Climate averages 1991–2020
Bethlehem, South Africa weather
in February.
A warm, wet month: the 3rd warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a warm month in Bethlehem, South Africa: daytime highs average 25.0°C and nights cool to about 14.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 97 mm of rain on roughly 13 days, which makes February a wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 05 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Phuthaditjhaba (60 km away). In February its highs average 23.6°C, 1.4°C cooler than Bethlehem, South Africa, with 135 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Bethlehem, South Africa ranks joint 77th of 95 for the warmest February highs and joint 57th of 95 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 95 cities is 26.8°C; Bethlehem, South Africa is 1.8°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs fall by 1.4°C to 23.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 97 mm to 89 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Bethlehem, South Africa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.5°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 143 | 16.5 | 13.714 h |
| February, selected | 25.0°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 97 | 13.4 | 13.113 h |
| March | 23.6°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 89 | 12.2 | 12.312 h |
| April | 20.9°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 53 | 7.6 | 11.411 h |
| May | 18.2°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 25 | 3.4 | 10.711 h |
| June | 15.5°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 13 | 2.1 | 10.410 h |
| July | 15.6°C1.4°C | 1.4°C | 7.6 | 1.3 | 10.511 h |
| August | 18.7°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 21 | 3.3 | 11.111 h |
| September | 22.8°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 22 | 3.7 | 11.912 h |
| October | 24.0°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 87 | 9.7 | 12.713 h |
| November | 24.5°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 111 | 12.2 | 13.513 h |
| December | 25.3°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 147 | 16.7 | 13.914 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Phuthaditjhaba in FebruarySouth Africa · 60 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 13.6°C · 135 mm rain
- Kroonstad in FebruarySouth Africa · 124 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 16.1°C · 81 mm rain
- Virginia in FebruarySouth Africa · 142 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 16.8°C · 75 mm rain
- Maseru in FebruaryLesotho · 145 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 13.8°C · 117 mm rain
- Ladysmith in FebruarySouth Africa · 149 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 16.7°C · 143 mm rain
- Welkom in FebruarySouth Africa · 157 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 16.5°C · 75 mm rain
- Kutloanong in FebruarySouth Africa · 159 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 16.8°C · 75 mm rain
- Odendaalsrus in FebruarySouth Africa · 164 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 16.8°C · 75 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bethlehem) is explained once on the Bethlehem, South Africa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.