Mangai weather in February

In February, Mangai sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 141 mm of rain across 18.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°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 Mangai's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mangai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
141 mm
18.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:53 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
81%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Mangai is place in Kwilu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Mangai reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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How February really feels in Mangai

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
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Mangai weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°1342012.23.7
Feb30° / 23°14118.112.13.6
Mar30° / 23°15422.2123.4
Apr30° / 23°15722.411.93.5
May30° / 23°981711.84.2
Jun30° / 22°276.311.85.3
Jul31° / 22°194.611.85.2
Aug30° / 22°6513.611.94.3
Sep30° / 22°12221.8123.5
Oct30° / 22°16925.312.13.3
Nov29° / 22°17624.212.23.4
Dec29° / 22°16223.512.23.5

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 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mangai gets around 141 mm of rain over 18.1 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.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 5 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 5:50 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:506:01
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.36 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 5.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Mangai?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mangai.

What to pack for Mangai in February

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

In February, Mangai sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mangai in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mangai peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateExtremeMar 17UV 14Aug 14UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug4Moderate
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Mangai 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 Mangai is worst in August — around 116 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.3× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateModerateAug 16108 µg/m³Nov 1312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun39Poor
Jul53Poor
Aug116Unhealthy
Sep45Poor
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mangai?

Mangai sits at 4.0°S, 19.5°E, 342 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Dibaya-Lubwe, 39 km away.

IleboKikwitMasi-ManimbaKutu

Topography around Mangai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mangai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 354 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m.

The land around Mangai is covered by trees (47%) and water (33%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
109 m
16 km
208 m
80 km
367 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Dibaya-Lubwe 39 km · Dungu 88 km · Idiofa 105 km · Bulungu 118 km · Ilebo 122 km · Kikwit 138 km · Masi-Manimba 200 km · Kutu 211 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 Mangai (-4.0233°, 19.5339°, elevation 342 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).