Balaka weather in February

In February, Balaka sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 190 mm of rain across 19.1 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Balaka's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balaka's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 190 mm; 19.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:40 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 11th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; out of 10

Balaka is city in Malawi.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Balaka reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with 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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21

How February really feels in Balaka

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Balaka weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 21°	279	25.3	12.8	3.7
Feb	28° / 21°	190	19.1	12.5	4.2
Mar	29° / 21°	122	16.3	12.1	4.9
Apr	28° / 19°	25	5.3	11.7	7.2
May	27° / 17°	5	1	11.3	8.4
Jun	25° / 15°	2	0.8	11.1	8.8
Jul	24° / 14°	3	0.9	11.2	8.9
Aug	27° / 16°	2	0.5	11.5	8.6
Sep	30° / 18°	2	0.5	11.9	6.8
Oct	32° / 21°	15	2.3	12.3	5.2
Nov	32° / 22°	59	8.3	12.7	4.1
Dec	30° / 22°	167	20.5	12.9	3.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 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 (%)	23	24	25	26	27	29	29	31	31	32	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	33	33	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	34	33
Cloudier (%)	77	76	75	74	73	71	71	69	69	68	67	67	67	67	67	66	66	67	67	69	69	68	68	68	67	67	66	67

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	24	76
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	29	71
7	29	71
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	32	68
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	33	67

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Balaka gets around 190 mm of rain over 19.1 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 69% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds ease 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 (%)	78	77	76	75	74	72	71	70	69	68	68	67	67	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	67	67	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	78
2	77
3	76
4	75
5	74
6	72
7	71
8	70
9	69
10	68
11	68
12	67
13	67
14	66
15	66
16	66
17	66
18	67
19	67
20	67
21	67
22	68
23	68
24	68
25	68
26	67
27	67
28	67

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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% 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	4	4	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7
Muggy (%)	41	42	42	43	44	44	45	45	46	47	48	49	50	50	51	51	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54
Oppressive (%)	56	54	54	52	50	50	48	47	46	45	44	42	42	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	41	56
2	4	42	54
3	4	42	54
4	5	43	52
5	6	44	50
6	6	44	50
7	7	45	48
8	7	45	47
9	8	46	46
10	8	47	45
11	8	48	44
12	9	49	42
13	9	50	42
14	9	50	41
15	9	51	40
16	9	51	40
17	8	52	40
18	8	52	40
19	8	52	40
20	7	53	40
21	7	53	40
22	6	54	40
23	6	54	40
24	6	54	40
25	6	54	40
26	6	54	40
27	7	54	39
28	7	54	39

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.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 18 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 5:34 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:03 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)	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	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	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44
Sunset (PM)	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:03

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	5:34	6:13
2	12.6	5:34	6:13
3	12.6	5:35	6:13
4	12.6	5:35	6:13
5	12.6	5:36	6:13
6	12.6	5:36	6:13
7	12.6	5:37	6:12
8	12.6	5:37	6:12
9	12.6	5:37	6:12
10	12.6	5:38	6:11
11	12.5	5:38	6:11
12	12.5	5:39	6:11
13	12.5	5:39	6:10
14	12.5	5:39	6:10
15	12.5	5:40	6:10
16	12.5	5:40	6:09
17	12.5	5:41	6:09
18	12.5	5:41	6:08
19	12.4	5:41	6:08
20	12.4	5:41	6:08
21	12.4	5:42	6:07
22	12.4	5:42	6:07
23	12.4	5:42	6:06
24	12.4	5:43	6:06
25	12.4	5:43	6:05
26	12.4	5:43	6:05
27	12.3	5:43	6:04
28	12.3	5:44	6:03

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6
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	5.4	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
15	5.6	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Balaka

In seasonPeak

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

Balaka's monsoon runs December–February, 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 Balaka?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Balaka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Balaka in February

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

In February, Balaka sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Balaka 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 Balaka peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 8 (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)	16	15	15	12	9	8	9	10	11	13	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Balaka 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 Balaka is worst in August — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 14 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)	15	19	22	25	32	36	41	46	42	28	17	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	19	Moderate
Mar	22	Moderate
Apr	25	Moderate
May	32	Moderate
Jun	36	Poor
Jul	41	Poor
Aug	46	Poor
Sep	42	Poor
Oct	28	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Balaka?

