Kataba Weather in February
Kataba in February
The short of it: Kataba in February averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 246 mm (9.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 30 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 17° · rain 246 mm · daylight 12 h 30 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Kataba an average February high of 27°, a low of 17° and some 246 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about 27°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 246 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 30 min in mid-February, 15 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, Kataba runs warmer than most and wetter than most in February. Samfya, 63 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
February in Kataba, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus January
- about the same, 31 mm less rain
- Versus March
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SamfyaLuapula Province | 63 km NNW | 27° | 17° | 243 mm |
| LubweLuapula Province | 87 km N | 27° | 17° | 242 mm |
| ChilubiNorthern Province | 87 km NNE | 26° | 17° | 260 mm |
| MansaLuapula Province | 123 km NW | 27° | 16° | 209 mm |
| SerenjeCentral Province | 158 km SSE | 26° | 16° | 223 mm |
| MokamboHaut-Katanga | 167 km WSW | 26° | 16° | 222 mm |
| MapaloCopperbelt | 168 km SW | 27° | 17° | 232 mm |
| NdolaCopperbelt | 173 km SW | 28° | 17° | 234 mm |