Xangongo weather in February

In February, Xangongo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 138 mm of rain across 14.3 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Xangongo's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Xangongo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
138 mm
14.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:58 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
67%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Xangongo is city in Angola.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Xangongo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 35°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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203019
212919
222919
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How February really feels in Xangongo

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.

Xangongo weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°12112.712.94.2
Feb30° / 19°13814.312.64.4
Mar29° / 19°12316.312.14.7
Apr30° / 18°315.711.65.9
May29° / 16°10.211.27.2
Jun27° / 13°00118.9
Jul28° / 12°0011.18.8
Aug31° / 14°0011.46.5
Sep34° / 18°20.411.94.3
Oct35° / 20°183.712.43.2
Nov33° / 20°549.112.83.5
Dec32° / 20°10711.8133.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23961
33961
44060
54159
64159
74159
84159
94159
104159
114060
124159
134060
143961
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Xangongo gets around 138 mm of rain over 14.3 wet days in February, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 50% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
145
245
346
447
548
648
749
849
950
1050
1150
1250
1350
1450
1550
1650
1751
1851
1951
2051
2151
2251
2351
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2652
2753
2853

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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 33% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
128172926
227162927
327162928
427162929
526162929
626152930
725152930
825153031
924153031
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2615162939
2715162940
2814162941

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
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228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:516:36
212.75:526:36
312.75:526:35
412.75:536:35
512.75:536:35
612.75:546:35
712.75:546:34
812.75:556:34
912.65:556:34
1012.65:566:33
1112.65:566:33
1212.65:576:33
1312.65:576:32
1412.65:576:32
1512.65:586:32
1612.55:586:31
1712.55:596:31
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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 6.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.49 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 6.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
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96.4Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Xangongo

In seasonPeak

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

Xangongo'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 Xangongo?

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

February is a reasonable time to visit Xangongo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Xangongo in February

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

In February, Xangongo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Xangongo 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 Xangongo 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
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Xangongo 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 Xangongo is worst in September — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.7× the cleanest month (April, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1318 µg/m³Apr 185 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar6Good
Apr5Good
May6Good
Jun7Good
Jul10Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Xangongo?

Xangongo sits at 16.7°S, 15.0°E, 1,109 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Humbe, 10 km away.

CahamaOndjivaHelao NafidiOshakatiOngwedivaOndangwaOpuwo

Topography around Xangongo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Xangongo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 1,115 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m.

The land around Xangongo is covered by grassland (39%) and shrubs (30%) within 3 km, shrubs (55%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and shrubs (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
31 m
80 km
175 m
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February weather nearby: Humbe 10 km · Cahama 87 km · Ondjiva 88 km · Helao Nafidi 121 km · Oshakati 140 km · Ongwediva 142 km · Ondangwa 168 km · Opuwo 190 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 Xangongo (-16.7444°, 14.9749°, elevation 1,109 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).