Moyale weather in February
In February, Moyale sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.
Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Moyale's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moyale's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 33°
- 1st warmest
- Overnight low
- 22°
- 11th coldest
- Rainfall
- 9 mm
- 1.5 wet days
- Daylight
- 11 h 54 min
- 6:42 AM – 6:35 PM
- Cloud cover
- 43%
- 3rd clearest
- Wind
- 12 km/h
- 5th windiest
- Solar energy
- 6.71 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 4.1
- out of 10
Moyale is town on the border of Ethiopia and Kenya.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in February
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.
A typical February day in Moyale reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 1°C warmer than March.
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| Avg high (°C) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | 21 |
| 2 | 33 | 21 |
| 3 | 33 | 21 |
| 4 | 33 | 21 |
| 5 | 33 | 21 |
| 6 | 33 | 21 |
| 7 | 33 | 21 |
| 8 | 33 | 21 |
| 9 | 33 | 21 |
| 10 | 33 | 21 |
| 11 | 33 | 22 |
| 12 | 33 | 22 |
| 13 | 33 | 22 |
| 14 | 33 | 22 |
| 15 | 33 | 22 |
| 16 | 33 | 22 |
| 17 | 33 | 22 |
| 18 | 33 | 22 |
| 19 | 33 | 22 |
| 20 | 33 | 22 |
| 21 | 33 | 22 |
| 22 | 33 | 22 |
| 23 | 33 | 22 |
| 24 | 33 | 22 |
| 25 | 33 | 22 |
| 26 | 33 | 22 |
| 27 | 33 | 22 |
| 28 | 33 | 22 |
How February really feels in Moyale
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.
The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Moyale weather by month
How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32° / 20° | 14 | 2.4 | 11.8 | 4.8 |
| Feb | 33° / 22° | 9 | 1.5 | 11.9 | 4.1 |
| Mar | 32° / 22° | 52 | 8.1 | 12 | 4.3 |
| Apr | 28° / 21° | 137 | 21.3 | 12.1 | 4.3 |
| May | 27° / 20° | 71 | 16.1 | 12.2 | 5.6 |
| Jun | 27° / 20° | 12 | 3.8 | 12.2 | 7.0 |
| Jul | 26° / 19° | 8 | 2.6 | 12.2 | 7.1 |
| Aug | 27° / 19° | 8 | 2.7 | 12.1 | 7.1 |
| Sep | 29° / 20° | 9 | 2.9 | 12 | 6.5 |
| Oct | 28° / 20° | 106 | 14.1 | 11.9 | 5.5 |
| Nov | 28° / 19° | 102 | 18.4 | 11.8 | 5.1 |
| Dec | 30° / 19° | 25 | 6.3 | 11.8 | 5.6 |
Cloud cover in February
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in February.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 72 |
| Cloudier (%) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 74 | 26 |
| 2 | 74 | 26 |
| 3 | 74 | 26 |
| 4 | 73 | 27 |
| 5 | 73 | 27 |
| 6 | 73 | 27 |
| 7 | 71 | 29 |
| 8 | 71 | 29 |
| 9 | 70 | 30 |
| 10 | 69 | 31 |
| 11 | 68 | 32 |
| 12 | 68 | 32 |
| 13 | 67 | 33 |
| 14 | 67 | 33 |
| 15 | 67 | 33 |
| 16 | 68 | 32 |
| 17 | 68 | 32 |
| 18 | 68 | 32 |
| 19 | 68 | 32 |
| 20 | 70 | 30 |
| 21 | 70 | 30 |
| 22 | 70 | 30 |
| 23 | 71 | 29 |
| 24 | 72 | 28 |
| 25 | 72 | 28 |
| 26 | 73 | 27 |
| 27 | 73 | 27 |
| 28 | 72 | 28 |
Chance of precipitation in February
Moyale gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.5 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 6% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 |
| 7 | 5 |
| 8 | 5 |
| 9 | 6 |
| 10 | 6 |
| 11 | 6 |
| 12 | 6 |
| 13 | 7 |
| 14 | 7 |
| 15 | 7 |
| 16 | 7 |
| 17 | 7 |
| 18 | 6 |
| 19 | 6 |
| 20 | 6 |
| 21 | 6 |
| 22 | 7 |
| 23 | 7 |
| 24 | 7 |
| 25 | 8 |
| 26 | 8 |
| 27 | 9 |
| 28 | 10 |
Humidity in February
Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 70 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 |
| Comfortable (%) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Humid (%) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Muggy (%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 70 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 2 | 70 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 3 | 70 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 4 | 69 | 16 | 10 | 5 |
| 5 | 70 | 16 | 10 | 4 |
| 6 | 69 | 17 | 10 | 4 |
| 7 | 68 | 17 | 11 | 4 |
| 8 | 67 | 18 | 11 | 4 |
| 9 | 66 | 19 | 11 | 4 |
| 10 | 63 | 20 | 12 | 5 |
| 11 | 62 | 21 | 12 | 5 |
| 12 | 62 | 21 | 12 | 5 |
| 13 | 61 | 22 | 12 | 5 |
| 14 | 59 | 23 | 13 | 5 |
| 15 | 58 | 24 | 13 | 5 |
| 16 | 58 | 24 | 13 | 5 |
| 17 | 57 | 25 | 13 | 5 |
| 18 | 54 | 26 | 14 | 6 |
| 19 | 54 | 26 | 14 | 6 |
| 20 | 54 | 26 | 14 | 6 |
| 21 | 54 | 26 | 14 | 6 |
| 22 | 54 | 26 | 14 | 6 |
| 23 | 53 | 26 | 14 | 7 |
| 24 | 53 | 26 | 14 | 7 |
| 25 | 53 | 25 | 14 | 8 |
| 26 | 52 | 25 | 14 | 9 |
| 27 | 51 | 25 | 15 | 9 |
| 28 | 50 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
Wind in February
Winds average 12 km/h in February.
Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 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 | 12 | calm |
| 2 | 12 | calm |
| 3 | 12 | calm |
| 4 | 12 | calm |
| 5 | 12 | calm |
| 6 | 12 | calm |
| 7 | 12 | calm |
| 8 | 12 | calm |
| 9 | 12 | calm |
| 10 | 12 | calm |
| 11 | 12 | calm |
| 12 | 12 | calm |
| 13 | 12 | calm |
| 14 | 12 | calm |
| 15 | 12 | calm |
| 16 | 12 | calm |
| 17 | 12 | calm |
| 18 | 12 | calm |
| 19 | 12 | calm |
| 20 | 12 | calm |
| 21 | 12 | calm |
| 22 | 12 | calm |
| 23 | 12 | calm |
| 24 | 12 | calm |
| 25 | 12 | calm |
| 26 | 12 | calm |
| 27 | 12 | calm |
| 28 | 12 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in February
Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:35 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.8 | 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) | 6:42 | 6:42 | 6:42 | 6:42 | 6:42 | 6:42 | 6:42 | 6:42 | 6:42 | 6:42 | 6:42 | 6:42 | 6:42 | 6:42 | 6:42 | 6:42 | 6:42 | 6:41 | 6:41 | 6:41 | 6:41 | 6:41 | 6:41 | 6:40 | 6:40 | 6:40 | 6:40 | 6:39 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:33 | 6:33 | 6:33 | 6:33 | 6:34 | 6:34 | 6:34 | 6:34 | 6:34 | 6:34 | 6:35 | 6:35 | 6:35 | 6:35 | 6:35 | 6:35 | 6:35 | 6:35 | 6:35 | 6:35 | 6:35 | 6:35 | 6:35 | 6:35 | 6:35 | 6:35 | 6:35 | 6:35 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.8 | 6:42 | 6:33 |
| 2 | 11.9 | 6:42 | 6:33 |
| 3 | 11.9 | 6:42 | 6:33 |
| 4 | 11.9 | 6:42 | 6:33 |
| 5 | 11.9 | 6:42 | 6:34 |
| 6 | 11.9 | 6:42 | 6:34 |
| 7 | 11.9 | 6:42 | 6:34 |
| 8 | 11.9 | 6:42 | 6:34 |
| 9 | 11.9 | 6:42 | 6:34 |
| 10 | 11.9 | 6:42 | 6:34 |
| 11 | 11.9 | 6:42 | 6:35 |
| 12 | 11.9 | 6:42 | 6:35 |
| 13 | 11.9 | 6:42 | 6:35 |
| 14 | 11.9 | 6:42 | 6:35 |
| 15 | 11.9 | 6:42 | 6:35 |
| 16 | 11.9 | 6:42 | 6:35 |
| 17 | 11.9 | 6:42 | 6:35 |
| 18 | 11.9 | 6:41 | 6:35 |
| 19 | 11.9 | 6:41 | 6:35 |
| 20 | 11.9 | 6:41 | 6:35 |
| 21 | 11.9 | 6:41 | 6:35 |
| 22 | 11.9 | 6:41 | 6:35 |
| 23 | 11.9 | 6:41 | 6:35 |
| 24 | 11.9 | 6:40 | 6:35 |
| 25 | 11.9 | 6:40 | 6:35 |
| 26 | 11.9 | 6:40 | 6:35 |
| 27 | 11.9 | 6:40 | 6:35 |
| 28 | 11.9 | 6:39 | 6:35 |
Solar energy in February
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.71 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 6.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| 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 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 8 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 9 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 10 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 11 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 12 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 13 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 14 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 15 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 16 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 17 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 18 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 19 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 20 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 21 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 22 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 23 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 24 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 25 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 26 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 27 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 28 | 6.6 | Intense |
Is February a good time to visit Moyale?
Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
February is a reasonable time to visit Moyale for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Moyale in February
From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In February, Moyale sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.
UV index in Moyale in February
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 Moyale peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 11 (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 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 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 | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 12 | Extreme |
| Aug | 13 | Extreme |
| Sep | 13 | Extreme |
| Oct | 14 | Extreme |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Where is Moyale?
Moyale sits at 3.5°N, 39.1°E, 1,068 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Takaba, 131 km away.
Topography around Moyale
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Moyale.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Moyale has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m around an average of 1,068 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 842 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,179 m.
The land around Moyale is covered by shrubs (64%) within 3 km, shrubs (76%) within 16 km, and shrubs (87%) within 80 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 Moyale (3.5266°, 39.0561°, elevation 1,068 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).