Dedza weather in February

In February, Dedza sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 259 mm of rain across 22.4 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of February to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Dedza's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dedza's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 259 mm; 22.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:43 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover: 83%; 11th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; out of 10

Dedza is human settlement.

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 25°C through the month.

A typical February day in Dedza reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°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)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

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

Dedza weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 5th-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	25° / 17°	347	27.7	12.8	3.9
Feb	25° / 17°	259	22.4	12.5	4.4
Mar	25° / 17°	201	22.2	12.1	4.9
Apr	24° / 15°	54	10.2	11.7	7.0
May	23° / 12°	13	3.6	11.3	8.2
Jun	21° / 10°	5	1.6	11.2	8.1
Jul	21° / 10°	6	2.2	11.2	7.9
Aug	23° / 11°	5	1.3	11.5	8.6
Sep	25° / 14°	6	1.5	11.9	8.7
Oct	27° / 16°	32	6.2	12.3	7.5
Nov	27° / 18°	100	13.9	12.7	6.0
Dec	25° / 17°	268	24.9	12.8	4.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

	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 (%)	8	10	10	11	12	13	13	15	15	16	16	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16
Cloudier (%)	92	90	90	89	88	87	87	85	85	84	84	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	84

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	11	89
5	12	88
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Dedza gets around 259 mm of rain over 22.4 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 80% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	85	85	84	83	82	81	80	79	78	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	78	78	79	80	80	81	82	82	82	82	82	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	85
3	84
4	83
5	82
6	81
7	80
8	79
9	78
10	77
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	78
18	78
19	79
20	80
21	80
22	81
23	82
24	82
25	82
26	82
27	82
28	82

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the humid band about 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 18% 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
Dry (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Comfortable (%)	6	7	7	8	8	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	8	8
Humid (%)	75	75	75	74	75	74	73	73	72	72	71	71	71	72	71	71	71	72	71	72	73	74	74	75	75	75	73	74
Muggy (%)	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	6	75	19
2	0	7	75	18
3	0	7	75	18
4	0	8	74	18
5	0	8	75	17
6	0	9	74	17
7	0	10	73	17
8	0	10	73	17
9	0	11	72	17
10	0	11	72	17
11	0	12	71	17
12	0	12	71	17
13	0	12	71	17
14	0	11	72	17
15	1	11	71	17
16	1	11	71	17
17	1	11	71	17
18	1	10	72	17
19	1	10	71	18
20	1	9	72	18
21	1	8	73	18
22	0	8	74	18
23	0	8	74	18
24	0	7	75	18
25	0	7	75	18
26	0	7	75	18
27	1	8	73	18
28	1	8	74	17

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February, the calmest month.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:06 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)	12.6	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	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47
Sunset (PM)	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	5:37	6:15
2	12.6	5:38	6:15
3	12.6	5:38	6:15
4	12.6	5:39	6:15
5	12.6	5:39	6:14
6	12.6	5:39	6:14
7	12.6	5:40	6:14
8	12.6	5:40	6:14
9	12.5	5:41	6:14
10	12.5	5:41	6:13
11	12.5	5:41	6:13
12	12.5	5:42	6:13
13	12.5	5:42	6:12
14	12.5	5:43	6:12
15	12.5	5:43	6:12
16	12.5	5:43	6:11
17	12.5	5:44	6:11
18	12.4	5:44	6:10
19	12.4	5:44	6:10
20	12.4	5:45	6:10
21	12.4	5:45	6:09
22	12.4	5:45	6:09
23	12.4	5:45	6:08
24	12.4	5:46	6:08
25	12.4	5:46	6:07
26	12.3	5:46	6:07
27	12.3	5:46	6:06
28	12.3	5:47	6:06

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.29 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)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
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	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Dedza

In seasonPeak

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

Dedza sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Dedza's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Dedza?

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

4.4

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.9

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Dedza for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dedza in February

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

In February, Dedza sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

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

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

Air quality in Dedza 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 Dedza is worst in September — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 10 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)	11	13	14	15	19	21	24	30	33	24	14	10
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	30	Moderate
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Dedza?

