Carletonville weather in February

In February, Carletonville sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 118 mm of rain across 13.5 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in February, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of February to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Carletonville's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carletonville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
118 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:57 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
51%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Carletonville is town in Gauteng, South Africa.

Density
5,188/km²
people per km²
Founded
1960

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 26°C through the month.

A typical February day in Carletonville reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C warmer than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22616
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Carletonville weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 16°12716.513.55.8
Feb26° / 16°11813.512.96.1
Mar25° / 14°8611.912.26.8
Apr23° / 11°427.211.47.5
May21° / 182.810.78.2
Jun18° / 81.510.48.0
Jul18° / 40.810.58.1
Aug21° / 101.811.18.6
Sep25° / 11°203.111.88.6
Oct26° / 13°6810.112.67.1
Nov26° / 14°9513.213.36.3
Dec26° / 16°13617.913.65.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26535
36436
46535
56535
66436
76436
86436
96436
106337
116337
126337
136436
146337
156337
166436
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206436
216436
226535
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246634
256634
266733
276733
286931

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Carletonville gets around 118 mm of rain over 13.5 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 48% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
151
250
349
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548
648
748
847
947
1048
1148
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1549
1649
1749
1849
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2049
2149
2249
2348
2448
2547
2646
2745
2844

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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1184833
2194833
3194832
4204832
5204831
6214831
7224831
8224830
9224830
10224830
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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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
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510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 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 36 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:477:01
213.25:487:00
313.25:497:00
413.25:496:59
513.15:506:59
613.15:516:58
713.15:526:58
813.15:526:57
913.15:536:57
1013.05:546:56
1113.05:546:55
1213.05:556:55
1313.05:566:54
1412.95:576:53
1512.95:576:53
1612.95:586:52
1712.95:596:51
1812.95:596:51
1912.86:006:50
2012.86:016:49
2112.86:016:48
2212.86:026:47
2312.76:026:47
2412.76:036:46
2512.76:046:45
2612.76:046:44
2712.66:056:43
2812.66:066:42

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
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176.2Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Carletonville

In seasonPeak

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

Carletonville'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 Carletonville?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Carletonville for sightseeing.

What to pack for Carletonville in February

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

In February, Carletonville sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Carletonville 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 Carletonville peaks around January 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 13UV 15Jun 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Carletonville 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 Carletonville is worst in June — around 283 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 5.7× the cleanest month (January, 50 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240270300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyJun 19282 µg/m³Jan 1251 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb72Unhealthy
Mar119Unhealthy
Apr177Very unhealthy
May261Very unhealthy
Jun283Very unhealthy
Jul275Very unhealthy
Aug213Very unhealthy
Sep156Very unhealthy
Oct99Unhealthy
Nov70Unhealthy
Dec55Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Carletonville?

Carletonville sits at 26.4°S, 27.4°E, 1,529 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Fochville, 17 km away.

Topography around Carletonville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carletonville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 1,530 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 754 m.

The land around Carletonville is covered by grassland (60%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
145 m
16 km
339 m
80 km
754 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Fochville 17 km · Westonaria 25 km · Randfontein 36 km · Bagale 41 km · Soweto 47 km · Krugersdorp 49 km · Evaton 49 km · Potchefstroom 49 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
Christian 86%or other traditional African religions 5%nothing in particular 5%Muslim 2%

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 Carletonville (-26.3609°, 27.3977°, elevation 1,529 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).