Kasongo weather in February

In February, Kasongo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 154 mm of rain across 18 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-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 4% 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 Kasongo's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kasongo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 154 mm; 18 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:24 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 9th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

Kasongo is town and territory in Maniema Province, 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 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in Kasongo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	29	22
10	29	22
11	29	22
12	29	22
13	29	22
14	29	22
15	29	22
16	29	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22

How February really feels in Kasongo

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.

Kasongo weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 7th-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	29° / 21°	179	22.3	12.2	3.9
Feb	29° / 22°	154	18	12.1	3.9
Mar	29° / 22°	194	21.8	12	3.7
Apr	29° / 22°	165	21	11.9	3.7
May	31° / 22°	64	11.6	11.8	4.4
Jun	32° / 21°	14	3.4	11.7	4.6
Jul	33° / 21°	9	2.3	11.8	4.4
Aug	32° / 21°	43	8.9	11.9	4.2
Sep	30° / 22°	106	17.8	12	3.9
Oct	29° / 21°	206	25.1	12.1	3.6
Nov	28° / 21°	245	25.8	12.2	3.8
Dec	28° / 21°	209	25.2	12.3	3.8

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 8% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

	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	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12
Cloudier (%)	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Kasongo gets around 154 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 65% and peaks near 67% 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 (%)	67	66	66	66	65	65	65	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	66	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	67
2	66
3	66
4	66
5	65
6	65
7	65
8	64
9	64
10	64
11	64
12	64
13	64
14	64
15	64
16	64
17	64
18	64
19	64
20	64
21	64
22	64
23	65
24	65
25	65
26	65
27	66
28	66

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 91% 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 (%)	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Oppressive (%)	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92
Miserable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	10	89	1
2	10	89	1
3	9	90	1
4	9	90	1
5	9	90	1
6	9	90	1
7	9	90	1
8	8	91	1
9	8	91	1
10	8	91	1
11	8	91	1
12	8	91	1
13	8	91	1
14	7	92	1
15	7	92	1
16	7	92	1
17	7	92	1
18	7	92	1
19	7	92	1
20	6	92	2
21	6	92	2
22	6	92	2
23	6	92	2
24	6	92	2
25	6	92	2
26	6	92	2
27	6	92	2
28	6	92	2

Wind in February

Winds average 4 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
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28	4	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 6:21 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:30 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	12.1	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	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	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
Sunset (PM)	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:21	6:33
2	12.2	6:21	6:33
3	12.2	6:22	6:33
4	12.2	6:22	6:33
5	12.2	6:22	6:33
6	12.2	6:22	6:33
7	12.2	6:22	6:33
8	12.2	6:23	6:33
9	12.2	6:23	6:33
10	12.2	6:23	6:33
11	12.2	6:23	6:33
12	12.2	6:23	6:33
13	12.2	6:23	6:32
14	12.1	6:24	6:32
15	12.1	6:24	6:32
16	12.1	6:24	6:32
17	12.1	6:24	6:32
18	12.1	6:24	6:32
19	12.1	6:24	6:32
20	12.1	6:24	6:31
21	12.1	6:24	6:31
22	12.1	6:24	6:31
23	12.1	6:24	6:31
24	12.1	6:24	6:31
25	12.1	6:24	6:30
26	12.1	6:24	6:30
27	12.1	6:24	6:30
28	12.1	6:24	6:30

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.42 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 5.42 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)	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
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25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Kasongo

In seasonPeak

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

Kasongo'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 Kasongo?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kasongo.

What to pack for Kasongo in February

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

In February, Kasongo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kasongo in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kasongo peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 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)	13	14	15	14	11	9	8	6	11	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Kasongo 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 Kasongo is worst in July — around 138 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 13.9× the cleanest month (April, 10 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)	15	16	12	10	46	114	138	81	30	15	11	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	12	Moderate
Apr	10	Good
May	46	Poor
Jun	114	Unhealthy
Jul	138	Unhealthy
Aug	81	Unhealthy
Sep	30	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Kasongo?

Kasongo sits at 4.4°S, 26.7°E, 640 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kampene, 92 km away.

Topography around Kasongo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kasongo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m around an average of 625 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 335 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 651 m.

The land around Kasongo is covered by grassland (41%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, grassland (49%), trees (28%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

121 m

grassland 41%

16 km

335 m

grassland 49%

80 km

651 m

trees 66%

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

February weather nearby: Kampene 92 km · Kongolo 113 km · Lubao 147 km · Kabalo 183 km · Kindu 184 km · Kalima 208 km · Nyunzu 226 km · Uvira 297 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 Kasongo (-4.4274°, 26.6666°, elevation 640 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	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	29	22
10	29	22
11	29	22
12	29	22
13	29	22
14	29	22
15	29	22
16	29	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	67
2	66
3	66
4	66
5	65
6	65
7	65
8	64
9	64
10	64
11	64
12	64
13	64
14	64
15	64
16	64
17	64
18	64
19	64
20	64
21	64
22	64
23	65
24	65
25	65
26	65
27	66
28	66

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	10	89	1
2	10	89	1
3	9	90	1
4	9	90	1
5	9	90	1
6	9	90	1
7	9	90	1
8	8	91	1
9	8	91	1
10	8	91	1
11	8	91	1
12	8	91	1
13	8	91	1
14	7	92	1
15	7	92	1
16	7	92	1
17	7	92	1
18	7	92	1
19	7	92	1
20	6	92	2
21	6	92	2
22	6	92	2
23	6	92	2
24	6	92	2
25	6	92	2
26	6	92	2
27	6	92	2
28	6	92	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	29	22
10	29	22
11	29	22
12	29	22
13	29	22
14	29	22
15	29	22
16	29	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	67
2	66
3	66
4	66
5	65
6	65
7	65
8	64
9	64
10	64
11	64
12	64
13	64
14	64
15	64
16	64
17	64
18	64
19	64
20	64
21	64
22	64
23	65
24	65
25	65
26	65
27	66
28	66

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	10	89	1
2	10	89	1
3	9	90	1
4	9	90	1
5	9	90	1
6	9	90	1
7	9	90	1
8	8	91	1
9	8	91	1
10	8	91	1
11	8	91	1
12	8	91	1
13	8	91	1
14	7	92	1
15	7	92	1
16	7	92	1
17	7	92	1
18	7	92	1
19	7	92	1
20	6	92	2
21	6	92	2
22	6	92	2
23	6	92	2
24	6	92	2
25	6	92	2
26	6	92	2
27	6	92	2
28	6	92	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	29	22
10	29	22
11	29	22
12	29	22
13	29	22
14	29	22
15	29	22
16	29	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	67
2	66
3	66
4	66
5	65
6	65
7	65
8	64
9	64
10	64
11	64
12	64
13	64
14	64
15	64
16	64
17	64
18	64
19	64
20	64
21	64
22	64
23	65
24	65
25	65
26	65
27	66
28	66

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	10	89	1
2	10	89	1
3	9	90	1
4	9	90	1
5	9	90	1
6	9	90	1
7	9	90	1
8	8	91	1
9	8	91	1
10	8	91	1
11	8	91	1
12	8	91	1
13	8	91	1
14	7	92	1
15	7	92	1
16	7	92	1
17	7	92	1
18	7	92	1
19	7	92	1
20	6	92	2
21	6	92	2
22	6	92	2
23	6	92	2
24	6	92	2
25	6	92	2
26	6	92	2
27	6	92	2
28	6	92	2