Mbanza-Ngungu weather in February

In February, Mbanza-Ngungu sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 114 mm of rain across 18 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 29°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 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 Mbanza-Ngungu's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbanza-Ngungu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 114 mm; 18 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:10 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover: 84%; 11th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

Mbanza-Ngungu is locality in Kongo - Central in the Democratic Republic of Congo, located along the Matadi-Kinshasa railway line of which it is the main stage.

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 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in Mbanza-Ngungu reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°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 31°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	30	21
28	30	21

How February really feels in Mbanza-Ngungu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 15 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.

Mbanza-Ngungu 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° / 21°	154	23	12.3	3.8
Feb	29° / 21°	114	18	12.2	3.9
Mar	30° / 21°	147	20.7	12	3.7
Apr	30° / 21°	201	25	11.9	3.2
May	28° / 21°	95	16.4	11.8	4.9
Jun	27° / 19°	4	0.8	11.7	7.8
Jul	26° / 18°	1	0.1	11.7	8.0
Aug	27° / 18°	6	1.4	11.8	7.5
Sep	28° / 20°	18	5.3	12	6.5
Oct	29° / 21°	113	18.3	12.1	4.4
Nov	29° / 21°	222	25.9	12.2	3.4
Dec	28° / 21°	205	26.8	12.3	3.5

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 (%)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	12
Cloudier (%)	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	88	88	88	88	88

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	11	89
14	11	89
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	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mbanza-Ngungu gets around 114 mm of rain over 18 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 64% and peaks near 66% 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 (%)	66	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	63	63	64	64	64

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	66
3	66
4	66
5	66
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	64
11	64
12	64
13	63
14	63
15	63
16	63
17	62
18	62
19	62
20	63
21	63
22	63
23	63
24	63
25	63
26	64
27	64
28	64

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% 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
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
Muggy (%)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Oppressive (%)	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	72	73	73

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	28	72
2	0	28	72
3	0	28	72
4	0	28	72
5	0	28	72
6	0	28	72
7	0	28	72
8	1	28	71
9	1	28	71
10	1	29	70
11	1	29	70
12	1	29	70
13	1	29	70
14	1	29	70
15	1	29	70
16	1	29	70
17	1	29	70
18	1	28	71
19	1	28	71
20	1	28	71
21	1	28	71
22	1	27	72
23	1	27	72
24	1	27	72
25	1	27	72
26	1	27	72
27	0	27	73
28	0	27	73

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 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 6:07 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:17 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	12.2	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
Sunrise (AM)	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11
Sunset (PM)	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17

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

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.18 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 5.1 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)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
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	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Mbanza-Ngungu

In seasonPeak

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

Mbanza-Ngungu's rainy season runs October–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 Mbanza-Ngungu?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mbanza-Ngungu.

What to pack for Mbanza-Ngungu in February

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

In February, Mbanza-Ngungu sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mbanza-Ngungu 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 Mbanza-Ngungu 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	14	15	14	8	8	6	6	10	13	12	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	8	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	6	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Mbanza-Ngungu 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 Mbanza-Ngungu is worst in July — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (November, 17 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)	19	22	21	21	35	55	61	54	51	25	17	19
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	19	Moderate
Feb	22	Moderate
Mar	21	Moderate
Apr	21	Moderate
May	35	Moderate
Jun	55	Unhealthy
Jul	61	Unhealthy
Aug	54	Poor
Sep	51	Poor
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	19	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Mbanza-Ngungu?

Mbanza-Ngungu sits at 5.3°S, 14.9°E, 735 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Inkisi, 26 km away.

Topography around Mbanza-Ngungu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbanza-Ngungu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 684 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 426 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 754 m.

The land around Mbanza-Ngungu is covered by grassland (35%), trees (22%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

192 m

grassland 35%

16 km

426 m

grassland 55%

80 km

754 m

grassland 64%

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

February weather nearby: Inkisi 26 km · Kimpese 58 km · Kasangulu 82 km · Maquela do Zombo 93 km · Cuímba 99 km · Masina 114 km · Kinshasa 115 km · Brazzaville 120 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 Mbanza-Ngungu (-5.2584°, 14.8584°, elevation 735 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	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	30	21
28	30	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	11	89
14	11	89
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	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	66
3	66
4	66
5	66
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	64
11	64
12	64
13	63
14	63
15	63
16	63
17	62
18	62
19	62
20	63
21	63
22	63
23	63
24	63
25	63
26	64
27	64
28	64

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	28	72
2	0	28	72
3	0	28	72
4	0	28	72
5	0	28	72
6	0	28	72
7	0	28	72
8	1	28	71
9	1	28	71
10	1	29	70
11	1	29	70
12	1	29	70
13	1	29	70
14	1	29	70
15	1	29	70
16	1	29	70
17	1	29	70
18	1	28	71
19	1	28	71
20	1	28	71
21	1	28	71
22	1	27	72
23	1	27	72
24	1	27	72
25	1	27	72
26	1	27	72
27	0	27	73
28	0	27	73

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	30	21
28	30	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	11	89
14	11	89
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	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	66
3	66
4	66
5	66
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	64
11	64
12	64
13	63
14	63
15	63
16	63
17	62
18	62
19	62
20	63
21	63
22	63
23	63
24	63
25	63
26	64
27	64
28	64

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	28	72
2	0	28	72
3	0	28	72
4	0	28	72
5	0	28	72
6	0	28	72
7	0	28	72
8	1	28	71
9	1	28	71
10	1	29	70
11	1	29	70
12	1	29	70
13	1	29	70
14	1	29	70
15	1	29	70
16	1	29	70
17	1	29	70
18	1	28	71
19	1	28	71
20	1	28	71
21	1	28	71
22	1	27	72
23	1	27	72
24	1	27	72
25	1	27	72
26	1	27	72
27	0	27	73
28	0	27	73

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	30	21
28	30	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	11	89
14	11	89
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	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	66
3	66
4	66
5	66
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	64
11	64
12	64
13	63
14	63
15	63
16	63
17	62
18	62
19	62
20	63
21	63
22	63
23	63
24	63
25	63
26	64
27	64
28	64

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	28	72
2	0	28	72
3	0	28	72
4	0	28	72
5	0	28	72
6	0	28	72
7	0	28	72
8	1	28	71
9	1	28	71
10	1	29	70
11	1	29	70
12	1	29	70
13	1	29	70
14	1	29	70
15	1	29	70
16	1	29	70
17	1	29	70
18	1	28	71
19	1	28	71
20	1	28	71
21	1	28	71
22	1	27	72
23	1	27	72
24	1	27	72
25	1	27	72
26	1	27	72
27	0	27	73
28	0	27	73