Nacala weather in February

In February, Nacala sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 175 mm of rain across 21.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in February, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Nacala's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nacala's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 175 mm; 21.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:17 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 11th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 6.09 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

Nacala is port city in Nampula Province, 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 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Nacala reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

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

How February really feels in Nacala

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Nacala 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 26°	207	23.7	12.8	3.9
Feb	28° / 26°	175	21.8	12.5	3.9
Mar	28° / 25°	190	22.1	12.1	4.2
Apr	28° / 25°	76	12.7	11.7	5.9
May	27° / 24°	18	4.5	11.3	7.8
Jun	26° / 22°	16	4.7	11.2	8.1
Jul	25° / 22°	15	4.5	11.2	8.2
Aug	25° / 22°	8	2.3	11.5	8.7
Sep	26° / 22°	7	1.3	11.9	8.9
Oct	27° / 24°	10	2.7	12.3	8.4
Nov	28° / 25°	26	6	12.7	7.5
Dec	28° / 26°	114	17.2	12.8	5.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 68%.

	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 (%)	29	29	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	35	34	34	34	34	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31
Cloudier (%)	71	71	69	69	69	68	68	67	67	66	65	66	66	66	66	68	68	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	69

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	34	66
11	35	65
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	31	69

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Nacala gets around 175 mm of rain over 21.8 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 78% and peaks near 81% 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 (%)	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	75	75	76	76	77	78	78	79	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	79	79

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

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the miserable band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Oppressive (%)	42	43	44	45	46	46	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	50
Miserable (%)	58	57	56	55	54	54	53	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	50

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	42	58
2	43	57
3	44	56
4	45	55
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	47	53
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	50	50

Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February, the calmest month.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze

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 5:12 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:40 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	12.6	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	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:12	5:12	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:14	5:14	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:21
Sunset (PM)	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	5:12	5:50
2	12.6	5:12	5:50
3	12.6	5:13	5:50
4	12.6	5:13	5:49
5	12.6	5:13	5:49
6	12.6	5:14	5:49
7	12.6	5:14	5:49
8	12.6	5:15	5:49
9	12.6	5:15	5:48
10	12.5	5:15	5:48
11	12.5	5:16	5:48
12	12.5	5:16	5:47
13	12.5	5:17	5:47
14	12.5	5:17	5:47
15	12.5	5:17	5:46
16	12.5	5:18	5:46
17	12.5	5:18	5:46
18	12.4	5:18	5:45
19	12.4	5:19	5:45
20	12.4	5:19	5:44
21	12.4	5:19	5:44
22	12.4	5:20	5:43
23	12.4	5:20	5:43
24	12.4	5:20	5:42
25	12.4	5:20	5:42
26	12.3	5:21	5:41
27	12.3	5:21	5:41
28	12.3	5:21	5:40

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.28 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 6.09 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)	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.1	Intense
2	6.1	Intense
3	6.1	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.2	Intense
9	6.2	Intense
10	6.2	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.1	Intense
16	6.1	Intense
17	6.1	Intense
18	6.0	Intense
19	6.0	Intense
20	6.0	Intense
21	6.0	Intense
22	6.0	Bright
23	6.0	Bright
24	6.0	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Nacala

In seasonPeak

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

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

Nacala'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 Nacala?

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

4.6

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nacala.

What to pack for Nacala in February

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

In February, Nacala sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Nacala in February

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	29	29	29	29	28	27	26	26	26	27	28	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	28	Tropical
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	28	Warm
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Nacala 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 Nacala peaks around January 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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)	16	15	14	12	9	8	8	10	11	13	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Nacala?

Nacala sits at 14.6°S, 40.7°E, 137 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Mossuril, 45 km away.

Topography around Nacala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nacala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m around an average of 80 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 509 m.

The land around Nacala is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) within 16 km, and water (38%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

146 m

artificial surfaces 55%

16 km

190 m

grassland 69%

80 km

509 m

water 38%

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

February weather nearby: Mossuril 45 km · Mozambique 53 km · Monapo 57 km · Namialo 85 km · Namapa-erati 132 km · Chiúre 163 km · Nampula 164 km · Pemba 178 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 Nacala (-14.5626°, 40.6854°, elevation 137 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. 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	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	34	66
11	35	65
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	31	69

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	42	58
2	43	57
3	44	56
4	45	55
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	47	53
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	50	50

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	34	66
11	35	65
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	31	69

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	42	58
2	43	57
3	44	56
4	45	55
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	47	53
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	50	50

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	34	66
11	35	65
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	31	69

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	42	58
2	43	57
3	44	56
4	45	55
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	47	53
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	50	50