Mumbwa weather in February

In February, Mumbwa sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 215 mm of rain across 21.4 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Mumbwa's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mumbwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 215 mm; 21.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 6:11 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover: 78%; 10th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.3; out of 10

Mumbwa is human settlement in 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 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in Mumbwa reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

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

How February really feels in Mumbwa

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.

Mumbwa weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 6th-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	27° / 19°	266	25.7	12.8	4.0
Feb	27° / 19°	215	21.4	12.5	4.3
Mar	27° / 18°	142	18.6	12.1	5.2
Apr	27° / 16°	31	4.8	11.7	7.5
May	26° / 13°	2	0.6	11.3	8.8
Jun	24° / 11°	0	0	11.1	9.3
Jul	24° / 11°	0	0	11.2	9.3
Aug	27° / 13°	0	0	11.5	8.8
Sep	30° / 17°	2	0.3	11.9	6.6
Oct	32° / 20°	17	3.4	12.3	4.9
Nov	30° / 20°	119	14.8	12.7	4.2
Dec	28° / 19°	250	25.1	12.9	4.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

	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 (%)	19	20	20	21	20	21	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	27	27	27
Cloudier (%)	81	80	80	79	80	79	79	79	78	78	77	77	77	77	77	77	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	75	75	73	73	73

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	21	79
5	20	80
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	27	73

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mumbwa gets around 215 mm of rain over 21.4 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 77% and peaks near 82% 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 (%)	82	81	80	80	79	78	78	77	77	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	75	75	75	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	81
3	80
4	80
5	79
6	78
7	78
8	77
9	77
10	76
11	76
12	76
13	76
14	76
15	75
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	75
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	75
27	75
28	75

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 63% 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
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Humid (%)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38
Muggy (%)	67	67	67	67	67	67	66	66	65	65	64	64	63	63	63	62	62	61	61	61	60	60	60	59	59	59	58	58

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	31	67
2	2	31	67
3	2	31	67
4	2	31	67
5	2	31	67
6	2	31	67
7	3	31	66
8	3	31	66
9	3	32	65
10	3	32	65
11	3	33	64
12	3	33	64
13	3	34	63
14	3	34	63
15	3	34	63
16	3	35	62
17	3	35	62
18	3	36	61
19	3	36	61
20	3	36	61
21	3	37	60
22	3	37	60
23	3	37	60
24	3	38	59
25	3	38	59
26	3	38	59
27	4	38	58
28	4	38	58

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:35 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)	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15
Sunset (PM)	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	6:05	6:45
2	12.6	6:06	6:45
3	12.6	6:06	6:45
4	12.6	6:07	6:45
5	12.6	6:07	6:44
6	12.6	6:08	6:44
7	12.6	6:08	6:44
8	12.6	6:09	6:44
9	12.6	6:09	6:43
10	12.6	6:09	6:43
11	12.5	6:10	6:43
12	12.5	6:10	6:42
13	12.5	6:11	6:42
14	12.5	6:11	6:42
15	12.5	6:11	6:41
16	12.5	6:12	6:41
17	12.5	6:12	6:41
18	12.5	6:12	6:40
19	12.4	6:13	6:40
20	12.4	6:13	6:39
21	12.4	6:13	6:39
22	12.4	6:14	6:38
23	12.4	6:14	6:38
24	12.4	6:14	6:37
25	12.4	6:15	6:37
26	12.4	6:15	6:36
27	12.3	6:15	6:36
28	12.3	6:15	6:35

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.97 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
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	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Mumbwa

In seasonPeak

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

Mumbwa'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 Mumbwa?

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

4.3

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Mumbwa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mumbwa in February

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

In February, Mumbwa sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mumbwa 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 Mumbwa peaks around January 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 9 (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)	16	15	14	13	10	9	9	10	11	12	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Mumbwa 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 Mumbwa is worst in August — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.6× the cleanest month (December, 8 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)	9	10	9	9	12	25	32	38	28	21	12	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	9	Good
May	12	Moderate
Jun	25	Moderate
Jul	32	Moderate
Aug	38	Poor
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Mumbwa?

Mumbwa sits at 15.0°S, 27.1°E, 1,185 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Namwala, 108 km away.

Topography around Mumbwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mumbwa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 1,181 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 564 m.

The land around Mumbwa is covered by grassland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), cropland (24%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

86 m

grassland 33%

16 km

339 m

grassland 36%

80 km

564 m

grassland 38%

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

February weather nearby: Namwala 108 km · Nampundwe 109 km · Lusaka West 119 km · Mazabuka 122 km · Namalombwe 129 km · Chunga 135 km · Itezhi-Tezhi 138 km · Lusaka 140 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 Mumbwa (-14.9829°, 27.0619°, elevation 1,185 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	27	19
2	27	19
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	18
22	27	18
23	27	18
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	21	79
5	20	80
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	81
3	80
4	80
5	79
6	78
7	78
8	77
9	77
10	76
11	76
12	76
13	76
14	76
15	75
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	75
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	75
27	75
28	75

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	31	67
2	2	31	67
3	2	31	67
4	2	31	67
5	2	31	67
6	2	31	67
7	3	31	66
8	3	31	66
9	3	32	65
10	3	32	65
11	3	33	64
12	3	33	64
13	3	34	63
14	3	34	63
15	3	34	63
16	3	35	62
17	3	35	62
18	3	36	61
19	3	36	61
20	3	36	61
21	3	37	60
22	3	37	60
23	3	37	60
24	3	38	59
25	3	38	59
26	3	38	59
27	4	38	58
28	4	38	58

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	21	79
5	20	80
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	81
3	80
4	80
5	79
6	78
7	78
8	77
9	77
10	76
11	76
12	76
13	76
14	76
15	75
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	75
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	75
27	75
28	75

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	31	67
2	2	31	67
3	2	31	67
4	2	31	67
5	2	31	67
6	2	31	67
7	3	31	66
8	3	31	66
9	3	32	65
10	3	32	65
11	3	33	64
12	3	33	64
13	3	34	63
14	3	34	63
15	3	34	63
16	3	35	62
17	3	35	62
18	3	36	61
19	3	36	61
20	3	36	61
21	3	37	60
22	3	37	60
23	3	37	60
24	3	38	59
25	3	38	59
26	3	38	59
27	4	38	58
28	4	38	58

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	21	79
5	20	80
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	27	73
27	27	73
28	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	81
3	80
4	80
5	79
6	78
7	78
8	77
9	77
10	76
11	76
12	76
13	76
14	76
15	75
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	75
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	75
27	75
28	75

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	31	67
2	2	31	67
3	2	31	67
4	2	31	67
5	2	31	67
6	2	31	67
7	3	31	66
8	3	31	66
9	3	32	65
10	3	32	65
11	3	33	64
12	3	33	64
13	3	34	63
14	3	34	63
15	3	34	63
16	3	35	62
17	3	35	62
18	3	36	61
19	3	36	61
20	3	36	61
21	3	37	60
22	3	37	60
23	3	37	60
24	3	38	59
25	3	38	59
26	3	38	59
27	4	38	58
28	4	38	58