Kolwezi weather in February

In February, Kolwezi sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 184 mm of rain across 23.3 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-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 2% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Kolwezi's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kolwezi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
18°
9th coldest
Rainfall
184 mm
23.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:22 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
86%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Kolwezi is city of Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Density
3,710/km²
people per km²
Founded
1937

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 25°C through the month.

A typical February day in Kolwezi reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°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)
12518
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Kolwezi weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 18°22227.412.63.9
Feb25° / 18°18423.312.44.1
Mar26° / 18°16424.512.14.4
Apr26° / 17°449.611.86.6
May27° / 17°30.811.58.3
Jun26° / 15°0011.48.9
Jul26° / 14°0011.49.0
Aug29° / 17°00.111.67.5
Sep30° / 19°10211.95.9
Oct29° / 19°6112.112.25.0
Nov27° / 18°15824.212.54.2
Dec25° / 18°19527.312.63.9

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 5% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5496
6496
7496
8496
9496
10595
11694
12694
13694
14694
15793
16793
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20892
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24991
251090
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271090
281189

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Kolwezi gets around 184 mm of rain over 23.3 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 84% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
187
287
387
487
586
686
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2883

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the humid band about 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 18% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
118316
218316
318316
418316
518316
618316
718316
818316
918316
1018316
1118316
1218316
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Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:186:46
212.56:186:46
312.56:186:45
412.46:196:45
512.46:196:45
612.46:196:45
712.46:206:45
812.46:206:45
912.46:206:45
1012.46:216:44
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1712.36:236:43
1812.36:236:42
1912.36:236:42
2012.36:236:42
2112.36:236:41
2212.36:246:41
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2412.36:246:40
2512.36:246:40
2612.36:246:39
2712.26:246:39
2812.26:256:39

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 4.99 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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104.9Bright
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185.0Bright
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205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
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255.1Bright
265.1Bright
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285.1Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Kolwezi

In seasonPeak

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

Kolwezi's monsoon runs November–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 Kolwezi?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Kolwezi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kolwezi in February

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

In February, Kolwezi sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kolwezi 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 Kolwezi peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 15UV 15Jun 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Kolwezi 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 Kolwezi is worst in August — around 92 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.4× the cleanest month (April, 8 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodAug 1689 µg/m³Apr 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar9Good
Apr8Good
May20Moderate
Jun55Unhealthy
Jul70Unhealthy
Aug92Unhealthy
Sep66Unhealthy
Oct27Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kolwezi?

Kolwezi sits at 10.7°S, 25.5°E, 1,485 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Fungurume, 94 km away.

KamboveLikasiChisasaMwinilungaBukamaManyama

Topography around Kolwezi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kolwezi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m around an average of 1,465 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 964 m.

The land around Kolwezi is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) within 3 km, grassland (38%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
190 m
16 km
304 m
80 km
964 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Fungurume 94 km · Malemba 107 km · Kambove 125 km · Likasi 142 km · Chisasa 155 km · Mwinilunga 160 km · Bukama 173 km · Manyama 183 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 Kolwezi (-10.7148°, 25.4667°, elevation 1,485 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).