Lucapa weather in February

In February, Lucapa sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 176 mm of rain across 22.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Lucapa's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lucapa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 176 mm; 22.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:43 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 10th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

Lucapa is settlement in Angola.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in Lucapa reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	20
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
5	29	20
6	29	20
7	29	20
8	29	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	29	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	29	20
27	29	20
28	29	20

How February really feels in Lucapa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Lucapa 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	28° / 19°	207	25.8	12.4	3.6
Feb	29° / 20°	176	22.3	12.3	3.5
Mar	29° / 20°	198	25.2	12.1	3.5
Apr	29° / 19°	138	19	11.8	4.1
May	32° / 19°	12	2.9	11.6	4.9
Jun	33° / 18°	2	0.4	11.5	4.9
Jul	33° / 18°	0	0	11.6	4.9
Aug	33° / 19°	10	2.7	11.7	4.4
Sep	31° / 20°	72	13.8	12	3.9
Oct	30° / 20°	149	23	12.2	3.5
Nov	28° / 19°	213	26.3	12.4	3.5
Dec	28° / 19°	229	27.3	12.5	3.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 90%.

	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 (%)	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12
Cloudier (%)	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	88	88	88

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	9	91
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Lucapa gets around 176 mm of rain over 22.3 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 80% and peaks near 83% 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 (%)	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	80	80	80	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	77	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	83
3	83
4	82
5	82
6	82
7	82
8	82
9	82
10	82
11	81
12	81
13	81
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	79
18	79
19	78
20	78
21	78
22	78
23	78
24	77
25	77
26	77
27	77
28	77

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

	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
Humid (%)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Muggy (%)	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	89	89	88	88	87	87	86	86	86	85	84	84	85
Oppressive (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	13

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	93	7
2	0	93	7
3	1	92	7
4	1	92	7
5	1	92	7
6	1	92	7
7	1	92	7
8	1	92	7
9	1	92	7
10	1	92	7
11	1	91	8
12	1	91	8
13	1	91	8
14	1	90	9
15	1	90	9
16	1	89	10
17	1	89	10
18	1	88	11
19	1	88	11
20	1	87	12
21	1	87	12
22	1	86	13
23	1	86	13
24	1	86	13
25	2	85	13
26	2	84	14
27	2	84	14
28	2	85	13

Wind in February

Winds average 5 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 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 5:40 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:56 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)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45
Sunset (PM)	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:40	6:01
2	12.4	5:40	6:01
3	12.4	5:40	6:01
4	12.3	5:41	6:01
5	12.3	5:41	6:01
6	12.3	5:41	6:01
7	12.3	5:41	6:01
8	12.3	5:42	6:01
9	12.3	5:42	6:01
10	12.3	5:42	6:01
11	12.3	5:42	6:01
12	12.3	5:43	6:00
13	12.3	5:43	6:00
14	12.3	5:43	6:00
15	12.3	5:43	6:00
16	12.3	5:44	6:00
17	12.3	5:44	5:59
18	12.3	5:44	5:59
19	12.2	5:44	5:59
20	12.2	5:44	5:59
21	12.2	5:44	5:58
22	12.2	5:44	5:58
23	12.2	5:45	5:58
24	12.2	5:45	5:57
25	12.2	5:45	5:57
26	12.2	5:45	5:57
27	12.2	5:45	5:56
28	12.2	5:45	5:56

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.09 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 5.42 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)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	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	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Lucapa

In seasonPeak

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

Lucapa's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Lucapa?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lucapa.

What to pack for Lucapa in February

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

In February, Lucapa sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lucapa 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 Lucapa peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 7 (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)	15	15	15	13	10	8	7	7	11	13	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Lucapa 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 Lucapa is worst in June — around 150 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 15.8× the cleanest month (November, 10 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)	14	15	11	10	53	150	146	83	31	16	10	10
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	11	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	53	Poor
Jun	150	Unhealthy
Jul	146	Unhealthy
Aug	83	Unhealthy
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Lucapa?

Lucapa sits at 8.4°S, 20.7°E, 955 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Dundo, 117 km away.

Topography around Lucapa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lucapa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m around an average of 867 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 401 m.

The land around Lucapa is covered by grassland (58%) and shrubs (27%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

186 m

grassland 58%

16 km

227 m

grassland 57%

80 km

401 m

grassland 48%

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

February weather nearby: Dundo 117 km · Cassanguidi 121 km · Chitato 124 km · Cuilo 136 km · Saurimo 143 km · Lubalo 180 km · Tshikapa 223 km · Mwene 280 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 Lucapa (-8.4192°, 20.7447°, elevation 955 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	29	20
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
5	29	20
6	29	20
7	29	20
8	29	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	29	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	29	20
27	29	20
28	29	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	9	91
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	83
3	83
4	82
5	82
6	82
7	82
8	82
9	82
10	82
11	81
12	81
13	81
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	79
18	79
19	78
20	78
21	78
22	78
23	78
24	77
25	77
26	77
27	77
28	77

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	93	7
2	0	93	7
3	1	92	7
4	1	92	7
5	1	92	7
6	1	92	7
7	1	92	7
8	1	92	7
9	1	92	7
10	1	92	7
11	1	91	8
12	1	91	8
13	1	91	8
14	1	90	9
15	1	90	9
16	1	89	10
17	1	89	10
18	1	88	11
19	1	88	11
20	1	87	12
21	1	87	12
22	1	86	13
23	1	86	13
24	1	86	13
25	2	85	13
26	2	84	14
27	2	84	14
28	2	85	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	20
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
5	29	20
6	29	20
7	29	20
8	29	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	29	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	29	20
27	29	20
28	29	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	9	91
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	83
3	83
4	82
5	82
6	82
7	82
8	82
9	82
10	82
11	81
12	81
13	81
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	79
18	79
19	78
20	78
21	78
22	78
23	78
24	77
25	77
26	77
27	77
28	77

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	93	7
2	0	93	7
3	1	92	7
4	1	92	7
5	1	92	7
6	1	92	7
7	1	92	7
8	1	92	7
9	1	92	7
10	1	92	7
11	1	91	8
12	1	91	8
13	1	91	8
14	1	90	9
15	1	90	9
16	1	89	10
17	1	89	10
18	1	88	11
19	1	88	11
20	1	87	12
21	1	87	12
22	1	86	13
23	1	86	13
24	1	86	13
25	2	85	13
26	2	84	14
27	2	84	14
28	2	85	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	20
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
5	29	20
6	29	20
7	29	20
8	29	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	29	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	29	20
27	29	20
28	29	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	9	91
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	83
3	83
4	82
5	82
6	82
7	82
8	82
9	82
10	82
11	81
12	81
13	81
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	79
18	79
19	78
20	78
21	78
22	78
23	78
24	77
25	77
26	77
27	77
28	77

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	93	7
2	0	93	7
3	1	92	7
4	1	92	7
5	1	92	7
6	1	92	7
7	1	92	7
8	1	92	7
9	1	92	7
10	1	92	7
11	1	91	8
12	1	91	8
13	1	91	8
14	1	90	9
15	1	90	9
16	1	89	10
17	1	89	10
18	1	88	11
19	1	88	11
20	1	87	12
21	1	87	12
22	1	86	13
23	1	86	13
24	1	86	13
25	2	85	13
26	2	84	14
27	2	84	14
28	2	85	13