Whittlesea weather in February

In February, Whittlesea sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 97 mm of rain across 13.7 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 Whittlesea's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Whittlesea's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 97 mm; 13.7 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 12 min; 5:52 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 9th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 6.01 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.1; out of 10

Whittlesea is town.

Founded: 1847

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 26°C through the month.

A typical February day in Whittlesea reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

How February really feels in Whittlesea

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 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

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Whittlesea weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 14°	106	14.9	0	13.9	6.1
Feb	26° / 14°	97	13.7	0	13.2	6.1
Mar	24° / 13°	84	12.7	0	12.2	6.7
Apr	21° / 9°	53	8.5	0.1	11.2	7.0
May	19° / 6°	18	4.1	0	10.4	7.3
Jun	16° / 3°	16	3.4	0.1	9.9	6.4
Jul	16° / 3°	18	3.3	0.5	10.1	6.4
Aug	18° / 4°	25	4.7	0.2	10.8	7.0
Sep	21° / 7°	32	5.1	0.1	11.8	7.5
Oct	22° / 9°	56	9.3	0	12.8	7.0
Nov	24° / 10°	73	11.1	0	13.6	6.8
Dec	25° / 12°	87	13.2	0	14.1	6.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

	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 (%)	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	59	59	59	60	60	61	61	62	62
Cloudier (%)	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	41	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	62	38
28	62	38

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Whittlesea gets around 97 mm of rain over 13.7 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 49% and peaks near 51% 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 (%)	48	48	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	49	49	48	48	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	48
3	47
4	47
5	48
6	48
7	48
8	48
9	48
10	49
11	49
12	50
13	50
14	51
15	51
16	51
17	51
18	51
19	51
20	51
21	50
22	50
23	50
24	49
25	49
26	48
27	48
28	47

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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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 (%)	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	38	38	38	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48
Comfortable (%)	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	43
Humid (%)	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	10	10	9

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	44	45	11
2	43	45	11
3	43	46	11
4	42	46	12
5	42	46	12
6	41	47	12
7	41	47	13
8	40	47	13
9	40	47	13
10	39	47	14
11	38	47	14
12	38	48	14
13	38	48	15
14	37	48	15
15	37	48	15
16	38	48	15
17	38	48	14
18	39	47	14
19	39	47	14
20	40	46	14
21	41	46	13
22	42	46	13
23	43	45	12
24	44	45	12
25	45	45	11
26	46	44	10
27	47	44	10
28	48	43	9

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 9 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	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
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16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
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20	8	calm
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27	8	calm
28	8	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 5:39 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 6:49 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	13.5	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	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03
Sunset (PM)	7:13	7:12	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:50	6:49

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

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.01 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	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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	6.2	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.0	Intense
12	6.0	Intense
13	6.0	Bright
14	6.0	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Whittlesea

In seasonPeak

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

Whittlesea'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 Whittlesea?

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

6.1

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

5.7

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Whittlesea for sightseeing.

What to pack for Whittlesea in February

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

In February, Whittlesea sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Whittlesea 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 Whittlesea peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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	12	10	7	5	4	4	6	7	11	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	10	Extreme
Apr	7	High
May	5	Moderate
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	6	High
Sep	7	High
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Whittlesea 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 Whittlesea is worst in August — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× 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)	6	6	8	10	12	13	13	17	15	11	7	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	8	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	12	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	11	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Whittlesea?

Whittlesea sits at 32.2°S, 26.8°E, 1,062 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Queenstown, 31 km away.

Topography around Whittlesea

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Whittlesea has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m around an average of 1,081 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 649 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,036 m.

The land around Whittlesea is covered by cropland (40%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km

207 m

cropland 40%

16 km

649 m

grassland 63%

80 km

2,036 m

grassland 67%

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

February weather nearby: Queenstown 31 km · Queensdale 37 km · Lady Frere 65 km · Alice 68 km · Fort Beaufort 69 km · Stutterheim 71 km · Dimbaza 82 km · Bhisho 94 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 Whittlesea (-32.1759°, 26.8244°, elevation 1,062 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	14
2	26	14
3	26	14
4	26	14
5	26	14
6	26	14
7	26	14
8	26	14
9	26	14
10	26	14
11	26	14
12	26	14
13	26	14
14	26	14
15	26	14
16	26	14
17	26	14
18	26	14
19	26	14
20	26	14
21	26	14
22	26	14
23	26	14
24	26	14
25	26	14
26	26	14
27	26	14
28	26	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	62	38
28	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	48
3	47
4	47
5	48
6	48
7	48
8	48
9	48
10	49
11	49
12	50
13	50
14	51
15	51
16	51
17	51
18	51
19	51
20	51
21	50
22	50
23	50
24	49
25	49
26	48
27	48
28	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	44	45	11
2	43	45	11
3	43	46	11
4	42	46	12
5	42	46	12
6	41	47	12
7	41	47	13
8	40	47	13
9	40	47	13
10	39	47	14
11	38	47	14
12	38	48	14
13	38	48	15
14	37	48	15
15	37	48	15
16	38	48	15
17	38	48	14
18	39	47	14
19	39	47	14
20	40	46	14
21	41	46	13
22	42	46	13
23	43	45	12
24	44	45	12
25	45	45	11
26	46	44	10
27	47	44	10
28	48	43	9

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	62	38
28	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	48
3	47
4	47
5	48
6	48
7	48
8	48
9	48
10	49
11	49
12	50
13	50
14	51
15	51
16	51
17	51
18	51
19	51
20	51
21	50
22	50
23	50
24	49
25	49
26	48
27	48
28	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	44	45	11
2	43	45	11
3	43	46	11
4	42	46	12
5	42	46	12
6	41	47	12
7	41	47	13
8	40	47	13
9	40	47	13
10	39	47	14
11	38	47	14
12	38	48	14
13	38	48	15
14	37	48	15
15	37	48	15
16	38	48	15
17	38	48	14
18	39	47	14
19	39	47	14
20	40	46	14
21	41	46	13
22	42	46	13
23	43	45	12
24	44	45	12
25	45	45	11
26	46	44	10
27	47	44	10
28	48	43	9

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	62	38
28	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	48
3	47
4	47
5	48
6	48
7	48
8	48
9	48
10	49
11	49
12	50
13	50
14	51
15	51
16	51
17	51
18	51
19	51
20	51
21	50
22	50
23	50
24	49
25	49
26	48
27	48
28	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	44	45	11
2	43	45	11
3	43	46	11
4	42	46	12
5	42	46	12
6	41	47	12
7	41	47	13
8	40	47	13
9	40	47	13
10	39	47	14
11	38	47	14
12	38	48	14
13	38	48	15
14	37	48	15
15	37	48	15
16	38	48	15
17	38	48	14
18	39	47	14
19	39	47	14
20	40	46	14
21	41	46	13
22	42	46	13
23	43	45	12
24	44	45	12
25	45	45	11
26	46	44	10
27	47	44	10
28	48	43	9