Matadi weather in February

In February, Matadi sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 119 mm of rain across 17.6 wet days and about 12.2 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 2% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Matadi's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Matadi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 119 mm; 17.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:15 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover: 83%; 8th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

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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 Matadi reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°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	30
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	30	23

How February really feels in Matadi

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.

Matadi 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 23°	149	20.4	12.3	3.8
Feb	30° / 23°	119	17.6	12.2	3.7
Mar	30° / 23°	134	19.1	12	3.6
Apr	30° / 23°	193	21.8	11.9	3.4
May	29° / 23°	68	12	11.7	5.3
Jun	27° / 20°	2	0.3	11.7	7.7
Jul	26° / 18°	2	0.1	11.7	7.9
Aug	25° / 19°	5	0.8	11.8	7.5
Sep	27° / 20°	12	3.2	12	6.9
Oct	28° / 22°	63	11.8	12.1	5.3
Nov	29° / 23°	149	21.8	12.3	3.7
Dec	29° / 23°	175	22.4	12.3	3.7

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 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

	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 (%)	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	13	13	13
Cloudier (%)	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	87	87	87

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Matadi gets around 119 mm of rain over 17.6 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 61% and peaks near 63% 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 (%)	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	59	59	59	58	58	58	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	62
3	62
4	63
5	63
6	63
7	63
8	63
9	63
10	63
11	63
12	62
13	62
14	62
15	61
16	61
17	61
18	61
19	60
20	60
21	60
22	59
23	59
24	59
25	58
26	58
27	58
28	58

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 86% 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 (%)	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4
Oppressive (%)	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	86	86	86	85	85	85	84	84	85	84	84	84	85	85	85	87	87	87
Miserable (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9

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

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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16	5	calm
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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 18 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 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:23 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)	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	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
Sunrise (AM)	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16
Sunset (PM)	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:12	6:27
2	12.2	6:12	6:27
3	12.2	6:13	6:27
4	12.2	6:13	6:27
5	12.2	6:13	6:27
6	12.2	6:13	6:27
7	12.2	6:14	6:27
8	12.2	6:14	6:27
9	12.2	6:14	6:27
10	12.2	6:14	6:27
11	12.2	6:14	6:27
12	12.2	6:15	6:27
13	12.2	6:15	6:27
14	12.2	6:15	6:27
15	12.2	6:15	6:26
16	12.2	6:15	6:26
17	12.2	6:15	6:26
18	12.2	6:15	6:26
19	12.2	6:15	6:26
20	12.2	6:16	6:26
21	12.2	6:16	6:25
22	12.2	6:16	6:25
23	12.2	6:16	6:25
24	12.1	6:16	6:25
25	12.1	6:16	6:24
26	12.1	6:16	6:24
27	12.1	6:16	6:24
28	12.1	6:16	6:23

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.22 kWh/m² to a high of 4.98 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 4.92 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)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
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	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Matadi

In seasonPeak

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

Matadi's rainy season runs November–April, 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 Matadi?

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

3.7

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Matadi.

What to pack for Matadi in February

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

In February, Matadi 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 Matadi in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Matadi peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 19 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	14	15	13	8	7	6	7	10	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	7	High
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Matadi 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 Matadi is worst in July — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.4× the cleanest month (November, 11 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)	13	15	14	14	22	32	38	38	28	15	11	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	22	Moderate
Jun	32	Moderate
Jul	38	Poor
Aug	38	Poor
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Matadi?

Matadi sits at 5.8°S, 13.5°E, 183 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kenge, 23 km away.

Topography around Matadi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Matadi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 504 m around an average of 191 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 544 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 702 m.

The land around Matadi is covered by artificial surfaces (67%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km

504 m

artificial surfaces 67%

16 km

544 m

grassland 62%

80 km

702 m

grassland 52%

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

February weather nearby: Kenge 23 km · Boma 45 km · Mbanza Kongo 98 km · Tombôco 108 km · Tshela 110 km · Kimpese 112 km · Moanda 121 km · Soyo 125 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 Matadi (-5.8386°, 13.4631°, elevation 183 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	30	23

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	62
3	62
4	63
5	63
6	63
7	63
8	63
9	63
10	63
11	63
12	62
13	62
14	62
15	61
16	61
17	61
18	61
19	60
20	60
21	60
22	59
23	59
24	59
25	58
26	58
27	58
28	58

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

	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	30	23

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	62
3	62
4	63
5	63
6	63
7	63
8	63
9	63
10	63
11	63
12	62
13	62
14	62
15	61
16	61
17	61
18	61
19	60
20	60
21	60
22	59
23	59
24	59
25	58
26	58
27	58
28	58

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

	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	30	23

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	62
3	62
4	63
5	63
6	63
7	63
8	63
9	63
10	63
11	63
12	62
13	62
14	62
15	61
16	61
17	61
18	61
19	60
20	60
21	60
22	59
23	59
24	59
25	58
26	58
27	58
28	58

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