Kasungu weather in February

In February, Kasungu sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 150 mm of rain across 21.2 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 5% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Kasungu's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kasungu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
150 mm
21.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:48 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
84%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Kasungu is human settlement.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in Kasungu reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Kasungu weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°18124.412.74.1
Feb27° / 19°15021.212.44.3
Mar27° / 19°1011912.15.1
Apr27° / 17°245.911.77.3
May26° / 15°30.811.48.5
Jun24° / 12°10.111.29.1
Jul24° / 12°10.111.39.1
Aug26° / 14°10.211.68.8
Sep28° / 16°10.311.97.8
Oct30° / 19°71.412.36.2
Nov31° / 20°336.212.65.1
Dec28° / 20°13218.312.84.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3892
41090
51090
61090
71189
81288
91387
101387
111387
121387
131486
141585
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181585
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261387
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281486

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Kasungu gets around 150 mm of rain over 21.2 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 76% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
180
280
379
479
578
677
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875
974
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1272
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1472
1572
1672
1773
1873
1974
2075
2176
2277
2377
2478
2578
2678
2778
2878

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11684
21684
31684
41783
51783
61882
71981
81981
92080
102080
112080
122080
131981
141981
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161882
171882
181783
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201684
211684
221585
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241486
251486
261585
271585
281585

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February, the calmest month.

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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278calm
288calm

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 5:42 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:426:17
212.65:436:17
312.65:436:16
412.55:446:16
512.55:446:16
612.55:456:16
712.55:456:16
812.55:456:16
912.55:466:15
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1112.55:466:15
1212.55:476:15
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1412.45:476:14
1512.45:486:14
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1812.45:496:13
1912.45:496:12
2012.45:496:12
2112.45:496:11
2212.45:506:11
2312.35:506:10
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2612.35:516:09
2712.35:516:09
2812.35:516:08

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.01 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Kasungu

In seasonPeak

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

Kasungu's monsoon runs December–March, 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 Kasungu?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Kasungu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kasungu in February

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

In February, Kasungu sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kasungu 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 Kasungu peaks around January 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 19UV 16Jun 18UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Kasungu 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 Kasungu is worst in October — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateOct 1431 µg/m³Dec 2110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kasungu?

Kasungu sits at 13.0°S, 33.5°E, 1,051 m above sea level, in Malawi. The nearest listed city is Mponela, 62 km away.

MponelaLundaziNkhotakotaMchinjiLilongweChipataMzimbaSalima

Topography around Kasungu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kasungu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 398 m around an average of 1,052 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,324 m.

The land around Kasungu is covered by cropland (49%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
398 m
16 km
454 m
80 km
1,324 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Mponela 62 km · Lundazi 89 km · Nkhotakota 89 km · Mchinji 107 km · Lilongwe 109 km · Chipata 112 km · Mzimba 127 km · Salima 134 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
Protestant 34%other Christian 27%Roman Catholic 17%Muslim 14%

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 Kasungu (-13.0333°, 33.4833°, elevation 1,051 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).