Mwanza weather in February

In February, Mwanza sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 230 mm of rain across 21.3 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 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 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 Mwanza's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mwanza's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 230 mm; 21.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:41 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover: 74%; 11th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; out of 10

Mwanza 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 Mwanza reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°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)	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)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

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

Mwanza 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	27° / 20°	352	25.9	12.8	4.0
Feb	27° / 20°	230	21.3	12.5	4.4
Mar	27° / 19°	180	20.2	12.1	5.0
Apr	26° / 17°	73	12.1	11.7	6.6
May	24° / 15°	24	5.9	11.3	8.0
Jun	23° / 13°	24	5.8	11.1	7.8
Jul	22° / 12°	34	7.1	11.2	7.5
Aug	25° / 14°	16	3.3	11.5	8.5
Sep	28° / 17°	15	3.1	11.9	7.6
Oct	30° / 19°	35	5.4	12.4	5.9
Nov	30° / 20°	95	11.8	12.7	4.7
Dec	28° / 20°	252	22.6	12.9	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 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

	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 (%)	22	22	24	25	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	30	31
Cloudier (%)	78	78	76	75	74	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	71	71	70	70	70	70	71	71	71	71	71	70	70	69	70	69

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	24	76
4	25	75
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	29	71
14	29	71
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	31	69
27	30	70
28	31	69

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mwanza gets around 230 mm of rain over 21.3 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 77% and peaks near 82% 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 (%)	82	82	81	81	80	79	79	78	78	77	77	76	76	76	76	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	82
3	81
4	81
5	80
6	79
7	79
8	78
9	78
10	77
11	77
12	76
13	76
14	76
15	76
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	75
20	75
21	74
22	74
23	74
24	74
25	74
26	74
27	74
28	73

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% 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
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Humid (%)	6	7	7	8	9	9	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Muggy (%)	86	85	85	83	82	83	82	81	81	80	80	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	80	80	81	81	81	81	81
Oppressive (%)	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	6	86	8
2	0	7	85	8
3	0	7	85	8
4	1	8	83	8
5	1	9	82	8
6	1	9	83	7
7	1	10	82	7
8	1	11	81	7
9	1	11	81	7
10	1	12	80	7
11	1	12	80	7
12	1	13	79	7
13	1	13	79	7
14	1	13	79	7
15	1	14	78	7
16	1	14	78	7
17	1	14	78	7
18	1	14	78	7
19	1	14	78	7
20	1	13	79	7
21	1	13	79	7
22	1	13	80	6
23	1	13	80	6
24	0	13	81	6
25	0	13	81	6
26	0	13	81	6
27	0	13	81	6
28	0	13	81	6

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	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	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
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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 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 5:35 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:16 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)	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	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	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45
Sunset (PM)	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	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	12.7	5:35	6:16
2	12.7	5:35	6:16
3	12.7	5:36	6:16
4	12.7	5:36	6:15
5	12.6	5:37	6:15
6	12.6	5:37	6:15
7	12.6	5:38	6:15
8	12.6	5:38	6:14
9	12.6	5:38	6:14
10	12.6	5:39	6:14
11	12.6	5:39	6:14
12	12.6	5:40	6:13
13	12.5	5:40	6:13
14	12.5	5:41	6:12
15	12.5	5:41	6:12
16	12.5	5:41	6:12
17	12.5	5:42	6:11
18	12.5	5:42	6:11
19	12.5	5:42	6:10
20	12.5	5:43	6:10
21	12.4	5:43	6:09
22	12.4	5:43	6:09
23	12.4	5:44	6:08
24	12.4	5:44	6:08
25	12.4	5:44	6:07
26	12.4	5:44	6:07
27	12.4	5:45	6:06
28	12.3	5:45	6:06

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.45 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	5.3	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	5.4	5.4
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	5.3	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	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Mwanza

In seasonPeak

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

Mwanza'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 Mwanza?

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

4.5

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Mwanza for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mwanza in February

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

In February, Mwanza sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mwanza in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mwanza peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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	14	14	12	9	8	8	9	11	12	13	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	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Mwanza 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 Mwanza is worst in September — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.4× the cleanest month (January, 13 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)	13	16	18	20	27	29	37	51	70	40	19	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	18	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	27	Moderate
Jun	29	Moderate
Jul	37	Poor
Aug	51	Poor
Sep	70	Unhealthy
Oct	40	Poor
Nov	19	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Mwanza?

