Kitwe Weather in February
Kitwe in February
The short of it: Kitwe in February averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 227 mm (8.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 32 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 28° · low 16° · rain 227 mm · daylight 12 h 32 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
February in Kitwe brings afternoons near 28° and nights around 16°, with about 227 mm of rain over the month. Much like January: highs about 28°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 227 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 32 min in mid-February, 16 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, Kitwe runs warmer than most and wetter than most in February. Kalulushi, 14 km to the WSW, is 1° cooler by day.
February in Kitwe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus January
- about the same, 61 mm less rain
- Versus March
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KalulushiCopperbelt | 14 km WSW | 27° | 16° | 225 mm |
| ChambishiCopperbelt | 26 km NW | 27° | 15° | 222 mm |
| MufuliraCopperbelt | 28 km N | 27° | 16° | 222 mm |
| LuanshyaCopperbelt | 43 km SSE | 28° | 17° | 233 mm |
| MokamboHaut-Katanga | 44 km NNE | 26° | 16° | 222 mm |
| ChingolaCopperbelt | 47 km NW | 27° | 15° | 223 mm |
| NdolaCopperbelt | 49 km ESE | 28° | 17° | 234 mm |
| MapaloCopperbelt | 52 km ESE | 27° | 17° | 232 mm |