Cala weather in February

In February, Cala sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 160 mm of rain across 17.9 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in February, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of February to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Cala's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cala's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 160 mm; 17.9 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 06 min; 5:49 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 9th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.4; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical February day in Cala reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with 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)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

How February really feels in Cala

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.

Cala weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 14°	176	20.4	0	13.8	5.3
Feb	25° / 14°	160	17.9	0	13.2	5.4
Mar	24° / 12°	135	17.3	0	12.2	6.0
Apr	21° / 9°	72	10	0	11.3	6.7
May	19° / 6°	22	4.6	0.1	10.4	7.4
Jun	17° / 3°	19	3.3	0.2	10	6.9
Jul	17° / 3°	20	3.1	0.5	10.2	7.0
Aug	19° / 4°	32	5.4	0.4	10.9	7.3
Sep	22° / 7°	50	7.6	0.3	11.8	7.1
Oct	22° / 9°	99	15.2	0	12.8	6.1
Nov	23° / 11°	139	17.4	0.1	13.6	5.7
Dec	24° / 12°	164	20.7	0	14	5.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

	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 (%)	50	50	50	50	51	51	50	50	49	50	51	51	50	50	51	52	51	52	53	53	54	54	54	56	56	56	57	57
Cloudier (%)	50	50	50	50	49	49	50	50	51	50	49	49	50	50	49	48	49	48	47	47	46	46	46	44	44	44	43	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	52	48
17	51	49
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	57	43

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Cala gets around 160 mm of rain over 17.9 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 64% and peaks near 66% 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 (%)	65	65	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	64	63	63	62	61	61	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	64
4	64
5	64
6	64
7	64
8	64
9	64
10	65
11	65
12	65
13	66
14	66
15	66
16	66
17	66
18	66
19	65
20	65
21	65
22	64
23	63
24	63
25	62
26	61
27	61
28	60

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the comfortable band about 53% 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 (%)	17	17	17	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	22	22	23	24	25	26	27	27	28	28	29	29	30
Comfortable (%)	58	58	58	58	58	56	56	55	54	54	53	53	53	53	52	51	51	51	50	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	50
Humid (%)	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	22	22	21	20
Muggy (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	17	58	25	0
2	17	58	25	0
3	17	58	25	0
4	16	58	26	0
5	16	58	26	0
6	17	56	27	0
7	17	56	27	0
8	17	55	27	1
9	18	54	27	1
10	18	54	27	1
11	19	53	27	1
12	19	53	27	1
13	20	53	27	0
14	20	53	27	0
15	21	52	27	0
16	22	51	27	0
17	22	51	27	0
18	23	51	26	0
19	24	50	26	0
20	25	49	25	0
21	26	49	25	0
22	27	49	24	0
23	27	49	24	0
24	28	49	23	0
25	28	49	22	0
26	29	50	22	0
27	29	50	21	0
28	30	50	20	0

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.

	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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of February to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 6:45 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	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	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	5:58	5:59	6:00
Sunset (PM)	7:08	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:06	7:05	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:47	6:46	6:45

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.5	5:37	7:08
2	13.5	5:38	7:08
3	13.5	5:39	7:07
4	13.4	5:40	7:06
5	13.4	5:41	7:06
6	13.4	5:42	7:05
7	13.4	5:43	7:05
8	13.3	5:43	7:04
9	13.3	5:44	7:03
10	13.3	5:45	7:02
11	13.3	5:46	7:02
12	13.2	5:47	7:01
13	13.2	5:48	7:00
14	13.2	5:49	6:59
15	13.1	5:49	6:58
16	13.1	5:50	6:57
17	13.1	5:51	6:56
18	13.1	5:52	6:55
19	13.0	5:53	6:55
20	13.0	5:54	6:54
21	13.0	5:54	6:53
22	12.9	5:55	6:52
23	12.9	5:56	6:51
24	12.9	5:57	6:50
25	12.8	5:58	6:49
26	12.8	5:58	6:47
27	12.8	5:59	6:46
28	12.8	6:00	6:45

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 5.9 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)	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.1	Intense
2	6.1	Intense
3	6.1	Intense
4	6.0	Intense
5	6.0	Intense
6	6.0	Intense
7	6.0	Bright
8	6.0	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Cala

In seasonPeak

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

Cala's rainy season runs October–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 Cala?

