Machinga Weather in February
Machinga in February
The short of it: Machinga in February averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 208 mm (8.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 19° · rain 208 mm · daylight 12 h 36 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Machinga an average February high of 27°, a low of 19° and some 208 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about 27°, nights near 19°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 208 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 36 min in mid-February, 19 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Machinga runs cooler than most and drier than most in February. Liwonde, 14 km to the NW, is 3° warmer by day.
February in Machinga, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus January
- about the same, 84 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LiwondeSouthern Region | 14 km NW | 30° | 21° | 203 mm |
| ZombaSouthern Region | 24 km S | 27° | 18° | 214 mm |
| BalakaSouthern Region | 43 km WNW | 29° | 20° | 164 mm |
| ChiradzuluSouthern Region | 59 km SSW | 26° | 17° | 222 mm |
| InsacaNiassa Province | 61 km E | 29° | 20° | 221 mm |
| BlantyreSouthern Region | 75 km SSW | 27° | 18° | 211 mm |
| MangochiSouthern Region | 77 km N | 30° | 20° | 201 mm |
| PhalombeSouthern Region | 80 km SSE | 28° | 18° | 252 mm |