Mariental weather in February

In February, Mariental sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 53 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of February to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Mariental's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mariental's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 53 mm; 8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 54 min; 6:37 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover: 35%; 12th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 7.44 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

Mariental is town in Namibia.

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 33°C through the month.

A typical February day in Mariental reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C cooler than 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)	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	22
2	34	22
3	34	22
4	34	22
5	34	22
6	34	22
7	34	22
8	34	22
9	34	22
10	34	22
11	34	22
12	33	22
13	33	22
14	33	22
15	33	22
16	33	22
17	33	22
18	33	22
19	33	22
20	33	22
21	33	21
22	33	21
23	33	21
24	33	21
25	33	21
26	33	21
27	33	21
28	33	21

How February really feels in Mariental

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Mariental weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 22°	44	7.4	13.4	3.3
Feb	33° / 22°	53	8	12.9	3.7
Mar	32° / 20°	30	5.6	12.2	4.7
Apr	29° / 16°	17	3.4	11.4	6.8
May	26° / 11°	3	0.6	10.8	9.0
Jun	23° / 7°	1	0.3	10.5	9.5
Jul	23° / 6°	1	0.3	10.6	9.4
Aug	25° / 8°	0	0.1	11.1	9.5
Sep	29° / 13°	2	0.3	11.8	7.4
Oct	32° / 17°	6	1.1	12.6	5.3
Nov	33° / 19°	9	2.1	13.2	4.3
Dec	35° / 21°	25	3.7	13.5	3.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 16%.

	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 (%)	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	82	82	83	83	83	83	82	82	82	83	83	83	84	84	84	85
Cloudier (%)	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	18	18	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	84	16
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	85	15

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mariental gets around 53 mm of rain over 8 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 28% and peaks near 31% 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 (%)	24	24	24	25	25	26	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	29	28	28	27	26	25	24	24

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

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% 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 (%)	65	65	65	65	65	64	63	63	63	63	60	60	59	59	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	58	59
Comfortable (%)	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13
Humid (%)	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20
Muggy (%)	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	65	11	14	10
2	65	10	15	10
3	65	10	15	10
4	65	10	15	10
5	65	10	15	10
6	64	10	15	11
7	63	10	16	11
8	63	10	16	11
9	63	10	16	11
10	63	10	16	11
11	60	11	17	12
12	60	11	17	12
13	59	11	18	12
14	59	11	18	12
15	57	12	19	12
16	57	11	20	12
17	57	11	20	12
18	57	11	20	12
19	56	11	21	12
20	56	11	21	12
21	56	12	21	11
22	56	12	21	11
23	56	12	21	11
24	57	12	21	10
25	57	12	21	10
26	57	13	21	9
27	58	13	20	9
28	59	13	20	8

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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
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	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	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
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 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 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 7:18 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)	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45
Sunset (PM)	7:36	7:35	7:35	7:34	7:34	7:33	7:33	7:32	7:32	7:31	7:31	7:30	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:18

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.1	6:28	7:36
2	13.1	6:28	7:35
3	13.1	6:29	7:35
4	13.1	6:30	7:34
5	13.1	6:30	7:34
6	13.0	6:31	7:33
7	13.0	6:32	7:33
8	13.0	6:33	7:32
9	13.0	6:33	7:32
10	13.0	6:34	7:31
11	12.9	6:35	7:31
12	12.9	6:35	7:30
13	12.9	6:36	7:30
14	12.9	6:36	7:29
15	12.9	6:37	7:28
16	12.8	6:38	7:28
17	12.8	6:38	7:27
18	12.8	6:39	7:26
19	12.8	6:40	7:26
20	12.7	6:40	7:25
21	12.7	6:41	7:24
22	12.7	6:41	7:23
23	12.7	6:42	7:23
24	12.7	6:42	7:22
25	12.6	6:43	7:21
26	12.6	6:44	7:20
27	12.6	6:44	7:19
28	12.6	6:45	7:18

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 7.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 8.54 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 7.44 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)	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1
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	7.8	Intense
2	7.8	Intense
3	7.8	Intense
4	7.8	Intense
5	7.8	Intense
6	7.7	Intense
7	7.7	Intense
8	7.7	Intense
9	7.6	Intense
10	7.6	Intense
11	7.6	Intense
12	7.5	Intense
13	7.5	Intense
14	7.5	Intense
15	7.4	Intense
16	7.4	Intense
17	7.4	Intense
18	7.3	Intense
19	7.3	Intense
20	7.3	Intense
21	7.2	Intense
22	7.2	Intense
23	7.2	Intense
24	7.2	Intense
25	7.1	Intense
26	7.1	Intense
27	7.1	Intense
28	7.1	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Mariental?

