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Franschhoek in February

Hot and mostly dry, as the days shorten.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

February in Franschhoek is hot: highs near 88°F, lows near 61°F. Rain falls on about one day a week, and the days shorten by 39 minutes from the first week to the last.February in Franschhoek is hot: highs near 31°C, lows near 16°C. Rain falls on about one day a week, and the days shorten by 39 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
88°F31°Caverage
Low
61°F16°Caverage
Wet days
1a week · 14% of days
Daylight
13h 22mon average

Is February a good time to visit Franschhoek?

A good month, just outside Franschhoek's best months, which run in two parts: April to May, or October to November.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How February sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 88°F in February, against 65°F to 88°F through the year.Highs near 31°C in February, against 18°C to 31°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

14% of days in February, against 14% to 37% through the year.

Cloud cover

19% cover in February, against 19% to 49% through the year.

Daylight

13h 22m in February, against 9h 56m to 14h 22m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with February shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. January88°31°low 60°low 16°1 wet day a weekRain on about one day a week.
  2. February88°31°low 61°low 16°1 wet day a weekRain on about one day a week.
  3. March86°30°low 59°low 15°1 wet day a weekRain on about one day a week.

Where Franschhoek sits, in February

Africa/Johannesburg
this place
typical high in February 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-February
6:18 AMsets 7:38 PM
Above the sea
300 mlow-lying
Latitude
33.9°Ssouthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Cape Town64 km west

The land around Franschhoek, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in South Africa in February

high · low · wet days
See February on the planning mapThe whole year in Franschhoek

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Franschhoek. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (300 m) against the climate model's (730 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (300 m) against the climate model's (730 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.