Mondlo weather in February

In February, Mondlo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 89 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Mondlo's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mondlo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 89 mm; 12.3 wet days
Daylight: 13 hours; 5:42 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 8th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.0; out of 10

Mondlo is human settlement in 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 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in Mondlo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 32°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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16

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

Mondlo 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	27° / 17°	106	15.3	13.6	5.7
Feb	27° / 17°	89	12.3	13	6.0
Mar	26° / 15°	79	11.1	12.2	6.6
Apr	25° / 13°	39	6.9	11.4	7.7
May	23° / 9°	15	3	10.6	8.6
Jun	21° / 7°	11	1.7	10.3	8.5
Jul	21° / 6°	14	1.8	10.4	8.4
Aug	23° / 9°	20	3.5	11	8.5
Sep	25° / 11°	34	6.1	11.8	7.8
Oct	25° / 13°	77	12.1	12.7	6.6
Nov	26° / 14°	109	15.6	13.4	5.7
Dec	27° / 16°	120	16.3	13.7	5.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 44%.

	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 (%)	53	54	55	55	56	56	56	57	56	56	56	55	55	55	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	58	58	58
Cloudier (%)	47	46	45	45	44	44	44	43	44	44	44	45	45	45	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	42	42	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	54	46
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	54	46
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mondlo gets around 89 mm of rain over 12.3 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 44% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	49	49	49	48	48	47	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	49
3	49
4	48
5	48
6	47
7	46
8	46
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	44
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	44
17	44
18	44
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	43
23	42
24	42
25	41
26	41
27	40
28	39

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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% 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 (%)	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	11
Comfortable (%)	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	40	41	41
Humid (%)	53	53	53	52	52	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	48	48	47	46	45	44	43
Muggy (%)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	6	33	53	8
2	6	33	53	8
3	6	33	53	8
4	6	34	52	8
5	6	34	52	8
6	7	34	51	8
7	7	34	51	8
8	7	35	50	8
9	7	35	50	8
10	7	35	50	8
11	7	35	50	8
12	7	35	50	8
13	7	36	50	8
14	7	36	50	8
15	7	36	50	7
16	7	36	50	7
17	7	36	50	7
18	7	37	50	7
19	7	37	49	6
20	8	37	49	6
21	8	38	49	6
22	8	38	48	6
23	8	38	48	6
24	9	39	47	5
25	9	39	46	5
26	10	40	45	5
27	10	41	44	5
28	11	41	43	5

Wind in February

Winds average 9 km/h in February.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 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 36 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:31 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:30 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)	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	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
Sunrise (AM)	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51
Sunset (PM)	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.3	5:31	6:50
2	13.3	5:32	6:50
3	13.3	5:33	6:49
4	13.2	5:34	6:49
5	13.2	5:34	6:48
6	13.2	5:35	6:47
7	13.2	5:36	6:47
8	13.2	5:37	6:46
9	13.1	5:37	6:46
10	13.1	5:38	6:45
11	13.1	5:39	6:44
12	13.1	5:40	6:44
13	13.0	5:40	6:43
14	13.0	5:41	6:42
15	13.0	5:42	6:41
16	13.0	5:43	6:41
17	12.9	5:43	6:40
18	12.9	5:44	6:39
19	12.9	5:45	6:38
20	12.9	5:46	6:37
21	12.8	5:46	6:37
22	12.8	5:47	6:36
23	12.8	5:48	6:35
24	12.8	5:48	6:34
25	12.7	5:49	6:33
26	12.7	5:50	6:32
27	12.7	5:50	6:31
28	12.7	5:51	6:30

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 5.85 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	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	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	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	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	Intense
2	6.0	Intense
3	6.0	Intense
4	6.0	Intense
5	6.0	Intense
6	6.0	Bright
7	6.0	Bright
8	6.0	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Mondlo

In seasonPeak

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

Mondlo'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 Mondlo?

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

6.2

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mondlo in February

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

In February, Mondlo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mondlo 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 Mondlo peaks around January 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 5 (moderate).

