Kituku weather in February

In February, Kituku sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 306 mm of rain across 22.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Kituku's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kituku's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
306 mm
22.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:06 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
86%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical February day in Kituku reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12421
22421
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112421
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Kituku weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 21°36526.712.44.1
Feb25° / 21°30622.312.24.3
Mar25° / 21°26923.512.14.6
Apr24° / 21°11716.711.85.7
May24° / 21°204.711.78.2
Jun24° / 20°10.311.69.2
Jul24° / 20°00.111.69.3
Aug25° / 21°20.611.89.0
Sep27° / 22°81.9128.1
Oct27° / 22°551212.26.2
Nov25° / 21°17921.612.34.7
Dec24° / 21°29526.412.44.2

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 4% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2595
3595
4694
5694
6694
7793
8793
9892
10892
11892
12892
13991
14991
15991
16991
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271090
281090

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Kituku gets around 306 mm of rain over 22.3 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 80% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
185
285
385
484
584
683
783
882
982
1081
1181
1280
1380
1479
1579
1678
1778
1878
1977
2077
2177
2277
2377
2477
2577
2677
2777
2877

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 68% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12971
22971
33070
43070
53070
63169
73268
83268
93367
103367
113367
123466
133466
143466
153466
163367
173367
183367
193367
203268
213268
223268
233268
243268
253268
263268
273268
283367

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm

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 6:03 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:036:23
212.36:036:23
312.36:036:23
412.36:046:22
512.36:046:22
612.36:046:22
712.36:056:22
812.36:056:22
912.36:056:22
1012.36:056:22
1112.36:066:22
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1512.26:066:21
1612.26:066:21
1712.26:076:21
1812.26:076:21
1912.26:076:20
2012.26:076:20
2112.26:076:20
2212.26:076:19
2312.26:076:19
2412.26:076:19
2512.26:086:19
2612.26:086:18
2712.26:086:18
2812.26:086:17

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
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215.5Bright
225.5Bright
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245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Kituku

In seasonPeak

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

Kituku sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Kituku's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Kituku?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Kituku for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kituku in February

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

In February, Kituku sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 21°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kituku in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kituku peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 16Aug 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kituku 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 Kituku is worst in September — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.3× the cleanest month (April, 7 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodSep 961 µg/m³Apr 167 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May9Good
Jun25Moderate
Jul41Poor
Aug60Unhealthy
Sep61Unhealthy
Oct45Poor
Nov13Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kituku?

Kituku sits at 7.6°S, 30.2°E, 783 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kirando, 47 km away.

UseviaSumbawanga

Topography around Kituku

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kituku has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 746 m around an average of 897 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,650 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,708 m.

The land around Kituku is covered by water (48%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, water (47%), grassland (29%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (36%), grassland (34%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
746 m
16 km
1,650 m
80 km
1,708 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Kirando 47 km · Pepa 49 km · Baudhuinville 76 km · Namanyere 93 km · Kaputa 115 km · Chala 117 km · Usevia 125 km · Sumbawanga 161 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 Kituku (-7.5816°, 30.206°, elevation 783 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).