Murrupula weather in February

In February, Murrupula sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 197 mm of rain across 20.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°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 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 Murrupula's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Murrupula's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
197 mm
20.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:24 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Murrupula is town in Nampula, 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 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Murrupula reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13022
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73022
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93022
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203022
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How February really feels in Murrupula

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.

Murrupula weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°28425.712.83.1
Feb30° / 22°19720.812.53.4
Mar29° / 22°13820.112.14.0
Apr28° / 20°4811.211.75.7
May27° / 18°144.211.37.5
Jun26° / 17°114.211.17.9
Jul25° / 16°113.611.28.0
Aug27° / 17°82.711.57.8
Sep30° / 18°61.511.96.3
Oct32° / 20°163.312.44.8
Nov33° / 22°537.612.73.7
Dec32° / 22°1721912.93.2

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 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22278
32377
42377
52575
62575
72575
82674
92674
102674
112773
122773
132773
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Murrupula gets around 197 mm of rain over 20.8 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 75% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
179
278
377
476
575
675
774
873
973
1072
1172
1272
1372
1472
1573
1673
1773
1874
1974
2075
2175
2276
2376
2477
2577
2677
2777
2877

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11486
21486
31585
41684
51684
61783
71783
81783
91882
101882
111882
121882
131882
141882
151882
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171783
181783
191783
201684
211684
221684
231585
241585
251585
261585
271585
281585

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February, the calmest month.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm

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 5:18 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 5:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:185:59
212.75:195:59
312.75:195:59
412.65:205:59
512.65:205:58
612.65:215:58
712.65:215:58
812.65:225:58
912.65:225:57
1012.65:225:57
1112.65:235:57
1212.65:235:56
1312.55:245:56
1412.55:245:56
1512.55:245:55
1612.55:255:55
1712.55:255:55
1812.55:265:54
1912.55:265:54
2012.45:265:53
2112.45:265:53
2212.45:275:52
2312.45:275:52
2412.45:275:51
2512.45:285:51
2612.45:285:50
2712.45:285:49
2812.35:295:49

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
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155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
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245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Murrupula

In seasonPeak

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

Murrupula'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 Murrupula?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Murrupula.

What to pack for Murrupula in February

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

In February, Murrupula sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Murrupula 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 Murrupula peaks around January 14 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 14UV 15Jun 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Murrupula 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 Murrupula is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 2022 µg/m³Dec 217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul8Good
Aug12Good
Sep23Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Murrupula?

Murrupula sits at 15.5°S, 38.7°E, 456 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Ribáuè, 68 km away.

Alto MolocueMalemaNamialoMicolene

Topography around Murrupula

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Murrupula has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m around an average of 430 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 785 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,558 m.

The land around Murrupula is covered by cropland (38%), grassland (24%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (36%), grassland (27%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (39%), trees (30%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
216 m
16 km
785 m
80 km
1,558 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
February weather nearby: Ribáuè 68 km · Nampula 74 km · Nametil 77 km · Iapala 83 km · Alto Molocue 108 km · Malema 147 km · Namialo 152 km · Micolene 154 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 Murrupula (-15.4569°, 38.6772°, elevation 456 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).