Grootfontein weather in February

In February, Grootfontein sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 147 mm of rain across 15.9 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Grootfontein's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Grootfontein's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
8th coldest
Rainfall
147 mm
15.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:42 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
63%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Grootfontein is city in Namibia.

Founded
1885

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 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Grootfontein reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C cooler than January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Grootfontein

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.

Grootfontein weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°16516.9134.5
Feb28° / 18°14715.912.74.8
Mar28° / 18°11214.712.15.6
Apr27° / 15°335.811.67.6
May25° / 12°10.511.19.2
Jun23° / 0010.89.6
Jul23° / 0010.99.5
Aug27° / 11°00.111.38.9
Sep30° / 15°50.911.96.4
Oct32° / 18°234.712.54.6
Nov31° / 19°7112.112.94.2
Dec30° / 19°11715.713.24.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24456
34456
44555
54654
64654
74654
84753
94654
104654
114852
124753
134753
144654
154654
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275149
285248

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Grootfontein gets around 147 mm of rain over 15.9 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 56% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
158
258
359
459
559
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2849

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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12025487
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42025497
51925497
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72024507
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102023507
112022517
122022517
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182122516
192123506
202123496
212223496
222223496
232223486
242323486
252323476
262323476
272423476
282424476

Wind in February

Winds average 9 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
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2810calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 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 6:35 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 7:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:357:27
212.96:357:27
312.86:367:27
412.86:377:27
512.86:377:26
612.86:387:26
712.86:387:26
812.86:397:25
912.86:397:25
1012.76:407:24
1112.76:407:24
1212.76:417:24
1312.76:417:23
1412.76:427:23
1512.76:427:22
1612.66:437:22
1712.66:437:21
1812.66:447:20
1912.66:447:20
2012.66:457:19
2112.66:457:19
2212.56:457:18
2312.56:467:17
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2512.56:477:16
2612.56:477:15
2712.56:487:15
2812.46:487:14

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.28 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 6.25 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
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
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146.3Intense
156.2Intense
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226.2Intense
236.1Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Grootfontein

In seasonPeak

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

Grootfontein's rainy season runs December–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 Grootfontein?

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
5.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Grootfontein for sightseeing.

What to pack for Grootfontein in February

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

In February, Grootfontein sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Grootfontein 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 Grootfontein peaks around January 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 15UV 15Jun 23UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Grootfontein?

Grootfontein sits at 19.6°S, 18.1°E, 1,432 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Tsumeb, 54 km away.

OtjiwarongoRunduOndangwaOkahandjaOngwedivaOshakatiNdiyona

Topography around Grootfontein

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Grootfontein has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 1,447 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 376 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 956 m.

The land around Grootfontein is covered by shrubs (64%) within 3 km, shrubs (82%) within 16 km, and shrubs (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
376 m
80 km
956 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Tsumeb 54 km · Otjiwarongo 181 km · Rundu 255 km · Ondangwa 290 km · Okahandja 295 km · Ongwediva 317 km · Oshakati 321 km · Ndiyona 323 km

Namibia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / M
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,876
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
11.2
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
34.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Christian 98%unaffiliated 2%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 Grootfontein (-19.5733°, 18.1003°, elevation 1,432 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).