Chiengi weather in February

In February, Chiengi sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 180 mm of rain across 20.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-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 3% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Chiengi's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chiengi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
180 mm
20.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:09 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
84%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Chiengi is human settlement.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Chiengi reaches about 28°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 25°C and 30°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)
12719
22719
32719
42719
52719
62719
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Chiengi weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°21523.612.44.2
Feb28° / 19°18020.512.34.3
Mar28° / 19°24224.912.14.1
Apr28° / 19°11514.711.85.3
May29° / 18°10211.66.8
Jun28° / 16°0011.57.7
Jul28° / 16°0011.58.0
Aug30° / 17°10.111.76.4
Sep32° / 19°102.411.95.0
Oct31° / 20°7412.912.24.2
Nov28° / 19°20522.612.43.9
Dec27° / 19°26626.612.53.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3892
4892
5991
6991
7991
8991
91189
101189
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131288
141288
151288
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201288
211288
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251288
261288
271288
281288

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Chiengi gets around 180 mm of rain over 20.5 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 73% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
173
273
373
473
573
673
773
872
972
1072
1172
1272
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1472
1572
1672
1773
1873
1973
2073
2173
2274
2374
2475
2575
2676
2776
2876

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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
116831
216840
316840
416840
516840
616840
716840
817830
917830
1017830
1117830
1216831
1316831
1416831
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1615841
1714851
1814842
1913852
2013852
2112862
2212862
2311872
2411872
2510882
2610882
2710882
2810882

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
185calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:066:28
212.46:066:28
312.46:066:28
412.46:076:28
512.46:076:28
612.36:076:28
712.36:086:28
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1012.36:086:27
1112.36:096:27
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1512.36:096:26
1612.36:106:26
1712.36:106:26
1812.36:106:26
1912.36:106:25
2012.26:106:25
2112.26:106:25
2212.26:116:25
2312.26:116:24
2412.26:116:24
2512.26:116:24
2612.26:116:23
2712.26:116:23
2812.26:116:22

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 6.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Chiengi

In seasonPeak

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

Chiengi'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 Chiengi?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Chiengi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chiengi in February

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

In February, Chiengi sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chiengi in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chiengi peaks around February 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 19UV 16Aug 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Chiengi 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 Chiengi is worst in August — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.8× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodAug 1977 µg/m³May 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun15Moderate
Jul46Poor
Aug80Unhealthy
Sep63Unhealthy
Oct28Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chiengi?

Chiengi sits at 8.7°S, 29.2°E, 993 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Pweto, 36 km away.

NchelengeKawambwaPepaMporokosoMwansabombweKituku

Topography around Chiengi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chiengi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m around an average of 985 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 471 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,011 m.

The land around Chiengi is covered by water (26%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (33%) and water (31%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
260 m
16 km
471 m
80 km
1,011 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Pweto 36 km · Kaputa 59 km · Nchelenge 89 km · Kawambwa 126 km · Pepa 127 km · Mporokoso 132 km · Mwansabombwe 136 km · Kituku 166 km

Zambia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 30% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,318
2025
Happiness
4.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
5.2
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
20.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 573
Religion
Protestant 75%Roman Catholic 20%other 3%none 2%

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 Chiengi (-8.6604°, 29.1614°, elevation 993 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).