Manica weather in February

In February, Manica sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 161 mm of rain across 16.6 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 25% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Manica's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manica's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 161 mm; 16.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 5:44 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 10th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.2; out of 10

Manica is city in Mozambique.

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 Manica 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 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)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

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

Manica weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 5th-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° / 19°	221	20.7	13	4.8
Feb	27° / 19°	161	16.6	12.6	5.2
Mar	27° / 18°	114	15.2	12.1	5.9
Apr	25° / 16°	46	8.6	11.6	7.3
May	24° / 13°	15	3.4	11.1	8.6
Jun	22° / 11°	9	2.6	10.9	8.4
Jul	22° / 11°	11	2.9	11	8.2
Aug	24° / 12°	9	2.9	11.4	8.7
Sep	27° / 15°	19	4.3	11.9	8.1
Oct	28° / 17°	40	7.6	12.4	7.0
Nov	28° / 18°	108	13.1	12.9	5.6
Dec	27° / 19°	216	19.5	13.1	5.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

	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 (%)	47	49	49	50	50	51	51	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	49	49	48	49	50	49	49	50	50	51
Cloudier (%)	53	51	51	50	50	49	49	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	51	51	52	51	50	51	51	50	50	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	50	50
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	48	52
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	51	49

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Manica gets around 161 mm of rain over 16.6 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 60% and peaks near 63% 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 (%)	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	58	57	57	56	56	56	55	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	63
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	62
8	62
9	61
10	61
11	61
12	61
13	61
14	60
15	60
16	60
17	60
18	59
19	59
20	59
21	58
22	57
23	57
24	56
25	56
26	56
27	55
28	55

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 71% 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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Humid (%)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	32	33	33	34
Muggy (%)	67	68	68	68	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	68	68	68	67	67	66	66	65	65	63	62	62	61
Oppressive (%)	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

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

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 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 5:37 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:15 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)	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49
Sunset (PM)	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.8	5:37	6:27
2	12.8	5:37	6:27
3	12.8	5:38	6:27
4	12.8	5:38	6:27
5	12.8	5:39	6:26
6	12.8	5:39	6:26
7	12.8	5:40	6:26
8	12.7	5:40	6:25
9	12.7	5:41	6:25
10	12.7	5:41	6:25
11	12.7	5:42	6:24
12	12.7	5:42	6:24
13	12.7	5:43	6:23
14	12.7	5:43	6:23
15	12.6	5:44	6:22
16	12.6	5:44	6:22
17	12.6	5:45	6:21
18	12.6	5:45	6:21
19	12.6	5:46	6:20
20	12.6	5:46	6:20
21	12.5	5:47	6:19
22	12.5	5:47	6:18
23	12.5	5:47	6:18
24	12.5	5:48	6:17
25	12.5	5:48	6:17
26	12.5	5:49	6:16
27	12.4	5:49	6:15
28	12.4	5:49	6:15

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.09 kWh/m² to a high of 6.41 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.92 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)	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7
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	6.0	Bright
2	6.0	Bright
3	6.0	Bright
4	6.0	Bright
5	6.0	Bright
6	6.0	Bright
7	6.0	Bright
8	6.0	Bright
9	6.0	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	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	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Manica

In seasonPeak

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

Manica's monsoon runs November–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 Manica?

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

5.2

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

5.4

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Manica for sightseeing.

What to pack for Manica in February

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

In February, Manica sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Manica 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 Manica peaks around January 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (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	10	9	7	8	9	9	13	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Manica 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 Manica is worst in September — around 102 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 15.6× the cleanest month (January, 7 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)	7	8	9	10	14	16	24	53	102	55	13	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	14	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	53	Poor
Sep	102	Unhealthy
Oct	55	Unhealthy
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Manica?

Manica sits at 18.9°S, 32.9°E, 720 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Machipanda, 16 km away.

Topography around Manica

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manica has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 349 m around an average of 767 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,179 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,206 m.

The land around Manica is covered by shrubs (37%), trees (20%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and shrubs (33%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), shrubs (22%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

349 m

shrubs 37%

16 km

1,179 m

trees 43%

80 km

2,206 m

trees 38%

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

February weather nearby: Machipanda 16 km · Mutare 22 km · Messica 23 km · Chimoio 67 km · Gondola 83 km · Rusape 91 km · Chimanimani 96 km · Catandica 102 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

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 Manica (-18.9344°, 32.8756°, elevation 720 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	19
2	27	19
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	19
25	27	19
26	27	19
27	27	19
28	27	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	50	50
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	48	52
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	63
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	62
8	62
9	61
10	61
11	61
12	61
13	61
14	60
15	60
16	60
17	60
18	59
19	59
20	59
21	58
22	57
23	57
24	56
25	56
26	56
27	55
28	55

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	50	50
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	48	52
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	63
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	62
8	62
9	61
10	61
11	61
12	61
13	61
14	60
15	60
16	60
17	60
18	59
19	59
20	59
21	58
22	57
23	57
24	56
25	56
26	56
27	55
28	55

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	52	48
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	51	49
18	50	50
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	48	52
22	49	51
23	50	50
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	63
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	62
8	62
9	61
10	61
11	61
12	61
13	61
14	60
15	60
16	60
17	60
18	59
19	59
20	59
21	58
22	57
23	57
24	56
25	56
26	56
27	55
28	55

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