Monkey Bay weather in February

In February, Monkey Bay sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 281 mm of rain across 22.4 wet days and about 12.5 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 13% 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 Monkey Bay's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monkey Bay's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 281 mm; 22.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:41 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover: 75%; 11th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; out of 10

Monkey Bay is human settlement 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 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in Monkey Bay reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

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

Monkey Bay 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 24°	377	27.6	12.7	3.8
Feb	27° / 24°	281	22.4	12.5	4.2
Mar	27° / 24°	218	22.1	12.1	4.7
Apr	27° / 23°	55	9.3	11.7	7.1
May	26° / 21°	5	1.7	11.4	8.7
Jun	24° / 20°	3	1.1	11.2	9.1
Jul	23° / 19°	4	1.5	11.3	8.8
Aug	24° / 20°	1	0.4	11.5	9.2
Sep	27° / 22°	1	0.3	11.9	8.7
Oct	29° / 24°	13	2.1	12.3	7.1
Nov	29° / 25°	61	9.2	12.7	5.6
Dec	28° / 25°	273	24.2	12.8	4.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

	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 (%)	18	19	20	20	21	23	23	24	25	26	26	26	28	29	28	27	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	27
Cloudier (%)	82	81	80	80	79	77	77	76	75	74	74	74	72	71	72	73	72	72	73	73	73	74	74	74	74	74	74	73

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	19	81
3	20	80
4	20	80
5	21	79
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	26	74
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	28	72
16	27	73
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	26	74
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	27	73

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Monkey Bay gets around 281 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 87% 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 (%)	87	86	86	85	84	83	82	80	79	78	78	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	78	78	79	79	80	80	81	81	81	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	86
3	86
4	85
5	84
6	83
7	82
8	80
9	79
10	78
11	78
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	77
19	78
20	78
21	79
22	79
23	80
24	80
25	81
26	81
27	81
28	81

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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% 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 (%)	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Muggy (%)	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	33	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	38
Oppressive (%)	75	74	73	71	70	69	68	67	66	66	65	63	63	62	62	62	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	63	63	62	62	61

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	25	75
2	0	26	74
3	0	27	73
4	1	28	71
5	1	29	70
6	1	30	69
7	1	31	68
8	1	32	67
9	1	33	66
10	1	33	66
11	1	34	65
12	2	35	63
13	2	35	63
14	2	36	62
15	2	36	62
16	2	36	62
17	2	36	62
18	2	36	62
19	2	36	62
20	2	35	63
21	1	36	63
22	1	36	63
23	1	36	63
24	1	36	63
25	1	36	63
26	1	37	62
27	1	37	62
28	1	38	61

Wind in February

Winds average 9 km/h in February, the calmest month.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10
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	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
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23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	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 5:35 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:12 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)	12.6	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	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44
Sunset (PM)	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	5:35	6:12
2	12.6	5:36	6:12
3	12.6	5:36	6:12
4	12.6	5:37	6:12
5	12.6	5:37	6:12
6	12.6	5:38	6:12
7	12.6	5:38	6:11
8	12.5	5:38	6:11
9	12.5	5:39	6:11
10	12.5	5:39	6:11
11	12.5	5:39	6:10
12	12.5	5:40	6:10
13	12.5	5:40	6:10
14	12.5	5:41	6:09
15	12.5	5:41	6:09
16	12.5	5:41	6:09
17	12.4	5:42	6:08
18	12.4	5:42	6:08
19	12.4	5:42	6:07
20	12.4	5:42	6:07
21	12.4	5:43	6:06
22	12.4	5:43	6:06
23	12.4	5:43	6:06
24	12.4	5:44	6:05
25	12.3	5:44	6:05
26	12.3	5:44	6:04
27	12.3	5:44	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 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.44 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)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
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	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Monkey Bay

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monkey Bay'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 Monkey Bay?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Monkey Bay for sightseeing.

What to pack for Monkey Bay in February

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

In February, Monkey Bay sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Monkey Bay 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 Monkey Bay peaks around January 20 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)	15	15	15	12	9	8	9	9	11	12	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	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	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Monkey Bay 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 Monkey Bay 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 Monkey Bay?

