Penja weather in February

In February, Penja sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 94 mm of rain across 15.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Penja's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Penja's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 94 mm; 15.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:40 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; 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 31°C through the month.

A typical February day in Penja reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 1°C warmer than 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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	31	21
7	31	21
8	31	21
9	31	21
10	31	21
11	31	21
12	31	21
13	31	21
14	31	21
15	31	21
16	31	21
17	31	21
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22

How February really feels in Penja

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 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

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Penja weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 21°	58	14.2	11.8	4.3
Feb	31° / 21°	94	15.4	11.8	3.6
Mar	30° / 22°	254	27.9	12	2.8
Apr	29° / 22°	312	29.6	12.1	2.8
May	28° / 22°	299	30.4	12.2	3.0
Jun	27° / 21°	339	29.8	12.3	3.3
Jul	26° / 21°	400	30.2	12.2	3.5
Aug	26° / 21°	431	30.5	12.2	3.4
Sep	27° / 21°	396	29.8	12	3.3
Oct	27° / 21°	387	30.9	11.9	3.2
Nov	28° / 21°	224	28.3	11.8	3.2
Dec	29° / 21°	73	17.5	11.7	4.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	39	39	39	37	36	35	34	32	32	31	30	29	27	27	26	26
Cloudier (%)	59	59	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	61	61	61	63	64	65	66	68	68	69	70	71	73	73	74	74

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	42	58
12	41	59
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	37	63
17	36	64
18	35	65
19	34	66
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	31	69
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	26	74
28	26	74

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Penja gets around 94 mm of rain over 15.4 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 56% and peaks near 74% 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 (%)	50	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	49	49	49	50	50	51	52	53	55	56	58	59	61	63	65	67	69	71	72	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	49
3	49
4	49
5	49
6	48
7	48
8	48
9	49
10	49
11	49
12	50
13	50
14	51
15	52
16	53
17	55
18	56
19	58
20	59
21	61
22	63
23	65
24	67
25	69
26	71
27	72
28	74

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% 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
Humid (%)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Muggy (%)	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	42	41	40	39	37	35	33	31	29	27	25	23	22	20	19	18
Oppressive (%)	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	58	59	61	63	65	67	69	71	73	75	77	78	80	81	82

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	44	53
2	3	44	53
3	3	44	53
4	2	44	54
5	2	44	54
6	2	44	54
7	2	44	54
8	2	44	54
9	1	44	55
10	1	44	55
11	1	43	56
12	1	43	56
13	1	42	57
14	1	41	58
15	1	40	59
16	0	39	61
17	0	37	63
18	0	35	65
19	0	33	67
20	0	31	69
21	0	29	71
22	0	27	73
23	0	25	75
24	0	23	77
25	0	22	78
26	0	20	80
27	0	19	81
28	0	18	82

Wind in February

Winds average 4 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:32 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)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38
Sunset (PM)	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:41	6:29
2	11.8	6:41	6:29
3	11.8	6:41	6:29
4	11.8	6:41	6:30
5	11.8	6:41	6:30
6	11.8	6:41	6:30
7	11.8	6:41	6:30
8	11.8	6:41	6:30
9	11.8	6:41	6:31
10	11.8	6:41	6:31
11	11.8	6:41	6:31
12	11.8	6:41	6:31
13	11.8	6:41	6:31
14	11.8	6:41	6:31
15	11.8	6:40	6:31
16	11.9	6:40	6:31
17	11.9	6:40	6:32
18	11.9	6:40	6:32
19	11.9	6:40	6:32
20	11.9	6:40	6:32
21	11.9	6:39	6:32
22	11.9	6:39	6:32
23	11.9	6:39	6:32
24	11.9	6:39	6:32
25	11.9	6:38	6:32
26	11.9	6:38	6:32
27	11.9	6:38	6:32
28	11.9	6:38	6:32

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.21 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 5.21 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)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0
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	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Penja

In seasonPeak

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

Penja sees seasonal dust haze (January–March), heaviest in February.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

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May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Penja?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

5.4

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Penja.

What to pack for Penja in February

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

In February, Penja sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Penja in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Penja peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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)	9	11	14	14	12	11	11	11	13	13	11	9
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

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

Air quality in Penja 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 Penja is worst in February — around 112 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (August, 27 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)	85	112	64	50	37	31	28	27	28	35	46	74
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	85	Unhealthy
Feb	112	Unhealthy
Mar	64	Unhealthy
Apr	50	Poor
May	37	Poor
Jun	31	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	35	Poor
Nov	46	Poor
Dec	74	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Penja?

