Nampula weather in February

In February, Nampula sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 195 mm of rain across 21.1 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 Nampula's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nampula's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
195 mm
21.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:22 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Nampula is city in Mozambique.

Density
2,407/km²
people per km²
Founded
1919

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 Nampula 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 27°C and 31°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)
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How February really feels in Nampula

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.

Nampula 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°26725.612.83.2
Feb30° / 22°19521.112.53.5
Mar29° / 22°14320.712.14.0
Apr28° / 20°479.711.75.9
May27° / 18°92.411.37.8
Jun26° / 17°62.111.18.2
Jul26° / 16°6211.28.2
Aug27° / 17°51.511.58.0
Sep30° / 18°4111.96.5
Oct32° / 20°122.612.35.2
Nov33° / 21°476.712.74.1
Dec31° / 22°15418.612.93.4

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 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32377
42377
52476
62476
72476
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102575
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Nampula gets around 195 mm of rain over 21.1 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 76% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
179
278
378
477
576
675
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874
974
1073
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1273
1374
1474
1574
1674
1775
1875
1976
2076
2177
2277
2377
2478
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2678
2778
2878

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 84% 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
81882
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101882
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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
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218calm
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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 5:16 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:165:56
212.75:175:56
312.65:175:56
412.65:185:56
512.65:185:56
612.65:195:55
712.65:195:55
812.65:205:55
912.65:205:55
1012.65:215:54
1112.65:215:54
1212.55:215:54
1312.55:225:53
1412.55:225:53
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1612.55:235:52
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1812.55:235:51
1912.55:245:51
2012.45:245:50
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 5.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Nampula

In seasonPeak

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

Nampula'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 Nampula?

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

3.5
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 Nampula.

What to pack for Nampula in February

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

In February, Nampula 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 Nampula 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 Nampula peaks around January 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 13UV 16Jun 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Nampula 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 Nampula is worst in September — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1723 µg/m³Dec 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul8Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nampula?

Nampula sits at 15.1°S, 39.3°E, 431 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Nametil, 68 km away.

MonapoIapalaAngocheMossuril

Topography around Nampula

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nampula has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 405 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 541 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,336 m.

The land around Nampula is covered by artificial surfaces (84%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), shrubs (24%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (44%), trees (24%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
95 m
16 km
541 m
80 km
1,336 m
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February weather nearby: Nametil 68 km · Murrupula 74 km · Namialo 80 km · Ribáuè 103 km · Monapo 113 km · Iapala 132 km · Angoche 142 km · Mossuril 151 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 Nampula (-15.1165°, 39.2666°, elevation 431 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).