Balaka sits at 15.0°S, 35.0°E, 633 m above sea level, in Malawi. The nearest listed city is Liwonde, 31 km away.

Topography around Balaka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balaka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 636 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,811 m.

The land around Balaka is covered by cropland (57%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

80 m

cropland 57%

16 km

327 m

cropland 65%

80 km

1,811 m

cropland 48%

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

February weather nearby: Liwonde 31 km · Ntcheu 39 km · Zomba 60 km · Mangochi 65 km · Ulongué 70 km · Mwanza 83 km · Blantyre 90 km · Dedza 95 km

Malawi travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 53% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $672; 2025
Happiness: 3.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 18%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.8; per 100k, 2012
Road deaths: 33.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 465
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 Balaka (-14.9793°, 34.9558°, elevation 633 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	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	24	76
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	29	71
7	29	71
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	32	68
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	78
2	77
3	76
4	75
5	74
6	72
7	71
8	70
9	69
10	68
11	68
12	67
13	67
14	66
15	66
16	66
17	66
18	67
19	67
20	67
21	67
22	68
23	68
24	68
25	68
26	67
27	67
28	67

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	41	56
2	4	42	54
3	4	42	54
4	5	43	52
5	6	44	50
6	6	44	50
7	7	45	48
8	7	45	47
9	8	46	46
10	8	47	45
11	8	48	44
12	9	49	42
13	9	50	42
14	9	50	41
15	9	51	40
16	9	51	40
17	8	52	40
18	8	52	40
19	8	52	40
20	7	53	40
21	7	53	40
22	6	54	40
23	6	54	40
24	6	54	40
25	6	54	40
26	6	54	40
27	7	54	39
28	7	54	39

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	24	76
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	29	71
7	29	71
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	32	68
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	78
2	77
3	76
4	75
5	74
6	72
7	71
8	70
9	69
10	68
11	68
12	67
13	67
14	66
15	66
16	66
17	66
18	67
19	67
20	67
21	67
22	68
23	68
24	68
25	68
26	67
27	67
28	67

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	41	56
2	4	42	54
3	4	42	54
4	5	43	52
5	6	44	50
6	6	44	50
7	7	45	48
8	7	45	47
9	8	46	46
10	8	47	45
11	8	48	44
12	9	49	42
13	9	50	42
14	9	50	41
15	9	51	40
16	9	51	40
17	8	52	40
18	8	52	40
19	8	52	40
20	7	53	40
21	7	53	40
22	6	54	40
23	6	54	40
24	6	54	40
25	6	54	40
26	6	54	40
27	7	54	39
28	7	54	39

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	24	76
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	27	73
6	29	71
7	29	71
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	32	68
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	34	66
28	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	78
2	77
3	76
4	75
5	74
6	72
7	71
8	70
9	69
10	68
11	68
12	67
13	67
14	66
15	66
16	66
17	66
18	67
19	67
20	67
21	67
22	68
23	68
24	68
25	68
26	67
27	67
28	67

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	41	56
2	4	42	54
3	4	42	54
4	5	43	52
5	6	44	50
6	6	44	50
7	7	45	48
8	7	45	47
9	8	46	46
10	8	47	45
11	8	48	44
12	9	49	42
13	9	50	42
14	9	50	41
15	9	51	40
16	9	51	40
17	8	52	40
18	8	52	40
19	8	52	40
20	7	53	40
21	7	53	40
22	6	54	40
23	6	54	40
24	6	54	40
25	6	54	40
26	6	54	40
27	7	54	39
28	7	54	39