Mwanza sits at 15.6°S, 34.5°E, 654 m above sea level, in Malawi. The nearest listed city is Blantyre, 56 km away.

Topography around Mwanza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mwanza has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m around an average of 666 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,150 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,754 m.

The land around Mwanza is covered by trees (36%), cropland (28%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (35%), grassland (23%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (28%), trees (24%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

348 m

trees 36%

16 km

1,150 m

shrubs 35%

80 km

1,754 m

shrubs 28%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

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

February weather nearby: Blantyre 56 km · Balaka 83 km · Ntcheu 88 km · Zomba 88 km · Liwonde 96 km · Ulongué 99 km · Moatize 102 km · Mulanje 115 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 Mwanza (-15.6026°, 34.5248°, elevation 654 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	27	20
2	27	20
3	27	20
4	27	20
5	27	20
6	27	20
7	27	20
8	27	20
9	27	20
10	27	20
11	27	20
12	27	20
13	27	20
14	27	20
15	27	20
16	27	20
17	27	20
18	27	20
19	27	20
20	27	20
21	27	20
22	27	20
23	27	20
24	27	20
25	27	20
26	27	20
27	27	20
28	27	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	24	76
4	25	75
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	29	71
14	29	71
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	31	69
27	30	70
28	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	82
3	81
4	81
5	80
6	79
7	79
8	78
9	78
10	77
11	77
12	76
13	76
14	76
15	76
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	75
20	75
21	74
22	74
23	74
24	74
25	74
26	74
27	74
28	73

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	6	86	8
2	0	7	85	8
3	0	7	85	8
4	1	8	83	8
5	1	9	82	8
6	1	9	83	7
7	1	10	82	7
8	1	11	81	7
9	1	11	81	7
10	1	12	80	7
11	1	12	80	7
12	1	13	79	7
13	1	13	79	7
14	1	13	79	7
15	1	14	78	7
16	1	14	78	7
17	1	14	78	7
18	1	14	78	7
19	1	14	78	7
20	1	13	79	7
21	1	13	79	7
22	1	13	80	6
23	1	13	80	6
24	0	13	81	6
25	0	13	81	6
26	0	13	81	6
27	0	13	81	6
28	0	13	81	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	24	76
4	25	75
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	29	71
14	29	71
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	31	69
27	30	70
28	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	82
3	81
4	81
5	80
6	79
7	79
8	78
9	78
10	77
11	77
12	76
13	76
14	76
15	76
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	75
20	75
21	74
22	74
23	74
24	74
25	74
26	74
27	74
28	73

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	6	86	8
2	0	7	85	8
3	0	7	85	8
4	1	8	83	8
5	1	9	82	8
6	1	9	83	7
7	1	10	82	7
8	1	11	81	7
9	1	11	81	7
10	1	12	80	7
11	1	12	80	7
12	1	13	79	7
13	1	13	79	7
14	1	13	79	7
15	1	14	78	7
16	1	14	78	7
17	1	14	78	7
18	1	14	78	7
19	1	14	78	7
20	1	13	79	7
21	1	13	79	7
22	1	13	80	6
23	1	13	80	6
24	0	13	81	6
25	0	13	81	6
26	0	13	81	6
27	0	13	81	6
28	0	13	81	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	24	76
4	25	75
5	26	74
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	29	71
14	29	71
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	29	71
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	31	69
27	30	70
28	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	82
3	81
4	81
5	80
6	79
7	79
8	78
9	78
10	77
11	77
12	76
13	76
14	76
15	76
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	75
20	75
21	74
22	74
23	74
24	74
25	74
26	74
27	74
28	73

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	6	86	8
2	0	7	85	8
3	0	7	85	8
4	1	8	83	8
5	1	9	82	8
6	1	9	83	7
7	1	10	82	7
8	1	11	81	7
9	1	11	81	7
10	1	12	80	7
11	1	12	80	7
12	1	13	79	7
13	1	13	79	7
14	1	13	79	7
15	1	14	78	7
16	1	14	78	7
17	1	14	78	7
18	1	14	78	7
19	1	14	78	7
20	1	13	79	7
21	1	13	79	7
22	1	13	80	6
23	1	13	80	6
24	0	13	81	6
25	0	13	81	6
26	0	13	81	6
27	0	13	81	6
28	0	13	81	6