Lukwatini weather in February

In February, Lukwatini sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 104 mm of rain across 14 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Lukwatini's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lukwatini's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 104 mm; 14 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 54 min; 5:44 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 9th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.9; out of 10

Lukwatini is town in Mpumalanga, 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 26°C through the month.

A typical February day in Lukwatini reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 30°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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Lukwatini weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-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	26° / 16°	129	17.9	13.4	5.5
Feb	26° / 16°	104	14	12.9	5.9
Mar	25° / 15°	91	13	12.2	6.5
Apr	24° / 12°	45	8.3	11.4	7.4
May	22° / 8°	17	3.3	10.7	8.4
Jun	20° / 5°	8	1.8	10.4	8.3
Jul	20° / 5°	8	1.4	10.5	8.3
Aug	22° / 7°	13	3.1	11.1	8.4
Sep	24° / 10°	30	6.3	11.8	8.0
Oct	24° / 12°	72	13.2	12.6	6.6
Nov	25° / 14°	117	17.8	13.3	5.6
Dec	25° / 15°	131	19	13.6	5.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 47%.

	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 (%)	49	50	51	53	53	54	54	55	55	55	55	54	55	54	54	53	53	53	53	52	53	52	52	53	53	54	55	56
Cloudier (%)	51	50	49	47	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	46	45	46	46	47	47	47	47	48	47	48	48	47	47	46	45	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	54	46
13	55	45
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	52	48
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	55	45
28	56	44

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Lukwatini gets around 104 mm of rain over 14 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 52% 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 (%)	52	52	51	51	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	51	50	50	50	49	48	47

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

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% 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 (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	9	9
Comfortable (%)	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	37
Humid (%)	56	56	57	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	52	52	51	51	50	49	48
Muggy (%)	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	4	30	56	10
2	4	30	56	10
3	4	30	57	9
4	4	31	56	9
5	4	31	56	9
6	4	31	56	9
7	4	31	56	9
8	5	32	55	8
9	5	32	55	8
10	5	32	55	8
11	5	33	54	8
12	5	33	54	8
13	5	33	54	8
14	6	33	53	8
15	6	33	54	7
16	6	33	54	7
17	6	33	54	7
18	6	33	54	7
19	6	33	54	7
20	6	33	54	7
21	6	34	53	7
22	7	34	52	7
23	7	34	52	7
24	7	35	51	7
25	8	35	51	6
26	8	36	50	6
27	9	36	49	6
28	9	37	48	6

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	6	calm
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16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	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 6:46 PM to 6:28 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	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52
Sunset (PM)	6:46	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	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:28

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.2	5:34	6:46
2	13.2	5:35	6:46
3	13.2	5:35	6:46
4	13.1	5:36	6:45
5	13.1	5:37	6:45
6	13.1	5:38	6:44
7	13.1	5:38	6:44
8	13.1	5:39	6:43
9	13.0	5:40	6:42
10	13.0	5:41	6:42
11	13.0	5:41	6:41
12	13.0	5:42	6:41
13	13.0	5:43	6:40
14	12.9	5:43	6:39
15	12.9	5:44	6:39
16	12.9	5:45	6:38
17	12.9	5:45	6:37
18	12.8	5:46	6:37
19	12.8	5:47	6:36
20	12.8	5:47	6:35
21	12.8	5:48	6:34
22	12.7	5:48	6:33
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	6:28

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 5.76 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	5.9	5.9	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	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
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	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Lukwatini

In seasonPeak

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

Lukwatini'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 Lukwatini?

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

5.9

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

5.7

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Lukwatini for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lukwatini in February

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

In February, Lukwatini sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

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UV index in Lukwatini 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 Lukwatini peaks around December 21 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	14	12	8	6	5	5	7	9	10	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	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	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Lukwatini 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 Lukwatini 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 Lukwatini?

Lukwatini sits at 26.1°S, 30.8°E, 1,012 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Nhlazatje, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Lukwatini

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lukwatini has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 478 m around an average of 1,024 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,072 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,789 m.

The land around Lukwatini is covered by grassland (60%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km

478 m

grassland 60%

16 km

1,072 m

grassland 71%

80 km

1,789 m

grassland 52%

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

February weather nearby: Nhlazatje 3.0 km · Redhill 23 km · Empuluzu 28 km · Fernie 37 km · Barberton 38 km · Mbabane 42 km · Lobamba 59 km · Mbombela 66 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 Lukwatini (-26.055°, 30.8229°, elevation 1,012 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	26	17
2	26	17
3	26	17
4	26	17
5	26	17
6	26	17
7	26	16
8	26	16
9	26	16
10	26	16
11	26	16
12	26	16
13	26	16
14	26	16
15	26	16
16	26	16
17	26	16
18	26	16
19	26	16
20	26	16
21	26	16
22	26	16
23	26	16
24	26	16
25	26	16
26	26	16
27	26	16
28	26	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	54	46
13	55	45
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	52	48
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	55	45
28	56	44

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	4	30	56	10
2	4	30	56	10
3	4	30	57	9
4	4	31	56	9
5	4	31	56	9
6	4	31	56	9
7	4	31	56	9
8	5	32	55	8
9	5	32	55	8
10	5	32	55	8
11	5	33	54	8
12	5	33	54	8
13	5	33	54	8
14	6	33	53	8
15	6	33	54	7
16	6	33	54	7
17	6	33	54	7
18	6	33	54	7
19	6	33	54	7
20	6	33	54	7
21	6	34	53	7
22	7	34	52	7
23	7	34	52	7
24	7	35	51	7
25	8	35	51	6
26	8	36	50	6
27	9	36	49	6
28	9	37	48	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	54	46
13	55	45
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	52	48
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	55	45
28	56	44

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	4	30	56	10
2	4	30	56	10
3	4	30	57	9
4	4	31	56	9
5	4	31	56	9
6	4	31	56	9
7	4	31	56	9
8	5	32	55	8
9	5	32	55	8
10	5	32	55	8
11	5	33	54	8
12	5	33	54	8
13	5	33	54	8
14	6	33	53	8
15	6	33	54	7
16	6	33	54	7
17	6	33	54	7
18	6	33	54	7
19	6	33	54	7
20	6	33	54	7
21	6	34	53	7
22	7	34	52	7
23	7	34	52	7
24	7	35	51	7
25	8	35	51	6
26	8	36	50	6
27	9	36	49	6
28	9	37	48	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	54	46
13	55	45
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	52	48
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	55	45
28	56	44

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	4	30	56	10
2	4	30	56	10
3	4	30	57	9
4	4	31	56	9
5	4	31	56	9
6	4	31	56	9
7	4	31	56	9
8	5	32	55	8
9	5	32	55	8
10	5	32	55	8
11	5	33	54	8
12	5	33	54	8
13	5	33	54	8
14	6	33	53	8
15	6	33	54	7
16	6	33	54	7
17	6	33	54	7
18	6	33	54	7
19	6	33	54	7
20	6	33	54	7
21	6	34	53	7
22	7	34	52	7
23	7	34	52	7
24	7	35	51	7
25	8	35	51	6
26	8	36	50	6
27	9	36	49	6
28	9	37	48	6