Pweto weather in February

In February, Pweto sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 163 mm of rain across 22.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°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 24 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Pweto's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pweto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
163 mm
22.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:11 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
84%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Pweto is town in the Democratic Republic of the 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 26°C through the month.

A typical February day in Pweto reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Pweto weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 21°18525.512.44.1
Feb26° / 21°16322.312.34.2
Mar26° / 21°2382812.13.9
Apr26° / 21°14119.411.85.2
May26° / 21°14311.68.2
Jun25° / 19°0011.59.3
Jul24° / 19°0011.69.4
Aug26° / 20°10.111.78.8
Sep28° / 22°102.7127.1
Oct28° / 22°6714.712.25.3
Nov26° / 21°18725.112.44.1
Dec26° / 21°23427.912.53.8

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 (%)
1892
2892
3892
4892
51090
61090
71090
81189
91288
101288
111288
121288
131387
141387
151387
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171387
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211387
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231288
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251288
261288
271288
281288

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Pweto gets around 163 mm of rain over 22.3 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 80% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
179
279
379
479
579
679
779
879
979
1079
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1279
1379
1479
1579
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1879
1979
2080
2180
2281
2381
2482
2583
2684
2784
2885

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
16931
26931
37921
47921
57921
67921
77921
87921
97921
107921
117912
127912
136922
146922
156922
165923
175923
185923
194933
204933
214924
223934
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283934

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:076:29
212.46:076:29
312.46:086:29
412.36:086:29
512.36:086:29
612.36:086:29
712.36:096:29
812.36:096:28
912.36:096:28
1012.36:106:28
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1512.36:116:27
1612.36:116:27
1712.36:116:27
1812.36:116:27
1912.26:116:26
2012.26:126:26
2112.26:126:26
2212.26:126:25
2312.26:126:25
2412.26:126:25
2512.26:126:24
2612.26:126:24
2712.26:126:24
2812.26:126:23

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 5.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Pweto

In seasonPeak

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

Pweto's monsoon runs November–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 Pweto?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Pweto for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pweto in February

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

In February, Pweto sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 21°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Pweto in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pweto peaks around February 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 12 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 20UV 16Aug 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Pweto 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 Pweto is worst in August — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 14.2× the cleanest month (April, 7 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodAug 15101 µg/m³Apr 128 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May14Moderate
Jun51Poor
Jul84Unhealthy
Aug104Unhealthy
Sep75Unhealthy
Oct31Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pweto?

Pweto sits at 8.5°S, 28.9°E, 954 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Chiengi, 36 km away.

PepaKawambwaMwansabombweMporokosoKituku

Topography around Pweto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pweto has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m around an average of 995 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 597 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,088 m.

The land around Pweto is covered by grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (28%), water (26%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) within 80 km.

3 km
393 m
16 km
597 m
80 km
1,088 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Chiengi 36 km · Kaputa 84 km · Nchelenge 99 km · Pepa 129 km · Kawambwa 149 km · Mwansabombwe 152 km · Mporokoso 168 km · Kituku 174 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 Pweto (-8.466°, 28.9008°, elevation 954 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).