Moanda weather in February

In February, Moanda sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 93 mm of rain across 14.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 Moanda's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moanda's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 93 mm; 14.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:19 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover: 75%; 12th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.3; out of 10

Moanda is city.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Moanda reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

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

How February really feels in Moanda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 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

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Moanda weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 26°	87	14.4	12.3	5.6
Feb	28° / 26°	93	14.4	12.2	5.3
Mar	28° / 26°	94	14.7	12	5.4
Apr	27° / 26°	101	14.6	11.9	5.5
May	26° / 25°	28	5.2	11.7	7.4
Jun	24° / 23°	1	0.2	11.7	8.7
Jul	22° / 21°	1	0.1	11.7	8.3
Aug	22° / 21°	2	0.2	11.8	8.0
Sep	23° / 23°	4	1.2	12	8.1
Oct	25° / 24°	27	7.4	12.1	7.1
Nov	26° / 25°	78	13.7	12.3	5.9
Dec	26° / 25°	81	13.3	12.3	5.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

	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 (%)	25	26	26	26	26	26	27	28	28	28	28	28	27	26	26	25	25	25	24	24	23	23	24	24	24	24	25	26
Cloudier (%)	75	74	74	74	74	74	73	72	72	72	72	72	73	74	74	75	75	75	76	76	77	77	76	76	76	76	75	74

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	27	73
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	27	73
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	25	75
28	26	74

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Moanda gets around 93 mm of rain over 14.4 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 50% and peaks near 54% 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 (%)	47	47	47	48	48	49	49	50	51	51	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	53	53	52	51	51	50	49	48	48	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	47
2	47
3	47
4	48
5	48
6	49
7	49
8	50
9	51
10	51
11	52
12	52
13	52
14	53
15	53
16	53
17	54
18	54
19	53
20	53
21	52
22	51
23	51
24	50
25	49
26	48
27	48
28	47

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 61% 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
Oppressive (%)	70	69	68	68	67	66	66	65	64	64	63	63	62	61	61	60	59	59	58	57	57	56	56	55	54	53	53	52
Miserable (%)	30	31	32	32	33	34	34	35	36	36	37	37	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	43	43	44	44	45	46	47	47	48

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	70	30
2	69	31
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	67	33
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	62	38
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	60	40
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	58	42
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	54	46
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	52	48

Wind in February

Winds average 12 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
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	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
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15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
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23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	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 6:16 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:28 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	12.3	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	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20
Sunset (PM)	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:16	6:32
2	12.3	6:17	6:32
3	12.2	6:17	6:32
4	12.2	6:17	6:32
5	12.2	6:17	6:32
6	12.2	6:18	6:32
7	12.2	6:18	6:32
8	12.2	6:18	6:32
9	12.2	6:18	6:32
10	12.2	6:19	6:32
11	12.2	6:19	6:31
12	12.2	6:19	6:31
13	12.2	6:19	6:31
14	12.2	6:19	6:31
15	12.2	6:19	6:31
16	12.2	6:19	6:31
17	12.2	6:20	6:31
18	12.2	6:20	6:30
19	12.2	6:20	6:30
20	12.2	6:20	6:30
21	12.2	6:20	6:30
22	12.2	6:20	6:29
23	12.2	6:20	6:29
24	12.1	6:20	6:29
25	12.1	6:20	6:29
26	12.1	6:20	6:28
27	12.1	6:20	6:28
28	12.1	6:20	6:28

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.37 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 5.3 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)	5.3	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	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4
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	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	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	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Moanda

In seasonPeak

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

Moanda'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 Moanda?

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

5.3

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

5.7

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Moanda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Moanda in February

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

In February, Moanda sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Moanda in February

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 28°C and coldest in August near 22°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	27	28	28	28	26	24	22	22	24	26	27	26
Comfort	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	27	Warm
Feb	28	Tropical
Mar	28	Tropical
Apr	28	Warm
May	26	Warm
Jun	24	Refreshing
Jul	22	Refreshing
Aug	22	Refreshing
Sep	24	Refreshing
Oct	26	Warm
Nov	27	Warm
Dec	26	Warm

UV index in Moanda 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 Moanda peaks around March 15 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	13	15	12	9	7	6	6	10	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Moanda 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 Moanda is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (November, 8 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)	10	11	9	10	15	19	22	18	11	8	8	9
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	15	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	8	Good
Nov	8	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Moanda?

Moanda sits at 5.9°S, 12.4°E, 30 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Soyo, 23 km away.

Topography around Moanda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moanda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 342 m.

The land around Moanda is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, water (40%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and water (36%), trees (34%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

42 m

artificial surfaces 54%

16 km

151 m

water 40%

80 km

342 m

water 36%

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

February weather nearby: Soyo 23 km · Cabinda 45 km · Boma 76 km · Matadi 121 km · Tshela 122 km · Buco Zau 131 km · Pointe-Noire 140 km · Loandjili 142 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 Moanda (-5.9275°, 12.3715°, elevation 30 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	27	26
2	27	26
3	27	26
4	27	26
5	27	26
6	27	26
7	27	26
8	27	26
9	27	26
10	27	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	27	73
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	27	73
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	25	75
28	26	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	47
2	47
3	47
4	48
5	48
6	49
7	49
8	50
9	51
10	51
11	52
12	52
13	52
14	53
15	53
16	53
17	54
18	54
19	53
20	53
21	52
22	51
23	51
24	50
25	49
26	48
27	48
28	47

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	70	30
2	69	31
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	67	33
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	62	38
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	60	40
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	58	42
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	54	46
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	52	48

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	27	73
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	27	73
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	25	75
28	26	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	47
2	47
3	47
4	48
5	48
6	49
7	49
8	50
9	51
10	51
11	52
12	52
13	52
14	53
15	53
16	53
17	54
18	54
19	53
20	53
21	52
22	51
23	51
24	50
25	49
26	48
27	48
28	47

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	70	30
2	69	31
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	67	33
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	62	38
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	60	40
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	58	42
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	54	46
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	52	48

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	27	73
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	27	73
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	25	75
28	26	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	47
2	47
3	47
4	48
5	48
6	49
7	49
8	50
9	51
10	51
11	52
12	52
13	52
14	53
15	53
16	53
17	54
18	54
19	53
20	53
21	52
22	51
23	51
24	50
25	49
26	48
27	48
28	47

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	70	30
2	69	31
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	67	33
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	62	38
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	60	40
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	58	42
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	54	46
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	52	48