Windhoek weather in February

In February, Windhoek sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 143 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 34% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Windhoek's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Windhoek's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
143 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:43 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
53%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Windhoek is capital of the Republic of Namibia.

Founded
1840

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 Windhoek reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°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 about 1°C warmer than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Windhoek weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°13112.813.25.2
Feb28° / 16°1431312.85.7
Mar27° / 15°8911.812.26.5
Apr25° / 12°294.811.58.2
May23° / 40.610.99.3
Jun21° / 00.110.69.0
Jul21° / 00.110.88.9
Aug23° / 00.111.29.5
Sep27° / 11°51.111.98.6
Oct29° / 14°133.512.56.7
Nov30° / 15°345.813.16.0
Dec30° / 16°647.913.45.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46139
56040
66040
75941
85941
95842
105842
115842
125842
135842
145842
155842
165842
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226139
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246337
256535
266535
276733
286832

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Windhoek gets around 143 mm of rain over 13 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 46% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
242
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443
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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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1612514
2602614
3592714
4592714
5582814
6572914
7562915
8553015
9543016
10543016
11533017
12533017
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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 9 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
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of February to 12 h 30 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 6:34 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 7:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:347:36
213.06:357:36
313.06:367:35
413.06:367:35
513.06:377:34
612.96:387:34
712.96:387:34
812.96:397:33
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1012.96:407:32
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2012.76:467:26
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2412.66:487:23
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2612.66:497:22
2712.56:497:21
2812.56:507:20

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
126.9Intense
136.9Intense
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196.7Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Windhoek

In seasonPeak

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

Windhoek's rainy season runs January–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 Windhoek?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Windhoek for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Windhoek in February

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

In February, Windhoek sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Windhoek 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 Windhoek peaks around January 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 16Jun 18UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Windhoek 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 Windhoek is worst in August — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateAug 1731 µg/m³Jan 1711 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Windhoek?

Windhoek sits at 22.6°S, 17.1°E, 1,700 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Katutura, 5.0 km away.

RehobothGobabisOtjiwarongoMarientalSwakopmundWalvis Bay

Topography around Windhoek

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Windhoek has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m around an average of 1,673 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,012 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,502 m.

The land around Windhoek is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) and shrubs (28%) within 3 km, shrubs (82%) within 16 km, and shrubs (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
206 m
16 km
1,012 m
80 km
1,502 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Katutura 5.0 km · Okahandja 67 km · Rehoboth 84 km · Gobabis 194 km · Otjiwarongo 237 km · Mariental 247 km · Swakopmund 263 km · Walvis Bay 268 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 Windhoek (-22.5594°, 17.0832°, elevation 1,700 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).