Mulongo weather in February

In February, Mulongo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 170 mm of rain across 18.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-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 3% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Mulongo's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mulongo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 170 mm; 18.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:19 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 9th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

Mulongo is town in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Density: 1,295/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 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in Mulongo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than 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	29	29
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

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

How February really feels in Mulongo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 16 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.

Mulongo weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 21°	228	24	12.4	3.9
Feb	29° / 22°	170	18.8	12.3	3.9
Mar	29° / 22°	179	21.1	12.1	3.8
Apr	30° / 22°	109	15	11.8	4.2
May	33° / 21°	13	2.9	11.6	4.4
Jun	33° / 20°	0	0.1	11.6	4.3
Jul	33° / 19°	0	0	11.6	4.3
Aug	34° / 21°	4	0.7	11.7	3.6
Sep	34° / 22°	28	6.1	12	3.4
Oct	31° / 22°	119	18.5	12.2	3.6
Nov	29° / 21°	200	23.4	12.4	3.6
Dec	28° / 21°	231	26.4	12.4	3.7

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 6% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

	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 (%)	5	5	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12
Cloudier (%)	95	95	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	88

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	12	88

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mulongo gets around 170 mm of rain over 18.8 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 74% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	74	73	73	72	72	71	71	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	67	67	66	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	74
2	73
3	73
4	72
5	72
6	71
7	71
8	70
9	70
10	69
11	69
12	69
13	68
14	68
15	67
16	67
17	66
18	66
19	66
20	65
21	65
22	65
23	65
24	65
25	65
26	65
27	65
28	65

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 92% 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 (%)	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Oppressive (%)	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93
Miserable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	9	90	1
2	8	91	1
3	8	91	1
4	8	91	1
5	8	91	1
6	8	91	1
7	8	91	1
8	8	91	1
9	8	92	0
10	8	92	0
11	8	92	0
12	8	92	0
13	8	92	0
14	8	92	0
15	8	92	0
16	7	93	0
17	7	93	0
18	7	92	1
19	7	92	1
20	7	92	1
21	6	93	1
22	6	93	1
23	6	93	1
24	6	93	1
25	6	93	1
26	6	93	1
27	6	93	1
28	6	93	1

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.

	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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 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 6:15 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:30 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	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	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
Sunrise (AM)	6:15	6:16	6:16	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	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20
Sunset (PM)	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:15	6:36
2	12.3	6:16	6:36
3	12.3	6:16	6:36
4	12.3	6:16	6:36
5	12.3	6:17	6:36
6	12.3	6:17	6:36
7	12.3	6:17	6:35
8	12.3	6:17	6:35
9	12.3	6:18	6:35
10	12.3	6:18	6:35
11	12.3	6:18	6:35
12	12.3	6:18	6:35
13	12.3	6:19	6:35
14	12.3	6:19	6:34
15	12.3	6:19	6:34
16	12.2	6:19	6:34
17	12.2	6:19	6:34
18	12.2	6:19	6:34
19	12.2	6:20	6:33
20	12.2	6:20	6:33
21	12.2	6:20	6:33
22	12.2	6:20	6:33
23	12.2	6:20	6:32
24	12.2	6:20	6:32
25	12.2	6:20	6:32
26	12.2	6:20	6:31
27	12.2	6:20	6:31
28	12.2	6:20	6:30

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in August across the year — February's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	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	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6
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	5.4	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Mulongo

In seasonPeak

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

Mulongo's monsoon runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Mulongo?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mulongo.

What to pack for Mulongo in February

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

In February, Mulongo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mulongo in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mulongo peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 16 at about 7 (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)	13	15	15	14	10	9	9	7	9	12	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Mulongo 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 Mulongo is worst in July — around 176 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 17.5× the cleanest month (April, 10 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)	15	15	11	10	25	100	176	148	49	26	16	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	11	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	25	Moderate
Jun	100	Unhealthy
Jul	176	Very unhealthy
Aug	148	Unhealthy
Sep	49	Poor
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	12	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Mulongo?

Mulongo sits at 7.8°S, 27.0°E, 597 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Malemba-Nkulu, 32 km away.

Topography around Mulongo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mulongo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 584 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,168 m.

The land around Mulongo is covered by water (35%) within 3 km, shrubs (28%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

152 m

water 35%

16 km

406 m

shrubs 28%

80 km

1,168 m

trees 50%

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

February weather nearby: Malemba-Nkulu 32 km · Manono 74 km · Kipamba 76 km · Bukama 198 km · Kabalo 198 km · Pweto 221 km · Nyunzu 237 km · Kamina 242 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 Mulongo (-7.8349°, 26.9985°, elevation 597 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	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	29	22
10	29	22
11	29	22
12	29	22
13	29	22
14	29	22
15	29	22
16	29	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	74
2	73
3	73
4	72
5	72
6	71
7	71
8	70
9	70
10	69
11	69
12	69
13	68
14	68
15	67
16	67
17	66
18	66
19	66
20	65
21	65
22	65
23	65
24	65
25	65
26	65
27	65
28	65

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	9	90	1
2	8	91	1
3	8	91	1
4	8	91	1
5	8	91	1
6	8	91	1
7	8	91	1
8	8	91	1
9	8	92	0
10	8	92	0
11	8	92	0
12	8	92	0
13	8	92	0
14	8	92	0
15	8	92	0
16	7	93	0
17	7	93	0
18	7	92	1
19	7	92	1
20	7	92	1
21	6	93	1
22	6	93	1
23	6	93	1
24	6	93	1
25	6	93	1
26	6	93	1
27	6	93	1
28	6	93	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	74
2	73
3	73
4	72
5	72
6	71
7	71
8	70
9	70
10	69
11	69
12	69
13	68
14	68
15	67
16	67
17	66
18	66
19	66
20	65
21	65
22	65
23	65
24	65
25	65
26	65
27	65
28	65

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	9	90	1
2	8	91	1
3	8	91	1
4	8	91	1
5	8	91	1
6	8	91	1
7	8	91	1
8	8	91	1
9	8	92	0
10	8	92	0
11	8	92	0
12	8	92	0
13	8	92	0
14	8	92	0
15	8	92	0
16	7	93	0
17	7	93	0
18	7	92	1
19	7	92	1
20	7	92	1
21	6	93	1
22	6	93	1
23	6	93	1
24	6	93	1
25	6	93	1
26	6	93	1
27	6	93	1
28	6	93	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	74
2	73
3	73
4	72
5	72
6	71
7	71
8	70
9	70
10	69
11	69
12	69
13	68
14	68
15	67
16	67
17	66
18	66
19	66
20	65
21	65
22	65
23	65
24	65
25	65
26	65
27	65
28	65

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	9	90	1
2	8	91	1
3	8	91	1
4	8	91	1
5	8	91	1
6	8	91	1
7	8	91	1
8	8	91	1
9	8	92	0
10	8	92	0
11	8	92	0
12	8	92	0
13	8	92	0
14	8	92	0
15	8	92	0
16	7	93	0
17	7	93	0
18	7	92	1
19	7	92	1
20	7	92	1
21	6	93	1
22	6	93	1
23	6	93	1
24	6	93	1
25	6	93	1
26	6	93	1
27	6	93	1
28	6	93	1