Marsabit weather in February

In February, Marsabit sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 11.9 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 54% of the time in February, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Marsabit's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marsabit's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 10 mm; 1.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:45 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover: 41%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 6.82 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

Marsabit is town in Marsabit County, Kenya.

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 32°C through the month.

A typical February day in Marsabit reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°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)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
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	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	22
2	32	22
3	32	22
4	32	22
5	32	22
6	32	22
7	32	22
8	32	22
9	32	22
10	32	22
11	32	22
12	32	22
13	32	22
14	32	22
15	32	22
16	32	22
17	32	22
18	32	22
19	32	22
20	32	22
21	32	22
22	32	22
23	32	22
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23

How February really feels in Marsabit

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 18 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.

Marsabit 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 21°	18	3.6	11.9	5.4
Feb	32° / 22°	10	1.9	11.9	4.8
Mar	32° / 23°	34	7	12	4.5
Apr	30° / 22°	75	15.5	12	4.3
May	31° / 22°	16	3.9	12.1	5.3
Jun	30° / 21°	2	0.3	12.1	6.0
Jul	29° / 20°	2	0.4	12.1	6.4
Aug	30° / 20°	2	0.2	12.1	6.3
Sep	31° / 21°	1	0.2	12	5.9
Oct	31° / 21°	41	7.3	11.9	5.1
Nov	29° / 21°	89	17.7	11.9	4.8
Dec	30° / 21°	41	9.6	11.9	5.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

	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 (%)	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	71	70	70	69	69	69	69	69	69	70	71	71	71	71	73	73	73	73	73	73	73
Cloudier (%)	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	29	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	29	29	29	29	27	27	27	27	27	27	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	71	29
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Marsabit gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.9 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 8% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	7
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	8
7	8
8	8
9	8
10	8
11	9
12	9
13	9
14	9
15	8
16	8
17	8
18	8
19	7
20	7
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	7
25	7
26	7
27	8
28	8

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the comfortable band about 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% 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
Dry (%)	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8
Comfortable (%)	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	40	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
Humid (%)	28	28	29	29	29	30	31	32	32	34	34	36	37	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	40	40
Muggy (%)	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	11	11	12	13
Oppressive (%)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	18	42	28	11	0
2	18	42	28	11	0
3	18	42	29	11	0
4	18	42	29	10	0
5	18	42	29	10	0
6	17	42	30	10	1
7	17	42	31	10	1
8	16	41	32	10	1
9	16	41	32	10	1
10	15	40	34	10	1
11	15	39	34	10	2
12	14	39	36	10	2
13	14	38	37	10	2
14	13	38	38	9	2
15	13	38	39	9	2
16	12	37	39	9	2
17	12	37	40	9	2
18	11	37	41	9	2
19	11	37	41	9	2
20	11	37	42	9	2
21	10	37	42	9	2
22	10	38	42	9	2
23	10	38	42	9	1
24	9	38	42	10	1
25	9	38	41	11	1
26	9	38	41	11	1
27	8	38	40	12	1
28	8	38	40	13	1

Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 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 6:45 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:40 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)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:43
Sunset (PM)	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:45	6:39
2	11.9	6:45	6:39
3	11.9	6:45	6:39
4	11.9	6:45	6:39
5	11.9	6:45	6:39
6	11.9	6:45	6:39
7	11.9	6:45	6:40
8	11.9	6:45	6:40
9	11.9	6:45	6:40
10	11.9	6:45	6:40
11	11.9	6:45	6:40
12	11.9	6:45	6:40
13	11.9	6:45	6:40
14	11.9	6:45	6:40
15	11.9	6:45	6:40
16	11.9	6:45	6:40
17	11.9	6:45	6:40
18	11.9	6:45	6:40
19	11.9	6:45	6:40
20	11.9	6:44	6:40
21	11.9	6:44	6:40
22	11.9	6:44	6:40
23	11.9	6:44	6:40
24	11.9	6:44	6:40
25	11.9	6:44	6:40
26	11.9	6:43	6:40
27	11.9	6:43	6:40
28	11.9	6:43	6:40

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.82 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 6.82 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)	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.7	Intense
2	6.7	Intense
3	6.7	Intense
4	6.7	Intense
5	6.7	Intense
6	6.7	Intense
7	6.8	Intense
8	6.8	Intense
9	6.8	Intense
10	6.8	Intense
11	6.8	Intense
12	6.8	Intense
13	6.8	Intense
14	6.8	Intense
15	6.8	Intense
16	6.8	Intense
17	6.8	Intense
18	6.8	Intense
19	6.8	Intense
20	6.8	Intense
21	6.8	Intense
22	6.8	Intense
23	6.8	Intense
24	6.8	Intense
25	6.8	Intense
26	6.8	Intense
27	6.8	Intense
28	6.8	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Marsabit?

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

4.8

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

7.8

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Marsabit for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Marsabit in February

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

In February, Marsabit sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Marsabit 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 Marsabit peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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	15	12	10	11	13	13	14	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Location & terrain

Where is Marsabit?

