
22	55
23	55
24	54
25	54
26	53
27	52
28	51

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	53	45	2
2	53	45	2
3	53	45	2
4	53	45	2
5	54	44	2
6	54	44	2
7	54	44	2
8	54	44	2
9	54	44	2
10	55	44	1
11	55	44	1
12	56	43	1
13	56	43	1
14	56	43	1
15	57	42	1
16	57	42	1
17	58	41	1
18	59	40	1
19	61	39	0
20	62	38	0
21	63	37	0
22	64	36	0
23	65	35	0
24	66	34	0
25	67	33	0
26	68	32	0
27	69	31	0
28	71	29	0