Penja sits at 4.6°N, 9.7°E, 148 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Njombé, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Penja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Penja has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m around an average of 194 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,240 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,007 m.

The land around Penja is covered by trees (88%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km

274 m

trees 88%

16 km

1,240 m

trees 95%

80 km

4,007 m

trees 91%

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

February weather nearby: Njombé 7.0 km · Loum 11 km · Tombel 12 km · Mbanga 20 km · Kumba 26 km · Manjo 28 km · Nkongsamba 45 km · Souza Gare 46 km

Cameroon travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 34% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,972; 2025
Happiness: 5.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 6.8; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 30.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 445
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 Penja (4.6391°, 9.6799°, elevation 148 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	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	31	21
7	31	21
8	31	21
9	31	21
10	31	21
11	31	21
12	31	21
13	31	21
14	31	21
15	31	21
16	31	21
17	31	21
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	42	58
12	41	59
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	37	63
17	36	64
18	35	65
19	34	66
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	31	69
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	26	74
28	26	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	49
3	49
4	49
5	49
6	48
7	48
8	48
9	49
10	49
11	49
12	50
13	50
14	51
15	52
16	53
17	55
18	56
19	58
20	59
21	61
22	63
23	65
24	67
25	69
26	71
27	72
28	74

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	44	53
2	3	44	53
3	3	44	53
4	2	44	54
5	2	44	54
6	2	44	54
7	2	44	54
8	2	44	54
9	1	44	55
10	1	44	55
11	1	43	56
12	1	43	56
13	1	42	57
14	1	41	58
15	1	40	59
16	0	39	61
17	0	37	63
18	0	35	65
19	0	33	67
20	0	31	69
21	0	29	71
22	0	27	73
23	0	25	75
24	0	23	77
25	0	22	78
26	0	20	80
27	0	19	81
28	0	18	82

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	31	21
7	31	21
8	31	21
9	31	21
10	31	21
11	31	21
12	31	21
13	31	21
14	31	21
15	31	21
16	31	21
17	31	21
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	42	58
12	41	59
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	37	63
17	36	64
18	35	65
19	34	66
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	31	69
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	26	74
28	26	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	49
3	49
4	49
5	49
6	48
7	48
8	48
9	49
10	49
11	49
12	50
13	50
14	51
15	52
16	53
17	55
18	56
19	58
20	59
21	61
22	63
23	65
24	67
25	69
26	71
27	72
28	74

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	44	53
2	3	44	53
3	3	44	53
4	2	44	54
5	2	44	54
6	2	44	54
7	2	44	54
8	2	44	54
9	1	44	55
10	1	44	55
11	1	43	56
12	1	43	56
13	1	42	57
14	1	41	58
15	1	40	59
16	0	39	61
17	0	37	63
18	0	35	65
19	0	33	67
20	0	31	69
21	0	29	71
22	0	27	73
23	0	25	75
24	0	23	77
25	0	22	78
26	0	20	80
27	0	19	81
28	0	18	82

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	31	21
7	31	21
8	31	21
9	31	21
10	31	21
11	31	21
12	31	21
13	31	21
14	31	21
15	31	21
16	31	21
17	31	21
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	42	58
11	42	58
12	41	59
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	37	63
17	36	64
18	35	65
19	34	66
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	31	69
23	30	70
24	29	71
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	26	74
28	26	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	50
2	49
3	49
4	49
5	49
6	48
7	48
8	48
9	49
10	49
11	49
12	50
13	50
14	51
15	52
16	53
17	55
18	56
19	58
20	59
21	61
22	63
23	65
24	67
25	69
26	71
27	72
28	74

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	44	53
2	3	44	53
3	3	44	53
4	2	44	54
5	2	44	54
6	2	44	54
7	2	44	54
8	2	44	54
9	1	44	55
10	1	44	55
11	1	43	56
12	1	43	56
13	1	42	57
14	1	41	58
15	1	40	59
16	0	39	61
17	0	37	63
18	0	35	65
19	0	33	67
20	0	31	69
21	0	29	71
22	0	27	73
23	0	25	75
24	0	23	77
25	0	22	78
26	0	20	80
27	0	19	81
28	0	18	82