Newcastle weather in February

In February, Newcastle sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 101 mm of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 41% of the time in February, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Newcastle's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Newcastle's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 101 mm; 13.2 wet days
Daylight: 13 hours; 5:45 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 8th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.9; out of 10

Newcastle is city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Density: 5,342/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1864

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 Newcastle reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	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	28	16
2	28	16
3	28	16
4	28	16
5	28	16
6	28	16
7	28	16
8	28	16
9	28	16
10	28	16
11	27	16
12	27	16
13	27	16
14	27	16
15	27	16
16	27	16
17	27	16
18	27	16
19	27	16
20	27	16
21	27	16
22	27	16
23	27	16
24	27	16
25	27	16
26	27	16
27	27	16
28	27	16

Newcastle weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-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° / 16°	141	17.6	13.6	5.4
Feb	27° / 16°	101	13.2	13	5.9
Mar	26° / 15°	99	11.8	12.2	6.6
Apr	24° / 12°	45	7.4	11.4	7.8
May	22° / 8°	18	3	10.6	8.5
Jun	20° / 5°	10	2.2	10.3	8.3
Jul	20° / 5°	13	2.1	10.4	8.3
Aug	23° / 7°	22	3.9	11	8.5
Sep	26° / 11°	40	7	11.8	7.7
Oct	26° / 13°	94	13.8	12.7	6.3
Nov	27° / 14°	120	16.5	13.4	5.5
Dec	27° / 15°	155	18.9	13.7	5.2

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 20% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

	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 (%)	59	60	61	61	62	62	62	63	62	62	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	62	63	63
Cloudier (%)	41	40	39	39	38	38	38	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	37	37

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	60	40
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	63	37
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	62	38
27	63	37
28	63	37

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Newcastle gets around 101 mm of rain over 13.2 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 48% and peaks near 54% 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 (%)	54	53	52	52	51	50	49	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	45	44	44	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	53
3	52
4	52
5	51
6	50
7	49
8	48
9	48
10	47
11	47
12	47
13	47
14	47
15	47
16	47
17	47
18	47
19	47
20	47
21	47
22	47
23	46
24	46
25	45
26	44
27	44
28	43

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 46% 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 (%)	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	18	19	20	20	21	22	23
Comfortable (%)	44	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46
Humid (%)	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	36	36	35	34	33	32	31	30
Muggy (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	9	44	44	2
2	9	45	43	2
3	10	45	43	2
4	10	46	42	2
5	10	46	42	2
6	11	46	41	2
7	11	46	41	2
8	12	46	40	2
9	12	46	40	2
10	13	46	39	2
11	13	46	39	2
12	14	46	39	1
13	14	46	39	1
14	14	46	38	1
15	15	46	38	1
16	15	46	38	1
17	15	46	38	1
18	16	46	38	1
19	16	46	37	1
20	17	46	37	0
21	17	46	36	0
22	18	46	36	0
23	19	46	35	0
24	20	46	34	0
25	20	46	33	0
26	21	46	32	0
27	22	46	31	0
28	23	46	30	0

Wind in February

Winds average 7 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	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	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	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 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 42 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:35 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:33 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	13.1	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	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:54
Sunset (PM)	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.3	5:35	6:53
2	13.3	5:36	6:52
3	13.3	5:36	6:52
4	13.2	5:37	6:51
5	13.2	5:38	6:51
6	13.2	5:39	6:50
7	13.2	5:39	6:50
8	13.1	5:40	6:49
9	13.1	5:41	6:48
10	13.1	5:42	6:48
11	13.1	5:42	6:47
12	13.1	5:43	6:47
13	13.0	5:44	6:46
14	13.0	5:45	6:45
15	13.0	5:45	6:44
16	13.0	5:46	6:44
17	12.9	5:47	6:43
18	12.9	5:48	6:42
19	12.9	5:48	6:41
20	12.9	5:49	6:40
21	12.8	5:50	6:40
22	12.8	5:50	6:39
23	12.8	5:51	6:38
24	12.8	5:52	6:37
25	12.7	5:52	6:36
26	12.7	5:53	6:35
27	12.7	5:54	6:34
28	12.6	5:54	6:33

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.56 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.12 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)	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.3	Intense
2	6.3	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.3	Intense
8	6.2	Intense
9	6.2	Intense
10	6.2	Intense
11	6.2	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.0	Intense
16	6.0	Intense
17	6.0	Intense
18	6.0	Bright
19	6.0	Bright
20	6.0	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Newcastle

In seasonPeak

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

Newcastle'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 Newcastle?