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)	15	13	11	7	6	5	5	7	8	9	11	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	7	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	7	High
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Mondlo 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 Mondlo is worst in July — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.6× the cleanest month (January, 12 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)	12	14	18	22	37	34	42	40	41	23	23	13
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	18	Moderate
Apr	22	Moderate
May	37	Poor
Jun	34	Moderate
Jul	42	Poor
Aug	40	Poor
Sep	41	Poor
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	23	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Mondlo?

Mondlo sits at 28.0°S, 30.7°E, 1,155 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Vryheid, 25 km away.

Topography around Mondlo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mondlo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m around an average of 1,155 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 577 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,012 m.

The land around Mondlo is covered by grassland (73%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (85%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km

280 m

grassland 73%

16 km

577 m

grassland 85%

80 km

2,012 m

grassland 69%

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

February weather nearby: Vryheid 25 km · Dundee 52 km · Glencoe 60 km · Frischgewaagd 70 km · Ulundi 79 km · Newcastle 81 km · Volksrust 107 km · Piet Retief 109 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 Mondlo (-27.983°, 30.7177°, elevation 1,155 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	28	17
2	28	17
3	28	17
4	28	17
5	28	17
6	28	17
7	28	17
8	28	17
9	28	17
10	28	17
11	27	17
12	27	17
13	27	17
14	27	17
15	27	17
16	27	17
17	27	17
18	27	17
19	27	17
20	27	17
21	27	17
22	27	17
23	27	17
24	27	16
25	27	16
26	27	16
27	27	16
28	27	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	54	46
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	54	46
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	49
3	49
4	48
5	48
6	47
7	46
8	46
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	44
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	44
17	44
18	44
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	43
23	42
24	42
25	41
26	41
27	40
28	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	6	33	53	8
2	6	33	53	8
3	6	33	53	8
4	6	34	52	8
5	6	34	52	8
6	7	34	51	8
7	7	34	51	8
8	7	35	50	8
9	7	35	50	8
10	7	35	50	8
11	7	35	50	8
12	7	35	50	8
13	7	36	50	8
14	7	36	50	8
15	7	36	50	7
16	7	36	50	7
17	7	36	50	7
18	7	37	50	7
19	7	37	49	6
20	8	37	49	6
21	8	38	49	6
22	8	38	48	6
23	8	38	48	6
24	9	39	47	5
25	9	39	46	5
26	10	40	45	5
27	10	41	44	5
28	11	41	43	5

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	54	46
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	54	46
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	49
3	49
4	48
5	48
6	47
7	46
8	46
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	44
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	44
17	44
18	44
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	43
23	42
24	42
25	41
26	41
27	40
28	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	6	33	53	8
2	6	33	53	8
3	6	33	53	8
4	6	34	52	8
5	6	34	52	8
6	7	34	51	8
7	7	34	51	8
8	7	35	50	8
9	7	35	50	8
10	7	35	50	8
11	7	35	50	8
12	7	35	50	8
13	7	36	50	8
14	7	36	50	8
15	7	36	50	7
16	7	36	50	7
17	7	36	50	7
18	7	37	50	7
19	7	37	49	6
20	8	37	49	6
21	8	38	49	6
22	8	38	48	6
23	8	38	48	6
24	9	39	47	5
25	9	39	46	5
26	10	40	45	5
27	10	41	44	5
28	11	41	43	5

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	54	46
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	57	43
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	54	46
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	49
3	49
4	48
5	48
6	47
7	46
8	46
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	44
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	44
17	44
18	44
19	43
20	43
21	43
22	43
23	42
24	42
25	41
26	41
27	40
28	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	6	33	53	8
2	6	33	53	8
3	6	33	53	8
4	6	34	52	8
5	6	34	52	8
6	7	34	51	8
7	7	34	51	8
8	7	35	50	8
9	7	35	50	8
10	7	35	50	8
11	7	35	50	8
12	7	35	50	8
13	7	36	50	8
14	7	36	50	8
15	7	36	50	7
16	7	36	50	7
17	7	36	50	7
18	7	37	50	7
19	7	37	49	6
20	8	37	49	6
21	8	38	49	6
22	8	38	48	6
23	8	38	48	6
24	9	39	47	5
25	9	39	46	5
26	10	40	45	5
27	10	41	44	5
28	11	41	43	5