Kasangulu weather in February

In February, Kasangulu sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 104 mm of rain across 16.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 5% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Daytime high: 31°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 104 mm; 16.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:09 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover: 82%; 12th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Kasangulu is place in Kongo Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical February day in Kasangulu reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°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.

	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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	22	22	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	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23

How February really feels in Kasangulu

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kasangulu weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 22°	120	20.2	12.2	3.7
Feb	31° / 23°	104	16.6	12.1	3.6
Mar	31° / 23°	122	19.6	12	3.3
Apr	31° / 23°	161	22.9	11.9	3.0
May	30° / 22°	82	15.8	11.8	4.2
Jun	29° / 21°	4	1.2	11.7	6.4
Jul	29° / 20°	1	0.1	11.8	6.7
Aug	29° / 20°	4	0.9	11.9	6.1
Sep	31° / 22°	16	5.1	12	4.9
Oct	31° / 22°	118	19.3	12.1	3.6
Nov	30° / 22°	189	25.2	12.2	3.2
Dec	29° / 22°	156	24.6	12.3	3.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

	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 (%)	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15
Cloudier (%)	85	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	88	88	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	85

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	15	85

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Kasangulu gets around 104 mm of rain over 16.6 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 59% and peaks near 61% 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 (%)	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	60	60	60	60	59	59	58	58	57	57	57	57	58	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	58
2	58
3	58
4	59
5	59
6	59
7	59
8	60
9	60
10	60
11	60
12	60
13	61
14	61
15	60
16	60
17	60
18	60
19	59
20	59
21	58
22	58
23	57
24	57
25	57
26	57
27	58
28	58

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 92% 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 (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6
Oppressive (%)	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91
Miserable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	94	2
2	4	94	2
3	4	94	2
4	4	94	2
5	4	94	2
6	4	94	2
7	4	93	3
8	5	92	3
9	5	92	3
10	5	92	3
11	5	92	3
12	5	92	3
13	5	92	3
14	5	92	3
15	5	92	3
16	6	91	3
17	5	92	3
18	5	92	3
19	5	92	3
20	5	92	3
21	5	92	3
22	5	92	3
23	5	92	3
24	5	92	3
25	5	92	3
26	5	92	3
27	6	91	3
28	6	91	3

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.

	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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:16 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)	12.2	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	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10
Sunset (PM)	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:07	6:19
2	12.2	6:07	6:19
3	12.2	6:07	6:19
4	12.2	6:08	6:19
5	12.2	6:08	6:19
6	12.2	6:08	6:19
7	12.2	6:08	6:19
8	12.2	6:08	6:19
9	12.2	6:09	6:19
10	12.2	6:09	6:19
11	12.2	6:09	6:19
12	12.2	6:09	6:19
13	12.2	6:09	6:19
14	12.2	6:09	6:19
15	12.1	6:09	6:18
16	12.1	6:10	6:18
17	12.1	6:10	6:18
18	12.1	6:10	6:18
19	12.1	6:10	6:18
20	12.1	6:10	6:18
21	12.1	6:10	6:17
22	12.1	6:10	6:17
23	12.1	6:10	6:17
24	12.1	6:10	6:17
25	12.1	6:10	6:17
26	12.1	6:10	6:16
27	12.1	6:10	6:16
28	12.1	6:10	6:16

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 5.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
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	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Kasangulu

In seasonPeak

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

Kasangulu'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 Kasangulu?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kasangulu.

What to pack for Kasangulu in February

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

In February, Kasangulu sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kasangulu 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 Kasangulu peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 6 (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	13	15	13	9	7	7	6	10	13	12	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Kasangulu 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 Kasangulu is worst in June — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 33 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)	33	36	36	39	53	60	59	55	58	45	33	34
Level	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	33	Moderate
Feb	36	Poor
Mar	36	Poor
Apr	39	Poor
May	53	Poor
Jun	60	Unhealthy
Jul	59	Unhealthy
Aug	55	Poor
Sep	58	Unhealthy
Oct	45	Poor
Nov	33	Moderate
Dec	34	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Kasangulu?

Kasangulu sits at 4.6°S, 15.2°E, 413 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kinshasa, 33 km away.

Topography around Kasangulu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kasangulu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m around an average of 415 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 417 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 631 m.

The land around Kasangulu is covered by trees (36%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

154 m

trees 36%

16 km

417 m

trees 46%

80 km

631 m

grassland 48%

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

February weather nearby: Kinshasa 33 km · Masina 33 km · Brazzaville 38 km · Inkisi 62 km · Mbanza-Ngungu 82 km · Kimpese 136 km · Loutété 149 km · Mouyondzi 152 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 Kasangulu (-4.5833°, 15.1655°, elevation 413 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	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	58
2	58
3	58
4	59
5	59
6	59
7	59
8	60
9	60
10	60
11	60
12	60
13	61
14	61
15	60
16	60
17	60
18	60
19	59
20	59
21	58
22	58
23	57
24	57
25	57
26	57
27	58
28	58

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	94	2
2	4	94	2
3	4	94	2
4	4	94	2
5	4	94	2
6	4	94	2
7	4	93	3
8	5	92	3
9	5	92	3
10	5	92	3
11	5	92	3
12	5	92	3
13	5	92	3
14	5	92	3
15	5	92	3
16	6	91	3
17	5	92	3
18	5	92	3
19	5	92	3
20	5	92	3
21	5	92	3
22	5	92	3
23	5	92	3
24	5	92	3
25	5	92	3
26	5	92	3
27	6	91	3
28	6	91	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	58
2	58
3	58
4	59
5	59
6	59
7	59
8	60
9	60
10	60
11	60
12	60
13	61
14	61
15	60
16	60
17	60
18	60
19	59
20	59
21	58
22	58
23	57
24	57
25	57
26	57
27	58
28	58

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	94	2
2	4	94	2
3	4	94	2
4	4	94	2
5	4	94	2
6	4	94	2
7	4	93	3
8	5	92	3
9	5	92	3
10	5	92	3
11	5	92	3
12	5	92	3
13	5	92	3
14	5	92	3
15	5	92	3
16	6	91	3
17	5	92	3
18	5	92	3
19	5	92	3
20	5	92	3
21	5	92	3
22	5	92	3
23	5	92	3
24	5	92	3
25	5	92	3
26	5	92	3
27	6	91	3
28	6	91	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	58
2	58
3	58
4	59
5	59
6	59
7	59
8	60
9	60
10	60
11	60
12	60
13	61
14	61
15	60
16	60
17	60
18	60
19	59
20	59
21	58
22	58
23	57
24	57
25	57
26	57
27	58
28	58

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	4	94	2
2	4	94	2
3	4	94	2
4	4	94	2
5	4	94	2
6	4	94	2
7	4	93	3
8	5	92	3
9	5	92	3
10	5	92	3
11	5	92	3
12	5	92	3
13	5	92	3
14	5	92	3
15	5	92	3
16	6	91	3
17	5	92	3
18	5	92	3
19	5	92	3
20	5	92	3
21	5	92	3
22	5	92	3
23	5	92	3
24	5	92	3
25	5	92	3
26	5	92	3
27	6	91	3
28	6	91	3