Rumphi Weather in February
Rumphi in February
The short of it: Rumphi in February averages a high of 26 °C (80 °F) and a low of 18 °C (65 °F), with 174 mm (6.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 28 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 26° · low 18° · rain 174 mm · daylight 12 h 28 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Rumphi an average February high of 26°, a low of 18° and some 174 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about 26°, nights near 18°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 174 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 28 min in mid-February.
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, Rumphi runs cooler than most and drier than most in February. Mzuzu, 53 km to the SSE, is 1° cooler by day.
February in Rumphi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus January
- about the same, 31 mm less rain
- Versus March
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MzuzuNorthern Region | 53 km SSE | 25° | 17° | 184 mm |
| LivingstoniaNorthern Region | 53 km NNE | 26° | 18° | 190 mm |
| ChamaMuchinga | 80 km WSW | 28° | 20° | 197 mm |
| Nkhata BayNorthern Region | 81 km SE | 28° | 21° | 200 mm |
| LiuliRuvuma | 85 km E | 29° | 21° | 221 mm |
| MandaNjombe | 100 km NE | 29° | 23° | 219 mm |
| MzimbaNorthern Region | 102 km SSW | 25° | 16° | 202 mm |
| Mbamba BayRuvuma | 103 km ESE | 28° | 22° | 240 mm |