Chitembo weather in February

In February, Chitembo sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 206 mm of rain across 20 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-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 3% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of February to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Chitembo's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chitembo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 206 mm; 20 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:55 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover: 84%; 10th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

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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 Chitembo reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°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 28°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	16
2	25	16
3	25	16
4	25	16
5	25	16
6	25	16
7	25	16
8	25	16
9	25	16
10	25	15
11	25	15
12	25	15
13	25	15
14	25	15
15	25	15
16	25	15
17	25	15
18	25	15
19	25	15
20	25	15
21	25	15
22	25	15
23	25	15
24	25	15
25	25	15
26	25	15
27	25	15
28	25	15

Chitembo weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 16°	235	21.9	12.7	4.7
Feb	25° / 15°	206	20	12.5	4.7
Mar	25° / 15°	216	24.2	12.1	4.5
Apr	25° / 14°	68	11.2	11.7	6.5
May	27° / 12°	2	0.6	11.4	8.6
Jun	26° / 9°	0	0.1	11.2	9.3
Jul	26° / 9°	0	0	11.3	9.2
Aug	29° / 12°	0	0	11.5	7.5
Sep	31° / 14°	16	3.2	11.9	5.6
Oct	29° / 16°	117	15.3	12.3	4.6
Nov	26° / 15°	233	24.4	12.6	4.2
Dec	25° / 16°	258	24.2	12.8	4.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	13	14	14
Cloudier (%)	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	87	87	86	86

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	12	88
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	14	86
28	14	86

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Chitembo gets around 206 mm of rain over 20 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 71% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	70	70	70	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	71
5	71
6	71
7	71
8	72
9	72
10	72
11	72
12	72
13	72
14	71
15	71
16	71
17	71
18	71
19	70
20	70
21	70
22	70
23	70
24	70
25	70
26	70
27	70
28	70

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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8
Comfortable (%)	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	23	23
Humid (%)	61	61	63	64	64	65	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	68	68	67	67	68	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	66	67
Muggy (%)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	15	21	61	3
2	15	21	61	3
3	14	20	63	3
4	14	20	64	2
5	14	20	64	2
6	14	19	65	2
7	13	19	66	2
8	13	19	66	2
9	13	19	66	2
10	13	19	66	2
11	12	19	67	2
12	12	19	67	2
13	12	19	67	2
14	11	19	68	2
15	11	19	68	2
16	11	20	67	2
17	11	20	67	2
18	10	20	68	2
19	10	21	67	2
20	10	21	67	2
21	10	21	67	2
22	10	22	66	2
23	10	22	66	2
24	9	23	66	2
25	9	23	66	2
26	9	23	66	2
27	9	23	66	2
28	8	23	67	2

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:16 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58
Sunset (PM)	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	5:49	6:25
2	12.6	5:50	6:25
3	12.6	5:50	6:25
4	12.6	5:50	6:24
5	12.6	5:51	6:24
6	12.5	5:51	6:24
7	12.5	5:52	6:24
8	12.5	5:52	6:24
9	12.5	5:52	6:23
10	12.5	5:53	6:23
11	12.5	5:53	6:23
12	12.5	5:54	6:22
13	12.5	5:54	6:22
14	12.5	5:54	6:22
15	12.4	5:55	6:22
16	12.4	5:55	6:21
17	12.4	5:55	6:21
18	12.4	5:56	6:20
19	12.4	5:56	6:20
20	12.4	5:56	6:20
21	12.4	5:56	6:19
22	12.4	5:57	6:19
23	12.4	5:57	6:18
24	12.3	5:57	6:18
25	12.3	5:57	6:17
26	12.3	5:58	6:17
27	12.3	5:58	6:16
28	12.3	5:58	6:16

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.56 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 5.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Chitembo

In seasonPeak

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

Chitembo'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 Chitembo?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Chitembo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chitembo in February

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

In February, Chitembo sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Chitembo 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 Chitembo peaks around January 18 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	17	15	15	13	10	9	9	10	11	12	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	17	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Chitembo 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 Chitembo is worst in August — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.3× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	8	9	9	8	13	41	69	76	73	18	9	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	13	Moderate
Jun	41	Poor
Jul	69	Unhealthy
Aug	76	Unhealthy
Sep	73	Unhealthy
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	9	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Chitembo?

Chitembo sits at 13.6°S, 16.6°E, 1,607 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Chinguar, 115 km away.

Topography around Chitembo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chitembo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 1,589 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 485 m.

