Aliwal North weather in February

In February, Aliwal North sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 99 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of February to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Aliwal North's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aliwal North's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 99 mm; 11.9 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 06 min; 5:54 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 11th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 6.76 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.5; out of 10

Aliwal North is town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Founded: 1849

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 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in Aliwal North reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C cooler than January and about 2°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)	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	16
2	30	16
3	30	16
4	29	16
5	29	16
6	29	16
7	29	16
8	29	16
9	29	16
10	29	16
11	29	15
12	29	15
13	29	15
14	29	15
15	29	15
16	29	15
17	29	15
18	28	15
19	28	15
20	28	15
21	28	15
22	28	15
23	28	15
24	28	15
25	28	15
26	28	15
27	28	14
28	28	14

How February really feels in Aliwal North

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Aliwal North weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 15°	104	12.4	13.8	5.1
Feb	29° / 15°	99	11.9	13.1	5.5
Mar	27° / 13°	91	10.5	12.2	6.8
Apr	23° / 9°	60	7.5	11.3	7.5
May	20° / 5°	26	4	10.5	7.6
Jun	17° / 1°	18	3.2	10.1	6.6
Jul	17° / 1°	14	2.5	10.2	6.9
Aug	19° / 3°	21	3.4	10.9	7.8
Sep	23° / 7°	22	3.3	11.8	8.4
Oct	26° / 10°	56	7.2	12.8	7.6
Nov	28° / 12°	73	8.3	13.6	6.9
Dec	29° / 14°	91	9.6	13.9	5.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

	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 (%)	78	79	79	79	80	80	80	79	78	78	78	77	77	77	77	78	79	79	79	79	81	81	82	82	81	82	82	83
Cloudier (%)	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	21	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	22	21	21	21	21	19	19	18	18	19	18	18	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	79	21
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	78	22
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	81	19
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	83	17

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Aliwal North gets around 99 mm of rain over 11.9 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 43% and peaks near 47% 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 (%)	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	42	42	43	45	45	46	47	47	47	47	46	46	45	45	44	43	42	41	40	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	39
4	39
5	39
6	40
7	40
8	41
9	42
10	42
11	43
12	45
13	45
14	46
15	47
16	47
17	47
18	47
19	46
20	46
21	45
22	45
23	44
24	43
25	42
26	41
27	40
28	39

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.

	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 (%)	58	58	58	57	56	56	55	54	53	53	52	51	51	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61
Comfortable (%)	32	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	33
Humid (%)	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	58	32	10
2	58	32	10
3	58	32	10
4	57	32	11
5	56	33	11
6	56	33	11
7	55	34	11
8	54	34	12
9	53	35	12
10	53	35	12
11	52	36	12
12	51	37	12
13	51	37	12
14	50	38	12
15	50	38	12
16	50	38	12
17	51	38	11
18	51	38	11
19	52	38	10
20	53	37	10
21	54	37	9
22	55	36	9
23	56	36	8
24	57	35	8
25	58	35	7
26	59	34	7
27	60	34	6
28	61	33	6

Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of February to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 6:48 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)	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05
Sunset (PM)	7:11	7:10	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.5	5:43	7:11
2	13.4	5:43	7:10
3	13.4	5:44	7:10
4	13.4	5:45	7:09
5	13.4	5:46	7:08
6	13.3	5:47	7:08
7	13.3	5:48	7:07
8	13.3	5:49	7:06
9	13.3	5:49	7:06
10	13.2	5:50	7:05
11	13.2	5:51	7:04
12	13.2	5:52	7:03
13	13.2	5:53	7:03
14	13.1	5:54	7:02
15	13.1	5:54	7:01
16	13.1	5:55	7:00
17	13.1	5:56	6:59
18	13.0	5:57	6:58
19	13.0	5:58	6:57
20	13.0	5:59	6:57
21	12.9	5:59	6:56
22	12.9	6:00	6:55
23	12.9	6:01	6:54
24	12.9	6:02	6:53
25	12.8	6:02	6:52
26	12.8	6:03	6:51
27	12.8	6:04	6:50
28	12.7	6:05	6:48

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.76 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)	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.0	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4
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	7.1	Intense
2	7.1	Intense
3	7.1	Intense
4	7.0	Intense
5	7.0	Intense
6	7.0	Intense
7	6.9	Intense
8	6.9	Intense
9	6.9	Intense
10	6.8	Intense
11	6.8	Intense
12	6.8	Intense
13	6.7	Intense
14	6.7	Intense
15	6.7	Intense
16	6.7	Intense
17	6.6	Intense
18	6.6	Intense
19	6.6	Intense
20	6.6	Intense
21	6.5	Intense
22	6.5	Intense
23	6.5	Intense
24	6.5	Intense
25	6.5	Intense
26	6.5	Intense
27	6.5	Intense
28	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Aliwal North

In seasonPeak

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

Aliwal North's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Aliwal North?

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

5.5

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

6.8

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Aliwal North in February

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

In February, Aliwal North sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Aliwal North in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aliwal North peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 4 (moderate).

