Upington weather in February

In February, Upington sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 31 mm of rain across 6.4 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% 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 Upington's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Upington's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 35°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 31 mm; 6.4 wet days
Daylight: 13 hours; 6:19 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover: 26%; 11th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 7.46 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

Upington is town in South Africa.

Density: 123/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1873

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 35°C through the month.

A typical February day in Upington reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 39°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)	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	22
2	35	22
3	35	22
4	35	22
5	35	22
6	35	22
7	35	22
8	35	22
9	35	22
10	35	22
11	35	22
12	35	22
13	35	22
14	35	22
15	34	22
16	34	22
17	34	22
18	34	22
19	34	22
20	34	22
21	34	21
22	34	21
23	34	21
24	34	21
25	34	21
26	34	21
27	34	21
28	34	21

How February really feels in Upington

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Upington weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-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	35° / 22°	35	5.4	13.6	2.9
Feb	35° / 22°	31	6.4	13	3.2
Mar	33° / 20°	36	5.5	12.2	4.5
Apr	28° / 15°	25	3.6	11.3	7.4
May	24° / 10°	12	1.8	10.6	8.9
Jun	21° / 6°	5	0.8	10.2	8.6
Jul	21° / 5°	4	0.9	10.4	8.7
Aug	23° / 7°	3	0.6	11	9.2
Sep	27° / 11°	5	0.9	11.8	8.6
Oct	30° / 15°	14	2.3	12.7	6.4
Nov	32° / 18°	13	2.4	13.4	4.9
Dec	35° / 20°	27	3.9	13.8	3.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%.

	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 (%)	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90
Cloudier (%)	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	88	12
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	89	11
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	90	10

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Upington gets around 31 mm of rain over 6.4 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 22% and peaks near 26% 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 (%)	20	20	20	21	21	22	23	23	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	22	21	20	19	19	18	17	16

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

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% 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 (%)	70	69	69	68	67	67	66	64	64	62	62	61	60	59	60	60	59	60	60	62	62	64	63	64	65	66	66	67
Comfortable (%)	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16
Humid (%)	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12
Muggy (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	70	9	14	7
2	69	9	15	7
3	69	9	15	7
4	68	10	15	7
5	67	10	16	7
6	67	10	16	7
7	66	10	16	8
8	64	11	17	8
9	64	11	17	8
10	62	12	17	9
11	62	12	17	9
12	61	13	17	9
13	60	13	17	10
14	59	14	17	10
15	60	14	16	10
16	60	14	16	10
17	59	15	16	10
18	60	15	15	10
19	60	15	15	10
20	62	15	14	9
21	62	15	14	9
22	64	15	13	8
23	63	16	13	8
24	64	16	13	7
25	65	16	12	7
26	66	16	12	6
27	66	16	12	6
28	67	16	12	5

Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze

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 6:08 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 7:08 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	13.3	13.3	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	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:28
Sunset (PM)	7:29	7:28	7:28	7:27	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:25	7:24	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.3	6:08	7:29
2	13.3	6:09	7:28
3	13.3	6:10	7:28
4	13.3	6:11	7:27
5	13.3	6:12	7:27
6	13.2	6:12	7:26
7	13.2	6:13	7:25
8	13.2	6:14	7:25
9	13.2	6:15	7:24
10	13.1	6:15	7:24
11	13.1	6:16	7:23
12	13.1	6:17	7:22
13	13.1	6:18	7:21
14	13.0	6:18	7:21
15	13.0	6:19	7:20
16	13.0	6:20	7:19
17	13.0	6:21	7:18
18	12.9	6:21	7:18
19	12.9	6:22	7:17
20	12.9	6:23	7:16
21	12.9	6:24	7:15
22	12.8	6:24	7:14
23	12.8	6:25	7:13
24	12.8	6:26	7:12
25	12.7	6:26	7:11
26	12.7	6:27	7:10
27	12.7	6:28	7:09
28	12.7	6:28	7:08

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 7.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 8.6 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 7.46 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)	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.7	7.7	7.6	7.6	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.0
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	7.9	Intense
2	7.9	Intense
3	7.9	Intense
4	7.8	Intense
5	7.8	Intense
6	7.8	Intense
7	7.7	Intense
8	7.7	Intense
9	7.6	Intense
10	7.6	Intense
11	7.5	Intense
12	7.5	Intense
13	7.5	Intense
14	7.4	Intense
15	7.4	Intense
16	7.4	Intense
17	7.3	Intense
18	7.3	Intense
19	7.3	Intense
20	7.3	Intense
21	7.2	Intense
22	7.2	Intense
23	7.2	Intense
24	7.2	Intense
25	7.1	Intense
26	7.1	Intense
27	7.1	Intense
28	7.0	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Upington?

