Luwingu weather in February

In February, Luwingu sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 225 mm of rain across 24.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-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 1% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Luwingu's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luwingu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
8th warmest
Overnight low
17°
10th coldest
Rainfall
225 mm
24.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:05 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
87%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Luwingu is town in Northern Province, 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 26°C through the month.

A typical February day in Luwingu reaches about 26°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 28°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)
12617
22617
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42617
52617
62617
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102617
112617
122617
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282617

Luwingu 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°27428.912.53.6
Feb26° / 17°22524.812.33.8
Mar26° / 17°21126.112.14.2
Apr26° / 16°6311.611.86.4
May26° / 14°61.411.58.4
Jun25° / 12°0011.49.1
Jul25° / 12°0011.59.2
Aug27° / 14°10.111.78.4
Sep30° / 16°30.711.96.5
Oct31° / 18°265.212.25.2
Nov29° / 18°13818.112.54.5
Dec26° / 17°27527.812.63.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3595
4694
5694
6694
7694
8694
9694
10793
11793
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15892
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271090
281090

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Luwingu gets around 225 mm of rain over 24.8 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 89% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
195
295
394
494
594
693
793
892
992
1091
1191
1290
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1489
1588
1687
1787
1886
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2086
2186
2286
2386
2486
2587
2687
2787
2888

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 19% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
118217
218217
318118
418118
518118
618118
718118
818118
918118
1018118
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1218019
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2608119
2708119
2808119

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 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
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm

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 6:00 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:006:27
212.46:016:27
312.46:016:27
412.46:026:27
512.46:026:27
612.46:026:27
712.46:036:27
812.46:036:26
912.46:036:26
1012.46:036:26
1112.46:046:26
1212.46:046:26
1312.46:046:25
1412.36:056:25
1512.36:056:25
1612.36:056:25
1712.36:056:24
1812.36:056:24
1912.36:066:24
2012.36:066:23
2112.36:066:23
2212.36:066:23
2312.36:066:22
2412.36:076:22
2512.26:076:22
2612.26:076:21
2712.26:076:21
2812.26:076:20

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 5.24 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
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85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
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215.3Bright
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255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Luwingu

In seasonPeak

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

Luwingu'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 Luwingu?

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
3.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Luwingu.

What to pack for Luwingu in February

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

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

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Luwingu 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 Luwingu peaks around February 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 17UV 17Jun 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Luwingu 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 Luwingu is worst in September — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 13.5× the cleanest month (May, 6 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodSep 1873 µg/m³May 166 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May6Good
Jun7Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep77Unhealthy
Oct48Poor
Nov17Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Luwingu?

Luwingu sits at 10.3°S, 29.9°E, 1,381 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Mporokoso, 101 km away.

MporokosoKawambwaSamfyaMwansabombweKasamaMansaNchelengeChiengi

Topography around Luwingu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Luwingu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m around an average of 1,393 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 509 m.

The land around Luwingu is covered by shrubs (30%), trees (25%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and shrubs (37%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
175 m
16 km
277 m
80 km
509 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Mporokoso 101 km · Kawambwa 107 km · Samfya 129 km · Mwansabombwe 137 km · Kasama 137 km · Mansa 154 km · Nchelenge 166 km · Chiengi 197 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 Luwingu (-10.2621°, 29.9271°, elevation 1,381 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).