Somerset East weather in February

In February, Somerset East sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 73 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in February, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of February to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Somerset East's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Somerset East's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 73 mm; 10.2 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 12 min; 5:56 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover: 46%; 9th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.3; out of 10

Somerset East is town in South Africa.

Founded: 1825

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 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Somerset East reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°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	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	15
2	28	15
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	28	16
12	28	16
13	28	16
14	28	16
15	28	16
16	28	16
17	28	16
18	28	15
19	28	15
20	28	15
21	28	15
22	28	15
23	28	15
24	28	15
25	28	15
26	28	15
27	28	15
28	28	15

Somerset East weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 15°	76	10.3	13.9	6.2
Feb	28° / 15°	73	10.2	13.2	6.3
Mar	26° / 14°	73	10	12.2	6.9
Apr	23° / 11°	47	7.6	11.2	7.4
May	21° / 8°	22	4.8	10.3	7.7
Jun	19° / 6°	23	4.6	9.9	7.3
Jul	19° / 5°	23	3.8	10.1	7.5
Aug	20° / 6°	31	5.3	10.8	7.4
Sep	22° / 8°	32	5.1	11.8	7.7
Oct	24° / 10°	55	8.7	12.8	7.3
Nov	25° / 12°	67	9	13.7	7.1
Dec	27° / 14°	70	9.9	14.1	6.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

	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 (%)	65	66	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	62	63	63	63	65	65	65	66	66	67	68	68
Cloudier (%)	35	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	35	35	35	34	34	33	32	32

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	66	34
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	67	33
27	68	32
28	68	32

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Somerset East gets around 73 mm of rain over 10.2 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 36% and peaks near 38% 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 (%)	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	35	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	35
5	35
6	35
7	36
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	37
12	37
13	37
14	37
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	38
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	36
24	36
25	35
26	35
27	35
28	34

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 40% 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 (%)	32	31	31	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	32	32	33	34	34	35
Comfortable (%)	43	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39
Humid (%)	23	23	24	24	25	25	26	27	28	29	30	30	31	32	32	33	33	32	32	31	31	30	29	28	27	26	25	24
Muggy (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	32	43	23	2
2	31	44	23	2
3	31	44	24	2
4	30	44	24	2
5	30	44	25	2
6	29	44	25	2
7	29	43	26	2
8	29	43	27	2
9	28	42	28	2
10	28	42	29	2
11	27	41	30	2
12	27	41	30	2
13	27	40	31	2
14	27	40	32	1
15	27	39	32	1
16	27	39	33	1
17	28	38	33	1
18	28	38	32	2
19	29	37	32	2
20	30	37	31	2
21	30	37	31	2
22	31	37	30	2
23	32	37	29	2
24	32	38	28	2
25	33	38	27	2
26	34	38	26	2
27	34	39	25	2
28	35	39	24	2

Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 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	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of February to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 6:55 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)	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:07
Sunset (PM)	7:19	7:18	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.6	5:43	7:19
2	13.6	5:44	7:18
3	13.5	5:45	7:18
4	13.5	5:46	7:17
5	13.5	5:47	7:16
6	13.5	5:48	7:16
7	13.4	5:49	7:15
8	13.4	5:50	7:14
9	13.4	5:51	7:13
10	13.3	5:52	7:13
11	13.3	5:53	7:12
12	13.3	5:54	7:11
13	13.3	5:54	7:10
14	13.2	5:55	7:09
15	13.2	5:56	7:08
16	13.2	5:57	7:07
17	13.1	5:58	7:06
18	13.1	5:59	7:05
19	13.1	6:00	7:04
20	13.0	6:01	7:03
21	13.0	6:01	7:02
22	13.0	6:02	7:01
23	13.0	6:03	7:00
24	12.9	6:04	6:59
25	12.9	6:05	6:58
26	12.9	6:06	6:57
27	12.8	6:07	6:56
28	12.8	6:07	6:55

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 2.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 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)	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
Level	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	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.6	Intense
2	6.5	Intense
3	6.5	Intense
4	6.5	Intense
5	6.4	Intense
6	6.4	Intense
7	6.3	Intense
8	6.3	Intense
9	6.3	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	Bright
18	6.0	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Somerset East?

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

6.3

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

6.9

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Somerset East in February

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

In February, Somerset East sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Somerset East in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Somerset East peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 3 (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)	14	12	10	6	5	3	3	5	7	11	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	10	Very high
Apr	6	High
May	5	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	7	High
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Somerset East 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 Somerset East is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (January, 6 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)	6	6	8	11	16	16	16	16	14	11	7	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	8	Good
Apr	11	Good
May	16	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	11	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Somerset East?

