Rundu weather in February

In February, Rundu sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 132 mm of rain across 16.3 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Rundu's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rundu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
132 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:37 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
68%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Rundu is human settlement in Namibia.

Founded
1936

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 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Rundu reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with 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 Rundu

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.

Rundu 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
Jan30° / 20°16518.6133.9
Feb30° / 20°13216.312.64.2
Mar29° / 19°10614.612.14.7
Apr29° / 17°204.211.66.4
May28° / 13°10.111.28.3
Jun26° / 10°0010.99.4
Jul25° / 00119.4
Aug29° / 12°0011.47.6
Sep33° / 17°10.411.94.8
Oct35° / 20°143.412.43.3
Nov33° / 20°6511.712.83.5
Dec31° / 20°1221713.13.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23268
33268
43466
53466
63565
73565
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Rundu gets around 132 mm of rain over 16.3 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 58% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
159
259
359
459
559
658
758
858
958
1058
1158
1258
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1458
1558
1658
1758
1858
1958
2058
2158
2257
2357
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2556
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2855

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 55% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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68calm
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118calm
128calm
138calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 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 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:317:18
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312.86:327:18
412.86:327:18
512.76:337:17
612.76:337:17
712.76:347:17
812.76:347:16
912.76:357:16
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1112.76:367:15
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1312.66:377:14
1412.66:377:14
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1612.66:387:13
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1812.66:397:12
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2012.56:407:11
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 6.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
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166.0Intense
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216.0Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Rundu

In seasonPeak

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

Rundu'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 Rundu?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Rundu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rundu in February

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

In February, Rundu sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rundu 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 Rundu peaks around January 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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 16UV 16Jul 11UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Rundu 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 Rundu is worst in September — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 13.6× the cleanest month (December, 4 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1546 µg/m³Dec 184 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb6Good
Mar6Good
Apr5Good
May7Good
Jun9Good
Jul16Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep49Poor
Oct23Moderate
Nov6Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Rundu?

Rundu sits at 17.9°S, 19.8°E, 1,114 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Ndiyona, 99 km away.

NdiyonaGrootfonteinTsumebOndangwaHelao NafidiOngwediva

Topography around Rundu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rundu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 1,094 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m.

The land around Rundu is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) within 3 km, shrubs (52%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and shrubs (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
80 m
80 km
157 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Ndiyona 99 km · Grootfontein 255 km · Tsumeb 263 km · Ondangwa 401 km · Helao Nafidi 415 km · Senanga 422 km · Ongwediva 424 km · Menongue 425 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 Rundu (-17.918°, 19.7731°, elevation 1,114 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).