Keetmanshoop weather in February

In February, Keetmanshoop sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 54 mm of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of February to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Keetmanshoop's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Keetmanshoop's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:34 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
30%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
7.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Keetmanshoop is a city of Namibia.

Density
44/km²
people per km²
Founded
1866

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 34°C through the month.

A typical February day in Keetmanshoop reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 38°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)
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How February really feels in Keetmanshoop

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 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
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Keetmanshoop weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 21°476.813.53.2
Feb34° / 21°547.512.93.5
Mar32° / 20°436.212.24.5
Apr29° / 16°213.411.47.1
May26° / 12°50.910.79.0
Jun22° / 20.410.49.1
Jul22° / 30.410.59.1
Aug24° / 10.211.19.4
Sep28° / 12°40.611.88.3
Oct31° / 16°61.512.66.0
Nov33° / 18°122.313.34.8
Dec35° / 20°223.813.63.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38713
48713
58713
68713
78614
88614
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Keetmanshoop gets around 54 mm of rain over 7.5 wet days in February, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 27% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
124
224
325
425
526
627
727
828
928
1029
1129
1229
1330
1430
1530
1629
1729
1828
1928
2027
2126
2225
2325
2424
2524
2623
2722
2822

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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
17111108
27210108
37110118
47110118
57010119
67010119
76910129
868101210
967111210
1066111310
1166111310
1265121310
1364121410
1463131410
1563131410
1662141410
1762141410
1862141410
1961151410
206215149
216215149
226216148
236216148
246316147
256316147
266516136
276516136
286616135

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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413light breeze
513light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of February to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 7:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:247:38
213.26:257:38
313.26:257:37
413.26:267:37
513.26:277:36
613.16:287:36
713.16:287:35
813.16:297:35
913.16:307:34
1013.06:317:33
1113.06:317:33
1213.06:327:32
1313.06:337:31
1413.06:337:31
1512.96:347:30
1612.96:357:29
1712.96:357:29
1812.96:367:28
1912.86:377:27
2012.86:377:26
2112.86:387:25
2212.86:397:25
2312.76:397:24
2412.76:407:23
2512.76:417:22
2612.76:417:21
2712.66:427:20
2812.66:427:19

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 7.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 8.7 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 7.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.0Intense
28.0Intense
38.0Intense
47.9Intense
57.9Intense
67.9Intense
77.8Intense
87.8Intense
97.8Intense
107.7Intense
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237.3Intense
247.3Intense
257.3Intense
267.3Intense
277.2Intense
287.2Intense
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Keetmanshoop?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Keetmanshoop. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Keetmanshoop in February

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

In February, Keetmanshoop sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Keetmanshoop 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 Keetmanshoop peaks around January 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 15Jun 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Keetmanshoop?

Keetmanshoop sits at 26.6°S, 18.1°E, 998 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Mariental, 217 km away.

MarientalLüderitzUpingtonRehobothTsabongWindhoekKatuturaGobabis

Topography around Keetmanshoop

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Keetmanshoop has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 998 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,206 m.

The land around Keetmanshoop is covered by bare terrain (69%) within 3 km, bare terrain (80%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (56%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
123 m
16 km
341 m
80 km
1,206 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Mariental 217 km · Lüderitz 296 km · Upington 372 km · Rehoboth 377 km · Tsabong 434 km · Windhoek 459 km · Katutura 464 km · Gobabis 466 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 Keetmanshoop (-26.5765°, 18.1336°, elevation 998 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).