Nharêa weather in February

In February, Nharêa sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 213 mm of rain across 20.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 1% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Nharêa's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nharêa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
7th warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
213 mm
20.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:55 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
86%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
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 Nharêa reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°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)
12516
22516
32516
42516
52516
62516
72516
82516
92516
102516
112516
122516
132516
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202516
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222516
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272516
282516

Nharêa weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 16°24923.112.64.6
Feb25° / 16°21320.512.44.6
Mar25° / 16°25925.112.14.3
Apr25° / 15°11014.911.85.9
May26° / 14°61.111.58.5
Jun26° / 13°00.111.39.2
Jul26° / 13°0011.49.1
Aug28° / 15°30.711.67.8
Sep29° / 16°467.211.96.1
Oct27° / 16°22323.712.34.5
Nov25° / 16°3122812.53.8
Dec24° / 16°29626.812.74.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5793
6793
7793
8793
9793
10793
11793
12793
13793
14793
15793
16793
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18793
19793
20793
21793
22892
23892
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Nharêa gets around 213 mm of rain over 20.5 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 73% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202528
Rain chance (%)
169
270
370
471
571
671
771
871
971
1071
1171
1272
1372
1472
1572
1673
1773
1873
1974
2074
2175
2275
2375
2476
2576
2676
2777
2877

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1728641
2727651
3727651
4826651
5826651
6826651
7826651
8826651
9826642
10826642
11826642
12826642
13826642
14726652
15726652
16726652
17727642
18627652
19626662
20626662
21626662
22626662
23525682
24525682
25525682
26524692
27624682
28623692

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm

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 5:51 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:516:21
212.55:516:21
312.55:516:20
412.55:526:20
512.55:526:20
612.55:536:20
712.55:536:20
812.45:536:20
912.45:546:20
1012.45:546:19
1112.45:546:19
1212.45:556:19
1312.45:556:19
1412.45:556:18
1512.45:556:18
1612.45:566:18
1712.45:566:17
1812.35:566:17
1912.35:566:17
2012.35:576:16
2112.35:576:16
2212.35:576:16
2312.35:576:15
2412.35:576:15
2512.35:586:14
2612.35:586:14
2712.35:586:13
2812.25:586:13

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 5.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
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145.6Bright
155.6Bright
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215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Nharêa

In seasonPeak

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

Nharêa'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 Nharêa?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Nharêa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nharêa in February

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

In February, Nharêa sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Nharêa 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 Nharêa peaks around January 18 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 17Jun 20UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Nharêa 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 Nharêa is worst in August — around 123 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 14.5× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodAug 13119 µg/m³Apr 119 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr9Good
May16Moderate
Jun52Poor
Jul97Unhealthy
Aug123Unhealthy
Sep62Unhealthy
Oct18Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nharêa?

Nharêa sits at 11.5°S, 17.0°E, 1,645 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Andulo, 29 km away.

MungoCuítoLuquemboChinguarCuemba

Topography around Nharêa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nharêa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m around an average of 1,624 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 594 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 816 m.

The land around Nharêa is covered by grassland (41%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (49%), shrubs (26%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), trees (32%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
170 m
16 km
594 m
80 km
816 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
February weather nearby: Andulo 29 km · Camacupa 83 km · Catabola 83 km · Mungo 89 km · Cuíto 101 km · Luquembo 116 km · Chinguar 138 km · Cuemba 143 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 Nharêa (-11.4751°, 16.965°, elevation 1,645 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).