Mangochi weather in February

In February, Mangochi sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 230 mm of rain across 21.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-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 9% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Daytime high: 28°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 230 mm; 21.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:39 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover: 77%; 11th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

Mangochi is city in Mangochi District, 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 Mangochi 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 30°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	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	22	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	22
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	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	21
24	28	21
25	28	21
26	28	21
27	28	21
28	28	21

How February really feels in Mangochi

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.

Mangochi weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 6th-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	28° / 22°	321	27.5	12.8	3.7
Feb	28° / 21°	230	21.8	12.5	4.0
Mar	28° / 21°	165	20.2	12.1	4.6
Apr	27° / 19°	38	7.3	11.7	7.0
May	26° / 17°	5	1	11.3	8.4
Jun	25° / 15°	2	0.6	11.2	8.8
Jul	24° / 15°	3	0.6	11.2	8.8
Aug	27° / 16°	2	0.5	11.5	8.5
Sep	29° / 18°	2	0.4	11.9	6.9
Oct	31° / 21°	16	3.1	12.3	5.2
Nov	32° / 22°	70	10.4	12.7	4.2
Dec	29° / 22°	236	23.9	12.8	3.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

	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 (%)	16	18	19	19	21	23	23	24	25	25	25	26	27	28	27	27	26	26	26	26	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25
Cloudier (%)	84	82	81	81	79	77	77	76	75	75	75	74	73	72	73	73	74	74	74	74	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	75

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	18	82
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	21	79
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	25	75

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mangochi gets around 230 mm of rain over 21.8 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 78% and peaks near 84% 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 (%)	84	84	83	82	81	80	79	78	77	76	75	75	75	75	75	75	76	76	76	77	77	78	78	79	79	79	78	78

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	83
4	82
5	81
6	80
7	79
8	78
9	77
10	76
11	75
12	75
13	75
14	75
15	75
16	75
17	76
18	76
19	76
20	77
21	77
22	78
23	78
24	79
25	79
26	79
27	78
28	78

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 58% 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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Muggy (%)	31	32	33	34	35	36	38	39	40	41	42	43	43	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43
Oppressive (%)	68	67	66	65	64	63	60	59	58	57	56	55	55	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	31	68
2	1	32	67
3	1	33	66
4	1	34	65
5	1	35	64
6	1	36	63
7	2	38	60
8	2	39	59
9	2	40	58
10	2	41	57
11	2	42	56
12	2	43	55
13	2	43	55
14	2	44	54
15	2	44	54
16	2	44	54
17	2	44	54
18	2	43	55
19	2	43	55
20	2	43	55
21	2	42	56
22	2	42	56
23	2	42	56
24	2	42	56
25	2	42	56
26	2	42	56
27	2	43	55
28	2	43	55

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
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
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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 5:33 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:02 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	12.6	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	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43
Sunset (PM)	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	5:33	6:12
2	12.6	5:34	6:11
3	12.6	5:34	6:11
4	12.6	5:35	6:11
5	12.6	5:35	6:11
6	12.6	5:36	6:11
7	12.6	5:36	6:10
8	12.6	5:36	6:10
9	12.6	5:37	6:10
10	12.5	5:37	6:10
11	12.5	5:38	6:09
12	12.5	5:38	6:09
13	12.5	5:38	6:09
14	12.5	5:39	6:08
15	12.5	5:39	6:08
16	12.5	5:39	6:08
17	12.5	5:40	6:07
18	12.4	5:40	6:07
19	12.4	5:40	6:06
20	12.4	5:41	6:06
21	12.4	5:41	6:05
22	12.4	5:41	6:05
23	12.4	5:42	6:04
24	12.4	5:42	6:04
25	12.4	5:42	6:03
26	12.3	5:42	6:03
27	12.3	5:43	6:02
28	12.3	5:43	6:02

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.75 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)	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
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	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
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17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Mangochi

In seasonPeak

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

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

Mangochi'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 Mangochi?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Mangochi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mangochi in February

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

In February, Mangochi sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mangochi 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 Mangochi peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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	9	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	9	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Mangochi 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 Mangochi is worst in August — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.2× the cleanest month (December, 9 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)	10	12	13	14	17	22	28	46	45	28	13	9
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	12	Good
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	17	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	46	Poor
Sep	45	Poor
Oct	28	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Mangochi?

