Harrismith weather in February

In February, Harrismith sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 126 mm of rain across 15 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-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 35% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Harrismith's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Harrismith's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 126 mm; 15 wet days
Daylight: 13 hours; 5:48 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover: 54%; 9th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 6.2 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.0; out of 10

Harrismith is town in the Free State, South Africa.

Founded: 1849

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 Harrismith reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°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	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
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	24	14
12	24	14
13	24	14
14	24	14
15	24	14
16	24	14
17	24	14
18	24	14
19	24	14
20	24	14
21	24	14
22	24	14
23	24	14
24	24	14
25	24	14
26	24	14
27	24	14
28	24	14

How February really feels in Harrismith

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.

Harrismith 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°	171	19.5	0	13.6	5.5
Feb	24° / 14°	126	15	0	13	6.0
Mar	23° / 13°	99	13.9	0	12.2	6.5
Apr	21° / 10°	47	7.7	0	11.3	7.2
May	19° / 6°	18	3	0.1	10.6	7.8
Jun	17° / 3°	10	1.9	0.1	10.2	7.1
Jul	17° / 3°	11	1.5	0.5	10.4	7.2
Aug	19° / 5°	23	3.9	0.3	11	7.7
Sep	22° / 8°	32	5	0.3	11.8	8.0
Oct	23° / 10°	90	12.3	0	12.7	6.7
Nov	24° / 12°	125	15.4	0	13.4	6.1
Dec	24° / 13°	173	18.8	0	13.8	5.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

	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 (%)	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	60	60	60	62
Cloudier (%)	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	40	40	40	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	62	38

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Harrismith gets around 126 mm of rain over 15 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 55% and peaks near 59% 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 (%)	59	59	58	57	56	56	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	52	51	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	59
3	58
4	57
5	56
6	56
7	55
8	55
9	54
10	54
11	54
12	54
13	54
14	54
15	54
16	55
17	55
18	55
19	54
20	54
21	54
22	54
23	54
24	53
25	53
26	52
27	51
28	51

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 57% 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 (%)	24	25	25	26	26	27	27	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	33	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	41	43
Comfortable (%)	62	61	61	60	60	59	59	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	57	56	56	55	54	54	53	51	50
Humid (%)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	24	62	14
2	25	61	14
3	25	61	14
4	26	60	14
5	26	60	14
6	27	59	14
7	27	59	14
8	28	58	14
9	28	58	14
10	29	57	14
11	29	57	14
12	30	57	13
13	30	57	13
14	30	57	13
15	31	57	12
16	31	57	12
17	31	57	12
18	32	57	11
19	33	56	11
20	33	57	10
21	34	56	10
22	35	56	9
23	36	55	9
24	37	54	9
25	38	54	8
26	39	53	8
27	41	51	8
28	43	50	7

Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
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7	10	calm
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10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
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24	9	calm
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26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 42 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 5:37 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:37 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)	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57
Sunset (PM)	6:57	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.3	5:37	6:57
2	13.3	5:38	6:56
3	13.3	5:39	6:56
4	13.3	5:40	6:55
5	13.2	5:40	6:55
6	13.2	5:41	6:54
7	13.2	5:42	6:54
8	13.2	5:43	6:53
9	13.2	5:43	6:52
10	13.1	5:44	6:52
11	13.1	5:45	6:51
12	13.1	5:46	6:50
13	13.1	5:46	6:50
14	13.0	5:47	6:49
15	13.0	5:48	6:48
16	13.0	5:49	6:47
17	13.0	5:49	6:47
18	12.9	5:50	6:46
19	12.9	5:51	6:45
20	12.9	5:52	6:44
21	12.8	5:52	6:43
22	12.8	5:53	6:42
23	12.8	5:54	6:41
24	12.8	5:54	6:41
25	12.7	5:55	6:40
26	12.7	5:56	6:39
27	12.7	5:56	6:38
28	12.7	5:57	6:37

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.2 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)	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0
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	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.4	Intense
2	6.4	Intense
3	6.4	Intense
4	6.4	Intense
5	6.4	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.3	Intense
8	6.3	Intense
9	6.3	Intense
10	6.3	Intense
11	6.2	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.2	Intense
15	6.1	Intense
16	6.1	Intense
17	6.1	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.0	Intense
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.0	Bright
27	6.0	Bright
28	6.0	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Harrismith

In seasonPeak

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

Harrismith'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 Harrismith?

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

6.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Harrismith for sightseeing.

