Kabare weather in February

In February, Kabare sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 227 mm of rain across 21.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in February, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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

Daytime high
23°
7th warmest
Overnight low
15°
6th coldest
Rainfall
227 mm
21.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:17 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
81%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Kabare is human settlement in Democratic Republic of the 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 23°C through the month.

A typical February day in Kabare reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Kabare weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 14°30224.912.14.3
Feb23° / 15°22721.112.14.5
Mar23° / 15°22523.1124.6
Apr23° / 15°20222.611.94.5
May23° / 15°9313.911.96.1
Jun23° / 14°244.311.97.6
Jul24° / 14°91.411.98.2
Aug24° / 15°26411.97.7
Sep25° / 15°8510126.5
Oct24° / 15°23920.912.14.9
Nov23° / 15°3102512.14.1
Dec23° / 15°31025.112.14.2

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 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31585
41585
51585
61387
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101387
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Kabare gets around 227 mm of rain over 21.1 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 76% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the comfortable band about 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
157718
257619
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Wind in February

Winds average 5 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
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85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
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135calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 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 grow by about 0 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:156:22
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312.16:166:22
412.16:166:22
512.16:166:22
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712.16:166:22
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1012.16:176:22
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2712.16:176:20
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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 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 5.64 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

Hazard calendar for Kabare

In seasonPeak

In February, Kabare sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kabare's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Kabare?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Kabare for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kabare in February

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

In February, Kabare sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kabare 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 Kabare peaks around March 21 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 21UV 16Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kabare 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 Kabare is worst in July — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (April, 38 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 2364 µg/m³Apr 1539 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb51Poor
Mar43Poor
Apr38Poor
May44Poor
Jun56Unhealthy
Jul64Unhealthy
Aug64Unhealthy
Sep53Poor
Oct44Poor
Nov40Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kabare?

Kabare sits at 2.5°S, 28.8°E, 1,996 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Bukavu, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Kabare

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kabare has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 448 m around an average of 1,928 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,495 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,709 m.

The land around Kabare is covered by cropland (38%), trees (26%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (31%), cropland (26%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
448 m
16 km
1,495 m
80 km
2,709 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Bukavu 6.0 km · Rusizi 13 km · Bushenge 22 km · Shangi 26 km · Karengera 27 km · Nyabitekeli 31 km · Bugarama 32 km · Bushekeri 34 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 Kabare (-2.4968°, 28.7908°, elevation 1,996 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).