Mangochi sits at 14.5°S, 35.3°E, 484 m above sea level, in Malawi. The nearest listed city is Mandimba, 44 km away.

Topography around Mangochi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mangochi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 479 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 854 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,496 m.

The land around Mangochi is covered by artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (31%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

18 m

artificial surfaces 25%

16 km

854 m

cropland 31%

80 km

1,496 m

cropland 38%

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

February weather nearby: Mandimba 44 km · Monkey Bay 58 km · Balaka 65 km · Liwonde 66 km · Ntcheu 78 km · Dedza 101 km · Ulongué 101 km · Zomba 101 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 Mangochi (-14.4781°, 35.2645°, elevation 484 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	28	22
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	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	21
24	28	21
25	28	21
26	28	21
27	28	21
28	28	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	18	82
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	21	79
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	83
4	82
5	81
6	80
7	79
8	78
9	77
10	76
11	75
12	75
13	75
14	75
15	75
16	75
17	76
18	76
19	76
20	77
21	77
22	78
23	78
24	79
25	79
26	79
27	78
28	78

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	31	68
2	1	32	67
3	1	33	66
4	1	34	65
5	1	35	64
6	1	36	63
7	2	38	60
8	2	39	59
9	2	40	58
10	2	41	57
11	2	42	56
12	2	43	55
13	2	43	55
14	2	44	54
15	2	44	54
16	2	44	54
17	2	44	54
18	2	43	55
19	2	43	55
20	2	43	55
21	2	42	56
22	2	42	56
23	2	42	56
24	2	42	56
25	2	42	56
26	2	42	56
27	2	43	55
28	2	43	55

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	22
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	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	21
24	28	21
25	28	21
26	28	21
27	28	21
28	28	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	18	82
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	21	79
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	83
4	82
5	81
6	80
7	79
8	78
9	77
10	76
11	75
12	75
13	75
14	75
15	75
16	75
17	76
18	76
19	76
20	77
21	77
22	78
23	78
24	79
25	79
26	79
27	78
28	78

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	31	68
2	1	32	67
3	1	33	66
4	1	34	65
5	1	35	64
6	1	36	63
7	2	38	60
8	2	39	59
9	2	40	58
10	2	41	57
11	2	42	56
12	2	43	55
13	2	43	55
14	2	44	54
15	2	44	54
16	2	44	54
17	2	44	54
18	2	43	55
19	2	43	55
20	2	43	55
21	2	42	56
22	2	42	56
23	2	42	56
24	2	42	56
25	2	42	56
26	2	42	56
27	2	43	55
28	2	43	55

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	22
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	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	21
24	28	21
25	28	21
26	28	21
27	28	21
28	28	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	18	82
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	21	79
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	83
4	82
5	81
6	80
7	79
8	78
9	77
10	76
11	75
12	75
13	75
14	75
15	75
16	75
17	76
18	76
19	76
20	77
21	77
22	78
23	78
24	79
25	79
26	79
27	78
28	78

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	31	68
2	1	32	67
3	1	33	66
4	1	34	65
5	1	35	64
6	1	36	63
7	2	38	60
8	2	39	59
9	2	40	58
10	2	41	57
11	2	42	56
12	2	43	55
13	2	43	55
14	2	44	54
15	2	44	54
16	2	44	54
17	2	44	54
18	2	43	55
19	2	43	55
20	2	43	55
21	2	42	56
22	2	42	56
23	2	42	56
24	2	42	56
25	2	42	56
26	2	42	56
27	2	43	55
28	2	43	55