Driefontein weather in February

In February, Driefontein sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 114 mm of rain across 14.6 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-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 33% of the time in February, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Driefontein's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Driefontein's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
114 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:44 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
55%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Driefontein is human settlement in South Africa.

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 25°C through the month.

A typical February day in Driefontein reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°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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Driefontein weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 15°14718.813.55.5
Feb25° / 15°11414.6136.0
Mar24° / 14°10413.412.26.6
Apr22° / 11°488.111.47.2
May20° / 173.110.78.0
Jun19° / 102.110.37.9
Jul19° / 111.910.57.9
Aug21° / 193.7118.1
Sep24° / 10°387.111.87.8
Oct24° / 11°10414.712.66.3
Nov24° / 13°1391813.35.6
Dec25° / 14°17020.213.75.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25347
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45446
55644
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Driefontein gets around 114 mm of rain over 14.6 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 52% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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256
356
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654
754
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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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1743491
2743481
3743481
4743481
5743481
6843481
7843481
8843481
9843481
10943471
11943471
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241149390
251250380
261350370
271352350
281452340

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
38calm
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118calm
128calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 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 42 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:346:49
213.25:356:49
313.25:366:49
413.25:366:48
513.25:376:48
613.25:386:47
713.15:396:46
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1413.05:446:42
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1912.95:476:38
2012.85:486:37
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2312.85:506:35
2412.75:506:34
2512.75:516:33
2612.75:526:32
2712.75:526:31
2812.65:536:30

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 5.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
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66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Driefontein

In seasonPeak

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

Driefontein'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 Driefontein?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Driefontein for sightseeing.

What to pack for Driefontein in February

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

In February, Driefontein sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Driefontein 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 Driefontein peaks around January 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 15UV 14Jun 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Driefontein 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 Driefontein is worst in May — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateMay 1754 µg/m³Dec 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr38Poor
May56Unhealthy
Jun38Poor
Jul36Poor
Aug30Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov40Poor
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Driefontein?

Driefontein sits at 27.0°S, 30.4°E, 1,405 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Piet Retief, 38 km away.

Topography around Driefontein

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Driefontein has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m around an average of 1,360 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 508 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,763 m.

The land around Driefontein is covered by grassland (55%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, grassland (44%), trees (28%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
137 m
16 km
508 m
80 km
1,763 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Piet Retief 38 km · Daggakraal 49 km · Ermelo 66 km · Frischgewaagd 70 km · Volksrust 71 km · Fernie 73 km · Empuluzu 81 km · Breyten 86 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 Driefontein (-26.965°, 30.4357°, elevation 1,405 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).