Ondjiva weather in February

In February, Ondjiva sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 147 mm of rain across 14.5 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-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 23% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ondjiva's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ondjiva's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
147 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:54 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
68%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Ondjiva is human settlement.

Density
58/km²
people per km²

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

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 Ondjiva reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°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 34°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C cooler than January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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52919
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How February really feels in Ondjiva

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.

Ondjiva weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°15214.112.94.3
Feb29° / 19°14714.512.64.5
Mar29° / 19°11515.412.14.8
Apr30° / 18°265.311.66.0
May29° / 15°10.211.27.4
Jun27° / 12°00119.1
Jul27° / 12°0011.19.0
Aug30° / 14°0011.46.6
Sep34° / 18°20.611.94.2
Oct35° / 20°193.812.43.1
Nov33° / 20°611012.83.5
Dec32° / 20°11813133.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23763
33763
43763
53862
63961
73961
83961
93862
103862
113763
123862
133664
143565
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213565
223565
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243763
253862
263862
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283961

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ondjiva gets around 147 mm of rain over 14.5 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 51% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
148
248
349
449
550
650
750
851
951
1051
1151
1251
1351
1452
1552
1652
1752
1852
1952
2052
2152
2252
2352
2452
2552
2652
2752
2852

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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 41% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
120142937
219142938
319142839
419132839
519132840
619132840
719132840
819132840
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Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:48 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:486:33
212.75:486:33
312.75:496:33
412.75:496:33
512.75:506:32
612.75:506:32
712.75:516:32
812.75:516:31
912.75:526:31
1012.65:526:31
1112.65:536:30
1212.65:536:30
1312.65:546:30
1412.65:546:29
1512.65:546:29
1612.65:556:28
1712.55:556:28
1812.55:566:27
1912.55:566:27
2012.55:566:26
2112.55:576:26
2212.55:576:25
2312.55:586:25
2412.45:586:24
2512.45:586:24
2612.45:596:23
2712.45:596:22
2812.45:596:22

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 6.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
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166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
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236.2Intense
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256.1Intense
266.1Intense
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286.1Intense
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ondjiva

In seasonPeak

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

Ondjiva's rainy season runs December–March, 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 Ondjiva?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Ondjiva for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ondjiva in February

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

In February, Ondjiva sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ondjiva 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 Ondjiva peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 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 18UV 15Jul 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Ondjiva 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 Ondjiva is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.7× the cleanest month (April, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1821 µg/m³Apr 196 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr6Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul9Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ondjiva?

Ondjiva sits at 17.1°S, 15.7°E, 1,113 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Helao Nafidi, 40 km away.

XangongoOndangwaHumbeCahamaOpuwo

Topography around Ondjiva

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ondjiva has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7 m around an average of 1,111 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m.

The land around Ondjiva is covered by grassland (34%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, shrubs (60%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and shrubs (62%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
7 m
16 km
16 m
80 km
75 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Helao Nafidi 40 km · Ongwediva 79 km · Oshakati 80 km · Xangongo 88 km · Ondangwa 97 km · Humbe 98 km · Cahama 175 km · Opuwo 229 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 Ondjiva (-17.0667°, 15.7333°, elevation 1,113 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).