What to pack for Harrismith in February

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

In February, Harrismith sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Harrismith 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 Harrismith peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 5 (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	8	6	5	5	6	8	10	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	6	High
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Harrismith 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 Harrismith is worst in September — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.1× the cleanest month (January, 8 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)	8	11	13	16	20	26	34	35	42	25	10	8
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	16	Moderate
May	20	Moderate
Jun	26	Moderate
Jul	34	Moderate
Aug	35	Moderate
Sep	42	Poor
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Harrismith?

Harrismith sits at 28.3°S, 29.1°E, 1,643 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Tshiame, 15 km away.

Topography around Harrismith

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Harrismith has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 m around an average of 1,663 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 802 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,391 m.

The land around Harrismith is covered by grassland (67%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (73%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

282 m

grassland 67%

16 km

802 m

grassland 73%

80 km

2,391 m

grassland 73%

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

February weather nearby: Tshiame 15 km · Phuthaditjhaba 42 km · Ladysmith 71 km · Bethlehem 81 km · Reitz 87 km · Vrede 94 km · Newcastle 97 km · Fouriesburg 98 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 Harrismith (-28.2728°, 29.1295°, elevation 1,643 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	24	14
12	24	14
13	24	14
14	24	14
15	24	14
16	24	14
17	24	14
18	24	14
19	24	14
20	24	14
21	24	14
22	24	14
23	24	14
24	24	14
25	24	14
26	24	14
27	24	14
28	24	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	59
3	58
4	57
5	56
6	56
7	55
8	55
9	54
10	54
11	54
12	54
13	54
14	54
15	54
16	55
17	55
18	55
19	54
20	54
21	54
22	54
23	54
24	53
25	53
26	52
27	51
28	51

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	24	62	14
2	25	61	14
3	25	61	14
4	26	60	14
5	26	60	14
6	27	59	14
7	27	59	14
8	28	58	14
9	28	58	14
10	29	57	14
11	29	57	14
12	30	57	13
13	30	57	13
14	30	57	13
15	31	57	12
16	31	57	12
17	31	57	12
18	32	57	11
19	33	56	11
20	33	57	10
21	34	56	10
22	35	56	9
23	36	55	9
24	37	54	9
25	38	54	8
26	39	53	8
27	41	51	8
28	43	50	7

	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	24	14
12	24	14
13	24	14
14	24	14
15	24	14
16	24	14
17	24	14
18	24	14
19	24	14
20	24	14
21	24	14
22	24	14
23	24	14
24	24	14
25	24	14
26	24	14
27	24	14
28	24	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	59
3	58
4	57
5	56
6	56
7	55
8	55
9	54
10	54
11	54
12	54
13	54
14	54
15	54
16	55
17	55
18	55
19	54
20	54
21	54
22	54
23	54
24	53
25	53
26	52
27	51
28	51

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	24	62	14
2	25	61	14
3	25	61	14
4	26	60	14
5	26	60	14
6	27	59	14
7	27	59	14
8	28	58	14
9	28	58	14
10	29	57	14
11	29	57	14
12	30	57	13
13	30	57	13
14	30	57	13
15	31	57	12
16	31	57	12
17	31	57	12
18	32	57	11
19	33	56	11
20	33	57	10
21	34	56	10
22	35	56	9
23	36	55	9
24	37	54	9
25	38	54	8
26	39	53	8
27	41	51	8
28	43	50	7

	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	24	14
12	24	14
13	24	14
14	24	14
15	24	14
16	24	14
17	24	14
18	24	14
19	24	14
20	24	14
21	24	14
22	24	14
23	24	14
24	24	14
25	24	14
26	24	14
27	24	14
28	24	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	59
3	58
4	57
5	56
6	56
7	55
8	55
9	54
10	54
11	54
12	54
13	54
14	54
15	54
16	55
17	55
18	55
19	54
20	54
21	54
22	54
23	54
24	53
25	53
26	52
27	51
28	51

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	24	62	14
2	25	61	14
3	25	61	14
4	26	60	14
5	26	60	14
6	27	59	14
7	27	59	14
8	28	58	14
9	28	58	14
10	29	57	14
11	29	57	14
12	30	57	13
13	30	57	13
14	30	57	13
15	31	57	12
16	31	57	12
17	31	57	12
18	32	57	11
19	33	56	11
20	33	57	10
21	34	56	10
22	35	56	9
23	36	55	9
24	37	54	9
25	38	54	8
26	39	53	8
27	41	51	8
28	43	50	7