Zomba Weather in February
Zomba in February
The short of it: Zomba in February averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 18 °C (65 °F), with 214 mm (8.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 18° · rain 214 mm · daylight 12 h 37 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Zomba an average February high of 27°, a low of 18° and some 214 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about 27°, nights near 18°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 214 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 37 min in mid-February, 20 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 June and July.
Against its neighbours, Zomba runs cooler than most and about as wet in February. Machinga, 24 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
February in Zomba, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus January
- about the same, 100 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MachingaSouthern Region | 24 km N | 27° | 19° | 208 mm |
| LiwondeSouthern Region | 37 km NNW | 30° | 21° | 203 mm |
| ChiradzuluSouthern Region | 37 km SSW | 26° | 17° | 222 mm |
| BlantyreSouthern Region | 55 km SW | 27° | 18° | 211 mm |
| PhalombeSouthern Region | 59 km SE | 28° | 18° | 252 mm |
| BalakaSouthern Region | 60 km NW | 29° | 20° | 164 mm |
| InsacaNiassa Province | 63 km ENE | 29° | 20° | 221 mm |
| LuchenzaSouthern Region | 69 km S | 29° | 19° | 200 mm |