Marsabit sits at 2.3°N, 38.0°E, 1,364 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Moyale, 178 km away.

Topography around Marsabit

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marsabit has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m around an average of 1,346 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 993 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,364 m.

The land around Marsabit is covered by grassland (33%), trees (28%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and shrubs (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

412 m

grassland 33%

16 km

993 m

grassland 45%

80 km

1,364 m

grassland 59%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

February weather nearby: Moyale 178 km · Maralal 199 km · Garba Tula 209 km · Habaswein 222 km · Isiolo 225 km · Maua 234 km · Wajir 239 km · Meru 257 km

Kenya travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type G; 240 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 34% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $2,363; 2025
Happiness: 4.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 4.9; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 28.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 593
Religion

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 Marsabit (2.3347°, 37.9909°, elevation 1,364 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. 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	32	22
2	32	22
3	32	22
4	32	22
5	32	22
6	32	22
7	32	22
8	32	22
9	32	22
10	32	22
11	32	22
12	32	22
13	32	22
14	32	22
15	32	22
16	32	22
17	32	22
18	32	22
19	32	22
20	32	22
21	32	22
22	32	22
23	32	22
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	71	29
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	7
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	8
7	8
8	8
9	8
10	8
11	9
12	9
13	9
14	9
15	8
16	8
17	8
18	8
19	7
20	7
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	7
25	7
26	7
27	8
28	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	18	42	28	11	0
2	18	42	28	11	0
3	18	42	29	11	0
4	18	42	29	10	0
5	18	42	29	10	0
6	17	42	30	10	1
7	17	42	31	10	1
8	16	41	32	10	1
9	16	41	32	10	1
10	15	40	34	10	1
11	15	39	34	10	2
12	14	39	36	10	2
13	14	38	37	10	2
14	13	38	38	9	2
15	13	38	39	9	2
16	12	37	39	9	2
17	12	37	40	9	2
18	11	37	41	9	2
19	11	37	41	9	2
20	11	37	42	9	2
21	10	37	42	9	2
22	10	38	42	9	2
23	10	38	42	9	1
24	9	38	42	10	1
25	9	38	41	11	1
26	9	38	41	11	1
27	8	38	40	12	1
28	8	38	40	13	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	22
2	32	22
3	32	22
4	32	22
5	32	22
6	32	22
7	32	22
8	32	22
9	32	22
10	32	22
11	32	22
12	32	22
13	32	22
14	32	22
15	32	22
16	32	22
17	32	22
18	32	22
19	32	22
20	32	22
21	32	22
22	32	22
23	32	22
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	71	29
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	7
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	8
7	8
8	8
9	8
10	8
11	9
12	9
13	9
14	9
15	8
16	8
17	8
18	8
19	7
20	7
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	7
25	7
26	7
27	8
28	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	18	42	28	11	0
2	18	42	28	11	0
3	18	42	29	11	0
4	18	42	29	10	0
5	18	42	29	10	0
6	17	42	30	10	1
7	17	42	31	10	1
8	16	41	32	10	1
9	16	41	32	10	1
10	15	40	34	10	1
11	15	39	34	10	2
12	14	39	36	10	2
13	14	38	37	10	2
14	13	38	38	9	2
15	13	38	39	9	2
16	12	37	39	9	2
17	12	37	40	9	2
18	11	37	41	9	2
19	11	37	41	9	2
20	11	37	42	9	2
21	10	37	42	9	2
22	10	38	42	9	2
23	10	38	42	9	1
24	9	38	42	10	1
25	9	38	41	11	1
26	9	38	41	11	1
27	8	38	40	12	1
28	8	38	40	13	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	22
2	32	22
3	32	22
4	32	22
5	32	22
6	32	22
7	32	22
8	32	22
9	32	22
10	32	22
11	32	22
12	32	22
13	32	22
14	32	22
15	32	22
16	32	22
17	32	22
18	32	22
19	32	22
20	32	22
21	32	22
22	32	22
23	32	22
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	71	29
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	7
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	8
7	8
8	8
9	8
10	8
11	9
12	9
13	9
14	9
15	8
16	8
17	8
18	8
19	7
20	7
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	7
25	7
26	7
27	8
28	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	18	42	28	11	0
2	18	42	28	11	0
3	18	42	29	11	0
4	18	42	29	10	0
5	18	42	29	10	0
6	17	42	30	10	1
7	17	42	31	10	1
8	16	41	32	10	1
9	16	41	32	10	1
10	15	40	34	10	1
11	15	39	34	10	2
12	14	39	36	10	2
13	14	38	37	10	2
14	13	38	38	9	2
15	13	38	39	9	2
16	12	37	39	9	2
17	12	37	40	9	2
18	11	37	41	9	2
19	11	37	41	9	2
20	11	37	42	9	2
21	10	37	42	9	2
22	10	38	42	9	2
23	10	38	42	9	1
24	9	38	42	10	1
25	9	38	41	11	1
26	9	38	41	11	1
27	8	38	40	12	1
28	8	38	40	13	1