Nyunzu weather in February

In February, Nyunzu sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 153 mm of rain across 19.5 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-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 4% 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 Nyunzu's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nyunzu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 153 mm; 19.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:17 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover: 86%; 9th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

Nyunzu is locality in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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 Nyunzu reaches about 29°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 26°C and 32°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)	20	20	20	20	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	20
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
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	29	21
28	29	21

How February really feels in Nyunzu

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.

Nyunzu weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 9th-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	28° / 20°	184	23.2	12.3	3.8
Feb	29° / 21°	153	19.5	12.2	3.7
Mar	30° / 21°	177	23	12	3.5
Apr	30° / 21°	126	17.7	11.9	3.8
May	32° / 21°	31	6.8	11.7	4.3
Jun	33° / 20°	3	0.6	11.7	4.4
Jul	33° / 20°	1	0.3	11.7	4.3
Aug	33° / 21°	13	3	11.8	4.0
Sep	32° / 21°	58	11.2	12	3.8
Oct	30° / 21°	166	22.6	12.1	3.5
Nov	28° / 20°	237	26.6	12.3	3.5
Dec	28° / 20°	216	27.1	12.3	3.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 90%.

	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 (%)	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	11
Cloudier (%)	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	89	89

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Nyunzu gets around 153 mm of rain over 19.5 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 70% and peaks near 75% 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 (%)	75	74	74	74	74	74	73	73	72	72	71	70	70	69	69	68	68	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	68	68	68	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	75
2	74
3	74
4	74
5	74
6	74
7	73
8	73
9	72
10	72
11	71
12	70
13	70
14	69
15	69
16	68
17	68
18	67
19	67
20	67
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	68
26	68
27	68
28	69

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 52% 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
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Muggy (%)	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	53	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	52	52	51	51	50	50	49	48	48	47
Oppressive (%)	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	47	47	48	48	49	50	51	52	52	53

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	53	47
2	0	53	47
3	0	53	47
4	0	53	47
5	0	53	47
6	0	53	47
7	0	54	46
8	0	54	46
9	0	54	46
10	0	54	46
11	1	53	46
12	1	54	45
13	1	54	45
14	1	54	45
15	1	53	46
16	1	53	46
17	1	53	46
18	1	53	46
19	1	52	47
20	1	52	47
21	1	51	48
22	1	51	48
23	1	50	49
24	1	50	50
25	0	49	51
26	0	48	52
27	0	48	52
28	0	47	53

Wind in February

Winds average 5 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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
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26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	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 6:14 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:25 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)	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17
Sunset (PM)	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25

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

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.53 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 5.53 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)	5.5	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	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
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	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	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	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Nyunzu

In seasonPeak

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

Nyunzu'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 Nyunzu?

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

3.7

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nyunzu.

What to pack for Nyunzu in February

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

In February, Nyunzu sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nyunzu 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 Nyunzu peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 7 (very 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	11	9	9	7	11	13	11	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Nyunzu 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 Nyunzu is worst in July — around 100 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.9× the cleanest month (April, 9 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)	14	15	10	9	27	70	100	86	40	18	12	10
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	10	Good
Apr	9	Good
May	27	Moderate
Jun	70	Unhealthy
Jul	100	Unhealthy
Aug	86	Unhealthy
Sep	40	Poor
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Nyunzu?

Nyunzu sits at 6.0°S, 28.0°E, 734 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kalima, 57 km away.

Topography around Nyunzu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nyunzu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 724 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 853 m.

The land around Nyunzu is covered by grassland (59%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (40%), grassland (36%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (53%), grassland (27%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

87 m

grassland 59%

16 km

250 m

shrubs 40%

80 km

853 m

trees 53%

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

February weather nearby: Kalima 57 km · Kabalo 122 km · Kongolo 129 km · Kalemie 130 km · Manono 164 km · Kigoma 215 km · Mwandiga 221 km · Kasongo 226 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 Nyunzu (-5.9561°, 28.0165°, elevation 734 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	20
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
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	29	21
28	29	21

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	75
2	74
3	74
4	74
5	74
6	74
7	73
8	73
9	72
10	72
11	71
12	70
13	70
14	69
15	69
16	68
17	68
18	67
19	67
20	67
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	68
26	68
27	68
28	69

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	53	47
2	0	53	47
3	0	53	47
4	0	53	47
5	0	53	47
6	0	53	47
7	0	54	46
8	0	54	46
9	0	54	46
10	0	54	46
11	1	53	46
12	1	54	45
13	1	54	45
14	1	54	45
15	1	53	46
16	1	53	46
17	1	53	46
18	1	53	46
19	1	52	47
20	1	52	47
21	1	51	48
22	1	51	48
23	1	50	49
24	1	50	50
25	0	49	51
26	0	48	52
27	0	48	52
28	0	47	53

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	20
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
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	29	21
28	29	21

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	75
2	74
3	74
4	74
5	74
6	74
7	73
8	73
9	72
10	72
11	71
12	70
13	70
14	69
15	69
16	68
17	68
18	67
19	67
20	67
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	68
26	68
27	68
28	69

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	53	47
2	0	53	47
3	0	53	47
4	0	53	47
5	0	53	47
6	0	53	47
7	0	54	46
8	0	54	46
9	0	54	46
10	0	54	46
11	1	53	46
12	1	54	45
13	1	54	45
14	1	54	45
15	1	53	46
16	1	53	46
17	1	53	46
18	1	53	46
19	1	52	47
20	1	52	47
21	1	51	48
22	1	51	48
23	1	50	49
24	1	50	50
25	0	49	51
26	0	48	52
27	0	48	52
28	0	47	53

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	20
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
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	29	21
28	29	21

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	75
2	74
3	74
4	74
5	74
6	74
7	73
8	73
9	72
10	72
11	71
12	70
13	70
14	69
15	69
16	68
17	68
18	67
19	67
20	67
21	67
22	67
23	67
24	67
25	68
26	68
27	68
28	69

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	53	47
2	0	53	47
3	0	53	47
4	0	53	47
5	0	53	47
6	0	53	47
7	0	54	46
8	0	54	46
9	0	54	46
10	0	54	46
11	1	53	46
12	1	54	45
13	1	54	45
14	1	54	45
15	1	53	46
16	1	53	46
17	1	53	46
18	1	53	46
19	1	52	47
20	1	52	47
21	1	51	48
22	1	51	48
23	1	50	49
24	1	50	50
25	0	49	51
26	0	48	52
27	0	48	52
28	0	47	53