South Africa

Bloemfontein in February

Historical averages 2016–2025 · not a forecast

February weather in Bloemfontein

February in Bloemfontein averages daily highs of 29°C and lows of 16°C, with 12 hours of sunshine a day and rain on about 10 of 28 days.

Daily high
29°C average
Overnight low
16°C average
Rain days
10 of 28 days with at least 1 mm (37% rain-day chance)
Sunshine
12 hours a day
Daylight
13 hours calculated day length

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Bloemfontein in February

February in Bloemfontein: average highs of 29°C, lows of 16°C and 12 hours of sunshine a day. A starting point for planning around the historical weather.

February in Bloemfontein, South Africa, brings average daily highs of 29°C and overnight lows of 16°C in the 2016–2025 historical record. Light clothing is a useful starting point, with room in the plan to pause indoors. Decide how much walking to fit into each day using the local forecast, rather than treating the monthly average as a limit.

In the record, at least 1 mm of rain or snow falls on 10 of 28 days on average, a daily chance of 37%. Give wet-weather alternatives a proper place in the itinerary. Arrange outdoor plans so you can move them between days, and pack a rain layer rather than relying on a completely dry run of weather.

The calculated day length, sunrise to sunset, averages about 13 hours. Sunshine averages 12 hours a day. Use the daylight window to plan the length of excursions, and check local sunrise and sunset times for the dates of your stay. Sunshine is a separate measure, and those hours need not arrive in one uninterrupted stretch.

For a culture-focused visit, group the places you want to see into manageable areas, with time between stops. Check each venue's opening dates before fixing the order.

March has an average daily high of 28°C, 1°C lower than February. Its historical rain-day chance is 30%, compared with 37% this month. If your dates are flexible, compare those trade-offs with the kind of days you want. Neither set of averages predicts the conditions of one particular holiday.

Sources

Open-Meteo · 1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2025
  • Open-Meteo Historical Weather API
  • Averages of every day in February, on local days. Every year is weighted equally.
  • A rain day has at least 1 mm, snow included. Daylight is calculated from latitude, sunrise to sunset; sunshine hours are separate.