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

3.7

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

6.7

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mariental in February

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

In February, Mariental sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Mariental 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 Mariental peaks around January 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 5 (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)	16	14	13	9	7	5	6	8	10	13	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	7	High
Jun	5	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Mariental 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 Mariental is worst in December — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (April, 9 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)	12	11	10	9	9	12	12	12	13	14	15	15
Level	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Moderate
Feb	11	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	9	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	12	Good
Jul	12	Moderate
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Mariental?

Mariental sits at 24.6°S, 18.0°E, 0 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Rehoboth, 171 km away.

Topography around Mariental

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mariental has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 1,105 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m.

The land around Mariental is covered by bare terrain (35%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and bare terrain (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km

44 m

bare terrain 35%

16 km

150 m

grassland 52%

80 km

454 m

grassland 71%

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

February weather nearby: Rehoboth 171 km · Keetmanshoop 217 km · Windhoek 247 km · Katutura 251 km · Gobabis 263 km · Okahandja 314 km · Lüderitz 360 km · Walvis Bay 398 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

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 Mariental (-24.6271°, 17.9647°, elevation 0 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	34	22
2	34	22
3	34	22
4	34	22
5	34	22
6	34	22
7	34	22
8	34	22
9	34	22
10	34	22
11	34	22
12	33	22
13	33	22
14	33	22
15	33	22
16	33	22
17	33	22
18	33	22
19	33	22
20	33	22
21	33	21
22	33	21
23	33	21
24	33	21
25	33	21
26	33	21
27	33	21
28	33	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	84	16
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	85	15

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	65	11	14	10
2	65	10	15	10
3	65	10	15	10
4	65	10	15	10
5	65	10	15	10
6	64	10	15	11
7	63	10	16	11
8	63	10	16	11
9	63	10	16	11
10	63	10	16	11
11	60	11	17	12
12	60	11	17	12
13	59	11	18	12
14	59	11	18	12
15	57	12	19	12
16	57	11	20	12
17	57	11	20	12
18	57	11	20	12
19	56	11	21	12
20	56	11	21	12
21	56	12	21	11
22	56	12	21	11
23	56	12	21	11
24	57	12	21	10
25	57	12	21	10
26	57	13	21	9
27	58	13	20	9
28	59	13	20	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	22
2	34	22
3	34	22
4	34	22
5	34	22
6	34	22
7	34	22
8	34	22
9	34	22
10	34	22
11	34	22
12	33	22
13	33	22
14	33	22
15	33	22
16	33	22
17	33	22
18	33	22
19	33	22
20	33	22
21	33	21
22	33	21
23	33	21
24	33	21
25	33	21
26	33	21
27	33	21
28	33	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	84	16
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	85	15

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	65	11	14	10
2	65	10	15	10
3	65	10	15	10
4	65	10	15	10
5	65	10	15	10
6	64	10	15	11
7	63	10	16	11
8	63	10	16	11
9	63	10	16	11
10	63	10	16	11
11	60	11	17	12
12	60	11	17	12
13	59	11	18	12
14	59	11	18	12
15	57	12	19	12
16	57	11	20	12
17	57	11	20	12
18	57	11	20	12
19	56	11	21	12
20	56	11	21	12
21	56	12	21	11
22	56	12	21	11
23	56	12	21	11
24	57	12	21	10
25	57	12	21	10
26	57	13	21	9
27	58	13	20	9
28	59	13	20	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	22
2	34	22
3	34	22
4	34	22
5	34	22
6	34	22
7	34	22
8	34	22
9	34	22
10	34	22
11	34	22
12	33	22
13	33	22
14	33	22
15	33	22
16	33	22
17	33	22
18	33	22
19	33	22
20	33	22
21	33	21
22	33	21
23	33	21
24	33	21
25	33	21
26	33	21
27	33	21
28	33	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	84	16
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	85	15

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	65	11	14	10
2	65	10	15	10
3	65	10	15	10
4	65	10	15	10
5	65	10	15	10
6	64	10	15	11
7	63	10	16	11
8	63	10	16	11
9	63	10	16	11
10	63	10	16	11
11	60	11	17	12
12	60	11	17	12
13	59	11	18	12
14	59	11	18	12
15	57	12	19	12
16	57	11	20	12
17	57	11	20	12
18	57	11	20	12
19	56	11	21	12
20	56	11	21	12
21	56	12	21	11
22	56	12	21	11
23	56	12	21	11
24	57	12	21	10
25	57	12	21	10
26	57	13	21	9
27	58	13	20	9
28	59	13	20	8