Mokopane weather in February

In February, Mokopane sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 72 mm of rain across 9 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in February, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of February to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Mokopane's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mokopane's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 72 mm; 9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 48 min; 5:53 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 9th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 6.29 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.6; out of 10

Mokopane is town in Limpopo, South Africa.

Density: 1,346/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1907

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 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in Mokopane reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	19
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	29	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	29	19
9	29	19
10	29	19
11	29	19
12	29	19
13	29	19
14	29	19
15	29	19
16	29	18
17	29	18
18	29	18
19	29	18
20	29	18
21	29	18
22	29	18
23	29	18
24	29	18
25	29	18
26	29	18
27	29	18
28	29	18

Mokopane weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-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	29° / 19°	113	12.5	13.3	5.2
Feb	29° / 18°	72	9	12.8	5.6
Mar	28° / 17°	59	8.1	12.2	6.6
Apr	26° / 14°	32	4.3	11.5	7.9
May	24° / 10°	9	1.7	10.8	9.1
Jun	22° / 7°	3	0.7	10.5	9.0
Jul	22° / 7°	3	0.6	10.7	8.9
Aug	25° / 10°	3	0.8	11.2	9.3
Sep	28° / 14°	11	1.9	11.9	7.8
Oct	29° / 16°	38	6.7	12.6	6.2
Nov	29° / 17°	83	11.4	13.2	5.4
Dec	29° / 18°	99	14.4	13.5	5.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	62	63	62	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	62	63	63	63	63	62	62	63	63	63	64	64	65	66	67	67
Cloudier (%)	38	37	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	37	37	37	37	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	34	33	33

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	63	37
3	62	38
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	62	38
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	67	33
28	67	33

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mokopane gets around 72 mm of rain over 9 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 33% and peaks near 37% 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 (%)	37	36	35	34	34	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	36
3	35
4	34
5	34
6	33
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	33
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	32
28	32

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% 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 (%)	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	17	18
Comfortable (%)	38	39	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	38
Humid (%)	40	40	39	38	37	36	36	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	39	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	40	39	38	36
Muggy (%)	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	9	38	40	12
2	10	39	40	12
3	10	40	39	11
4	11	40	38	11
5	11	41	37	11
6	12	41	36	11
7	12	42	36	10
8	13	42	35	10
9	13	42	35	10
10	13	42	35	10
11	14	42	35	9
12	14	41	36	9
13	14	41	36	9
14	14	41	37	9
15	14	40	37	9
16	14	40	38	9
17	13	39	39	9
18	13	39	39	9
19	13	38	40	9
20	13	38	41	8
21	13	38	41	8
22	14	37	41	8
23	14	37	41	8
24	15	37	41	8
25	15	37	40	8
26	16	37	39	8
27	17	37	38	8
28	18	38	36	8

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7
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	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 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 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:34 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)	13.1	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	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01
Sunset (PM)	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.1	5:44	6:51
2	13.1	5:45	6:50
3	13.1	5:46	6:50
4	13.1	5:46	6:50
5	13.0	5:47	6:49
6	13.0	5:48	6:49
7	13.0	5:48	6:48
8	13.0	5:49	6:48
9	13.0	5:50	6:47
10	12.9	5:50	6:47
11	12.9	5:51	6:46
12	12.9	5:52	6:46
13	12.9	5:52	6:45
14	12.9	5:53	6:44
15	12.8	5:53	6:44
16	12.8	5:54	6:43
17	12.8	5:55	6:42
18	12.8	5:55	6:42
19	12.8	5:56	6:41
20	12.7	5:56	6:40
21	12.7	5:57	6:40
22	12.7	5:58	6:39
23	12.7	5:58	6:38
24	12.6	5:59	6:37
25	12.6	5:59	6:36
26	12.6	6:00	6:36
27	12.6	6:00	6:35
28	12.6	6:01	6:34

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 6.29 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)	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	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
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	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.5	Intense
2	6.5	Intense
3	6.5	Intense
4	6.5	Intense
5	6.5	Intense
6	6.5	Intense
7	6.5	Intense
8	6.4	Intense
9	6.4	Intense
10	6.4	Intense
11	6.4	Intense
12	6.3	Intense
13	6.3	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.0	Intense
27	6.0	Intense
28	6.0	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Mokopane

In seasonPeak

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

Mokopane'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 Mokopane?

