Mushie weather in February

In February, Mushie sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 124 mm of rain across 17.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Mushie's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mushie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
124 mm
17.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:04 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
80%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Mushie is a locality, capital of the territory of the province of Mai-Ndombe 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 31°C through the month.

A typical February day in Mushie reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°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 on par with January and on par with March.

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How February really feels in Mushie

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.

Mushie 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°12319.912.23.5
Feb31° / 23°12417.312.13.3
Mar31° / 23°13420.4123.1
Apr31° / 23°15522.511.93.1
May31° / 23°9016.611.93.8
Jun31° / 23°20511.85.2
Jul31° / 23°123.411.85.3
Aug31° / 23°389.811.94.4
Sep31° / 23°9719123.4
Oct30° / 23°17824.812.13.1
Nov30° / 23°17223.912.13.2
Dec30° / 23°15924.212.23.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42179
52278
62278
72179
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mushie gets around 124 mm of rain over 17.3 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 62% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
160
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1963
2062
2162
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2862

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.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
118811
218811
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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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 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 grow by about 0 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:026:10
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412.16:036:10
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.54 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 5.54 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Mushie?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mushie.

What to pack for Mushie in February

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

In February, Mushie sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mushie 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 Mushie peaks around March 17 at about 14 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 17UV 14Aug 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Mushie 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 Mushie is worst in August — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.6× the cleanest month (November, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateAug 1383 µg/m³Nov 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun47Poor
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug86Unhealthy
Sep40Poor
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mushie?

Mushie sits at 3.0°S, 16.9°E, 325 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Bandundu Province, 61 km away.

BoloboKutuGambomaInongoMossakaMasi-Manimba

Topography around Mushie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mushie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 304 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 345 m.

The land around Mushie is covered by grassland (30%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
125 m
80 km
345 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Bandundu Province 61 km · Nioki 91 km · Bolobo 122 km · Kutu 140 km · Gamboma 173 km · Inongo 194 km · Mossaka 200 km · Masi-Manimba 223 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 Mushie (-3.0173°, 16.9224°, elevation 325 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).