Kimberley weather in February

In February, Kimberley sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 63 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of February to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Kimberley's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kimberley's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:05 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
39%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Kimberley is city in the Northern Cape, South Africa.

Density
1,572/km²
people per km²
Founded
1873

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 32°C through the month.

A typical February day in Kimberley reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C cooler than January and about 2°C warmer than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Kimberley

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 7 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
7
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kimberley weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 19°7911.413.63.9
Feb32° / 19°6310.4134.3
Mar30° / 17°6310.112.25.6
Apr26° / 12°416.411.37.7
May23° / 18310.68.6
Jun19° / 121.910.28.1
Jul19° / 5110.48.4
Aug22° / 101.7118.8
Sep26° / 10°132.511.88.4
Oct29° / 13°335.812.76.4
Nov31° / 16°557.813.45.2
Dec33° / 18°619.513.84.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37921
47921
57921
67921
77822
87822
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Kimberley gets around 63 mm of rain over 10.4 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
538
638
739
839
940
1040
1141
1241
1341
1441
1541
1640
1739
1839
1938
2038
2137
2237
2336
2436
2536
2635
2735
2835

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14827205
24727205
34728205
44628215
54628215
64528225
74528235
84428245
94328245
104228255
114129265
124029265
133929275
143830275
153830275
163830275
173930274
183930274
194030264
204130254
214230254
224330244
234429243
244529233
254629223
264728223
274828222
284927212

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 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 42 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:547:15
213.35:557:15
313.35:557:14
413.35:567:14
513.35:577:13
613.25:587:12
713.25:597:12
813.25:597:11
913.26:007:11
1013.16:017:10
1113.16:027:09
1213.16:037:09
1313.16:037:08
1413.06:047:07
1513.06:057:06
1613.06:067:05
1713.06:067:05
1812.96:077:04
1912.96:087:03
2012.96:097:02
2112.96:097:01
2212.86:107:00
2312.86:116:59
2412.86:116:58
2512.86:126:58
2612.76:136:57
2712.76:136:56
2812.76:146:55

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
126.9Intense
136.9Intense
146.9Intense
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246.7Intense
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266.7Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Kimberley?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Kimberley for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kimberley in February

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

In February, Kimberley sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Kimberley 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 Kimberley peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 15Jun 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Kimberley?

Kimberley sits at 28.7°S, 24.8°E, 1,224 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Warrenton, 69 km away.

Winnie Mandela

Topography around Kimberley

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kimberley has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 1,215 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 433 m.

The land around Kimberley is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
104 m
16 km
184 m
80 km
433 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Warrenton 69 km · Christiana 99 km · Pampierstad 106 km · Bultfontein 144 km · Bloemhof 146 km · Bloemfontein 148 km · Hoopstad 150 km · Winnie Mandela 165 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 Kimberley (-28.7323°, 24.7623°, elevation 1,224 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).