Chokwé weather in February

In February, Chokwé sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 74 mm of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of February to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Chokwé's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chokwé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:37 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
50%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Chokwé is city in Mozambique.

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 33°C through the month.

A typical February day in Chokwé reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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How February really feels in Chokwé

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 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
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Chokwé weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°10711.413.43.8
Feb33° / 23°748.612.93.9
Mar32° / 23°577.812.24.4
Apr30° / 20°275.611.45.8
May28° / 17°122.810.87.5
Jun26° / 15°92.110.58.5
Jul26° / 15°81.910.68.6
Aug28° / 16°81.611.18.1
Sep29° / 18°152.811.86.5
Oct30° / 20°254.212.65.5
Nov31° / 22°69813.24.5
Dec32° / 23°1019.213.54.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26337
36436
46436
56535
66634
76634
86634
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Chokwé gets around 74 mm of rain over 8.6 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10639495
20640495
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60643465
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281939465

Wind in February

Winds average 12 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of February to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:28 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:286:35
213.15:286:35
313.15:296:35
413.15:306:34
513.15:316:34
613.05:316:33
713.05:326:33
813.05:336:32
913.05:336:32
1013.05:346:31
1112.95:356:31
1212.95:356:30
1312.95:366:29
1412.95:366:29
1512.95:376:28
1612.85:386:28
1712.85:386:27
1812.85:396:26
1912.85:406:25
2012.75:406:25
2112.75:416:24
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2612.65:446:20
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2812.65:456:18

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 5.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Chokwé

In seasonPeak

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

Chokwé's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Chokwé?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chokwé. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Chokwé in February

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

In February, Chokwé sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chokwé in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chokwé peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jun 23UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep8Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Chokwé 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 Chokwé is worst in September — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1218 µg/m³Jan 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chokwé?

Chokwé sits at 24.5°S, 33.0°E, 35 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Xilembene, 33 km away.

Ressano GarciaKomatipoortMaputo

Topography around Chokwé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chokwé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m.

The land around Chokwé is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and grassland (38%) within 3 km, grassland (43%), trees (27%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
11 m
16 km
51 m
80 km
264 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Xilembene 33 km · Macia 56 km · Chibuto 58 km · Xai-Xai 88 km · Manhiça 98 km · Ressano Garcia 142 km · Komatipoort 144 km · Maputo 164 km

Mozambique travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / M
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$627
2025
Happiness
5.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
28%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.6
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
30
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 465
Religion
Catholic 27%Islam 19%Pentecostal 17%Saio/Zione 16%

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 Chokwé (-24.5333°, 32.9833°, elevation 35 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).