Groot-Brakrivier weather in February

In February, Groot-Brakrivier sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 33 mm of rain across 7.4 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Groot-Brakrivier's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Groot-Brakrivier's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 33 mm; 7.4 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 18 min; 6:08 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover: 38%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 6.53 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.6; out of 10

Groot-Brakrivier is village in the Western Cape, South Africa.

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 24°C through the month.

A typical February day in Groot-Brakrivier reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°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)	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

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

Groot-Brakrivier weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 18°	41	8.3	14	7.7
Feb	24° / 18°	33	7.4	13.3	7.6
Mar	23° / 17°	46	8	12.3	7.6
Apr	21° / 14°	45	6.9	11.2	7.2
May	20° / 12°	41	6	10.3	7.1
Jun	18° / 10°	34	6.4	9.8	6.6
Jul	17° / 9°	36	6.6	10	6.4
Aug	18° / 10°	45	7.3	10.7	6.4
Sep	19° / 11°	36	6.8	11.8	6.7
Oct	20° / 13°	51	7.7	12.9	6.8
Nov	21° / 15°	60	8.4	13.8	7.0
Dec	23° / 16°	39	7.9	14.2	7.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

	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 (%)	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	73
Cloudier (%)	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Groot-Brakrivier gets around 33 mm of rain over 7.4 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 27% and peaks near 28% 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 (%)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25

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

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the humid band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

	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 (%)	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11
Comfortable (%)	30	29	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	28	28	29
Humid (%)	48	48	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	48	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	49
Muggy (%)	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	11	30	48	12
2	11	29	48	12
3	10	28	49	12
4	10	28	49	12
5	10	27	50	13
6	10	27	50	13
7	11	27	50	13
8	11	26	50	13
9	11	26	50	13
10	11	26	50	13
11	11	26	50	13
12	11	25	50	14
13	12	25	50	14
14	12	25	49	14
15	12	25	49	14
16	12	25	49	14
17	13	25	48	14
18	13	25	47	14
19	13	26	47	14
20	13	26	47	14
21	13	26	47	14
22	13	27	47	14
23	12	27	48	13
24	12	27	48	13
25	12	27	48	12
26	12	28	49	12
27	12	28	49	11
28	11	29	49	11

Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 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 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 7:09 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)	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20
Sunset (PM)	7:35	7:34	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:31	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.7	5:54	7:35
2	13.6	5:55	7:34
3	13.6	5:56	7:34
4	13.6	5:57	7:33
5	13.6	5:58	7:32
6	13.5	5:59	7:31
7	13.5	6:00	7:31
8	13.5	6:01	7:30
9	13.4	6:02	7:29
10	13.4	6:03	7:28
11	13.4	6:04	7:27
12	13.4	6:05	7:26
13	13.3	6:06	7:25
14	13.3	6:07	7:25
15	13.3	6:08	7:24
16	13.2	6:09	7:23
17	13.2	6:10	7:22
18	13.2	6:11	7:21
19	13.1	6:11	7:20
20	13.1	6:12	7:19
21	13.1	6:13	7:17
22	13.0	6:14	7:16
23	13.0	6:15	7:15
24	13.0	6:16	7:14
25	12.9	6:17	7:13
26	12.9	6:18	7:12
27	12.9	6:19	7:11
28	12.8	6:20	7:09

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.65 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.53 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)	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1
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	7.0	Intense
2	7.0	Intense
3	6.9	Intense
4	6.9	Intense
5	6.9	Intense
6	6.8	Intense
7	6.8	Intense
8	6.8	Intense
9	6.7	Intense
10	6.7	Intense
11	6.6	Intense
12	6.6	Intense
13	6.6	Intense
14	6.5	Intense
15	6.5	Intense
16	6.5	Intense
17	6.4	Intense
18	6.4	Intense
19	6.4	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.2	Intense
24	6.2	Intense
25	6.2	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Groot-Brakrivier?

