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Kruger National Park in February

Hot and damp, as the days shorten.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

February in Kruger National Park is hot: highs near 91°F, lows near 71°F. Rain falls on about three days a week, and the days shorten by 26 minutes from the first week to the last.February in Kruger National Park is hot: highs near 33°C, lows near 22°C. Rain falls on about three days a week, and the days shorten by 26 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
91°F33°Caverage
Low
71°F22°Caverage
Wet days
3a week · 40% of days
Daylight
12h 57mon average

Is February a good time to visit Kruger National Park?

February sits outside Kruger National Park's best months, which run from June to July. Expect hot days and rain on about three days a week.

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 91°F in February, against 80°F to 92°F through the year.Highs near 33°C in February, against 27°C to 33°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

40% of days in February, against 5% to 40% through the year.

Cloud cover

41% cover in February, against 10% to 47% through the year.

Daylight

12h 57m in February, against 10h 39m to 13h 38m 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.

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  1. January91°33°low 71°low 22°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  2. February91°33°low 71°low 22°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  3. March90°32°low 70°low 21°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.

Where Kruger National Park sits, in February

Africa/Maputo
this place
typical high in February 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-February
5:39 AMsets 6:34 PM
Above the sea
160 mlow-lying
Latitude
24.5°Ssouthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Kruger (Skukuza)72 km south-west

The land around Kruger National Park, 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 Kruger National Park

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Kruger National Park. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. 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.