Vilankulo weather in February

In February, Vilankulo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 142 mm of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-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 43% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Vilankulo's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vilankulo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
142 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:31 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
52%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Vilankulo is place in Inhambane Province, 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 Vilankulo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°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)
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How February really feels in Vilankulo

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.

Vilankulo weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°13315.213.24.4
Feb30° / 24°14213.212.84.4
Mar30° / 23°7711.712.25.1
Apr28° / 21°346.911.56.7
May27° / 19°173.6118.1
Jun25° / 17°122.410.78.6
Jul25° / 17°102.710.88.7
Aug25° / 18°61.611.28.7
Sep27° / 19°92.111.98.3
Oct28° / 21°213.412.57.5
Nov29° / 22°597.513.15.9
Dec30° / 24°10011.313.35.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36832
46931
56931
66931
76931
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Vilankulo gets around 142 mm of rain over 13.2 wet days in February, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 48% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
146
245
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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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10105931
20106030
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40106129
50106129
60116128
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Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
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913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of February to 12 h 30 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 5:22 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:226:22
213.05:236:22
313.05:246:21
412.95:246:21
512.95:256:21
612.95:256:20
712.95:266:20
812.95:276:20
912.95:276:19
1012.85:286:19
1112.85:286:18
1212.85:296:18
1312.85:306:17
1412.85:306:16
1512.85:316:16
1612.75:316:15
1712.75:326:15
1812.75:326:14
1912.75:336:13
2012.75:336:13
2112.65:346:12
2212.65:346:11
2312.65:356:11
2412.65:356:10
2512.65:366:09
2612.55:366:09
2712.55:376:08
2812.55:376:07

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 6.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
175.9Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Vilankulo

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is February a good time to visit Vilankulo?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Vilankulo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Vilankulo in February

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

In February, Vilankulo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Vilankulo 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 15 km away) is warmest in February at about 29°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

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

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr27Warm
May26Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep24Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Vilankulo 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 Vilankulo peaks around January 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 14Jun 18UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Vilankulo?

Vilankulo sits at 22.0°S, 35.3°E, 18 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Massinga, 148 km away.

MassingaMaxixeInhambaneBeiraBúziDondoNhamatandaChipinge

Topography around Vilankulo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vilankulo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m.

The land around Vilankulo is covered by water (40%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, water (50%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
65 m
80 km
184 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Massinga 148 km · Maxixe 207 km · Inhambane 207 km · Beira 245 km · Búzi 253 km · Dondo 272 km · Nhamatanda 325 km · Chipinge 344 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 Vilankulo (-22°, 35.3167°, elevation 18 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).