Monkey Bay sits at 14.1°S, 34.9°E, 484 m above sea level, in Malawi. The nearest listed city is Mangochi, 58 km away.

Topography around Monkey Bay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monkey Bay has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 486 m around an average of 540 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 660 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,695 m.

The land around Monkey Bay is covered by water (32%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, water (65%) within 16 km, and cropland (29%), water (25%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

486 m

water 32%

16 km

660 m

water 65%

80 km

1,695 m

cropland 29%

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

February weather nearby: Mangochi 58 km · Salima 60 km · Dedza 71 km · Mandimba 85 km · Ntcheu 87 km · Lichinga 92 km · Ulongué 93 km · Balaka 100 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 Monkey Bay (-14.0824°, 34.9165°, 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	27	24
2	27	24
3	27	24
4	27	24
5	27	24
6	27	24
7	27	24
8	27	24
9	27	24
10	27	24
11	27	24
12	27	24
13	27	24
14	27	24
15	27	24
16	27	24
17	27	24
18	27	24
19	27	24
20	27	24
21	27	24
22	27	24
23	27	24
24	27	24
25	27	24
26	27	24
27	27	24
28	27	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	19	81
3	20	80
4	20	80
5	21	79
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	26	74
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	28	72
16	27	73
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	26	74
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	86
3	86
4	85
5	84
6	83
7	82
8	80
9	79
10	78
11	78
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	77
19	78
20	78
21	79
22	79
23	80
24	80
25	81
26	81
27	81
28	81

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	25	75
2	0	26	74
3	0	27	73
4	1	28	71
5	1	29	70
6	1	30	69
7	1	31	68
8	1	32	67
9	1	33	66
10	1	33	66
11	1	34	65
12	2	35	63
13	2	35	63
14	2	36	62
15	2	36	62
16	2	36	62
17	2	36	62
18	2	36	62
19	2	36	62
20	2	35	63
21	1	36	63
22	1	36	63
23	1	36	63
24	1	36	63
25	1	36	63
26	1	37	62
27	1	37	62
28	1	38	61

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	19	81
3	20	80
4	20	80
5	21	79
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	26	74
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	28	72
16	27	73
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	26	74
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	86
3	86
4	85
5	84
6	83
7	82
8	80
9	79
10	78
11	78
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	77
19	78
20	78
21	79
22	79
23	80
24	80
25	81
26	81
27	81
28	81

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	25	75
2	0	26	74
3	0	27	73
4	1	28	71
5	1	29	70
6	1	30	69
7	1	31	68
8	1	32	67
9	1	33	66
10	1	33	66
11	1	34	65
12	2	35	63
13	2	35	63
14	2	36	62
15	2	36	62
16	2	36	62
17	2	36	62
18	2	36	62
19	2	36	62
20	2	35	63
21	1	36	63
22	1	36	63
23	1	36	63
24	1	36	63
25	1	36	63
26	1	37	62
27	1	37	62
28	1	38	61

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	19	81
3	20	80
4	20	80
5	21	79
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	26	74
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	28	72
16	27	73
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	27	73
20	27	73
21	27	73
22	26	74
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	86
3	86
4	85
5	84
6	83
7	82
8	80
9	79
10	78
11	78
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	77
19	78
20	78
21	79
22	79
23	80
24	80
25	81
26	81
27	81
28	81

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	25	75
2	0	26	74
3	0	27	73
4	1	28	71
5	1	29	70
6	1	30	69
7	1	31	68
8	1	32	67
9	1	33	66
10	1	33	66
11	1	34	65
12	2	35	63
13	2	35	63
14	2	36	62
15	2	36	62
16	2	36	62
17	2	36	62
18	2	36	62
19	2	36	62
20	2	35	63
21	1	36	63
22	1	36	63
23	1	36	63
24	1	36	63
25	1	36	63
26	1	37	62
27	1	37	62
28	1	38	61