Lydenburg weather in February

In February, Lydenburg sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 123 mm of rain across 14 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-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 32% of the time in February, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Lydenburg's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lydenburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 123 mm; 14 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 54 min; 5:47 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 9th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.0; out of 10

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

A typical February day in Lydenburg 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 29°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	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	16
2	26	16
3	26	16
4	26	16
5	26	16
6	26	16
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	25	16
20	25	16
21	25	16
22	25	16
23	25	15
24	25	15
25	25	15
26	25	15
27	25	15
28	25	15

Lydenburg 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	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 16°	155	17.1	13.4	5.6
Feb	26° / 16°	123	14	12.9	6.0
Mar	25° / 14°	94	13.6	12.2	6.5
Apr	23° / 12°	44	7.4	11.4	7.5
May	21° / 8°	14	2.7	10.8	8.3
Jun	19° / 5°	6	1.7	10.5	8.1
Jul	19° / 5°	5	1.2	10.6	8.2
Aug	21° / 7°	10	2	11.1	8.5
Sep	24° / 10°	20	4.1	11.8	8.5
Oct	24° / 12°	59	10.2	12.6	7.1
Nov	25° / 14°	113	15.2	13.2	6.0
Dec	25° / 15°	156	18.6	13.5	5.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Lydenburg gets around 123 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 53% 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 (%)	53	53	52	51	51	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	50	50	49	48	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	53
2	53
3	52
4	51
5	51
6	50
7	50
8	49
9	49
10	49
11	49
12	49
13	49
14	49
15	49
16	50
17	50
18	50
19	50
20	51
21	51
22	51
23	51
24	50
25	50
26	49
27	48
28	47

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 50% 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 (%)	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	19	20	21
Comfortable (%)	48	49	49	50	50	50	51	52	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	50
Humid (%)	39	38	37	36	36	35	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	32	31	30	29
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	12	48	39	1
2	12	49	38	1
3	12	49	37	1
4	13	50	36	1
5	13	50	36	1
6	14	50	35	1
7	14	51	34	1
8	14	52	33	1
9	15	51	33	1
10	15	51	33	1
11	15	51	33	1
12	15	51	33	1
13	16	50	33	1
14	16	50	33	1
15	16	50	33	1
16	16	49	34	1
17	16	49	34	1
18	16	49	34	1
19	16	49	34	1
20	16	49	34	1
21	16	49	34	1
22	16	49	34	1
23	17	49	33	1
24	17	49	33	1
25	18	49	32	1
26	19	49	31	1
27	20	50	30	1
28	21	50	29	1

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
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
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7	6	calm
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10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
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14	6	calm
15	6	calm
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

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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 5:37 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:29 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	13.1	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	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	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	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54
Sunset (PM)	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:29

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.2	5:37	6:46
2	13.1	5:38	6:46
3	13.1	5:38	6:46
4	13.1	5:39	6:45
5	13.1	5:40	6:45
6	13.1	5:41	6:44
7	13.0	5:41	6:44
8	13.0	5:42	6:43
9	13.0	5:43	6:43
10	13.0	5:43	6:42
11	13.0	5:44	6:42
12	12.9	5:45	6:41
13	12.9	5:45	6:40
14	12.9	5:46	6:40
15	12.9	5:47	6:39
16	12.9	5:47	6:38
17	12.8	5:48	6:38
18	12.8	5:48	6:37
19	12.8	5:49	6:36
20	12.8	5:50	6:35
21	12.7	5:50	6:35
22	12.7	5:51	6:34
23	12.7	5:52	6:33
24	12.7	5:52	6:32
25	12.6	5:53	6:31
26	12.6	5:53	6:31
27	12.6	5:54	6:30
28	12.6	5:54	6:29

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 5.98 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)	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.2	Intense
2	6.2	Intense
3	6.2	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.1	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.0	Intense
13	6.0	Intense
14	6.0	Bright
15	6.0	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Lydenburg

In seasonPeak

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

Lydenburg's rainy season runs November–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 Lydenburg?

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

6.0

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

5.6

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Lydenburg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lydenburg in February

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

In February, Lydenburg 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 Lydenburg 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 Lydenburg peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 6 (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	13	8	6	6	6	8	9	10	13	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	13	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Lydenburg 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 Lydenburg is worst in July — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 14 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)	14	15	20	26	35	36	40	38	30	20	20	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	20	Moderate
Apr	26	Moderate
May	35	Poor
Jun	36	Poor
Jul	40	Poor
Aug	38	Poor
Sep	30	Moderate
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	20	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Lydenburg?

