Masina weather in February

In February, Masina sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 102 mm of rain across 16.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-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 5% 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 Masina's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Masina's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 102 mm; 16.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:09 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover: 81%; 12th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

Masina is is a commune in the east of the city of Kinshasa, located between Pool Malebo to the north and Boulevard Lumumba to the south..

Density: 6,961/km²; people per km²

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 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Masina 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 28°C and 32°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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	31	23

How February really feels in Masina

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Masina weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 22°	118	20.8	12.2	3.8
Feb	30° / 23°	102	16.5	12.1	3.8
Mar	31° / 23°	125	19.3	12	3.4
Apr	30° / 23°	186	23.9	11.9	3.1
May	30° / 22°	99	18	11.8	4.2
Jun	29° / 21°	6	1.5	11.8	6.7
Jul	29° / 20°	1	0.1	11.8	6.9
Aug	29° / 20°	6	1.5	11.9	6.1
Sep	31° / 22°	20	5.7	12	4.9
Oct	30° / 22°	124	20.2	12.1	3.7
Nov	29° / 22°	188	25.8	12.2	3.3
Dec	29° / 22°	160	25.8	12.2	3.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

	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 (%)	15	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	14	14	15
Cloudier (%)	85	85	84	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	87	88	87	87	87	86	86	85

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	16	84
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	12	88
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	15	85

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Masina gets around 102 mm of rain over 16.5 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 58% and peaks near 60% 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 (%)	59	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	58	58	57	57	56	56	56	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	58
3	58
4	58
5	58
6	58
7	59
8	59
9	59
10	59
11	60
12	60
13	60
14	60
15	60
16	60
17	60
18	60
19	59
20	59
21	58
22	58
23	57
24	57
25	56
26	56
27	56
28	56

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.

	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	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Oppressive (%)	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92
Miserable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	3	95	2
2	3	95	2
3	3	95	2
4	3	95	2
5	3	95	2
6	3	95	2
7	3	95	2
8	3	95	2
9	3	95	2
10	4	94	2
11	4	94	2
12	4	94	2
13	4	94	2
14	5	93	2
15	5	93	2
16	5	92	3
17	5	92	3
18	5	92	3
19	5	92	3
20	5	92	3
21	5	92	3
22	5	92	3
23	5	92	3
24	5	92	3
25	5	92	3
26	5	92	3
27	5	92	3
28	5	92	3

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
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17	5	calm
18	5	calm
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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 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 6:06 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:15 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)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09
Sunset (PM)	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:06	6:18
2	12.2	6:07	6:18
3	12.2	6:07	6:18
4	12.2	6:07	6:18
5	12.2	6:07	6:18
6	12.2	6:07	6:18
7	12.2	6:08	6:18
8	12.2	6:08	6:18
9	12.2	6:08	6:18
10	12.2	6:08	6:18
11	12.2	6:08	6:18
12	12.2	6:08	6:18
13	12.1	6:09	6:18
14	12.1	6:09	6:17
15	12.1	6:09	6:17
16	12.1	6:09	6:17
17	12.1	6:09	6:17
18	12.1	6:09	6:17
19	12.1	6:09	6:17
20	12.1	6:09	6:17
21	12.1	6:09	6:16
22	12.1	6:09	6:16
23	12.1	6:09	6:16
24	12.1	6:09	6:16
25	12.1	6:09	6:15
26	12.1	6:09	6:15
27	12.1	6:09	6:15
28	12.1	6:09	6:15

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 5.24 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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	5.2	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
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	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	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 Masina

In seasonPeak

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

Masina's rainy season runs October–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Masina?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

5.3

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Masina.

What to pack for Masina in February

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

In February, Masina sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Masina 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 Masina peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 6 (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)	14	13	15	13	9	7	7	6	10	13	12	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Masina 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 Masina is worst in June — around 91 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 41 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)	41	45	48	50	74	91	84	63	61	50	42	43
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	41	Poor
Feb	45	Poor
Mar	48	Poor
Apr	50	Poor
May	74	Unhealthy
Jun	91	Unhealthy
Jul	84	Unhealthy
Aug	63	Unhealthy
Sep	61	Unhealthy
Oct	50	Poor
Nov	42	Poor
Dec	43	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Masina?

Masina sits at 4.4°S, 15.4°E, 288 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kinshasa, 11 km away.

Topography around Masina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Masina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 285 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 432 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 604 m.

The land around Masina is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

35 m

artificial surfaces 59%

16 km

432 m

artificial surfaces 28%

80 km

604 m

grassland 55%

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

February weather nearby: Kinshasa 11 km · Brazzaville 18 km · Kasangulu 33 km · Inkisi 91 km · Mbanza-Ngungu 114 km · Mouyondzi 168 km · Kimpese 169 km · Loutété 171 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 Masina (-4.3836°, 15.3914°, elevation 288 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	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	16	84
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	12	88
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	58
3	58
4	58
5	58
6	58
7	59
8	59
9	59
10	59
11	60
12	60
13	60
14	60
15	60
16	60
17	60
18	60
19	59
20	59
21	58
22	58
23	57
24	57
25	56
26	56
27	56
28	56

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	3	95	2
2	3	95	2
3	3	95	2
4	3	95	2
5	3	95	2
6	3	95	2
7	3	95	2
8	3	95	2
9	3	95	2
10	4	94	2
11	4	94	2
12	4	94	2
13	4	94	2
14	5	93	2
15	5	93	2
16	5	92	3
17	5	92	3
18	5	92	3
19	5	92	3
20	5	92	3
21	5	92	3
22	5	92	3
23	5	92	3
24	5	92	3
25	5	92	3
26	5	92	3
27	5	92	3
28	5	92	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	16	84
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	12	88
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	58
3	58
4	58
5	58
6	58
7	59
8	59
9	59
10	59
11	60
12	60
13	60
14	60
15	60
16	60
17	60
18	60
19	59
20	59
21	58
22	58
23	57
24	57
25	56
26	56
27	56
28	56

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	3	95	2
2	3	95	2
3	3	95	2
4	3	95	2
5	3	95	2
6	3	95	2
7	3	95	2
8	3	95	2
9	3	95	2
10	4	94	2
11	4	94	2
12	4	94	2
13	4	94	2
14	5	93	2
15	5	93	2
16	5	92	3
17	5	92	3
18	5	92	3
19	5	92	3
20	5	92	3
21	5	92	3
22	5	92	3
23	5	92	3
24	5	92	3
25	5	92	3
26	5	92	3
27	5	92	3
28	5	92	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	16	84
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	12	88
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	58
3	58
4	58
5	58
6	58
7	59
8	59
9	59
10	59
11	60
12	60
13	60
14	60
15	60
16	60
17	60
18	60
19	59
20	59
21	58
22	58
23	57
24	57
25	56
26	56
27	56
28	56

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	3	95	2
2	3	95	2
3	3	95	2
4	3	95	2
5	3	95	2
6	3	95	2
7	3	95	2
8	3	95	2
9	3	95	2
10	4	94	2
11	4	94	2
12	4	94	2
13	4	94	2
14	5	93	2
15	5	93	2
16	5	92	3
17	5	92	3
18	5	92	3
19	5	92	3
20	5	92	3
21	5	92	3
22	5	92	3
23	5	92	3
24	5	92	3
25	5	92	3
26	5	92	3
27	5	92	3
28	5	92	3