Kansanshi weather in February

In February, Kansanshi sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 265 mm of rain across 25.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Kansanshi's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kansanshi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
8th warmest
Overnight low
17°
10th coldest
Rainfall
265 mm
25.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:17 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
86%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Kansanshi is city in Zambia.

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 25°C through the month.

A typical February day in Kansanshi reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Kansanshi weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°32329.312.63.6
Feb25° / 17°26525.512.43.8
Mar26° / 17°24525.812.14.2
Apr26° / 16°6310.411.76.6
May26° / 14°4111.58.4
Jun25° / 12°00.111.39.2
Jul25° / 11°0011.49.3
Aug28° / 14°0011.68.3
Sep30° / 17°41.311.96.2
Oct30° / 18°41712.35.1
Nov27° / 17°18722.612.64.3
Dec25° / 17°3082912.73.7

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 6% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Kansanshi gets around 265 mm of rain over 25.5 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 91% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
192
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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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11909
22899
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Wind in February

Winds average 6 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
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106calm
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126calm
136calm
146calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:126:44
212.56:126:44
312.56:136:43
412.56:136:43
512.56:146:43
612.56:146:43
712.56:146:43
812.56:156:43
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2212.36:196:38
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2712.36:206:36
2812.36:206:36

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 5.13 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Kansanshi

In seasonPeak

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

Kansanshi'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 Kansanshi?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kansanshi.

What to pack for Kansanshi in February

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

In February, Kansanshi sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kansanshi 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 Kansanshi peaks around January 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 highExtremeJan 19UV 16Jun 19UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kansanshi 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 Kansanshi is worst in August — around 87 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.6× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodAug 1584 µg/m³Apr 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr9Good
May11Good
Jun29Moderate
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug87Unhealthy
Sep53Poor
Oct32Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kansanshi?

Kansanshi sits at 12.1°S, 26.4°E, 1,429 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Solwezi, 9.0 km away.

KipushiChisasaLubumbashiLikasiKamboveChililabombwe

Topography around Kansanshi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kansanshi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m around an average of 1,417 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 415 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 508 m.

The land around Kansanshi is covered by bare terrain (58%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, grassland (39%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
229 m
16 km
415 m
80 km
508 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Solwezi 9.0 km · Manyama 67 km · Kipushi 97 km · Chisasa 101 km · Lubumbashi 124 km · Likasi 128 km · Kambove 137 km · Chililabombwe 155 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 Kansanshi (-12.0951°, 26.4273°, elevation 1,429 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).