Luquembo weather in February

In February, Luquembo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 130 mm of rain across 18.1 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°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 30 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Luquembo's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luquembo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
130 mm
18.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:53 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
84%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Luquembo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°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)
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How February really feels in Luquembo

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Luquembo weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°16519.812.64.7
Feb28° / 18°13018.112.44.4
Mar28° / 18°19223.512.14.2
Apr28° / 18°10114.711.85.1
May30° / 16°5111.56.5
Jun30° / 15°00.111.47.0
Jul30° / 15°0011.46.6
Aug32° / 17°20.611.65.2
Sep32° / 18°36811.94.2
Oct30° / 19°13722.712.23.7
Nov28° / 18°20026.412.53.7
Dec27° / 18°19923.712.64.2

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 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31090
41090
51189
61189
71189
81189
91288
101288
111288
121288
131288
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Luquembo gets around 130 mm of rain over 18.1 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 64% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
162
262
363
463
563
663
763
863
963
1063
1163
1263
1363
1463
1564
1664
1764
1864
1964
2065
2165
2265
2366
2466
2566
2667
2767
2868

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1183952
2183952
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5183952
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23163756
24063658
25063559
26063460
27063262
28063163

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
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285calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:496:17
212.55:496:17
312.55:496:16
412.45:506:16
512.45:506:16
612.45:506:16
712.45:516:16
812.45:516:16
912.45:516:16
1012.45:526:16
1112.45:526:15
1212.45:526:15
1312.45:536:15
1412.45:536:15
1512.45:536:14
1612.35:536:14
1712.35:546:14
1812.35:546:13
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2012.35:546:13
2112.35:546:12
2212.35:556:12
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 5.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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85.5Bright
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105.6Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Luquembo

In seasonPeak

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

Luquembo's monsoon runs October–April, 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 Luquembo?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Luquembo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Luquembo in February

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

In February, Luquembo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Luquembo 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 Luquembo peaks around January 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 20UV 16Aug 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Luquembo 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 Luquembo is worst in August — around 145 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 18.1× the cleanest month (April, 8 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodAug 14137 µg/m³Apr 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May16Moderate
Jun65Unhealthy
Jul101Unhealthy
Aug145Unhealthy
Sep47Poor
Oct16Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Luquembo?

Luquembo sits at 10.7°S, 17.7°E, 1,125 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Cambundi Catembo, 76 km away.

NharêaAnduloCamacupaCuembaCatabolaCangandalaCuango-Luzamba

Topography around Luquembo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Luquembo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 1,098 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 511 m.

The land around Luquembo is covered by wetland (51%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, wetland (36%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
82 m
80 km
511 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
February weather nearby: Cambundi Catembo 76 km · Nharêa 116 km · Andulo 139 km · Camacupa 144 km · Cuemba 162 km · Catabola 164 km · Cangandala 176 km · Cuango-Luzamba 181 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 Luquembo (-10.7391°, 17.7177°, elevation 1,125 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).