Kabinda weather in February

In February, Kabinda sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 171 mm of rain across 21.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Kabinda's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kabinda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
171 mm
21.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:31 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
84%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Kabinda is town in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Density
8,126/km²
people per km²

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 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in Kabinda reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and on par with March.

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How February really feels in Kabinda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kabinda weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°1942512.33.6
Feb29° / 20°17121.812.23.4
Mar29° / 20°20124.5123.4
Apr30° / 20°16220.611.93.7
May31° / 20°427.811.74.7
Jun32° / 20°71.511.75.0
Jul32° / 20°30.811.74.9
Aug31° / 20°41811.84.5
Sep30° / 20°12820.2123.8
Oct29° / 20°20626.112.13.5
Nov28° / 20°22926.512.33.4
Dec28° / 20°21826.712.33.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Kabinda gets around 171 mm of rain over 21.8 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 78% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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279
379
479
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679
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1578
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1977
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2177
2277
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2477
2577
2677
2778
2878

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17921
27921
37822
47822
57822
67723
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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
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95calm
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115calm
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135calm
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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 6:28 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:286:44
212.36:286:44
312.36:286:44
412.36:286:44
512.26:296:44
612.26:296:44
712.26:296:44
812.26:296:43
912.26:306:43
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2712.16:326:40
2812.16:326:39

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.66 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 5.66 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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45.6Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Kabinda

In seasonPeak

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

Kabinda's rainy season runs September–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 Kabinda?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kabinda.

What to pack for Kabinda in February

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

In February, Kabinda sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kabinda 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 Kabinda peaks around March 18 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 18UV 15Aug 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kabinda 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 Kabinda is worst in July — around 113 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.8× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateJul 18111 µg/m³Nov 2315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May53Poor
Jun84Unhealthy
Jul113Unhealthy
Aug96Unhealthy
Sep35Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kabinda?

Kabinda sits at 6.1°S, 24.5°E, 884 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Gandajika, 89 km away.

MiabiKabeya-KamwangaLuputaMwene-DituKanyamaLubao

Topography around Kabinda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kabinda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m around an average of 836 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 485 m.

The land around Kabinda is covered by grassland (45%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
189 m
16 km
254 m
80 km
485 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
February weather nearby: Gandajika 89 km · Mbuji-Mayi 99 km · Miabi 121 km · Kabeya-Kamwanga 137 km · Luputa 143 km · Mwene-Ditu 149 km · Kanyama 157 km · Lubao 163 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 Kabinda (-6.1379°, 24.4818°, elevation 884 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).