Stutterheim weather in February

In February, Stutterheim sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 119 mm of rain across 15.7 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Stutterheim's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stutterheim's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 119 mm; 15.7 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 12 min; 5:49 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 9th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.6; out of 10

Stutterheim is town.

Density: 292/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1876

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 25°C through the month.

A typical February day in Stutterheim reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 31°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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

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

Stutterheim weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 15°	128	17	13.9	5.7
Feb	25° / 15°	119	15.7	13.2	5.6
Mar	25° / 14°	114	14.8	12.2	6.3
Apr	23° / 11°	76	9.8	11.2	6.9
May	21° / 9°	25	4.9	10.4	7.6
Jun	19° / 6°	21	3.2	9.9	7.6
Jul	19° / 6°	23	3.8	10.1	7.6
Aug	20° / 7°	36	5.9	10.8	7.4
Sep	22° / 9°	56	8.2	11.8	7.0
Oct	22° / 10°	96	13.6	12.8	6.2
Nov	23° / 12°	113	14	13.7	6.0
Dec	24° / 14°	131	16.5	14.1	5.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

	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 (%)	43	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	47	46	47	48	48	49
Cloudier (%)	57	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	57	57	56	56	55	53	54	53	52	52	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	44	56
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	45	55
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	47	53
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	49	51

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Stutterheim gets around 119 mm of rain over 15.7 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 57% and peaks near 61% 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 (%)	55	55	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	57	58	59	60	60	61	61	61	61	60	60	59	58	57	56	55	54	53	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	55
2	55
3	54
4	54
5	55
6	55
7	55
8	56
9	56
10	57
11	58
12	59
13	60
14	60
15	61
16	61
17	61
18	61
19	60
20	60
21	59
22	58
23	57
24	56
25	55
26	54
27	53
28	52

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 11% 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 (%)	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14
Comfortable (%)	34	33	33	32	31	30	29	28	27	26	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	25	25	26	27	27	28	29	30	30	31	31
Humid (%)	45	46	46	47	47	48	48	49	49	50	51	51	51	52	52	53	53	52	52	51	50	51	50	49	49	48	47	47
Muggy (%)	10	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	11	34	45	10
2	10	33	46	11
3	10	33	46	11
4	10	32	47	11
5	10	31	47	12
6	10	30	48	12
7	10	29	48	13
8	11	28	49	13
9	11	27	49	13
10	11	26	50	13
11	11	25	51	13
12	11	25	51	13
13	11	25	51	13
14	12	24	52	12
15	12	24	52	12
16	12	24	53	11
17	12	24	53	11
18	12	25	52	11
19	13	25	52	10
20	13	26	51	10
21	13	27	50	10
22	13	27	51	9
23	13	28	50	9
24	13	29	49	9
25	13	30	49	9
26	13	30	48	9
27	13	31	47	8
28	14	31	47	8

Wind in February

Winds average 10 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	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	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	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
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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	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 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 5:36 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 6:47 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	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	6:00
Sunset (PM)	7:11	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:48	6:47

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.6	5:36	7:11
2	13.6	5:37	7:11
3	13.5	5:38	7:10
4	13.5	5:39	7:09
5	13.5	5:40	7:09
6	13.5	5:41	7:08
7	13.4	5:42	7:07
8	13.4	5:43	7:07
9	13.4	5:44	7:06
10	13.3	5:45	7:05
11	13.3	5:46	7:04
12	13.3	5:46	7:03
13	13.3	5:47	7:02
14	13.2	5:48	7:02
15	13.2	5:49	7:01
16	13.2	5:50	7:00
17	13.1	5:51	6:59
18	13.1	5:52	6:58
19	13.1	5:53	6:57
20	13.0	5:53	6:56
21	13.0	5:54	6:55
22	13.0	5:55	6:54
23	12.9	5:56	6:53
24	12.9	5:57	6:52
25	12.9	5:58	6:51
26	12.9	5:58	6:50
27	12.8	5:59	6:48
28	12.8	6:00	6:47

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 5.38 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)	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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	5.7	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Stutterheim

In seasonPeak

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

Stutterheim's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Stutterheim?

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

5.6

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Stutterheim for sightseeing.

