Climate averages 1991–2020
Matala weather
in February.
A warm, wet month: the 10th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a warm month in Matala: daytime highs average 27.4°C and nights cool to about 17.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 160 mm of rain on roughly 16 days, which makes February a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 35 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lubango (167 km away). In February its highs average 23.5°C, 3.9°C cooler than Matala, with 253 mm of rain.
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Matala ranks 33rd of 47 for the warmest February highs and 32nd of 47 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 47 cities is 28.4°C; Matala is 1.0°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 26.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 160 mm to 192 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Matala climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.9°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 146 | 15.6 | 12.913 h |
| February, selected | 27.4°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 160 | 16.1 | 12.613 h |
| March | 26.6°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 192 | 21.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 27.3°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 57 | 9.2 | 11.812 h |
| May | 28.3°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 1.1 | 0.2 | 11.411 h |
| June | 27.5°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| July | 27.9°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| August | 30.7°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| September | 33.3°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 4.4 | 1.3 | 12.012 h |
| October | 33.0°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 39 | 7.1 | 12.412 h |
| November | 29.6°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 124 | 16.2 | 12.813 h |
| December | 28.1°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 162 | 16.4 | 13.013 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Lubango in FebruaryAngola · 167 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 15.2°C · 253 mm rain
- Cahama in FebruaryAngola · 189 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 18.2°C · 118 mm rain
- Longonjo in FebruaryAngola · 204 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 15.8°C · 193 mm rain
- Cubal in FebruaryAngola · 207 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 18.6°C · 113 mm rain
- Caála in FebruaryAngola · 217 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 14.5°C · 217 mm rain
- Huambo in FebruaryAngola · 230 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 14.5°C · 169 mm rain
- Ecunna in FebruaryAngola · 234 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 14.8°C · 217 mm rain
- Balombo in FebruaryAngola · 266 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 17.2°C · 168 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Matala) is explained once on the Matala year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.