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)	15	13	11	7	5	4	4	6	8	11	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	7	Very high
May	5	High
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	6	High
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Aliwal North 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 Aliwal North is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (January, 5 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)	5	7	8	9	11	13	12	12	16	11	6	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	5	Good
Feb	7	Good
Mar	8	Good
Apr	9	Good
May	11	Good
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	12	Moderate
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	11	Good
Nov	6	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Aliwal North?

Aliwal North sits at 30.7°S, 26.7°E, 1,325 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Burgersdorp, 50 km away.

Topography around Aliwal North

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aliwal North has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 1,329 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 549 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,497 m.

The land around Aliwal North is covered by grassland (57%) within 3 km, grassland (81%) within 16 km, and grassland (91%) within 80 km.

3 km

112 m

grassland 57%

16 km

549 m

grassland 81%

80 km

1,497 m

grassland 91%

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

February weather nearby: Burgersdorp 50 km · Zastron 56 km · Mohale's Hoek 95 km · Quthing 100 km · Mafeteng 109 km · Lady Frere 123 km · Khowa 130 km · Cala 131 km

South Africa travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / M / N; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 41% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $6,598; 2025
Happiness: 5.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 68%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 43.7; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 22.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Very high; EF EPI 602
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 Aliwal North (-30.6937°, 26.7114°, elevation 1,325 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	30	16
2	30	16
3	30	16
4	29	16
5	29	16
6	29	16
7	29	16
8	29	16
9	29	16
10	29	16
11	29	15
12	29	15
13	29	15
14	29	15
15	29	15
16	29	15
17	29	15
18	28	15
19	28	15
20	28	15
21	28	15
22	28	15
23	28	15
24	28	15
25	28	15
26	28	15
27	28	14
28	28	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	79	21
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	78	22
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	81	19
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	39
4	39
5	39
6	40
7	40
8	41
9	42
10	42
11	43
12	45
13	45
14	46
15	47
16	47
17	47
18	47
19	46
20	46
21	45
22	45
23	44
24	43
25	42
26	41
27	40
28	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	58	32	10
2	58	32	10
3	58	32	10
4	57	32	11
5	56	33	11
6	56	33	11
7	55	34	11
8	54	34	12
9	53	35	12
10	53	35	12
11	52	36	12
12	51	37	12
13	51	37	12
14	50	38	12
15	50	38	12
16	50	38	12
17	51	38	11
18	51	38	11
19	52	38	10
20	53	37	10
21	54	37	9
22	55	36	9
23	56	36	8
24	57	35	8
25	58	35	7
26	59	34	7
27	60	34	6
28	61	33	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	16
2	30	16
3	30	16
4	29	16
5	29	16
6	29	16
7	29	16
8	29	16
9	29	16
10	29	16
11	29	15
12	29	15
13	29	15
14	29	15
15	29	15
16	29	15
17	29	15
18	28	15
19	28	15
20	28	15
21	28	15
22	28	15
23	28	15
24	28	15
25	28	15
26	28	15
27	28	14
28	28	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	79	21
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	78	22
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	81	19
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	39
4	39
5	39
6	40
7	40
8	41
9	42
10	42
11	43
12	45
13	45
14	46
15	47
16	47
17	47
18	47
19	46
20	46
21	45
22	45
23	44
24	43
25	42
26	41
27	40
28	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	58	32	10
2	58	32	10
3	58	32	10
4	57	32	11
5	56	33	11
6	56	33	11
7	55	34	11
8	54	34	12
9	53	35	12
10	53	35	12
11	52	36	12
12	51	37	12
13	51	37	12
14	50	38	12
15	50	38	12
16	50	38	12
17	51	38	11
18	51	38	11
19	52	38	10
20	53	37	10
21	54	37	9
22	55	36	9
23	56	36	8
24	57	35	8
25	58	35	7
26	59	34	7
27	60	34	6
28	61	33	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	16
2	30	16
3	30	16
4	29	16
5	29	16
6	29	16
7	29	16
8	29	16
9	29	16
10	29	16
11	29	15
12	29	15
13	29	15
14	29	15
15	29	15
16	29	15
17	29	15
18	28	15
19	28	15
20	28	15
21	28	15
22	28	15
23	28	15
24	28	15
25	28	15
26	28	15
27	28	14
28	28	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	79	21
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	78	22
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	81	19
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	39
4	39
5	39
6	40
7	40
8	41
9	42
10	42
11	43
12	45
13	45
14	46
15	47
16	47
17	47
18	47
19	46
20	46
21	45
22	45
23	44
24	43
25	42
26	41
27	40
28	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	58	32	10
2	58	32	10
3	58	32	10
4	57	32	11
5	56	33	11
6	56	33	11
7	55	34	11
8	54	34	12
9	53	35	12
10	53	35	12
11	52	36	12
12	51	37	12
13	51	37	12
14	50	38	12
15	50	38	12
16	50	38	12
17	51	38	11
18	51	38	11
19	52	38	10
20	53	37	10
21	54	37	9
22	55	36	9
23	56	36	8
24	57	35	8
25	58	35	7
26	59	34	7
27	60	34	6
28	61	33	6