Dowa Weather in February
Dowa in February
The short of it: Dowa in February averages a high of 24 °C (76 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 200 mm (7.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 33 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 16° · rain 200 mm · daylight 12 h 33 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & August
February in Dowa brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 16°, with about 200 mm of rain over the month. Much like January: highs about 24°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 200 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 33 min in mid-February, 17 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates February 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and August.
Against its neighbours, Dowa runs cooler than most and drier than most in February. Ntchisi, 14 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
February in Dowa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus January
- about the same, 61 mm less rain
- Versus March
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NtchisiCentral Region | 14 km N | 24° | 16° | 202 mm |
| MponelaCentral Region | 25 km WNW | 25° | 17° | 196 mm |
| ChipeniCentral Region | 28 km N | 25° | 16° | 203 mm |
| LilongweCentral Region | 38 km SSW | 27° | 17° | 197 mm |
| SalimaCentral Region | 58 km ESE | 29° | 21° | 251 mm |
| ChipokaCentral Region | 73 km ESE | 29° | 21° | 224 mm |
| KasunguCentral Region | 85 km NW | 27° | 18° | 211 mm |
| NkhotakotaCentral Region | 90 km NNE | 28° | 22° | 262 mm |