Kalemie weather in February

In February, Kalemie sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 91 mm of rain across 17.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 Kalemie's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kalemie's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 91 mm; 17.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:12 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover: 83%; 9th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.9; out of 10

Kalemie is ville de la République démocratique du Congo.

Founded: 1891

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in Kalemie reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	23
2	26	23
3	26	23
4	27	23
5	27	23
6	27	23
7	27	23
8	27	23
9	27	23
10	27	23
11	27	23
12	27	23
13	27	23
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20	27	23
21	27	23
22	27	23
23	27	23
24	27	23
25	27	23
26	27	23
27	26	23
28	26	23

Kalemie weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 23°	108	21.7	12.3	4.6
Feb	27° / 23°	91	17.4	12.2	4.9
Mar	26° / 23°	148	22.7	12	4.5
Apr	26° / 23°	180	23.2	11.9	4.5
May	26° / 24°	61	10.1	11.7	6.9
Jun	26° / 23°	2	0.7	11.7	8.6
Jul	26° / 23°	1	0.2	11.7	8.9
Aug	27° / 23°	3	0.6	11.8	8.5
Sep	28° / 24°	11	2.7	12	7.3
Oct	28° / 23°	58	10.4	12.1	6.0
Nov	26° / 23°	111	18.1	12.3	5.0
Dec	26° / 22°	123	23.3	12.3	4.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14
Cloudier (%)	90	89	89	88	88	88	88	87	87	86	86	85	85	85	85	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	15	85
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	14	86

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Kalemie gets around 91 mm of rain over 17.4 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 62% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	65	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	62	62	63	63	64	64

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	64
3	64
4	64
5	63
6	63
7	63
8	63
9	62
10	62
11	62
12	62
13	62
14	61
15	61
16	61
17	61
18	61
19	61
20	61
21	61
22	61
23	62
24	62
25	63
26	63
27	64
28	64

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Muggy (%)	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	71	71	70	70	70	70	69	69	68	68	68	68	68
Oppressive (%)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	32

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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27	8	calm
28	8	calm

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 6:09 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:20 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13
Sunset (PM)	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:09	6:24
2	12.3	6:09	6:24
3	12.2	6:10	6:24
4	12.2	6:10	6:24
5	12.2	6:10	6:24
6	12.2	6:10	6:24
7	12.2	6:11	6:24
8	12.2	6:11	6:24
9	12.2	6:11	6:24
10	12.2	6:11	6:24
11	12.2	6:11	6:24
12	12.2	6:12	6:24
13	12.2	6:12	6:24
14	12.2	6:12	6:24
15	12.2	6:12	6:24
16	12.2	6:12	6:23
17	12.2	6:12	6:23
18	12.2	6:12	6:23
19	12.2	6:12	6:23
20	12.2	6:13	6:23
21	12.2	6:13	6:22
22	12.2	6:13	6:22
23	12.2	6:13	6:22
24	12.1	6:13	6:22
25	12.1	6:13	6:21
26	12.1	6:13	6:21
27	12.1	6:13	6:21
28	12.1	6:13	6:20

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.41 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 5.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
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24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Kalemie

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season

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Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Kalemie?

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

4.9

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Kalemie for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kalemie in February

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

In February, Kalemie sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 23°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kalemie in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kalemie peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	16	14	11	9	10	7	11	13	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Kalemie 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 Kalemie is worst in September — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.2× the cleanest month (April, 8 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	14	14	10	8	17	42	45	54	54	20	11	9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	10	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	17	Moderate
Jun	42	Poor
Jul	45	Poor
Aug	54	Poor
Sep	54	Poor
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Kalemie?

Kalemie sits at 5.9°S, 29.2°E, 787 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kalima, 120 km away.

Topography around Kalemie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kalemie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 795 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 569 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,739 m.

The land around Kalemie is covered by water (47%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and water (39%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), water (37%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

147 m

water 47%

16 km

569 m

grassland 51%

80 km

1,739 m

trees 38%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← January Kalemie year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Kalima 120 km · Kigoma 128 km · Nyunzu 130 km · Mwandiga 134 km · Baudhuinville 140 km · Uvinza 162 km · Kasulu 183 km · Pepa 205 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 Kalemie (-5.9475°, 29.1947°, elevation 787 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	23
2	26	23
3	26	23
4	27	23
5	27	23
6	27	23
7	27	23
8	27	23
9	27	23
10	27	23
11	27	23
12	27	23
13	27	23
14	27	23
15	27	23
16	27	23
17	27	23
18	27	23
19	27	23
20	27	23
21	27	23
22	27	23
23	27	23
24	27	23
25	27	23
26	27	23
27	26	23
28	26	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	15	85
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	64
3	64
4	64
5	63
6	63
7	63
8	63
9	62
10	62
11	62
12	62
13	62
14	61
15	61
16	61
17	61
18	61
19	61
20	61
21	61
22	61
23	62
24	62
25	63
26	63
27	64
28	64

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	23
2	26	23
3	26	23
4	27	23
5	27	23
6	27	23
7	27	23
8	27	23
9	27	23
10	27	23
11	27	23
12	27	23
13	27	23
14	27	23
15	27	23
16	27	23
17	27	23
18	27	23
19	27	23
20	27	23
21	27	23
22	27	23
23	27	23
24	27	23
25	27	23
26	27	23
27	26	23
28	26	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	15	85
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	64
3	64
4	64
5	63
6	63
7	63
8	63
9	62
10	62
11	62
12	62
13	62
14	61
15	61
16	61
17	61
18	61
19	61
20	61
21	61
22	61
23	62
24	62
25	63
26	63
27	64
28	64

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	23
2	26	23
3	26	23
4	27	23
5	27	23
6	27	23
7	27	23
8	27	23
9	27	23
10	27	23
11	27	23
12	27	23
13	27	23
14	27	23
15	27	23
16	27	23
17	27	23
18	27	23
19	27	23
20	27	23
21	27	23
22	27	23
23	27	23
24	27	23
25	27	23
26	27	23
27	26	23
28	26	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	15	85
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	64
3	64
4	64
5	63
6	63
7	63
8	63
9	62
10	62
11	62
12	62
13	62
14	61
15	61
16	61
17	61
18	61
19	61
20	61
21	61
22	61
23	62
24	62
25	63
26	63
27	64
28	64

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32