February Weather in Xai-Xai Mozambique

Daily high temperatures are around 87°F, rarely falling below 82°F or exceeding 93°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 74°F, rarely falling below 71°F or exceeding 77°F. The highest daily average low temperature is 75°F on February 8.

For reference, on January 1, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Xai-Xai typically range from 74°F to 88°F, while on July 19, the coldest day of the year, they range from 61°F to 77°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on February. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

San José de las Lajas, Cuba (8,430 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Xai-Xai (view comparison).

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The month of February in Xai-Xai experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 33% to 25%.

The clearest day of the month is February 29, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 75% of the time.

For reference, on December 1, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 41%, while on July 24, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 93%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Xai-Xai, the chance of a wet day over the course of February is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 39% and ending it at 35%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 42% on January 22, and its lowest chance is 7% on August 13.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during February in Xai-Xai is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 4.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 11.1 inches or falls below 1.1 inches, and ending the month at 3.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.3 inches or falls below 0.9 inches.

Over the course of February in Xai-Xai, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 38 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 21 seconds, and weekly decrease of 9 minutes, 30 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is February 29, with 12 hours, 36 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 1, with 13 hours, 14 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Xai-Xai is 5:21 AM on February 1 and the latest sunrise is 18 minutes later at 5:39 AM on February 29.

The latest sunset is 6:35 PM on February 1 and the earliest sunset is 20 minutes earlier at 6:15 PM on February 29.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Xai-Xai during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:52 AM and sets 13 hours, 42 minutes later, at 6:34 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:29 AM and sets 10 hours, 35 minutes later, at 5:04 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for February 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Xai-Xai is essentially constant during February, remaining within 1% of 94% throughout.

The highest chance of a muggy day during February is 95% on February 14.

For reference, on February 14, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 95% of the time, while on July 19, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 1% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Xai-Xai is essentially constant during February, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 9.8 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on September 25, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 11.4 miles per hour, while on May 10, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.5 miles per hour.

The wind direction in Xai-Xai during February is predominantly out of the east from February 1 to February 18 and the south from February 18 to February 29.

Xai-Xai is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Xai-Xai is essentially constant during February, remaining around 81°F throughout.

The highest average surface water temperature during February is 81°F on February 18.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Xai-Xai are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Xai-Xai are rapidly increasing during February, increasing by 821°F, from 5,303°F to 6,124°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Xai-Xai is gradually decreasing during February, falling by 0.6 kWh, from 7.3 kWh to 6.8 kWh, over the course of the month.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Xai-Xai are -25.052 deg latitude, 33.644 deg longitude, and 13 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Xai-Xai contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 302 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 36 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (443 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (873 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Xai-Xai is covered by cropland (72%), grassland (15%), and artificial surfaces (13%), within 10 miles by cropland (60%) and grassland (22%), and within 50 miles by water (47%) and cropland (22%).