Vredenburg weather in February

In February, Vredenburg sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% 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 Vredenburg's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vredenburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
12th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:26 AM – 7:39 PM
Cloud cover
21%
2nd clearest
Wind
23 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Vredenburg is town in the Western Cape, South Africa.

Density
3,344/km²
people per km²
Founded
1875

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 21°C through the month.

A typical February day in Vredenburg reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°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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Vredenburg weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 17°71.513.98.5
Feb21° / 17°61.313.28.5
Mar20° / 16°81.612.38.1
Apr19° / 15°193.311.27.3
May17° / 14°315.510.36.5
Jun16° / 12°538.39.95.6
Jul16° / 12°476.810.15.6
Aug16° / 12°416.910.85.6
Sep17° / 13°235.411.86.2
Oct18° / 14°122.912.87.2
Nov19° / 15°132.713.77.6
Dec20° / 16°71.814.18.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
3928
4928
5928
6928
7928
8928
9919
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129010
138911
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258614
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278515
288515

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Vredenburg gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.3 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
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285

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 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1647461
2647461
3647461
4647461
5647461
6647461
7648451
8648451
9749441
10749431
11750421
12850411
13850411
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15951391
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Wind in February

Winds average 23 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
124breezy
224breezy
324breezy
424breezy
524breezy
624breezy
724breezy
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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 6:13 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 7:50 PM to 7:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:137:50
213.66:147:49
313.66:157:48
413.56:167:48
513.56:177:47
613.56:187:46
713.46:197:46
813.46:207:45
913.46:217:44
1013.46:227:43
1113.36:237:42
1213.36:247:42
1313.36:257:41
1413.26:257:40
1513.26:267:39
1613.26:277:38
1713.16:287:37
1813.16:297:36
1913.16:307:35
2013.16:317:34
2113.06:327:33
2213.06:327:32
2313.06:337:31
2412.96:347:30
2512.96:357:29
2612.96:367:28
2712.86:377:26
2812.86:387:25

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 2.64 kWh/m² to a high of 8.39 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 7.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.0Intense
27.9Intense
37.9Intense
47.9Intense
57.8Intense
67.8Intense
77.8Intense
87.7Intense
97.7Intense
107.7Intense
117.6Intense
127.6Intense
137.5Intense
147.5Intense
157.5Intense
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177.4Intense
187.3Intense
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207.2Intense
217.2Intense
227.2Intense
237.1Intense
247.1Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Vredenburg?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Vredenburg for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Vredenburg in February

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

In February, Vredenburg sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 17°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

sun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Vredenburg in February

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 17°C and coldest in July near 15°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr15Cool
May15Cool
Jun15Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug15Bracing
Sep15Bracing
Oct15Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Vredenburg in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Vredenburg peaks around January 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighExtremeJan 14UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct10Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Vredenburg?

Vredenburg sits at 32.9°S, 18.0°E, 129 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Saldanha, 12 km away.

Topography around Vredenburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vredenburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m around an average of 110 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,454 m.

The land around Vredenburg is covered by cropland (57%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) within 16 km, and water (46%), cropland (25%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
136 m
16 km
263 m
80 km
1,454 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Saldanha 12 km · Moorreesburg 68 km · Atlantis 87 km · Malmesbury 92 km · Durbanville 120 km · Cape Town 120 km · Kraaifontein 125 km · Wellington 125 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 Vredenburg (-32.9072°, 17.99°, elevation 129 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).