Chinsali weather in February

In February, Chinsali sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 154 mm of rain across 22.6 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Chinsali's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chinsali's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 154 mm; 22.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:56 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover: 88%; 11th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.1; out of 10

Chinsali is city in Muchinga Province, Zambia.

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 26°C through the month.

A typical February day in Chinsali reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°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)	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 low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

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

How February really feels in Chinsali

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 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

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Chinsali weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 7th-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	26° / 18°	205	26.4	12.5	3.9
Feb	26° / 18°	154	22.6	12.3	4.1
Mar	26° / 18°	132	24.1	12.1	4.3
Apr	26° / 17°	47	11.1	11.8	6.4
May	26° / 15°	5	1.2	11.5	8.3
Jun	25° / 13°	0	0	11.4	9.0
Jul	25° / 13°	0	0	11.4	9.1
Aug	27° / 14°	0	0	11.7	8.4
Sep	30° / 16°	1	0.1	11.9	6.5
Oct	32° / 19°	9	2.2	12.2	5.0
Nov	31° / 19°	68	11.4	12.5	4.3
Dec	28° / 19°	170	23.7	12.6	4.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 91%.

	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 (%)	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11
Cloudier (%)	95	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	93	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	89

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	11	89

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Chinsali gets around 154 mm of rain over 22.6 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 81% and peaks near 85% 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 (%)	85	85	84	84	83	83	82	82	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	80	80

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	85
3	84
4	84
5	83
6	83
7	82
8	82
9	81
10	81
11	81
12	80
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	79
17	79
18	79
19	79
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	80
26	80
27	80
28	80

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the humid band about 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 45% 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
Humid (%)	56	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	54
Muggy (%)	44	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	56	44
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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)	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
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24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:12 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)	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58
Sunset (PM)	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	5:51	6:19
2	12.5	5:52	6:19
3	12.4	5:52	6:19
4	12.4	5:53	6:19
5	12.4	5:53	6:19
6	12.4	5:53	6:18
7	12.4	5:54	6:18
8	12.4	5:54	6:18
9	12.4	5:54	6:18
10	12.4	5:55	6:18
11	12.4	5:55	6:18
12	12.4	5:55	6:17
13	12.4	5:55	6:17
14	12.4	5:56	6:17
15	12.3	5:56	6:17
16	12.3	5:56	6:16
17	12.3	5:56	6:16
18	12.3	5:57	6:16
19	12.3	5:57	6:15
20	12.3	5:57	6:15
21	12.3	5:57	6:15
22	12.3	5:57	6:14
23	12.3	5:58	6:14
24	12.3	5:58	6:14
25	12.3	5:58	6:13
26	12.2	5:58	6:13
27	12.2	5:58	6:12
28	12.2	5:58	6:12

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
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10	5.1	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Chinsali

In seasonPeak

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

Chinsali'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 Chinsali?

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

4.1

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Chinsali for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chinsali in February

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

In February, Chinsali sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Chinsali in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chinsali peaks around February 16 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 at about 10 (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)	15	17	16	14	10	10	10	11	12	12	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Chinsali 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 Chinsali is worst in September — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 9.2× the cleanest month (May, 6 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	10	8	8	6	8	16	30	54	49	18	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	8	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	6	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	30	Moderate
Sep	54	Poor
Oct	49	Poor
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Chinsali?

Chinsali sits at 10.5°S, 32.1°E, 1,286 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Isoka, 74 km away.

Topography around Chinsali

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chinsali has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m around an average of 1,289 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,099 m.

The land around Chinsali is covered by cropland (36%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (36%), trees (25%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

155 m

cropland 36%

16 km

218 m

shrubs 36%

80 km

1,099 m

trees 51%

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

February weather nearby: Isoka 74 km · Kasama 105 km · Nakonde 152 km · Tunduma 157 km · Mpika 159 km · Chitipa 160 km · Vwawa 185 km · Mlowo 198 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

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 Chinsali (-10.5414°, 32.0816°, elevation 1,286 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	85
3	84
4	84
5	83
6	83
7	82
8	82
9	81
10	81
11	81
12	80
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	79
17	79
18	79
19	79
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	80
26	80
27	80
28	80

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	56	44
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	85
3	84
4	84
5	83
6	83
7	82
8	82
9	81
10	81
11	81
12	80
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	79
17	79
18	79
19	79
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	80
26	80
27	80
28	80

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	56	44
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	7	93
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	85
3	84
4	84
5	83
6	83
7	82
8	82
9	81
10	81
11	81
12	80
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	79
17	79
18	79
19	79
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	79
25	80
26	80
27	80
28	80

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	56	44
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46