Month by month
Liwonde in February
February brings a touch less rain than January, 201 mm over 17 days against 232 over 21, but it is the one month when Liwonde's choice of camps genuinely narrows. Kuthengo Camp closes entirely for maintenance and will not reopen until 19 March.
If you only want the answer
February is marginally drier than January but the only month you cannot book Kuthengo at all; expect a flooded plain, soft roads, and boat travel carrying more of the load.
A little less rain, a park that hasn't dried out
The thirty-year figures read 201 mm over 17 rain days, days of 28.7°C and nights of 21.5°C, a shade gentler than January on paper. The ground has had a full month to saturate, though, so standing water on the floodplain can look just as extensive as it did in the wetter month before it.
Compared with January, the single fact that changes the trip is not the weather but the camp calendar: Kuthengo is shut throughout, on maintenance, with no exceptions.
The Shire absorbs the traffic Kuthengo can't take
Guests who might have booked Kuthengo redirect to Mvuu Lodge, Mvuu Camp, Chimwala Camp, or one of the park's self-catering houses on Chinguni Hill. Njobvu Cultural Village Lodge, across the river, is unaffected and keeps running village visits regardless of the water level.
The floodplain stays under water and game stays scattered, so boat shuttles do double duty here, moving both guests and the occasional transfer that a flooded road can no longer handle.
What's open, and the honest booking picture
Mvuu Lodge and Mvuu Camp run year-round with no stated closure, Chimwala Camp operates as usual, and Chinguni House, Ligulo House and the campsite all stay open. Only Kuthengo takes the month off.
Because nothing else books out in February, this is a good month to find last-minute space at Mvuu even though no discounted rate is published for it. Lean on birding and the boat rather than game drives, and treat any single-day road plan as provisional.