Climate averages 1991–2020
Kimberley weather
in February.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 3rd warmest and the joint 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Kimberley: daytime highs average 31.0°C and nights cool to about 17.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 63 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the joint 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 06 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bloemfontein (148 km away). In February its highs average 29.0°C, 2.1°C cooler than Kimberley, with 73 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Kimberley ranks joint 3rd of 95 for the warmest February highs and 14th of 95 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 95 cities is 26.8°C; Kimberley is 4.2°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs fall by 2.1°C to 29.0°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 63 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
Kimberley climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.0°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 79 | 11.3 | 13.714 h |
| February, selected | 31.0°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 63 | 10.5 | 13.113 h |
| March | 29.0°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 63 | 10.1 | 12.312 h |
| April | 24.9°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 41 | 6.4 | 11.411 h |
| May | 21.6°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 18 | 3.0 | 10.711 h |
| June | 18.2°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 12 | 1.9 | 10.310 h |
| July | 18.5°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 5.4 | 1.0 | 10.510 h |
| August | 21.6°C5.6°C | 5.6°C | 10 | 1.7 | 11.111 h |
| September | 26.2°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 13 | 2.5 | 11.912 h |
| October | 28.9°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 33 | 5.8 | 12.813 h |
| November | 30.3°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 55 | 7.8 | 13.514 h |
| December | 32.2°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 61 | 9.5 | 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
- Bloemfontein in FebruarySouth Africa · 148 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 16.3°C · 73 mm rain
- Schweizer-Reneke in FebruarySouth Africa · 180 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 17.5°C · 74 mm rain
- Botshabelo in FebruarySouth Africa · 200 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 15.6°C · 87 mm rain
- Thaba Nchu in FebruarySouth Africa · 209 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 15.1°C · 87 mm rain
- Welkom in FebruarySouth Africa · 210 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 16.5°C · 75 mm rain
- Odendaalsrus in FebruarySouth Africa · 212 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 16.8°C · 75 mm rain
- Virginia in FebruarySouth Africa · 217 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 16.8°C · 75 mm rain
- Kutloanong in FebruarySouth Africa · 219 kmHigh 28.6°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 Kimberley) is explained once on the Kimberley year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.