Postmasburg weather in February

In February, Postmasburg sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 65 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Postmasburg's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Postmasburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:12 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
36%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
7.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Postmasburg is town in South Africa.

Founded
1892

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Postmasburg reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C cooler than January and about 2°C warmer than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13118
23118
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How February really feels in Postmasburg

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Postmasburg weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°7310.913.64.6
Feb30° / 18°6510.5135.0
Mar28° / 16°579.412.26.3
Apr25° / 11°365.911.38.0
May22° / 142.410.68.6
Jun19° / 111.610.28.1
Jul19° / 51.310.48.1
Aug21° / 51.2118.7
Sep25° / 101.711.88.9
Oct28° / 12°223.712.77.6
Nov30° / 15°335.813.46.1
Dec31° / 17°548.413.84.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
48119
58119
68119
78119
88020
98020
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Postmasburg gets around 65 mm of rain over 10.5 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
436
536
637
737
838
939
1039
1140
1241
1341
1441
1541
1640
1740
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2138
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15723191
25624191
35624191
45524201
55425201
65325211
75325211
85225221
95225221
105026231
114926231
124927241
134827241
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194927231
204927221
215028211
225028211
235128201
245228191
255328181
265428171
275429161
285529151

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February, the calmest month.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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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 6:01 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 7:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:017:21
213.36:027:21
313.36:037:20
413.36:047:20
513.26:047:19
613.26:057:19
713.26:067:18
813.26:077:17
913.26:087:17
1013.16:087:16
1113.16:097:15
1213.16:107:15
1313.16:117:14
1413.06:117:13
1513.06:127:13
1613.06:137:12
1713.06:147:11
1812.96:147:10
1912.96:157:09
2012.96:167:08
2112.96:167:08
2212.86:177:07
2312.86:187:06
2412.86:197:05
2512.76:197:04
2612.76:207:03
2712.76:217:02
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 7.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.73 kWh/m² to a high of 8.18 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 7.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
156.9Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Postmasburg?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Postmasburg in February

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

In February, Postmasburg sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Postmasburg 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 Postmasburg peaks around January 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 13UV 15Jun 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Postmasburg?

Postmasburg sits at 28.3°S, 23.1°E, 1,305 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Pampierstad, 171 km away.

PampierstadKimberleyWarrentonUpingtonChristianaVryburgSchweizer-RenekeBloemhof

Topography around Postmasburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Postmasburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 1,315 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 848 m.

The land around Postmasburg is covered by shrubs (49%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, shrubs (60%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and shrubs (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
387 m
80 km
848 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Pampierstad 171 km · Kimberley 172 km · Warrenton 176 km · Upington 177 km · Christiana 211 km · Vryburg 224 km · Schweizer-Reneke 257 km · Bloemhof 261 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
Christian 86%or other traditional African religions 5%nothing in particular 5%Muslim 2%

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 Postmasburg (-28.3339°, 23.0654°, elevation 1,305 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).