Louis Trichardt weather in February

In February, Louis Trichardt sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 87 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Louis Trichardt's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Louis Trichardt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:51 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
54%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Louis Trichardt is town in Limpopo, South Africa.

Founded
1899

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 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Louis Trichardt reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Louis Trichardt weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°10213.213.35.9
Feb28° / 19°8710.512.86.2
Mar27° / 17°50912.26.8
Apr26° / 15°215.211.57.8
May24° / 12°101.910.98.9
Jun22° / 51.110.68.8
Jul22° / 50.910.78.7
Aug24° / 11°30.911.29.1
Sep27° / 14°102.111.98.4
Oct27° / 16°224.612.57.4
Nov28° / 17°7710.313.16.0
Dec28° / 18°10313.513.45.7

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 23% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
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55941
65941
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Louis Trichardt gets around 87 mm of rain over 10.5 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 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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639
739
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938
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2137
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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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 30% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
111947330
211947320
311947321
421948311
522047301
622048301
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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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:426:45
213.05:436:45
313.05:446:45
413.05:446:44
513.05:456:44
613.05:466:43
712.95:466:43
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1612.85:526:38
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1812.75:536:37
1912.75:536:36
2012.75:546:36
2112.75:556:35
2212.75:556:34
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2512.65:576:32
2612.65:576:31
2712.55:586:30
2812.55:586:29

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 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in January 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
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
145.9Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Louis Trichardt?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Louis Trichardt in February

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

In February, Louis Trichardt sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Louis Trichardt in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Louis Trichardt peaks around January 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 20UV 14Jun 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Louis Trichardt 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 Louis Trichardt is worst in July — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 2023 µg/m³Jan 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr16Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Louis Trichardt?

Louis Trichardt sits at 23.0°S, 29.9°E, 956 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Thohoyandou, 61 km away.

Topography around Louis Trichardt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Louis Trichardt has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 392 m around an average of 978 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 920 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,302 m.

The land around Louis Trichardt is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (57%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
392 m
16 km
920 m
80 km
1,302 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Thohoyandou 61 km · Tshitereke 63 km · Duiwelskloof 76 km · Musina 79 km · Malamulele 79 km · Giyani 88 km · Tzaneen 92 km · Beitbridge 93 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 Louis Trichardt (-23.0438°, 29.9032°, elevation 956 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).