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

6.1

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Newcastle in February

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

In February, Newcastle sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Newcastle 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 Newcastle peaks around January 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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	8	6	5	5	7	9	10	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	5	High
Aug	7	High
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Newcastle 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 Newcastle is worst in September — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.0× the cleanest month (January, 11 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)	11	13	16	22	27	30	35	44	54	26	15	12
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	22	Moderate
May	27	Moderate
Jun	30	Moderate
Jul	35	Moderate
Aug	44	Poor
Sep	54	Poor
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	12	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Newcastle?

Newcastle sits at 27.8°S, 29.9°E, 1,195 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Volksrust, 44 km away.

Topography around Newcastle

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Newcastle has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 1,205 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 833 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,427 m.

The land around Newcastle is covered by grassland (53%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) within 16 km, and grassland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km

76 m

grassland 53%

16 km

833 m

grassland 77%

80 km

1,427 m

grassland 80%

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

February weather nearby: Volksrust 44 km · Glencoe 51 km · Dundee 54 km · Daggakraal 70 km · Mondlo 81 km · Vrede 84 km · Vryheid 85 km · Ladysmith 90 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 Newcastle (-27.758°, 29.9318°, elevation 1,195 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	16
2	28	16
3	28	16
4	28	16
5	28	16
6	28	16
7	28	16
8	28	16
9	28	16
10	28	16
11	27	16
12	27	16
13	27	16
14	27	16
15	27	16
16	27	16
17	27	16
18	27	16
19	27	16
20	27	16
21	27	16
22	27	16
23	27	16
24	27	16
25	27	16
26	27	16
27	27	16
28	27	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	60	40
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	63	37
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	62	38
27	63	37
28	63	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	53
3	52
4	52
5	51
6	50
7	49
8	48
9	48
10	47
11	47
12	47
13	47
14	47
15	47
16	47
17	47
18	47
19	47
20	47
21	47
22	47
23	46
24	46
25	45
26	44
27	44
28	43

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	9	44	44	2
2	9	45	43	2
3	10	45	43	2
4	10	46	42	2
5	10	46	42	2
6	11	46	41	2
7	11	46	41	2
8	12	46	40	2
9	12	46	40	2
10	13	46	39	2
11	13	46	39	2
12	14	46	39	1
13	14	46	39	1
14	14	46	38	1
15	15	46	38	1
16	15	46	38	1
17	15	46	38	1
18	16	46	38	1
19	16	46	37	1
20	17	46	37	0
21	17	46	36	0
22	18	46	36	0
23	19	46	35	0
24	20	46	34	0
25	20	46	33	0
26	21	46	32	0
27	22	46	31	0
28	23	46	30	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	60	40
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	63	37
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	62	38
27	63	37
28	63	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	53
3	52
4	52
5	51
6	50
7	49
8	48
9	48
10	47
11	47
12	47
13	47
14	47
15	47
16	47
17	47
18	47
19	47
20	47
21	47
22	47
23	46
24	46
25	45
26	44
27	44
28	43

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	9	44	44	2
2	9	45	43	2
3	10	45	43	2
4	10	46	42	2
5	10	46	42	2
6	11	46	41	2
7	11	46	41	2
8	12	46	40	2
9	12	46	40	2
10	13	46	39	2
11	13	46	39	2
12	14	46	39	1
13	14	46	39	1
14	14	46	38	1
15	15	46	38	1
16	15	46	38	1
17	15	46	38	1
18	16	46	38	1
19	16	46	37	1
20	17	46	37	0
21	17	46	36	0
22	18	46	36	0
23	19	46	35	0
24	20	46	34	0
25	20	46	33	0
26	21	46	32	0
27	22	46	31	0
28	23	46	30	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	60	40
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	63	37
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	62	38
27	63	37
28	63	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	53
3	52
4	52
5	51
6	50
7	49
8	48
9	48
10	47
11	47
12	47
13	47
14	47
15	47
16	47
17	47
18	47
19	47
20	47
21	47
22	47
23	46
24	46
25	45
26	44
27	44
28	43

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	9	44	44	2
2	9	45	43	2
3	10	45	43	2
4	10	46	42	2
5	10	46	42	2
6	11	46	41	2
7	11	46	41	2
8	12	46	40	2
9	12	46	40	2
10	13	46	39	2
11	13	46	39	2
12	14	46	39	1
13	14	46	39	1
14	14	46	38	1
15	15	46	38	1
16	15	46	38	1
17	15	46	38	1
18	16	46	38	1
19	16	46	37	1
20	17	46	37	0
21	17	46	36	0
22	18	46	36	0
23	19	46	35	0
24	20	46	34	0
25	20	46	33	0
26	21	46	32	0
27	22	46	31	0
28	23	46	30	0