Kanyama weather in February

In February, Kanyama sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 155 mm of rain across 20.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Kanyama's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kanyama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
155 mm
20.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:31 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
84%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Kanyama is City 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 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Kanyama reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°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 Kanyama

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.

Kanyama weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°18324.212.44.1
Feb28° / 19°15520.612.24.0
Mar29° / 20°19024.612.13.7
Apr29° / 20°13218.811.84.1
May31° / 20°224.411.75.1
Jun32° / 19°20.411.65.1
Jul32° / 19°10.211.65.1
Aug32° / 20°133.411.84.7
Sep30° / 19°9016.6124.0
Oct28° / 19°16825.212.23.7
Nov28° / 19°1992712.33.6
Dec27° / 19°20126.612.43.8

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 (%)
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Kanyama gets around 155 mm of rain over 20.6 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 75% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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

Winds average 5 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 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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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 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 6:27 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 5.53 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Kanyama

In seasonPeak

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

Kanyama'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 Kanyama?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Kanyama for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kanyama in February

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

In February, Kanyama sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kanyama 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 Kanyama peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 14UV 15Aug 11UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kanyama 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 Kanyama is worst in August — around 149 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.3× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateAug 14142 µg/m³Dec 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May65Unhealthy
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul102Unhealthy
Aug149Unhealthy
Sep55Poor
Oct22Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kanyama?

Kanyama sits at 7.5°S, 24.2°E, 892 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Luputa, 65 km away.

KabindaKaminaMbuji-MayiMiabiKabeya-Kamwanga

Topography around Kanyama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kanyama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 888 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 513 m.

The land around Kanyama is covered by grassland (58%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
160 m
80 km
513 m
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February weather nearby: Luputa 65 km · Gandajika 89 km · Mwene-Ditu 98 km · Kabinda 157 km · Kamina 163 km · Mbuji-Mayi 167 km · Miabi 168 km · Kabeya-Kamwanga 197 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 Kanyama (-7.5167°, 24.174°, elevation 892 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).