Lydenburg sits at 25.1°S, 30.4°E, 1,371 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Sabie, 34 km away.

Topography around Lydenburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lydenburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 1,409 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,159 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,911 m.

The land around Lydenburg is covered by grassland (60%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

145 m

grassland 60%

16 km

1,159 m

grassland 68%

80 km

1,911 m

grassland 46%

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

February weather nearby: Sabie 34 km · Praktiseer 58 km · White River 63 km · Mbombela 68 km · Mafemani 73 km · Dwarsloop 74 km · Hlanganani 75 km · Belfast 78 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 Lydenburg (-25.096°, 30.4439°, elevation 1,371 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	16
2	26	16
3	26	16
4	26	16
5	26	16
6	26	16
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	25	16
20	25	16
21	25	16
22	25	16
23	25	15
24	25	15
25	25	15
26	25	15
27	25	15
28	25	15

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	53
2	53
3	52
4	51
5	51
6	50
7	50
8	49
9	49
10	49
11	49
12	49
13	49
14	49
15	49
16	50
17	50
18	50
19	50
20	51
21	51
22	51
23	51
24	50
25	50
26	49
27	48
28	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	12	48	39	1
2	12	49	38	1
3	12	49	37	1
4	13	50	36	1
5	13	50	36	1
6	14	50	35	1
7	14	51	34	1
8	14	52	33	1
9	15	51	33	1
10	15	51	33	1
11	15	51	33	1
12	15	51	33	1
13	16	50	33	1
14	16	50	33	1
15	16	50	33	1
16	16	49	34	1
17	16	49	34	1
18	16	49	34	1
19	16	49	34	1
20	16	49	34	1
21	16	49	34	1
22	16	49	34	1
23	17	49	33	1
24	17	49	33	1
25	18	49	32	1
26	19	49	31	1
27	20	50	30	1
28	21	50	29	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	16
2	26	16
3	26	16
4	26	16
5	26	16
6	26	16
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	25	16
20	25	16
21	25	16
22	25	16
23	25	15
24	25	15
25	25	15
26	25	15
27	25	15
28	25	15

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	53
2	53
3	52
4	51
5	51
6	50
7	50
8	49
9	49
10	49
11	49
12	49
13	49
14	49
15	49
16	50
17	50
18	50
19	50
20	51
21	51
22	51
23	51
24	50
25	50
26	49
27	48
28	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	12	48	39	1
2	12	49	38	1
3	12	49	37	1
4	13	50	36	1
5	13	50	36	1
6	14	50	35	1
7	14	51	34	1
8	14	52	33	1
9	15	51	33	1
10	15	51	33	1
11	15	51	33	1
12	15	51	33	1
13	16	50	33	1
14	16	50	33	1
15	16	50	33	1
16	16	49	34	1
17	16	49	34	1
18	16	49	34	1
19	16	49	34	1
20	16	49	34	1
21	16	49	34	1
22	16	49	34	1
23	17	49	33	1
24	17	49	33	1
25	18	49	32	1
26	19	49	31	1
27	20	50	30	1
28	21	50	29	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	16
2	26	16
3	26	16
4	26	16
5	26	16
6	26	16
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	25	16
20	25	16
21	25	16
22	25	16
23	25	15
24	25	15
25	25	15
26	25	15
27	25	15
28	25	15

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	53
2	53
3	52
4	51
5	51
6	50
7	50
8	49
9	49
10	49
11	49
12	49
13	49
14	49
15	49
16	50
17	50
18	50
19	50
20	51
21	51
22	51
23	51
24	50
25	50
26	49
27	48
28	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	12	48	39	1
2	12	49	38	1
3	12	49	37	1
4	13	50	36	1
5	13	50	36	1
6	14	50	35	1
7	14	51	34	1
8	14	52	33	1
9	15	51	33	1
10	15	51	33	1
11	15	51	33	1
12	15	51	33	1
13	16	50	33	1
14	16	50	33	1
15	16	50	33	1
16	16	49	34	1
17	16	49	34	1
18	16	49	34	1
19	16	49	34	1
20	16	49	34	1
21	16	49	34	1
22	16	49	34	1
23	17	49	33	1
24	17	49	33	1
25	18	49	32	1
26	19	49	31	1
27	20	50	30	1
28	21	50	29	1