Balombo weather in February

In February, Balombo sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 167 mm of rain across 17.4 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of February to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Balombo's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balombo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
8th coldest
Rainfall
167 mm
17.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:03 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
82%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical February day in Balombo reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12515
22515
32515
42515
52515
62515
72516
82516
92516
102516
112516
122516
132516
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282516

Balombo weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 15°17119.712.65.1
Feb25° / 16°16717.412.45.1
Mar25° / 16°23923.912.14.4
Apr26° / 16°11516.411.75.6
May27° / 14°61.311.48.3
Jun27° / 12°0011.38.9
Jul28° / 12°0011.38.4
Aug30° / 13°30.711.66.9
Sep30° / 14°458.711.95.6
Oct27° / 16°20525.912.34.2
Nov25° / 16°26826.812.64.0
Dec24° / 16°22423.212.74.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31684
41684
51684
61684
71684
81684
91684
101684
111684
121684
131684
141585
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201585
211585
221585
231585
241585
251585
261486
271486
281585

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Balombo gets around 167 mm of rain over 17.4 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 62% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
160
261
361
461
561
661
761
861
961
1061
1161
1261
1361
1461
1561
1661
1761
1861
1961
2062
2162
2262
2363
2463
2564
2664
2765
2866

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the humid band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11030573
21029583
31029583
41028584
51028584
61027594
71027594
81027594
91027585
101026595
111026595
121026595
131026595
141026586
151026586
161027576
171027576
181027567
19927577
20928567
21928567
22828577
23828577
24828577
25828577
26728587
27727597
28727597

Wind in February

Winds average 5 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of February to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:586:31
212.55:596:30
312.55:596:30
412.55:596:30
512.56:006:30
612.56:006:30
712.56:016:30
812.56:016:30
912.56:016:29
1012.56:026:29
1112.46:026:29
1212.46:026:29
1312.46:036:28
1412.46:036:28
1512.46:036:28
1612.46:046:27
1712.46:046:27
1812.46:046:27
1912.46:046:26
2012.46:056:26
2112.36:056:26
2212.36:056:25
2312.36:056:25
2412.36:056:24
2512.36:066:24
2612.36:066:23
2712.36:066:23
2812.36:066:22

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 5.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
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175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.7Bright
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215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Balombo

In seasonPeak

In February, Balombo sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Balombo's monsoon runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Balombo?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Balombo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Balombo in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Balombo sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Balombo in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Balombo peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 18UV 16Aug 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Balombo in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Balombo is worst in August — around 114 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.5× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodAug 10113 µg/m³Dec 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun72Unhealthy
Jul109Unhealthy
Aug114Unhealthy
Sep51Poor
Oct21Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Balombo?

Balombo sits at 12.4°S, 14.8°E, 1,203 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Chindumbo, 56 km away.

Alto Hama

Topography around Balombo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Balombo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balombo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 1,197 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,436 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,995 m.

The land around Balombo is covered by cropland (63%) within 3 km, trees (31%), cropland (28%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (31%), grassland (28%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
1,436 m
80 km
1,995 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
February weather nearby: Chindumbo 56 km · Londuimbali 61 km · Bocoio 70 km · Cubal do Lumbo 70 km · Ucuma 74 km · Ganda 75 km · Longonjo 80 km · Alto Hama 86 km

Angola travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,129
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2017
Homicide rate
4.1
per 100k, 2016
Road deaths
26.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 413
Religion
Roman Catholic 41%Protestant 38%none 12%other 9%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Balombo (-12.3543°, 14.7723°, elevation 1,203 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).