The land around Chitembo is covered by shrubs (35%), grassland (31%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (33%), trees (30%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

105 m

shrubs 35%

16 km

154 m

shrubs 33%

80 km

485 m

trees 42%

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← January Chitembo year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Chinguar 115 km · Catchiungo 118 km · Huambo 130 km · Cuíto 134 km · Caála 140 km · Ecunna 156 km · Longonjo 166 km · Menongue 168 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

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 Chitembo (-13.55°, 16.6333°, elevation 1,607 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	16
2	25	16
3	25	16
4	25	16
5	25	16
6	25	16
7	25	16
8	25	16
9	25	16
10	25	15
11	25	15
12	25	15
13	25	15
14	25	15
15	25	15
16	25	15
17	25	15
18	25	15
19	25	15
20	25	15
21	25	15
22	25	15
23	25	15
24	25	15
25	25	15
26	25	15
27	25	15
28	25	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	12	88
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	14	86
28	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	71
5	71
6	71
7	71
8	72
9	72
10	72
11	72
12	72
13	72
14	71
15	71
16	71
17	71
18	71
19	70
20	70
21	70
22	70
23	70
24	70
25	70
26	70
27	70
28	70

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	15	21	61	3
2	15	21	61	3
3	14	20	63	3
4	14	20	64	2
5	14	20	64	2
6	14	19	65	2
7	13	19	66	2
8	13	19	66	2
9	13	19	66	2
10	13	19	66	2
11	12	19	67	2
12	12	19	67	2
13	12	19	67	2
14	11	19	68	2
15	11	19	68	2
16	11	20	67	2
17	11	20	67	2
18	10	20	68	2
19	10	21	67	2
20	10	21	67	2
21	10	21	67	2
22	10	22	66	2
23	10	22	66	2
24	9	23	66	2
25	9	23	66	2
26	9	23	66	2
27	9	23	66	2
28	8	23	67	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	16
2	25	16
3	25	16
4	25	16
5	25	16
6	25	16
7	25	16
8	25	16
9	25	16
10	25	15
11	25	15
12	25	15
13	25	15
14	25	15
15	25	15
16	25	15
17	25	15
18	25	15
19	25	15
20	25	15
21	25	15
22	25	15
23	25	15
24	25	15
25	25	15
26	25	15
27	25	15
28	25	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	12	88
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	14	86
28	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	71
5	71
6	71
7	71
8	72
9	72
10	72
11	72
12	72
13	72
14	71
15	71
16	71
17	71
18	71
19	70
20	70
21	70
22	70
23	70
24	70
25	70
26	70
27	70
28	70

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	15	21	61	3
2	15	21	61	3
3	14	20	63	3
4	14	20	64	2
5	14	20	64	2
6	14	19	65	2
7	13	19	66	2
8	13	19	66	2
9	13	19	66	2
10	13	19	66	2
11	12	19	67	2
12	12	19	67	2
13	12	19	67	2
14	11	19	68	2
15	11	19	68	2
16	11	20	67	2
17	11	20	67	2
18	10	20	68	2
19	10	21	67	2
20	10	21	67	2
21	10	21	67	2
22	10	22	66	2
23	10	22	66	2
24	9	23	66	2
25	9	23	66	2
26	9	23	66	2
27	9	23	66	2
28	8	23	67	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	16
2	25	16
3	25	16
4	25	16
5	25	16
6	25	16
7	25	16
8	25	16
9	25	16
10	25	15
11	25	15
12	25	15
13	25	15
14	25	15
15	25	15
16	25	15
17	25	15
18	25	15
19	25	15
20	25	15
21	25	15
22	25	15
23	25	15
24	25	15
25	25	15
26	25	15
27	25	15
28	25	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	12	88
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	14	86
28	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	71
5	71
6	71
7	71
8	72
9	72
10	72
11	72
12	72
13	72
14	71
15	71
16	71
17	71
18	71
19	70
20	70
21	70
22	70
23	70
24	70
25	70
26	70
27	70
28	70

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	15	21	61	3
2	15	21	61	3
3	14	20	63	3
4	14	20	64	2
5	14	20	64	2
6	14	19	65	2
7	13	19	66	2
8	13	19	66	2
9	13	19	66	2
10	13	19	66	2
11	12	19	67	2
12	12	19	67	2
13	12	19	67	2
14	11	19	68	2
15	11	19	68	2
16	11	20	67	2
17	11	20	67	2
18	10	20	68	2
19	10	21	67	2
20	10	21	67	2
21	10	21	67	2
22	10	22	66	2
23	10	22	66	2
24	9	23	66	2
25	9	23	66	2
26	9	23	66	2
27	9	23	66	2
28	8	23	67	2