Menongue weather in February

In February, Menongue sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 164 mm of rain across 19.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 Menongue's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Menongue's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 164 mm; 19.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:49 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover: 80%; 10th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.51 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 26°C through the month.

A typical February day in Menongue reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

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

How February really feels in Menongue

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.

Menongue weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 17°	172	21.3	12.8	4.6
Feb	26° / 17°	164	19.3	12.5	4.7
Mar	26° / 17°	167	21.5	12.1	4.8
Apr	27° / 15°	40	7.8	11.7	7.0
May	27° / 13°	2	0.4	11.3	8.5
Jun	26° / 10°	0	0	11.1	9.2
Jul	26° / 9°	0	0	11.2	9.2
Aug	30° / 12°	0	0.1	11.5	7.1
Sep	32° / 16°	5	1.5	11.9	4.9
Oct	32° / 18°	42	9.5	12.3	4.0
Nov	29° / 17°	128	19.5	12.7	4.2
Dec	27° / 17°	191	22.5	12.9	4.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

	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 (%)	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	20
Cloudier (%)	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	82	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	81	80

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Menongue gets around 164 mm of rain over 19.3 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 69% and peaks near 70% 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 (%)	69	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	67	67	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	69
3	69
4	69
5	70
6	70
7	70
8	70
9	70
10	70
11	70
12	70
13	70
14	70
15	70
16	69
17	69
18	69
19	68
20	68
21	68
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	67
26	67
27	67
28	67

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% 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
Dry (%)	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Comfortable (%)	17	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	15	14
Humid (%)	64	65	65	65	65	65	65	66	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	68	69	69	69	69	70	70	70	69	69	69	70
Muggy (%)	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	6	17	64	13
2	6	16	65	13
3	5	16	65	14
4	5	16	65	14
5	5	16	65	14
6	5	16	65	14
7	5	16	65	14
8	5	15	66	14
9	4	15	67	14
10	4	15	67	14
11	4	15	67	14
12	4	15	68	13
13	4	15	68	13
14	4	15	68	13
15	4	15	68	13
16	4	15	68	13
17	4	15	68	13
18	4	15	69	12
19	4	15	69	12
20	4	15	69	12
21	4	15	69	12
22	4	15	70	11
23	4	15	70	11
24	4	15	70	11
25	4	15	69	12
26	4	15	69	12
27	4	15	69	12
28	4	14	70	12

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 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	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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
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16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	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 5:43 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:12 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	12.6	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	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53
Sunset (PM)	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	5:43	6:22
2	12.6	5:44	6:22
3	12.6	5:44	6:22
4	12.6	5:45	6:22
5	12.6	5:45	6:21
6	12.6	5:46	6:21
7	12.6	5:46	6:21
8	12.6	5:47	6:21
9	12.6	5:47	6:20
10	12.5	5:47	6:20
11	12.5	5:48	6:20
12	12.5	5:48	6:20
13	12.5	5:48	6:19
14	12.5	5:49	6:19
15	12.5	5:49	6:18
16	12.5	5:50	6:18
17	12.5	5:50	6:18
18	12.5	5:50	6:17
19	12.4	5:51	6:17
20	12.4	5:51	6:16
21	12.4	5:51	6:16
22	12.4	5:51	6:15
23	12.4	5:52	6:15
24	12.4	5:52	6:14
25	12.4	5:52	6:14
26	12.3	5:53	6:13
27	12.3	5:53	6:13
28	12.3	5:53	6:12

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 5.51 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	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	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
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17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
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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 Menongue

In seasonPeak

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

Menongue's monsoon runs November–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 Menongue?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

4.6

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Menongue for sightseeing.

What to pack for Menongue in February

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

In February, Menongue sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Menongue 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 Menongue peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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	12	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	12	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 Menongue 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 Menongue is worst in September — around 82 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 17.5× the cleanest month (April, 5 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)	6	6	6	5	8	16	25	47	82	36	8	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	6	Good
Apr	5	Good
May	8	Good
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	47	Poor
Sep	82	Unhealthy
Oct	36	Poor
Nov	8	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Menongue?

