Owando weather in February

In February, Owando sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 107 mm of rain across 16.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of February to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Owando's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Owando's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
107 mm
16.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:11 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
79%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Owando is town.

Density
94/km²
people per km²
Founded
1903

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 32°C through the month.

A typical February day in Owando reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°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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How February really feels in Owando

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.

Owando weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°8115.4123.7
Feb32° / 22°10716.5123.2
Mar32° / 23°14521.4123.0
Apr31° / 23°14923.2122.9
May31° / 23°12121.8123.4
Jun30° / 22°5913.3124.6
Jul29° / 22°4912.3125.0
Aug30° / 22°7917.2124.2
Sep30° / 22°13123.6123.3
Oct30° / 22°18327.1123.0
Nov30° / 22°17424.4123.2
Dec30° / 22°11219.9123.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32476
42476
52476
62476
72476
82476
92476
102377
112377
122377
132377
142278
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Owando gets around 107 mm of rain over 16.5 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 59% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
154
254
354
455
555
656
756
856
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1057
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1258
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1860
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2161
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2864

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
119882
219882
319882
419882
519882
618892
718892
818892
918892
1007912
1107912
1206913
1306913
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1505923
1604933
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1804933
1903934
2003934
2103934
2202944
2302944
2402944
2502935
2602935
2702935
2802944

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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176calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of February to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:096:11
212.06:096:11
312.06:106:11
412.06:106:11
512.06:106:11
612.06:106:11
712.06:106:11
812.06:106:11
912.06:106:11
1012.06:106:11
1112.06:106:11
1212.06:106:11
1312.06:116:11
1412.06:116:11
1512.06:116:11
1612.06:116:11
1712.06:106:11
1812.06:106:11
1912.06:106:11
2012.06:106:11
2112.06:106:11
2212.06:106:11
2312.06:106:11
2412.06:106:11
2512.06:106:11
2612.06:106:10
2712.06:106:10
2812.06:096:10

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.48 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 5.48 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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45.5Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Owando?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Owando.

What to pack for Owando in February

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

In February, Owando sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Owando in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Owando peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Jun 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Owando 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 Owando is worst in August — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (October, 10 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateAug 1040 µg/m³Oct 1811 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul39Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep17Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Owando?

Owando sits at 0.5°S, 15.9°E, 355 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Makoua, 62 km away.

MakouaOyoMossakaGambomaBoloboPokolaOuessoDjambala

Topography around Owando

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Owando has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m.

The land around Owando is covered by trees (53%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
173 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Makoua 62 km · Oyo 76 km · Mossaka 129 km · Gamboma 155 km · Bolobo 190 km · Pokola 215 km · Ouesso 234 km · Djambala 262 km

Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,515
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
46%
of population, 2021
Road deaths
29.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 33%Awakening Churches/Christian Revival 22%Protestant 20%none 11%

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 Owando (-0.4819°, 15.8999°, elevation 355 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).