Miabi weather in February

In February, Miabi sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 127 mm of rain across 19 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-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 3% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Miabi's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Miabi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
127 mm
19 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:35 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
83%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Miabi is locality, capital of the eponymous territory of the province of Kasai-Oriental in the Democratic Republic of 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 Miabi reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Miabi

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.

Miabi weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°14021.612.33.6
Feb30° / 21°1271912.23.4
Mar31° / 21°17923.5123.1
Apr31° / 21°14420.111.93.4
May32° / 21°356.811.74.6
Jun32° / 19°61.111.65.0
Jul32° / 19°20.511.75.0
Aug32° / 20°326.611.84.5
Sep31° / 21°11017.1123.8
Oct30° / 21°1592412.13.3
Nov29° / 21°18325.612.33.2
Dec29° / 21°17023.912.43.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
41090
51189
61189
71189
81189
91288
101387
111387
121387
131387
141387
151486
161486
171486
181486
191387
201387
211387
221387
231387
241387
251387
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271387
281387

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Miabi gets around 127 mm of rain over 19 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 68% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
168
268
368
467
567
667
767
867
967
1067
1167
1267
1367
1467
1567
1667
1767
1867
1968
2068
2168
2269
2369
2470
2570
2671
2772
2872

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
16535
26535
36436
46436
56436
66436
76436
86337
96337
106337
116337
126238
136238
146139
156040
166040
175941
185941
195842
205842
215743
225743
235644
245644
255644
265644
275545
285545

Wind in February

Winds average 4 km/h in February.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
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274calm
284calm

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 6:32 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:326:48
212.36:326:48
312.36:326:48
412.36:336:48
512.36:336:48
612.26:336:48
712.26:336:48
812.26:346:48
912.26:346:48
1012.26:346:48
1112.26:346:48
1212.26:346:48
1312.26:356:47
1412.26:356:47
1512.26:356:47
1612.26:356:47
1712.26:356:47
1812.26:356:47
1912.26:356:46
2012.26:356:46
2112.26:366:46
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2612.16:366:44
2712.16:366:44
2812.16:366:44

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.61 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 5.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
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145.6Bright
155.6Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Miabi

In seasonPeak

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

Miabi's rainy season runs September–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 Miabi?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Miabi.

What to pack for Miabi in February

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

In February, Miabi sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Miabi 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 Miabi peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 18UV 15Aug 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Miabi 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 Miabi is worst in August — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (November, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateAug 9104 µg/m³Nov 2224 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May46Poor
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul104Unhealthy
Aug104Unhealthy
Sep43Poor
Oct29Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Miabi?

Miabi sits at 6.2°S, 23.4°E, 782 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mbuji-Mayi, 24 km away.

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Topography around Miabi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Miabi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 733 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 524 m.

The land around Miabi is covered by grassland (69%) within 3 km, grassland (83%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
168 m
16 km
241 m
80 km
524 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
February weather nearby: Mbuji-Mayi 24 km · Kabeya-Kamwanga 29 km · Gandajika 85 km · Mwene-Ditu 88 km · Luputa 110 km · Kananga 114 km · Kabinda 121 km · Lusambo 139 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 Miabi (-6.2215°, 23.3925°, elevation 782 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).