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

5.6

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

7.1

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mokopane in February

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

In February, Mokopane sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

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UV index in Mokopane 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 Mokopane peaks around January 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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	9	6	6	6	8	10	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	9	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Mokopane 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 Mokopane is worst in August — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (December, 7 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	9	11	16	22	23	25	26	25	16	9	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	16	Moderate
May	22	Moderate
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	9	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Mokopane?

Mokopane sits at 24.2°S, 29.0°E, 1,117 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Mookgophong, 47 km away.

Topography around Mokopane

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mokopane has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m around an average of 1,118 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 790 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,261 m.

The land around Mokopane is covered by artificial surfaces (30%), shrubs (28%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (54%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

243 m

artificial surfaces 30%

16 km

790 m

shrubs 54%

80 km

1,261 m

shrubs 50%

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

February weather nearby: Mookgophong 47 km · Lebowakgomo 52 km · Polokwane 57 km · Mankweng 79 km · Modimolle 83 km · Vaalwater 91 km · Siyabuswa 102 km · Bela Bela 106 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 Mokopane (-24.1944°, 29.0097°, elevation 1,117 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	29	19
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	29	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	29	19
9	29	19
10	29	19
11	29	19
12	29	19
13	29	19
14	29	19
15	29	19
16	29	18
17	29	18
18	29	18
19	29	18
20	29	18
21	29	18
22	29	18
23	29	18
24	29	18
25	29	18
26	29	18
27	29	18
28	29	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	63	37
3	62	38
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	62	38
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	67	33
28	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	36
3	35
4	34
5	34
6	33
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	33
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	32
28	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	9	38	40	12
2	10	39	40	12
3	10	40	39	11
4	11	40	38	11
5	11	41	37	11
6	12	41	36	11
7	12	42	36	10
8	13	42	35	10
9	13	42	35	10
10	13	42	35	10
11	14	42	35	9
12	14	41	36	9
13	14	41	36	9
14	14	41	37	9
15	14	40	37	9
16	14	40	38	9
17	13	39	39	9
18	13	39	39	9
19	13	38	40	9
20	13	38	41	8
21	13	38	41	8
22	14	37	41	8
23	14	37	41	8
24	15	37	41	8
25	15	37	40	8
26	16	37	39	8
27	17	37	38	8
28	18	38	36	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	19
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	29	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	29	19
9	29	19
10	29	19
11	29	19
12	29	19
13	29	19
14	29	19
15	29	19
16	29	18
17	29	18
18	29	18
19	29	18
20	29	18
21	29	18
22	29	18
23	29	18
24	29	18
25	29	18
26	29	18
27	29	18
28	29	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	63	37
3	62	38
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	62	38
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	67	33
28	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	36
3	35
4	34
5	34
6	33
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	33
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	32
28	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	9	38	40	12
2	10	39	40	12
3	10	40	39	11
4	11	40	38	11
5	11	41	37	11
6	12	41	36	11
7	12	42	36	10
8	13	42	35	10
9	13	42	35	10
10	13	42	35	10
11	14	42	35	9
12	14	41	36	9
13	14	41	36	9
14	14	41	37	9
15	14	40	37	9
16	14	40	38	9
17	13	39	39	9
18	13	39	39	9
19	13	38	40	9
20	13	38	41	8
21	13	38	41	8
22	14	37	41	8
23	14	37	41	8
24	15	37	41	8
25	15	37	40	8
26	16	37	39	8
27	17	37	38	8
28	18	38	36	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	19
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	29	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	29	19
9	29	19
10	29	19
11	29	19
12	29	19
13	29	19
14	29	19
15	29	19
16	29	18
17	29	18
18	29	18
19	29	18
20	29	18
21	29	18
22	29	18
23	29	18
24	29	18
25	29	18
26	29	18
27	29	18
28	29	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	63	37
3	62	38
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	62	38
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	66	34
27	67	33
28	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	37
2	36
3	35
4	34
5	34
6	33
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	33
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	32
28	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	9	38	40	12
2	10	39	40	12
3	10	40	39	11
4	11	40	38	11
5	11	41	37	11
6	12	41	36	11
7	12	42	36	10
8	13	42	35	10
9	13	42	35	10
10	13	42	35	10
11	14	42	35	9
12	14	41	36	9
13	14	41	36	9
14	14	41	37	9
15	14	40	37	9
16	14	40	38	9
17	13	39	39	9
18	13	39	39	9
19	13	38	40	9
20	13	38	41	8
21	13	38	41	8
22	14	37	41	8
23	14	37	41	8
24	15	37	41	8
25	15	37	40	8
26	16	37	39	8
27	17	37	38	8
28	18	38	36	8