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

3.2

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

6.6

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Upington. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Upington in February

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

In February, Upington sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

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UV index in Upington 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 Upington peaks around January 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 4 (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	4	5	6	9	11	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	6	High
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Upington?

Upington sits at 28.4°S, 21.3°E, 808 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Postmasburg, 177 km away.

Topography around Upington

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Upington has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 804 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 584 m.

The land around Upington is covered by artificial surfaces (27%), shrubs (26%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and shrubs (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

60 m

artificial surfaces 27%

16 km

232 m

grassland 53%

80 km

584 m

grassland 49%

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

February weather nearby: Postmasburg 177 km · Tsabong 292 km · Kimberley 344 km · Pampierstad 345 km · Warrenton 354 km · De Aar 362 km · Keetmanshoop 372 km · Vryburg 380 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 Upington (-28.4478°, 21.2561°, elevation 808 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	22
2	35	22
3	35	22
4	35	22
5	35	22
6	35	22
7	35	22
8	35	22
9	35	22
10	35	22
11	35	22
12	35	22
13	35	22
14	35	22
15	34	22
16	34	22
17	34	22
18	34	22
19	34	22
20	34	22
21	34	21
22	34	21
23	34	21
24	34	21
25	34	21
26	34	21
27	34	21
28	34	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	88	12
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	89	11
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	90	10

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	70	9	14	7
2	69	9	15	7
3	69	9	15	7
4	68	10	15	7
5	67	10	16	7
6	67	10	16	7
7	66	10	16	8
8	64	11	17	8
9	64	11	17	8
10	62	12	17	9
11	62	12	17	9
12	61	13	17	9
13	60	13	17	10
14	59	14	17	10
15	60	14	16	10
16	60	14	16	10
17	59	15	16	10
18	60	15	15	10
19	60	15	15	10
20	62	15	14	9
21	62	15	14	9
22	64	15	13	8
23	63	16	13	8
24	64	16	13	7
25	65	16	12	7
26	66	16	12	6
27	66	16	12	6
28	67	16	12	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	22
2	35	22
3	35	22
4	35	22
5	35	22
6	35	22
7	35	22
8	35	22
9	35	22
10	35	22
11	35	22
12	35	22
13	35	22
14	35	22
15	34	22
16	34	22
17	34	22
18	34	22
19	34	22
20	34	22
21	34	21
22	34	21
23	34	21
24	34	21
25	34	21
26	34	21
27	34	21
28	34	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	88	12
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	89	11
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	90	10

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	70	9	14	7
2	69	9	15	7
3	69	9	15	7
4	68	10	15	7
5	67	10	16	7
6	67	10	16	7
7	66	10	16	8
8	64	11	17	8
9	64	11	17	8
10	62	12	17	9
11	62	12	17	9
12	61	13	17	9
13	60	13	17	10
14	59	14	17	10
15	60	14	16	10
16	60	14	16	10
17	59	15	16	10
18	60	15	15	10
19	60	15	15	10
20	62	15	14	9
21	62	15	14	9
22	64	15	13	8
23	63	16	13	8
24	64	16	13	7
25	65	16	12	7
26	66	16	12	6
27	66	16	12	6
28	67	16	12	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	22
2	35	22
3	35	22
4	35	22
5	35	22
6	35	22
7	35	22
8	35	22
9	35	22
10	35	22
11	35	22
12	35	22
13	35	22
14	35	22
15	34	22
16	34	22
17	34	22
18	34	22
19	34	22
20	34	22
21	34	21
22	34	21
23	34	21
24	34	21
25	34	21
26	34	21
27	34	21
28	34	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	88	12
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	89	11
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	90	10

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	70	9	14	7
2	69	9	15	7
3	69	9	15	7
4	68	10	15	7
5	67	10	16	7
6	67	10	16	7
7	66	10	16	8
8	64	11	17	8
9	64	11	17	8
10	62	12	17	9
11	62	12	17	9
12	61	13	17	9
13	60	13	17	10
14	59	14	17	10
15	60	14	16	10
16	60	14	16	10
17	59	15	16	10
18	60	15	15	10
19	60	15	15	10
20	62	15	14	9
21	62	15	14	9
22	64	15	13	8
23	63	16	13	8
24	64	16	13	7
25	65	16	12	7
26	66	16	12	6
27	66	16	12	6
28	67	16	12	5