Climate averages 1991–2020
Mossamedes weather
in February.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 4th warmest and the 11th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Mossamedes: daytime highs average 28.7°C and nights cool to about 21.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 25 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 36 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lubango (147 km away). In February its highs average 23.5°C, 5.2°C cooler than Mossamedes, with 253 mm of rain.
Among the 47 cities listed in Angola, Mossamedes ranks joint 22nd of 47 for the warmest February highs and 1st of 47 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 47 cities is 28.4°C; Mossamedes is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.8°C to 29.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 25 mm to 36 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
Mossamedes climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.8°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 18 | 3.4 | 12.913 h |
| February, selected | 28.7°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 25 | 3.7 | 12.613 h |
| March | 29.5°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 36 | 5.9 | 12.212 h |
| April | 30.3°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 14 | 2.4 | 11.812 h |
| May | 29.0°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| June | 26.2°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.211 h |
| July | 24.0°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| August | 22.5°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| September | 23.6°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| October | 25.8°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 1.5 | 0.5 | 12.412 h |
| November | 27.6°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 5.3 | 1.3 | 12.813 h |
| December | 27.4°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 15 | 3.3 | 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 · 147 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 15.2°C · 253 mm rain
- Cahama in FebruaryAngola · 261 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 18.2°C · 118 mm rain
- Baía Farta in FebruaryAngola · 309 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 24.5°C · 35 mm rain
- Matala in FebruaryAngola · 314 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 17.4°C · 160 mm rain
- Benguela in FebruaryAngola · 321 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 24.0°C · 48 mm rain
- Cubal in FebruaryAngola · 329 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 18.6°C · 113 mm rain
- Lobito in FebruaryAngola · 349 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 24.2°C · 40 mm rain
- Bocoio in FebruaryAngola · 371 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 18.4°C · 161 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 Mossamedes) is explained once on the Mossamedes year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.