Lubumbashi weather in February

In February, Lubumbashi sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 213 mm of rain across 24.4 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Lubumbashi's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lubumbashi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 213 mm; 24.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 6:13 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover: 84%; 11th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

Lubumbashi is second largest city in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Founded: 1910

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 26°C through the month.

A typical February day in Lubumbashi reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

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

Lubumbashi weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 18°	258	28.4	12.6	3.7
Feb	26° / 18°	213	24.4	12.4	3.9
Mar	26° / 17°	171	23.2	12.1	4.6
Apr	27° / 16°	36	7.1	11.7	7.0
May	27° / 15°	2	0.6	11.5	8.4
Jun	26° / 12°	0	0	11.3	9.1
Jul	25° / 12°	0	0	11.4	9.2
Aug	28° / 14°	0	0	11.6	8.1
Sep	31° / 17°	3	0.7	11.9	6.0
Oct	32° / 19°	25	5.2	12.3	4.8
Nov	29° / 18°	130	19.4	12.5	4.2
Dec	26° / 18°	226	27.6	12.7	3.8

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 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 (%)	5	5	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13
Cloudier (%)	95	95	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	13	87

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Lubumbashi gets around 213 mm of rain over 24.4 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 87% and peaks near 89% 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 (%)	89	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	87
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	86
15	86
16	87
17	87
18	87
19	87
20	87
21	87
22	87
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	87
27	86
28	86

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 48% 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
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Humid (%)	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	52	52	53	53	53	53	54	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	51	51	51
Muggy (%)	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	50	49
2	1	50	49
3	1	50	49
4	1	50	49
5	1	50	49
6	1	51	48
7	1	51	48
8	1	52	47
9	1	52	47
10	1	53	46
11	1	53	46
12	1	53	46
13	1	53	46
14	0	54	46
15	0	53	47
16	0	53	47
17	0	53	47
18	0	53	47
19	0	52	48
20	0	52	48
21	0	52	48
22	0	51	49
23	0	51	49
24	0	51	49
25	0	51	49
26	0	51	49
27	0	51	49
28	0	51	49

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of February to 12 h 18 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 6:08 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:31 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)	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16
Sunset (PM)	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:08	6:39
2	12.5	6:09	6:39
3	12.5	6:09	6:39
4	12.5	6:10	6:39
5	12.5	6:10	6:38
6	12.5	6:10	6:38
7	12.5	6:11	6:38
8	12.4	6:11	6:38
9	12.4	6:11	6:38
10	12.4	6:12	6:38
11	12.4	6:12	6:37
12	12.4	6:12	6:37
13	12.4	6:13	6:37
14	12.4	6:13	6:36
15	12.4	6:13	6:36
16	12.4	6:13	6:36
17	12.4	6:14	6:36
18	12.4	6:14	6:35
19	12.3	6:14	6:35
20	12.3	6:14	6:35
21	12.3	6:15	6:34
22	12.3	6:15	6:34
23	12.3	6:15	6:33
24	12.3	6:15	6:33
25	12.3	6:15	6:32
26	12.3	6:16	6:32
27	12.3	6:16	6:32
28	12.3	6:16	6:31

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 5.27 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	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	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	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 Lubumbashi

In seasonPeak

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

Lubumbashi'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 Lubumbashi?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lubumbashi.

What to pack for Lubumbashi in February

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

In February, Lubumbashi sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Lubumbashi 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 Lubumbashi peaks around March 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 9 (very 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)	16	15	16	14	10	9	10	11	12	13	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Lubumbashi 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 Lubumbashi is worst in August — around 74 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.5× the cleanest month (April, 14 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	18	16	14	15	32	55	74	57	37	20	15
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	32	Moderate
Jul	55	Unhealthy
Aug	74	Unhealthy
Sep	57	Unhealthy
Oct	37	Poor
Nov	20	Moderate
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Lubumbashi?

Lubumbashi sits at 11.7°S, 27.5°E, 1,260 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kipushi, 27 km away.

Topography around Lubumbashi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lubumbashi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 1,240 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 239 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 431 m.

The land around Lubumbashi is covered by artificial surfaces (81%) within 3 km, grassland (31%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

85 m

artificial surfaces 81%

16 km

239 m

grassland 31%

80 km

431 m

trees 54%

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

February weather nearby: Kipushi 27 km · Chililabombwe 87 km · Chingola 106 km · Likasi 110 km · Kansanshi 124 km · Chambishi 125 km · Mokambo 127 km · Mufulira 129 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 Lubumbashi (-11.6609°, 27.4794°, elevation 1,260 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	26	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	26	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	18
17	26	18
18	26	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	87
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	86
15	86
16	87
17	87
18	87
19	87
20	87
21	87
22	87
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	87
27	86
28	86

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	50	49
2	1	50	49
3	1	50	49
4	1	50	49
5	1	50	49
6	1	51	48
7	1	51	48
8	1	52	47
9	1	52	47
10	1	53	46
11	1	53	46
12	1	53	46
13	1	53	46
14	0	54	46
15	0	53	47
16	0	53	47
17	0	53	47
18	0	53	47
19	0	52	48
20	0	52	48
21	0	52	48
22	0	51	49
23	0	51	49
24	0	51	49
25	0	51	49
26	0	51	49
27	0	51	49
28	0	51	49

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	87
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	86
15	86
16	87
17	87
18	87
19	87
20	87
21	87
22	87
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	87
27	86
28	86

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	50	49
2	1	50	49
3	1	50	49
4	1	50	49
5	1	50	49
6	1	51	48
7	1	51	48
8	1	52	47
9	1	52	47
10	1	53	46
11	1	53	46
12	1	53	46
13	1	53	46
14	0	54	46
15	0	53	47
16	0	53	47
17	0	53	47
18	0	53	47
19	0	52	48
20	0	52	48
21	0	52	48
22	0	51	49
23	0	51	49
24	0	51	49
25	0	51	49
26	0	51	49
27	0	51	49
28	0	51	49

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	87
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	86
15	86
16	87
17	87
18	87
19	87
20	87
21	87
22	87
23	87
24	87
25	87
26	87
27	86
28	86

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	50	49
2	1	50	49
3	1	50	49
4	1	50	49
5	1	50	49
6	1	51	48
7	1	51	48
8	1	52	47
9	1	52	47
10	1	53	46
11	1	53	46
12	1	53	46
13	1	53	46
14	0	54	46
15	0	53	47
16	0	53	47
17	0	53	47
18	0	53	47
19	0	52	48
20	0	52	48
21	0	52	48
22	0	51	49
23	0	51	49
24	0	51	49
25	0	51	49
26	0	51	49
27	0	51	49
28	0	51	49