Ilebo weather in February

In February, Ilebo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 127 mm of rain across 18.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ilebo's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ilebo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
127 mm
18.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:48 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
81%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Ilebo is locality, capital of the territory of the province of Kasaï in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Ilebo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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How February really feels in Ilebo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ilebo weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°12719.812.23.8
Feb30° / 23°12718.212.13.6
Mar30° / 23°14521.6123.5
Apr30° / 23°13821.111.93.7
May30° / 23°8115.411.84.3
Jun30° / 22°234.811.85.3
Jul31° / 22°163.911.85.0
Aug31° / 22°6713.311.94.3
Sep30° / 22°12321.8123.5
Oct30° / 22°14924.312.13.4
Nov29° / 22°15823.412.23.5
Dec29° / 22°15323.212.23.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ilebo gets around 127 mm of rain over 18.2 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 64% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
162
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 4 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:46 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:466:57
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412.26:466:57
512.26:476:57
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1012.26:476:57
1112.26:486:57
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.36 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 5.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Ilebo?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ilebo.

What to pack for Ilebo in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Ilebo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ilebo in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ilebo peaks around March 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateExtremeMar 15UV 14Aug 13UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug4Moderate
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Ilebo in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ilebo is worst in August — around 152 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 13.7× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateModerateAug 15141 µg/m³Nov 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun48Poor
Jul72Unhealthy
Aug152Very unhealthy
Sep46Poor
Oct14Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ilebo?

Ilebo sits at 4.3°S, 20.6°E, 440 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Dibaya-Lubwe, 83 km away.

MangaiMwekaIdiofaLueboDunguKikwitBulungu

Topography around Ilebo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ilebo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ilebo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 397 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 265 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m.

The land around Ilebo is covered by trees (40%), artificial surfaces (24%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (67%) within 16 km, and trees (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
265 m
80 km
364 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Dibaya-Lubwe 83 km · Mangai 122 km · Mweka 122 km · Idiofa 131 km · Luebo 146 km · Dungu 208 km · Kikwit 211 km · Bulungu 221 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$807
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
12%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
34.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 400

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ilebo (-4.3311°, 20.5864°, elevation 440 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).