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

7.6

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

6.6

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Groot-Brakrivier for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Groot-Brakrivier in February

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

In February, Groot-Brakrivier sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 18°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Groot-Brakrivier in February

The nearest coast averages about 21°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in January at about 21°C and coldest in August near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 13 to Mar 19 — about 3.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	21	21	20	18	17	17	16	16	17	17	19	20
Comfort	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	21	Refreshing
Feb	21	Refreshing
Mar	20	Refreshing
Apr	18	Cool
May	17	Cool
Jun	17	Cool
Jul	16	Cool
Aug	16	Cool
Sep	17	Cool
Oct	17	Cool
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	20	Refreshing

UV index in Groot-Brakrivier in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Groot-Brakrivier peaks around January 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	11	10	6	4	3	3	4	6	10	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	10	Very high
Apr	6	High
May	4	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	6	High
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Groot-Brakrivier?

Groot-Brakrivier sits at 34.0°S, 22.2°E, 23 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Mossel Bay, 17 km away.

Topography around Groot-Brakrivier

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Groot-Brakrivier has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m around an average of 76 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,438 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,099 m.

The land around Groot-Brakrivier is covered by trees (33%) within 3 km, water (36%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (32%), water (29%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

198 m

trees 33%

16 km

1,438 m

water 36%

80 km

2,099 m

shrubs 32%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: Mossel Bay 17 km · George 24 km · Oudtshoorn 49 km · Dysselsdorp 56 km · Knysna 76 km · Riversdale 89 km · Plettenberg Bay 106 km · Swellendam 164 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 Groot-Brakrivier (-34.0437°, 22.2257°, elevation 23 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. 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	24	18
2	24	18
3	24	18
4	25	18
5	25	18
6	25	18
7	25	18
8	25	18
9	25	18
10	24	18
11	24	18
12	24	18
13	24	18
14	24	18
15	24	18
16	24	18
17	24	18
18	24	18
19	24	18
20	24	18
21	24	18
22	24	18
23	24	18
24	24	18
25	24	18
26	24	18
27	24	18
28	24	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	11	30	48	12
2	11	29	48	12
3	10	28	49	12
4	10	28	49	12
5	10	27	50	13
6	10	27	50	13
7	11	27	50	13
8	11	26	50	13
9	11	26	50	13
10	11	26	50	13
11	11	26	50	13
12	11	25	50	14
13	12	25	50	14
14	12	25	49	14
15	12	25	49	14
16	12	25	49	14
17	13	25	48	14
18	13	25	47	14
19	13	26	47	14
20	13	26	47	14
21	13	26	47	14
22	13	27	47	14
23	12	27	48	13
24	12	27	48	13
25	12	27	48	12
26	12	28	49	12
27	12	28	49	11
28	11	29	49	11

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	11	30	48	12
2	11	29	48	12
3	10	28	49	12
4	10	28	49	12
5	10	27	50	13
6	10	27	50	13
7	11	27	50	13
8	11	26	50	13
9	11	26	50	13
10	11	26	50	13
11	11	26	50	13
12	11	25	50	14
13	12	25	50	14
14	12	25	49	14
15	12	25	49	14
16	12	25	49	14
17	13	25	48	14
18	13	25	47	14
19	13	26	47	14
20	13	26	47	14
21	13	26	47	14
22	13	27	47	14
23	12	27	48	13
24	12	27	48	13
25	12	27	48	12
26	12	28	49	12
27	12	28	49	11
28	11	29	49	11

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	11	30	48	12
2	11	29	48	12
3	10	28	49	12
4	10	28	49	12
5	10	27	50	13
6	10	27	50	13
7	11	27	50	13
8	11	26	50	13
9	11	26	50	13
10	11	26	50	13
11	11	26	50	13
12	11	25	50	14
13	12	25	50	14
14	12	25	49	14
15	12	25	49	14
16	12	25	49	14
17	13	25	48	14
18	13	25	47	14
19	13	26	47	14
20	13	26	47	14
21	13	26	47	14
22	13	27	47	14
23	12	27	48	13
24	12	27	48	13
25	12	27	48	12
26	12	28	49	12
27	12	28	49	11
28	11	29	49	11