Empuluzu weather in February

In February, Empuluzu sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 113 mm of rain across 13.9 wet days and about 12.9 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 30% 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 Empuluzu's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Empuluzu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 113 mm; 13.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 54 min; 5:44 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 9th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.1; 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 Empuluzu 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 28°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	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14

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

Empuluzu 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 15°	147	18	13.5	5.7
Feb	25° / 15°	113	13.9	12.9	6.1
Mar	24° / 13°	103	13.4	12.2	6.6
Apr	22° / 11°	45	8.4	11.4	7.1
May	20° / 8°	18	3.3	10.7	8.0
Jun	18° / 5°	9	1.5	10.4	7.9
Jul	18° / 5°	8	1.5	10.5	7.8
Aug	20° / 7°	14	3.2	11.1	8.0
Sep	23° / 9°	32	6.2	11.8	7.8
Oct	23° / 11°	81	13.8	12.6	6.3
Nov	23° / 13°	127	18.4	13.3	5.5
Dec	24° / 14°	151	19.5	13.6	5.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	47	49	50	51	52	53	53	53	53	52	53	52	52	51	51	51	50	50	50	49	48	47	48	48	48	50	50	51
Cloudier (%)	53	51	50	49	48	47	47	47	47	48	47	48	48	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	52	53	52	52	52	50	50	49

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Empuluzu gets around 113 mm of rain over 13.9 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 50% and peaks near 53% 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 (%)	53	53	52	52	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	48	47	46

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

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.

	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 (%)	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	16	16	17
Comfortable (%)	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	48	48	49	49	50	50	50	51	52	52
Humid (%)	45	44	44	43	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	38	38	37	36	35	33	32	31
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	9	46	45	1
2	9	46	44	1
3	9	46	44	1
4	9	47	43	1
5	10	47	42	1
6	10	47	42	1
7	10	47	42	1
8	11	47	41	1
9	11	46	41	1
10	12	46	41	1
11	12	46	41	1
12	12	46	41	1
13	12	46	41	1
14	12	46	41	1
15	13	46	41	1
16	13	46	41	1
17	13	47	40	0
18	13	47	40	0
19	13	48	40	0
20	13	48	39	0
21	13	49	38	0
22	13	49	38	0
23	14	50	37	0
24	14	50	36	0
25	15	50	35	0
26	16	51	33	0
27	16	52	32	0
28	17	52	31	0

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
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20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm

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 5:34 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:29 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)	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52
Sunset (PM)	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:29

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.2	5:34	6:47
2	13.2	5:35	6:47
3	13.2	5:35	6:46
4	13.2	5:36	6:46
5	13.1	5:37	6:45
6	13.1	5:37	6:45
7	13.1	5:38	6:44
8	13.1	5:39	6:44
9	13.1	5:40	6:43
10	13.0	5:40	6:42
11	13.0	5:41	6:42
12	13.0	5:42	6:41
13	13.0	5:42	6:41
14	12.9	5:43	6:40
15	12.9	5:44	6:39
16	12.9	5:44	6:38
17	12.9	5:45	6:38
18	12.9	5:46	6:37
19	12.8	5:46	6:36
20	12.8	5:47	6:35
21	12.8	5:48	6:35
22	12.8	5:48	6:34
23	12.7	5:49	6:33
24	12.7	5:50	6:32
25	12.7	5:50	6:31
26	12.7	5:51	6:30
27	12.6	5:51	6:29
28	12.6	5:52	6:29

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 5.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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	6.0	Bright
2	6.0	Bright
3	6.0	Bright
4	6.0	Bright
5	6.0	Bright
6	6.0	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Empuluzu

In seasonPeak

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

Empuluzu'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 Empuluzu?

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

6.1

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

5.4

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Empuluzu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Empuluzu in February

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

In February, Empuluzu sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

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UV index in Empuluzu 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 Empuluzu peaks around January 12 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	13	12	8	6	5	5	7	9	10	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	5	High
Jul	5	High
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Empuluzu 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 Empuluzu is worst in November — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 18 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)	22	21	28	36	31	35	40	41	33	26	46	18
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	21	Moderate
Mar	28	Moderate
Apr	36	Poor
May	31	Moderate
Jun	35	Moderate
Jul	40	Poor
Aug	41	Poor
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	46	Poor
Dec	18	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Empuluzu?

Empuluzu sits at 26.3°S, 30.8°E, 1,432 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Redhill, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Empuluzu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Empuluzu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m around an average of 1,405 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 543 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,755 m.

The land around Empuluzu is covered by grassland (71%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

250 m

grassland 71%

16 km

543 m

grassland 64%

80 km

1,755 m

grassland 55%

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

February weather nearby: Redhill 7.0 km · Fernie 10 km · Lukwatini 28 km · Nhlazatje 29 km · Mbabane 36 km · Lobamba 46 km · Barberton 64 km · Manzini 64 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 Empuluzu (-26.305°, 30.7736°, elevation 1,432 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	15
2	25	15
3	25	15
4	25	15
5	25	15
6	25	15
7	25	15
8	25	15
9	25	15
10	25	15
11	25	15
12	25	15
13	25	15
14	25	15
15	25	15
16	24	15
17	24	15
18	24	15
19	24	15
20	24	15
21	24	15
22	24	15
23	24	15
24	24	14
25	24	14
26	24	14
27	24	14
28	24	14

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	9	46	45	1
2	9	46	44	1
3	9	46	44	1
4	9	47	43	1
5	10	47	42	1
6	10	47	42	1
7	10	47	42	1
8	11	47	41	1
9	11	46	41	1
10	12	46	41	1
11	12	46	41	1
12	12	46	41	1
13	12	46	41	1
14	12	46	41	1
15	13	46	41	1
16	13	46	41	1
17	13	47	40	0
18	13	47	40	0
19	13	48	40	0
20	13	48	39	0
21	13	49	38	0
22	13	49	38	0
23	14	50	37	0
24	14	50	36	0
25	15	50	35	0
26	16	51	33	0
27	16	52	32	0
28	17	52	31	0

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

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	9	46	45	1
2	9	46	44	1
3	9	46	44	1
4	9	47	43	1
5	10	47	42	1
6	10	47	42	1
7	10	47	42	1
8	11	47	41	1
9	11	46	41	1
10	12	46	41	1
11	12	46	41	1
12	12	46	41	1
13	12	46	41	1
14	12	46	41	1
15	13	46	41	1
16	13	46	41	1
17	13	47	40	0
18	13	47	40	0
19	13	48	40	0
20	13	48	39	0
21	13	49	38	0
22	13	49	38	0
23	14	50	37	0
24	14	50	36	0
25	15	50	35	0
26	16	51	33	0
27	16	52	32	0
28	17	52	31	0

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

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	9	46	45	1
2	9	46	44	1
3	9	46	44	1
4	9	47	43	1
5	10	47	42	1
6	10	47	42	1
7	10	47	42	1
8	11	47	41	1
9	11	46	41	1
10	12	46	41	1
11	12	46	41	1
12	12	46	41	1
13	12	46	41	1
14	12	46	41	1
15	13	46	41	1
16	13	46	41	1
17	13	47	40	0
18	13	47	40	0
19	13	48	40	0
20	13	48	39	0
21	13	49	38	0
22	13	49	38	0
23	14	50	37	0
24	14	50	36	0
25	15	50	35	0
26	16	51	33	0
27	16	52	32	0
28	17	52	31	0