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

5.4

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Cala for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cala in February

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

In February, Cala sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Cala 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 Cala peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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	7	11	11	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Cala 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 Cala is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.9× the cleanest month (December, 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	6	7	8	10	12	13	23	23	14	6	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	5	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	7	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	10	Good
Jun	12	Good
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	23	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	6	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Cala?

Cala sits at 31.5°S, 27.7°E, 1,196 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Khowa, 26 km away.

Topography around Cala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cala has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 497 m around an average of 1,228 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 810 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,269 m.

The land around Cala is covered by grassland (59%) within 3 km, grassland (79%) within 16 km, and grassland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km

497 m

grassland 59%

16 km

810 m

grassland 79%

80 km

2,269 m

grassland 76%

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

February weather nearby: Khowa 26 km · Lady Frere 48 km · Ugie 63 km · Queensdale 78 km · Queenstown 88 km · Butterworth 99 km · Mthatha 103 km · Whittlesea 110 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 Cala (-31.5236°, 27.6952°, elevation 1,196 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	25	14
2	25	14
3	25	14
4	25	14
5	25	14
6	25	14
7	25	14
8	25	14
9	25	14
10	25	14
11	25	14
12	25	14
13	25	14
14	25	14
15	25	14
16	25	14
17	25	14
18	25	14
19	25	14
20	25	14
21	25	14
22	25	14
23	25	14
24	25	14
25	25	14
26	25	14
27	25	14
28	25	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	52	48
17	51	49
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	64
4	64
5	64
6	64
7	64
8	64
9	64
10	65
11	65
12	65
13	66
14	66
15	66
16	66
17	66
18	66
19	65
20	65
21	65
22	64
23	63
24	63
25	62
26	61
27	61
28	60

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	17	58	25	0
2	17	58	25	0
3	17	58	25	0
4	16	58	26	0
5	16	58	26	0
6	17	56	27	0
7	17	56	27	0
8	17	55	27	1
9	18	54	27	1
10	18	54	27	1
11	19	53	27	1
12	19	53	27	1
13	20	53	27	0
14	20	53	27	0
15	21	52	27	0
16	22	51	27	0
17	22	51	27	0
18	23	51	26	0
19	24	50	26	0
20	25	49	25	0
21	26	49	25	0
22	27	49	24	0
23	27	49	24	0
24	28	49	23	0
25	28	49	22	0
26	29	50	22	0
27	29	50	21	0
28	30	50	20	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	52	48
17	51	49
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	64
4	64
5	64
6	64
7	64
8	64
9	64
10	65
11	65
12	65
13	66
14	66
15	66
16	66
17	66
18	66
19	65
20	65
21	65
22	64
23	63
24	63
25	62
26	61
27	61
28	60

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	17	58	25	0
2	17	58	25	0
3	17	58	25	0
4	16	58	26	0
5	16	58	26	0
6	17	56	27	0
7	17	56	27	0
8	17	55	27	1
9	18	54	27	1
10	18	54	27	1
11	19	53	27	1
12	19	53	27	1
13	20	53	27	0
14	20	53	27	0
15	21	52	27	0
16	22	51	27	0
17	22	51	27	0
18	23	51	26	0
19	24	50	26	0
20	25	49	25	0
21	26	49	25	0
22	27	49	24	0
23	27	49	24	0
24	28	49	23	0
25	28	49	22	0
26	29	50	22	0
27	29	50	21	0
28	30	50	20	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	52	48
17	51	49
18	52	48
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	64
4	64
5	64
6	64
7	64
8	64
9	64
10	65
11	65
12	65
13	66
14	66
15	66
16	66
17	66
18	66
19	65
20	65
21	65
22	64
23	63
24	63
25	62
26	61
27	61
28	60

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	17	58	25	0
2	17	58	25	0
3	17	58	25	0
4	16	58	26	0
5	16	58	26	0
6	17	56	27	0
7	17	56	27	0
8	17	55	27	1
9	18	54	27	1
10	18	54	27	1
11	19	53	27	1
12	19	53	27	1
13	20	53	27	0
14	20	53	27	0
15	21	52	27	0
16	22	51	27	0
17	22	51	27	0
18	23	51	26	0
19	24	50	26	0
20	25	49	25	0
21	26	49	25	0
22	27	49	24	0
23	27	49	24	0
24	28	49	23	0
25	28	49	22	0
26	29	50	22	0
27	29	50	21	0
28	30	50	20	0