Somerset East sits at 32.7°S, 25.6°E, 748 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Cradock, 62 km away.

Topography around Somerset East

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Somerset East has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 793 m around an average of 837 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,030 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,066 m.

The land around Somerset East is covered by trees (38%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

793 m

trees 38%

16 km

1,030 m

grassland 62%

80 km

2,066 m

grassland 70%

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

February weather nearby: Cradock 62 km · Fort Beaufort 98 km · Grahamstown 109 km · Graaff Reinet 112 km · Kariega 116 km · Alice 117 km · Whittlesea 131 km · Port Elizabeth 138 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 Somerset East (-32.7217°, 25.588°, elevation 748 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	15
2	28	15
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	28	16
12	28	16
13	28	16
14	28	16
15	28	16
16	28	16
17	28	16
18	28	15
19	28	15
20	28	15
21	28	15
22	28	15
23	28	15
24	28	15
25	28	15
26	28	15
27	28	15
28	28	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	66	34
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	67	33
27	68	32
28	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	35
5	35
6	35
7	36
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	37
12	37
13	37
14	37
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	38
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	36
24	36
25	35
26	35
27	35
28	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	32	43	23	2
2	31	44	23	2
3	31	44	24	2
4	30	44	24	2
5	30	44	25	2
6	29	44	25	2
7	29	43	26	2
8	29	43	27	2
9	28	42	28	2
10	28	42	29	2
11	27	41	30	2
12	27	41	30	2
13	27	40	31	2
14	27	40	32	1
15	27	39	32	1
16	27	39	33	1
17	28	38	33	1
18	28	38	32	2
19	29	37	32	2
20	30	37	31	2
21	30	37	31	2
22	31	37	30	2
23	32	37	29	2
24	32	38	28	2
25	33	38	27	2
26	34	38	26	2
27	34	39	25	2
28	35	39	24	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	15
2	28	15
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	28	16
12	28	16
13	28	16
14	28	16
15	28	16
16	28	16
17	28	16
18	28	15
19	28	15
20	28	15
21	28	15
22	28	15
23	28	15
24	28	15
25	28	15
26	28	15
27	28	15
28	28	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	66	34
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	67	33
27	68	32
28	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	35
5	35
6	35
7	36
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	37
12	37
13	37
14	37
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	38
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	36
24	36
25	35
26	35
27	35
28	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	32	43	23	2
2	31	44	23	2
3	31	44	24	2
4	30	44	24	2
5	30	44	25	2
6	29	44	25	2
7	29	43	26	2
8	29	43	27	2
9	28	42	28	2
10	28	42	29	2
11	27	41	30	2
12	27	41	30	2
13	27	40	31	2
14	27	40	32	1
15	27	39	32	1
16	27	39	33	1
17	28	38	33	1
18	28	38	32	2
19	29	37	32	2
20	30	37	31	2
21	30	37	31	2
22	31	37	30	2
23	32	37	29	2
24	32	38	28	2
25	33	38	27	2
26	34	38	26	2
27	34	39	25	2
28	35	39	24	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	15
2	28	15
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	28	16
12	28	16
13	28	16
14	28	16
15	28	16
16	28	16
17	28	16
18	28	15
19	28	15
20	28	15
21	28	15
22	28	15
23	28	15
24	28	15
25	28	15
26	28	15
27	28	15
28	28	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	66	34
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	65	35
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	67	33
27	68	32
28	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	35
5	35
6	35
7	36
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	37
12	37
13	37
14	37
15	38
16	38
17	38
18	38
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	36
24	36
25	35
26	35
27	35
28	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	32	43	23	2
2	31	44	23	2
3	31	44	24	2
4	30	44	24	2
5	30	44	25	2
6	29	44	25	2
7	29	43	26	2
8	29	43	27	2
9	28	42	28	2
10	28	42	29	2
11	27	41	30	2
12	27	41	30	2
13	27	40	31	2
14	27	40	32	1
15	27	39	32	1
16	27	39	33	1
17	28	38	33	1
18	28	38	32	2
19	29	37	32	2
20	30	37	31	2
21	30	37	31	2
22	31	37	30	2
23	32	37	29	2
24	32	38	28	2
25	33	38	27	2
26	34	38	26	2
27	34	39	25	2
28	35	39	24	2