Vaalwater weather in February

In February, Vaalwater sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 77 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-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 37% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of February to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Vaalwater's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vaalwater's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 77 mm; 9.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 48 min; 5:57 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 10th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.0; out of 10

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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 Vaalwater reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°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	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17

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

Vaalwater weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-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	28° / 18°	101	12.9	13.3	5.6
Feb	28° / 18°	77	9.6	12.8	6.0
Mar	27° / 16°	58	9.2	12.2	6.8
Apr	25° / 13°	33	4.7	11.4	8.0
May	23° / 9°	11	2.1	10.8	8.9
Jun	21° / 6°	5	1	10.5	8.7
Jul	21° / 6°	3	0.6	10.6	8.7
Aug	23° / 9°	2	0.5	11.2	9.3
Sep	27° / 12°	10	1.8	11.8	8.5
Oct	28° / 15°	37	6.3	12.6	6.9
Nov	28° / 17°	73	10.9	13.2	6.0
Dec	28° / 18°	96	14	13.5	5.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% 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 (%)	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	61	61	62	63	63	65	65	66
Cloudier (%)	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	37	37	35	35	34

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	62	38
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	66	34

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Vaalwater gets around 77 mm of rain over 9.6 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 35% 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 (%)	38	37	36	36	35	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	37
3	36
4	36
5	35
6	34
7	34
8	33
9	33
10	33
11	33
12	33
13	33
14	33
15	34
16	34
17	34
18	35
19	35
20	35
21	36
22	36
23	36
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	35

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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% 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 (%)	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	16	17	18
Comfortable (%)	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39
Humid (%)	45	44	43	42	41	41	40	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	40	39	38	37
Muggy (%)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5

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

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 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 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:48 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:38 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)	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04
Sunset (PM)	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.1	5:48	6:54
2	13.1	5:48	6:54
3	13.1	5:49	6:54
4	13.1	5:50	6:53
5	13.0	5:50	6:53
6	13.0	5:51	6:52
7	13.0	5:52	6:52
8	13.0	5:52	6:51
9	13.0	5:53	6:51
10	12.9	5:54	6:50
11	12.9	5:54	6:50
12	12.9	5:55	6:49
13	12.9	5:56	6:49
14	12.9	5:56	6:48
15	12.8	5:57	6:47
16	12.8	5:57	6:47
17	12.8	5:58	6:46
18	12.8	5:59	6:45
19	12.8	5:59	6:45
20	12.7	6:00	6:44
21	12.7	6:00	6:43
22	12.7	6:01	6:42
23	12.7	6:02	6:42
24	12.6	6:02	6:41
25	12.6	6:03	6:40
26	12.6	6:03	6:39
27	12.6	6:04	6:38
28	12.6	6:04	6:38

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 4.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in October 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	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	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	Intense	Intense	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	6.3	Intense
9	6.2	Intense
10	6.2	Intense
11	6.2	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.1	Intense
16	6.1	Intense
17	6.0	Intense
18	6.0	Intense
19	6.0	Intense
20	6.0	Bright
21	6.0	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 Vaalwater

In seasonPeak

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

Vaalwater's rainy season runs November–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 Vaalwater?

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

6.0

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

6.8

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Vaalwater in February

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

In February, Vaalwater sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

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UV index in Vaalwater 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 Vaalwater peaks around January 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 5 (high).

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	13	9	6	5	6	8	10	10	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Vaalwater 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 Vaalwater is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 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)	7	9	10	12	16	15	16	14	17	12	8	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	12	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	8	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Vaalwater?

Vaalwater sits at 24.3°S, 28.1°E, 1,188 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Modimolle, 53 km away.

Topography around Vaalwater

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vaalwater has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 1,170 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 598 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,265 m.

The land around Vaalwater is covered by shrubs (40%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, shrubs (61%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (64%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

104 m

shrubs 40%

16 km

598 m

shrubs 61%

80 km

1,265 m

shrubs 64%

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

February weather nearby: Modimolle 53 km · Mookgophong 66 km · Bela Bela 68 km · Thabazimbi 78 km · Lephalale 79 km · Marapong 87 km · Mokopane 91 km · Amandelbult 101 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 Vaalwater (-24.2957°, 28.1141°, elevation 1,188 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	18
2	28	18
3	28	18
4	28	18
5	28	18
6	28	18
7	28	18
8	28	18
9	28	18
10	28	18
11	28	18
12	28	18
13	28	18
14	28	18
15	28	18
16	28	18
17	28	18
18	28	18
19	28	18
20	28	18
21	28	18
22	28	18
23	28	18
24	28	18
25	28	18
26	28	18
27	28	18
28	28	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	62	38
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	66	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	37
3	36
4	36
5	35
6	34
7	34
8	33
9	33
10	33
11	33
12	33
13	33
14	33
15	34
16	34
17	34
18	35
19	35
20	35
21	36
22	36
23	36
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	35

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	62	38
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	66	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	37
3	36
4	36
5	35
6	34
7	34
8	33
9	33
10	33
11	33
12	33
13	33
14	33
15	34
16	34
17	34
18	35
19	35
20	35
21	36
22	36
23	36
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	35

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	62	38
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	66	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	38
2	37
3	36
4	36
5	35
6	34
7	34
8	33
9	33
10	33
11	33
12	33
13	33
14	33
15	34
16	34
17	34
18	35
19	35
20	35
21	36
22	36
23	36
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	35

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