February Weather in Kraaifontein South Africa

Daily high temperatures are around 82°F, rarely falling below 73°F or exceeding 92°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 61°F, rarely falling below 55°F or exceeding 66°F.

For reference, on January 26, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Kraaifontein typically range from 62°F to 82°F, while on July 10, the coldest day of the year, they range from 44°F to 63°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on February. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

San Jose, United States (10,238 miles away); Canguçu, Brazil (4,075 miles); and Ceduna, Australia (6,227 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Kraaifontein (view comparison).

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The month of February in Kraaifontein experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 12% throughout the month. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 10% on February 10.

The clearest day of the month is February 10, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 90% of the time.

For reference, on May 30, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 43%, while on February 10, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 90%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Kraaifontein, the chance of a wet day over the course of February is essentially constant, remaining around 6% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 29% on June 14, and its lowest chance is 5% on February 11.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during February in Kraaifontein is essentially constant, remaining about 0.5 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.5 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.5 inches on February 14.

Over the course of February in Kraaifontein, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 55 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 57 seconds, and weekly decrease of 13 minutes, 42 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is February 29, with 12 hours, 50 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 1, with 13 hours, 44 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Kraaifontein is 6:06 AM on February 1 and the latest sunrise is 26 minutes later at 6:32 AM on February 29.

The latest sunset is 7:50 PM on February 1 and the earliest sunset is 28 minutes earlier at 7:22 PM on February 29.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Kraaifontein during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:31 AM and sets 14 hours, 25 minutes later, at 7:55 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:49 AM and sets 9 hours, 54 minutes later, at 5:43 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for February 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Kraaifontein is essentially constant during February, remaining around 2% throughout.

For reference, on February 15, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 2% of the time, while on May 4, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Kraaifontein is gradually decreasing during February, decreasing from 11.9 miles per hour to 11.3 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on January 22, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.0 miles per hour, while on May 2, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.1 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction in Kraaifontein throughout February is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 54% on February 1.

Kraaifontein is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Kraaifontein is essentially constant during February, remaining within 1°F of 65°F throughout.

The highest average surface water temperature during February is 66°F on February 6.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen in Kraaifontein over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is July 15, with a 68% chance.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Kraaifontein are rapidly increasing during February, increasing by 565°F, from 2,570°F to 3,136°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Kraaifontein is decreasing during February, falling by 1.2 kWh, from 8.3 kWh to 7.1 kWh, over the course of the month.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kraaifontein are -33.848 deg latitude, 18.717 deg longitude, and 335 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kraaifontein contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 213 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 363 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,594 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (6,795 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kraaifontein is covered by artificial surfaces (71%) and cropland (29%), within 10 miles by cropland (66%) and artificial surfaces (27%), and within 50 miles by water (41%) and cropland (33%).