Dedza sits at 14.4°S, 34.3°E, 1,608 m above sea level, in Malawi. The nearest listed city is Ulongué, 38 km away.

Topography around Dedza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dedza has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 638 m around an average of 1,607 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,124 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,693 m.

The land around Dedza is covered by cropland (49%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) within 80 km.

3 km

638 m

cropland 49%

16 km

1,124 m

cropland 73%

80 km

1,693 m

cropland 54%

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

February weather nearby: Ulongué 38 km · Ntcheu 59 km · Salima 68 km · Monkey Bay 71 km · Lilongwe 75 km · Balaka 95 km · Mangochi 101 km · Mponela 114 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 Dedza (-14.3779°, 34.3332°, elevation 1,608 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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	25	17
2	25	17
3	25	17
4	25	17
5	25	17
6	25	17
7	25	17
8	25	17
9	25	17
10	25	17
11	25	17
12	25	17
13	25	17
14	25	17
15	25	17
16	25	17
17	25	17
18	25	17
19	25	17
20	25	17
21	25	17
22	25	17
23	25	17
24	25	17
25	25	17
26	25	17
27	25	17
28	25	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	11	89
5	12	88
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	85
3	84
4	83
5	82
6	81
7	80
8	79
9	78
10	77
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	78
18	78
19	79
20	80
21	80
22	81
23	82
24	82
25	82
26	82
27	82
28	82

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	6	75	19
2	0	7	75	18
3	0	7	75	18
4	0	8	74	18
5	0	8	75	17
6	0	9	74	17
7	0	10	73	17
8	0	10	73	17
9	0	11	72	17
10	0	11	72	17
11	0	12	71	17
12	0	12	71	17
13	0	12	71	17
14	0	11	72	17
15	1	11	71	17
16	1	11	71	17
17	1	11	71	17
18	1	10	72	17
19	1	10	71	18
20	1	9	72	18
21	1	8	73	18
22	0	8	74	18
23	0	8	74	18
24	0	7	75	18
25	0	7	75	18
26	0	7	75	18
27	1	8	73	18
28	1	8	74	17

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	11	89
5	12	88
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	85
3	84
4	83
5	82
6	81
7	80
8	79
9	78
10	77
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	78
18	78
19	79
20	80
21	80
22	81
23	82
24	82
25	82
26	82
27	82
28	82

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	6	75	19
2	0	7	75	18
3	0	7	75	18
4	0	8	74	18
5	0	8	75	17
6	0	9	74	17
7	0	10	73	17
8	0	10	73	17
9	0	11	72	17
10	0	11	72	17
11	0	12	71	17
12	0	12	71	17
13	0	12	71	17
14	0	11	72	17
15	1	11	71	17
16	1	11	71	17
17	1	11	71	17
18	1	10	72	17
19	1	10	71	18
20	1	9	72	18
21	1	8	73	18
22	0	8	74	18
23	0	8	74	18
24	0	7	75	18
25	0	7	75	18
26	0	7	75	18
27	1	8	73	18
28	1	8	74	17

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	11	89
5	12	88
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	85
3	84
4	83
5	82
6	81
7	80
8	79
9	78
10	77
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	78
18	78
19	79
20	80
21	80
22	81
23	82
24	82
25	82
26	82
27	82
28	82

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	6	75	19
2	0	7	75	18
3	0	7	75	18
4	0	8	74	18
5	0	8	75	17
6	0	9	74	17
7	0	10	73	17
8	0	10	73	17
9	0	11	72	17
10	0	11	72	17
11	0	12	71	17
12	0	12	71	17
13	0	12	71	17
14	0	11	72	17
15	1	11	71	17
16	1	11	71	17
17	1	11	71	17
18	1	10	72	17
19	1	10	71	18
20	1	9	72	18
21	1	8	73	18
22	0	8	74	18
23	0	8	74	18
24	0	7	75	18
25	0	7	75	18
26	0	7	75	18
27	1	8	73	18
28	1	8	74	17