Menongue sits at 14.7°S, 17.7°E, 1,355 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Chitembo, 168 km away.

Topography around Menongue

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Menongue has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 1,368 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 437 m.

The land around Menongue is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (47%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

87 m

artificial surfaces 53%

16 km

233 m

shrubs 47%

80 km

437 m

trees 59%

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

February weather nearby: Chitembo 168 km · Cuíto 266 km · Chinguar 276 km · Catchiungo 281 km · Cuemba 282 km · Catabola 282 km · Matala 286 km · Camacupa 295 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 Menongue (-14.6585°, 17.691°, elevation 1,355 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	26	17
2	26	17
3	26	17
4	26	17
5	26	17
6	26	17
7	26	17
8	26	17
9	26	17
10	26	17
11	26	17
12	26	17
13	26	17
14	26	17
15	26	17
16	26	17
17	26	17
18	26	17
19	26	17
20	26	17
21	26	17
22	26	17
23	26	17
24	26	17
25	26	17
26	26	17
27	26	17
28	26	17

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	69
3	69
4	69
5	70
6	70
7	70
8	70
9	70
10	70
11	70
12	70
13	70
14	70
15	70
16	69
17	69
18	69
19	68
20	68
21	68
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	67
26	67
27	67
28	67

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	6	17	64	13
2	6	16	65	13
3	5	16	65	14
4	5	16	65	14
5	5	16	65	14
6	5	16	65	14
7	5	16	65	14
8	5	15	66	14
9	4	15	67	14
10	4	15	67	14
11	4	15	67	14
12	4	15	68	13
13	4	15	68	13
14	4	15	68	13
15	4	15	68	13
16	4	15	68	13
17	4	15	68	13
18	4	15	69	12
19	4	15	69	12
20	4	15	69	12
21	4	15	69	12
22	4	15	70	11
23	4	15	70	11
24	4	15	70	11
25	4	15	69	12
26	4	15	69	12
27	4	15	69	12
28	4	14	70	12

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	69
3	69
4	69
5	70
6	70
7	70
8	70
9	70
10	70
11	70
12	70
13	70
14	70
15	70
16	69
17	69
18	69
19	68
20	68
21	68
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	67
26	67
27	67
28	67

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	6	17	64	13
2	6	16	65	13
3	5	16	65	14
4	5	16	65	14
5	5	16	65	14
6	5	16	65	14
7	5	16	65	14
8	5	15	66	14
9	4	15	67	14
10	4	15	67	14
11	4	15	67	14
12	4	15	68	13
13	4	15	68	13
14	4	15	68	13
15	4	15	68	13
16	4	15	68	13
17	4	15	68	13
18	4	15	69	12
19	4	15	69	12
20	4	15	69	12
21	4	15	69	12
22	4	15	70	11
23	4	15	70	11
24	4	15	70	11
25	4	15	69	12
26	4	15	69	12
27	4	15	69	12
28	4	14	70	12

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	69
3	69
4	69
5	70
6	70
7	70
8	70
9	70
10	70
11	70
12	70
13	70
14	70
15	70
16	69
17	69
18	69
19	68
20	68
21	68
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	67
26	67
27	67
28	67

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	6	17	64	13
2	6	16	65	13
3	5	16	65	14
4	5	16	65	14
5	5	16	65	14
6	5	16	65	14
7	5	16	65	14
8	5	15	66	14
9	4	15	67	14
10	4	15	67	14
11	4	15	67	14
12	4	15	68	13
13	4	15	68	13
14	4	15	68	13
15	4	15	68	13
16	4	15	68	13
17	4	15	68	13
18	4	15	69	12
19	4	15	69	12
20	4	15	69	12
21	4	15	69	12
22	4	15	70	11
23	4	15	70	11
24	4	15	70	11
25	4	15	69	12
26	4	15	69	12
27	4	15	69	12
28	4	14	70	12