Kabeya-Kamwanga weather in February

In February, Kabeya-Kamwanga sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 113 mm of rain across 18 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°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 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Kabeya-Kamwanga's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kabeya-Kamwanga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
113 mm
18 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:36 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
82%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Kabeya-Kamwanga is town of the 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 31°C through the month.

A typical February day in Kabeya-Kamwanga reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Kabeya-Kamwanga

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.

Kabeya-Kamwanga weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°1252012.33.7
Feb31° / 21°1131812.23.5
Mar31° / 21°16222.4123.2
Apr31° / 21°13920.311.93.4
May31° / 21°387.811.74.6
Jun32° / 19°71.211.75.1
Jul32° / 19°30.711.75.0
Aug32° / 21°356.811.84.5
Sep31° / 21°10617.5123.8
Oct30° / 21°15523.312.13.4
Nov29° / 21°16324.812.33.3
Dec29° / 21°1472312.33.5

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 (%)
11090
21090
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51288
61288
71288
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91288
101387
111387
121387
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Kabeya-Kamwanga gets around 113 mm of rain over 18 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 69% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
164
264
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1463
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1963
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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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55248
65248
75149
85149
95149
105050
115050
124951
134852
144753
154654
164555
174456
184357
194258
204159
214060
224060
233961
243961
253862
263862
273862
283862

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
44calm
54calm
65calm
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85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:336:48
212.36:336:48
312.36:336:48
412.26:346:48
512.26:346:48
612.26:346:48
712.26:346:48
812.26:346:48
912.26:356:48
1012.26:356:48
1112.26:356:48
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1312.26:356:48
1412.26:366:48
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1912.26:366:47
2012.26:366:46
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2512.16:366:45
2612.16:376:45
2712.16:376:45
2812.16:376:44

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.63 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 5.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.5Bright
55.6Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Kabeya-Kamwanga?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kabeya-Kamwanga.

What to pack for Kabeya-Kamwanga in February

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

In February, Kabeya-Kamwanga sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kabeya-Kamwanga in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kabeya-Kamwanga peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 19UV 15Aug 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kabeya-Kamwanga 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 Kabeya-Kamwanga is worst in August — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (November, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateAug 9104 µg/m³Nov 2224 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May46Poor
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul104Unhealthy
Aug104Unhealthy
Sep43Poor
Oct29Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kabeya-Kamwanga?

Kabeya-Kamwanga sits at 6.0°S, 23.3°E, 649 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Miabi, 29 km away.

DembaKabinda

Topography around Kabeya-Kamwanga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kabeya-Kamwanga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m around an average of 598 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 258 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 480 m.

The land around Kabeya-Kamwanga is covered by grassland (78%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
177 m
16 km
258 m
80 km
480 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
February weather nearby: Miabi 29 km · Mbuji-Mayi 40 km · Kananga 93 km · Gandajika 113 km · Mwene-Ditu 114 km · Lusambo 116 km · Demba 122 km · Kabinda 137 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 Kabeya-Kamwanga (-5.9988°, 23.2539°, elevation 649 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).