What to pack for Stutterheim in February

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

In February, Stutterheim sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

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UV index in Stutterheim 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 Stutterheim peaks around January 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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	6	11	11	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	6	High
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Stutterheim 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 Stutterheim is worst in August — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (January, 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)	7	7	10	12	16	17	19	23	18	12	8	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	7	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	12	Good
May	16	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	8	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Stutterheim?

Stutterheim sits at 32.6°S, 27.4°E, 849 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Bhisho, 31 km away.

Topography around Stutterheim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stutterheim has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m around an average of 829 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,090 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,008 m.

The land around Stutterheim is covered by grassland (62%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

250 m

grassland 62%

16 km

1,090 m

grassland 60%

80 km

2,008 m

grassland 51%

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

February weather nearby: Bhisho 31 km · Qonce 35 km · Dimbaza 35 km · Ndevana 38 km · Mdantsane 52 km · Alice 60 km · East London 67 km · Gonubie 69 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 Stutterheim (-32.5708°, 27.424°, elevation 849 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	26	15
2	26	15
3	26	15
4	26	15
5	26	15
6	26	15
7	26	15
8	26	15
9	26	15
10	26	15
11	25	15
12	25	15
13	25	15
14	25	15
15	25	15
16	25	15
17	25	15
18	25	15
19	25	15
20	25	15
21	25	15
22	25	15
23	25	15
24	25	15
25	25	15
26	25	15
27	25	15
28	25	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	44	56
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	45	55
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	47	53
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	55
2	55
3	54
4	54
5	55
6	55
7	55
8	56
9	56
10	57
11	58
12	59
13	60
14	60
15	61
16	61
17	61
18	61
19	60
20	60
21	59
22	58
23	57
24	56
25	55
26	54
27	53
28	52

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	11	34	45	10
2	10	33	46	11
3	10	33	46	11
4	10	32	47	11
5	10	31	47	12
6	10	30	48	12
7	10	29	48	13
8	11	28	49	13
9	11	27	49	13
10	11	26	50	13
11	11	25	51	13
12	11	25	51	13
13	11	25	51	13
14	12	24	52	12
15	12	24	52	12
16	12	24	53	11
17	12	24	53	11
18	12	25	52	11
19	13	25	52	10
20	13	26	51	10
21	13	27	50	10
22	13	27	51	9
23	13	28	50	9
24	13	29	49	9
25	13	30	49	9
26	13	30	48	9
27	13	31	47	8
28	14	31	47	8

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	44	56
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	45	55
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	47	53
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	55
2	55
3	54
4	54
5	55
6	55
7	55
8	56
9	56
10	57
11	58
12	59
13	60
14	60
15	61
16	61
17	61
18	61
19	60
20	60
21	59
22	58
23	57
24	56
25	55
26	54
27	53
28	52

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	11	34	45	10
2	10	33	46	11
3	10	33	46	11
4	10	32	47	11
5	10	31	47	12
6	10	30	48	12
7	10	29	48	13
8	11	28	49	13
9	11	27	49	13
10	11	26	50	13
11	11	25	51	13
12	11	25	51	13
13	11	25	51	13
14	12	24	52	12
15	12	24	52	12
16	12	24	53	11
17	12	24	53	11
18	12	25	52	11
19	13	25	52	10
20	13	26	51	10
21	13	27	50	10
22	13	27	51	9
23	13	28	50	9
24	13	29	49	9
25	13	30	49	9
26	13	30	48	9
27	13	31	47	8
28	14	31	47	8

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	44	56
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	45	55
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	47	53
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	55
2	55
3	54
4	54
5	55
6	55
7	55
8	56
9	56
10	57
11	58
12	59
13	60
14	60
15	61
16	61
17	61
18	61
19	60
20	60
21	59
22	58
23	57
24	56
25	55
26	54
27	53
28	52

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	11	34	45	10
2	10	33	46	11
3	10	33	46	11
4	10	32	47	11
5	10	31	47	12
6	10	30	48	12
7	10	29	48	13
8	11	28	49	13
9	11	27	49	13
10	11	26	50	13
11	11	25	51	13
12	11	25	51	13
13	11	25	51	13
14	12	24	52	12
15	12	24	52	12
16	12	24	53	11
17	12	24	53	11
18	12	25	52	11
19	13	25	52	10
20	13	26	51	10
21	13	27	50	10
22	13	27	51	9
23	13	28	50	9
24	13	29	49	9
25	13	30	49	9
26	13	30	48	9
27	13	31	47	8
28	14	31	47	8