Kipamba weather in February

In February, Kipamba sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 189 mm of rain across 19.6 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-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 3% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Kipamba's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kipamba's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 189 mm; 19.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:21 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 10th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

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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 Kipamba reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°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.

	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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

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

How February really feels in Kipamba

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Kipamba weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 23°	250	25.3	12.4	3.9
Feb	28° / 24°	189	19.6	12.3	4.0
Mar	29° / 24°	192	21.3	12.1	4.1
Apr	29° / 24°	99	13.9	11.8	4.8
May	30° / 25°	12	2.4	11.6	5.9
Jun	30° / 23°	0	0	11.5	6.5
Jul	30° / 22°	0	0	11.6	6.6
Aug	32° / 24°	1	0.3	11.7	5.5
Sep	32° / 25°	20	3.6	12	4.6
Oct	30° / 24°	123	17.3	12.2	4.0
Nov	28° / 23°	214	24.2	12.4	3.7
Dec	28° / 23°	253	26.4	12.5	3.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 90%.

	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 (%)	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	13	13	13
Cloudier (%)	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	91	91	90	90	89	89	89	90	90	89	88	88	88	88	88	87	88	87	87	87

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	11	89
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	13	87
25	12	88
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	13	87

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Kipamba gets around 189 mm of rain over 19.6 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 71% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	77	76	76	76	75	75	74	74	73	72	72	71	71	70	70	69	69	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	68	68	68	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	76
3	76
4	76
5	75
6	75
7	74
8	74
9	73
10	72
11	72
12	71
13	71
14	70
15	70
16	69
17	69
18	68
19	68
20	68
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	68
26	68
27	68
28	69

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 95% 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 (%)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Oppressive (%)	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	94	93	93	93	94
Miserable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	3	95	2
2	2	96	2
3	2	96	2
4	2	96	2
5	2	96	2
6	2	96	2
7	2	96	2
8	2	96	2
9	2	96	2
10	2	96	2
11	2	96	2
12	2	95	3
13	2	95	3
14	2	95	3
15	2	95	3
16	2	95	3
17	2	94	4
18	2	94	4
19	2	94	4
20	2	94	4
21	2	94	4
22	1	95	4
23	1	95	4
24	1	94	5
25	2	93	5
26	2	93	5
27	2	93	5
28	2	94	4

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
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
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 24 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 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:33 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)	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	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
Sunrise (AM)	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22
Sunset (PM)	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:17	6:38
2	12.3	6:18	6:38
3	12.3	6:18	6:38
4	12.3	6:18	6:38
5	12.3	6:18	6:38
6	12.3	6:19	6:38
7	12.3	6:19	6:38
8	12.3	6:19	6:38
9	12.3	6:20	6:38
10	12.3	6:20	6:38
11	12.3	6:20	6:38
12	12.3	6:20	6:38
13	12.3	6:20	6:37
14	12.3	6:21	6:37
15	12.3	6:21	6:37
16	12.3	6:21	6:37
17	12.3	6:21	6:37
18	12.2	6:21	6:36
19	12.2	6:22	6:36
20	12.2	6:22	6:36
21	12.2	6:22	6:35
22	12.2	6:22	6:35
23	12.2	6:22	6:35
24	12.2	6:22	6:34
25	12.2	6:22	6:34
26	12.2	6:22	6:34
27	12.2	6:22	6:33
28	12.2	6:22	6:33

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.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 5.42 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)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	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
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	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Kipamba

In seasonPeak

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

Kipamba's monsoon runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Kipamba?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

4.7

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Kipamba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kipamba in February

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

In February, Kipamba sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kipamba 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 Kipamba peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 16 at about 7 (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	15	15	14	10	9	9	6	9	10	11	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Kipamba 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 Kipamba is worst in August — around 196 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 17.7× the cleanest month (April, 11 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	15	12	11	30	87	150	196	82	36	19	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	12	Good
Apr	11	Good
May	30	Moderate
Jun	87	Unhealthy
Jul	150	Unhealthy
Aug	196	Very unhealthy
Sep	82	Unhealthy
Oct	36	Poor
Nov	19	Moderate
Dec	12	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Kipamba?

Kipamba sits at 8.2°S, 26.4°E, 574 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Malemba-Nkulu, 45 km away.

Topography around Kipamba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kipamba has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m around an average of 594 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,166 m.

The land around Kipamba is covered by water (41%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, water (33%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

290 m

water 41%

16 km

389 m

water 33%

80 km

1,166 m

trees 44%

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

February weather nearby: Malemba-Nkulu 45 km · Mulongo 76 km · Bukama 127 km · Manono 148 km · Kamina 167 km · Kabalo 246 km · Kanyama 259 km · Fungurume 268 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 Kipamba (-8.2059°, 26.4204°, elevation 574 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	28	23
2	28	23
3	28	23
4	28	24
5	28	24
6	28	24
7	28	24
8	28	24
9	28	24
10	28	24
11	28	24
12	28	24
13	28	24
14	28	24
15	28	24
16	28	24
17	28	24
18	28	24
19	28	24
20	28	24
21	28	24
22	28	24
23	29	24
24	29	24
25	29	24
26	29	24
27	29	24
28	29	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	11	89
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	13	87
25	12	88
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	76
3	76
4	76
5	75
6	75
7	74
8	74
9	73
10	72
11	72
12	71
13	71
14	70
15	70
16	69
17	69
18	68
19	68
20	68
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	68
26	68
27	68
28	69

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	3	95	2
2	2	96	2
3	2	96	2
4	2	96	2
5	2	96	2
6	2	96	2
7	2	96	2
8	2	96	2
9	2	96	2
10	2	96	2
11	2	96	2
12	2	95	3
13	2	95	3
14	2	95	3
15	2	95	3
16	2	95	3
17	2	94	4
18	2	94	4
19	2	94	4
20	2	94	4
21	2	94	4
22	1	95	4
23	1	95	4
24	1	94	5
25	2	93	5
26	2	93	5
27	2	93	5
28	2	94	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	11	89
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	13	87
25	12	88
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	76
3	76
4	76
5	75
6	75
7	74
8	74
9	73
10	72
11	72
12	71
13	71
14	70
15	70
16	69
17	69
18	68
19	68
20	68
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	68
26	68
27	68
28	69

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	3	95	2
2	2	96	2
3	2	96	2
4	2	96	2
5	2	96	2
6	2	96	2
7	2	96	2
8	2	96	2
9	2	96	2
10	2	96	2
11	2	96	2
12	2	95	3
13	2	95	3
14	2	95	3
15	2	95	3
16	2	95	3
17	2	94	4
18	2	94	4
19	2	94	4
20	2	94	4
21	2	94	4
22	1	95	4
23	1	95	4
24	1	94	5
25	2	93	5
26	2	93	5
27	2	93	5
28	2	94	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	11	89
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	13	87
25	12	88
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	76
3	76
4	76
5	75
6	75
7	74
8	74
9	73
10	72
11	72
12	71
13	71
14	70
15	70
16	69
17	69
18	68
19	68
20	68
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	68
26	68
27	68
28	69

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	3	95	2
2	2	96	2
3	2	96	2
4	2	96	2
5	2	96	2
6	2	96	2
7	2	96	2
8	2	96	2
9	2	96	2
10	2	96	2
11	2	96	2
12	2	95	3
13	2	95	3
14	2	95	3
15	2	95	3
16	2	95	3
17	2	94	4
18	2	94	4
19	2	94	4
20	2	94	4
21	2	94	4
22	1	95	4
23	1	95	4
24	1	94	5
25	2	93	5
26	2	93	5
27	2	93	5
28	2	94	4