Sumbe weather in February

In February, Sumbe sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 39 mm of rain across 5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Sumbe's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sumbe's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 39 mm; 5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 6:08 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover: 71%; 11th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.9; out of 10

Sumbe is city in Cuanza Sul, Angola.

Density: 44/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1889

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 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in Sumbe reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than 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	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

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

Sumbe weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 25°	35	4.2	12.6	7.4
Feb	27° / 26°	39	5	12.4	6.9
Mar	27° / 26°	128	10.6	12.1	6.1
Apr	27° / 26°	53	6.6	11.8	6.9
May	25° / 24°	2	0.3	11.5	8.7
Jun	23° / 22°	2	0.1	11.4	8.7
Jul	21° / 20°	1	0	11.4	8.2
Aug	20° / 19°	0	0	11.6	8.3
Sep	21° / 20°	1	0.4	11.9	8.4
Oct	23° / 23°	6	1.8	12.3	8.3
Nov	25° / 24°	23	4	12.5	7.6
Dec	25° / 25°	31	4.5	12.6	7.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

	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 (%)	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	31	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28
Cloudier (%)	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	69	70	70	70	70	70	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	72

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	31	69
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	28	72
28	28	72

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Sumbe gets around 39 mm of rain over 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 19% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	13	13	13	14	15	15	16	17	18	18	19	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	21	21	22	22	23

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

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Muggy (%)	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5
Oppressive (%)	77	76	75	74	74	73	73	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	74	75	74	74	74	74	73
Miserable (%)	8	9	10	11	11	12	13	14	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	21	21	22

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	15	77	8
2	15	76	9
3	15	75	10
4	15	74	11
5	15	74	11
6	15	73	12
7	14	73	13
8	14	72	14
9	13	72	15
10	13	72	15
11	12	72	16
12	12	72	16
13	11	72	17
14	11	72	17
15	10	73	17
16	10	73	17
17	9	73	18
18	9	73	18
19	8	74	18
20	8	74	18
21	7	74	19
22	7	74	19
23	6	75	19
24	6	74	20
25	6	74	20
26	5	74	21
27	5	74	21
28	5	73	22

Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze

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 6:04 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:25 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)	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	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	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11
Sunset (PM)	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:04	6:33
2	12.5	6:04	6:33
3	12.5	6:04	6:33
4	12.5	6:05	6:32
5	12.5	6:05	6:32
6	12.4	6:05	6:32
7	12.4	6:06	6:32
8	12.4	6:06	6:32
9	12.4	6:06	6:32
10	12.4	6:07	6:32
11	12.4	6:07	6:31
12	12.4	6:07	6:31
13	12.4	6:08	6:31
14	12.4	6:08	6:31
15	12.4	6:08	6:30
16	12.4	6:08	6:30
17	12.4	6:09	6:30
18	12.3	6:09	6:29
19	12.3	6:09	6:29
20	12.3	6:09	6:29
21	12.3	6:10	6:28
22	12.3	6:10	6:28
23	12.3	6:10	6:28
24	12.3	6:10	6:27
25	12.3	6:10	6:27
26	12.3	6:10	6:26
27	12.3	6:11	6:26
28	12.2	6:11	6:25

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 5.88 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	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	6.1	Intense
2	6.0	Intense
3	6.0	Intense
4	6.0	Intense
5	6.0	Intense
6	6.0	Bright
7	6.0	Bright
8	6.0	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Sumbe?

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

6.9

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

6.8

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Sumbe for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sumbe in February

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

In February, Sumbe sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Sumbe in February

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 28°C and coldest in August near 20°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 23 to Aug 9 — about 11.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	26	27	28	27	25	23	21	20	21	24	26	26
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	26	Warm
Feb	27	Warm
Mar	28	Warm
Apr	27	Warm
May	25	Warm
Jun	23	Refreshing
Jul	21	Refreshing
Aug	20	Cool
Sep	21	Refreshing
Oct	24	Refreshing
Nov	26	Warm
Dec	26	Warm

UV index in Sumbe in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sumbe peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 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	14	15	12	9	8	8	7	8	11	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Sumbe 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 Sumbe is worst in July — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (March, 8 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)	9	8	8	9	13	17	23	18	16	12	8	9
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	8	Good
Apr	9	Good
May	13	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	8	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Sumbe?

Sumbe sits at 11.2°S, 13.8°E, 10 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Porto Amboim, 53 km away.

Topography around Sumbe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sumbe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,820 m.

The land around Sumbe is covered by water (31%), artificial surfaces (30%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, water (46%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and water (32%), trees (26%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

134 m

water 31%

16 km

292 m

water 46%

80 km

1,820 m

water 32%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: Porto Amboim 53 km · Conda 55 km · Ucu Seles 55 km · Capunda 68 km · Gabela 71 km · Chindumbo 107 km · Cubal do Lumbo 127 km · Lobito 133 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 Sumbe (-11.206°, 13.8437°, elevation 10 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	25
2	26	25
3	26	25
4	26	25
5	26	25
6	26	25
7	26	25
8	26	25
9	26	25
10	26	25
11	26	25
12	26	25
13	26	26
14	27	26
15	27	26
16	27	26
17	27	26
18	27	26
19	27	26
20	27	26
21	27	26
22	27	26
23	27	26
24	27	26
25	27	26
26	27	26
27	27	26
28	27	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	31	69
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	28	72
28	28	72

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	15	77	8
2	15	76	9
3	15	75	10
4	15	74	11
5	15	74	11
6	15	73	12
7	14	73	13
8	14	72	14
9	13	72	15
10	13	72	15
11	12	72	16
12	12	72	16
13	11	72	17
14	11	72	17
15	10	73	17
16	10	73	17
17	9	73	18
18	9	73	18
19	8	74	18
20	8	74	18
21	7	74	19
22	7	74	19
23	6	75	19
24	6	74	20
25	6	74	20
26	5	74	21
27	5	74	21
28	5	73	22

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	31	69
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	28	72
28	28	72

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	15	77	8
2	15	76	9
3	15	75	10
4	15	74	11
5	15	74	11
6	15	73	12
7	14	73	13
8	14	72	14
9	13	72	15
10	13	72	15
11	12	72	16
12	12	72	16
13	11	72	17
14	11	72	17
15	10	73	17
16	10	73	17
17	9	73	18
18	9	73	18
19	8	74	18
20	8	74	18
21	7	74	19
22	7	74	19
23	6	75	19
24	6	74	20
25	6	74	20
26	5	74	21
27	5	74	21
28	5	73	22

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	31	69
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	28	72
28	28	72

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	15	77	8
2	15	76	9
3	15	75	10
4	15	74	11
5	15	74	11
6	15	73	12
7	14	73	13
8	14	72	14
9	13	72	15
10	13	72	15
11	12	72	16
12	12	72	16
13	11	72	17
14	11	72	17
15	10	73	17
16	10	73	17
17	9	73	18
18	9	73	18
19	8	74	18
20	8	74	18
21	7	74	19
22	7	74	19
23	6	75	19
24	6	74	20
25	6	74	20
26	5	74	21
27	5	74	21
28	5	73	22