Vredefort weather in February

In February, Vredefort sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 89 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 13 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 44% of the time in February, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Vredefort's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vredefort's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
89 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:57 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
47%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Vredefort is small town in South Africa.

Founded
1878

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 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Vredefort reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Vredefort 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°10814.813.55.2
Feb28° / 17°8912.6135.8
Mar27° / 15°7310.812.26.7
Apr24° / 12°396.811.47.8
May22° / 203.110.78.4
Jun19° / 101.610.38.2
Jul19° / 50.810.58.4
Aug22° / 142.1118.8
Sep26° / 11°173.111.88.4
Oct28° / 14°679.512.66.9
Nov28° / 15°8312.113.35.9
Dec29° / 17°11515.813.75.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46931
56931
66931
77030
87030
96931
106931
117030
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287426

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Vredefort gets around 89 mm of rain over 12.6 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 45% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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247
346
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545
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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 41% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12440361
22440351
32441351
42441341
52541341
62541341
72541331
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242941300
253041290
263141280
273241270
283441260

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
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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 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:46 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:467:02
213.25:477:01
313.25:487:01
413.25:497:00
513.25:497:00
613.25:506:59
713.15:516:59
813.15:526:58
913.15:526:58
1013.15:536:57
1113.05:546:56
1213.05:546:56
1313.05:556:55
1413.05:566:54
1513.05:576:54
1612.95:576:53
1712.95:586:52
1812.95:596:51
1912.95:596:51
2012.86:006:50
2112.86:016:49
2212.86:016:48
2312.86:026:47
2412.76:036:46
2512.76:036:46
2612.76:046:45
2712.76:056:44
2812.66:056:43

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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36.7Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Vredefort

In seasonPeak

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

Vredefort's rainy season runs October–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 Vredefort?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Vredefort in February

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

In February, Vredefort sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Vredefort 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 Vredefort peaks around January 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighHighVery highExtremeJan 13UV 15Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Vredefort 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 Vredefort is worst in June — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJun 2257 µg/m³Dec 1913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May48Poor
Jun57Unhealthy
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug45Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct26Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Vredefort?

Vredefort sits at 27.0°S, 27.4°E, 1,425 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Parys, 15 km away.

Topography around Vredefort

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vredefort has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 1,429 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 344 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 525 m.

The land around Vredefort is covered by grassland (56%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
344 m
80 km
525 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Parys 15 km · Koppies 33 km · Potchefstroom 42 km · Viljoenskroon 47 km · Sasolburg 50 km · Vanderbijlpark 57 km · Fochville 59 km · Stilfontein 62 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 Vredefort (-27.0081°, 27.3646°, elevation 1,425 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).