Nakuru weather in February

In February, Nakuru sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 17 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Nakuru's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nakuru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
5th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:50 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
54%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Nakuru is city in Kenya.

Founded
1904

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 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in Nakuru reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and on par with March.

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

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 13°193.8127.7
Feb27° / 13°172.6127.6
Mar27° / 13°486.5127.0
Apr25° / 14°10412.9126.1
May24° / 14°689.3127.0
Jun23° / 13°499.6126.8
Jul23° / 12°5511.2126.4
Aug23° / 12°7213126.2
Sep24° / 12°518.4127.1
Oct24° / 13°8711.1126.6
Nov24° / 13°9214.7126.0
Dec24° / 13°387.3127.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35842
45842
55743
65644
75644
85644
95644
105545
115545
125545
135545
145545
155743
165743
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205941
216040
226139
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Nakuru gets around 17 mm of rain over 2.6 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 10% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
19
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49
59
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1946
2946
3946
4946
5946
6946
7946
8946
9946
10946
11946
12946
13946
14946
15946
16946
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27937
28937

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
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287calm

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 6:49 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:496:50
212.06:496:50
312.06:496:50
412.06:496:50
512.06:496:50
612.06:506:50
712.06:506:50
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2712.06:496:49
2812.06:496:49

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 7.11 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 7.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
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147.0Intense
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167.1Intense
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217.1Intense
227.1Intense
237.2Intense
247.2Intense
257.2Intense
267.2Intense
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287.2Intense
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Nakuru?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Nakuru for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Nakuru in February

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

In February, Nakuru sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nakuru 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 Nakuru peaks around March 15 at about 17 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 17Jun 19UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Nakuru 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 Nakuru is worst in June — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJun 2338 µg/m³Jan 1227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun38Poor
Jul37Poor
Aug32Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nakuru?

Nakuru sits at 0.3°S, 36.1°E, 1,802 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Njoro, 14 km away.

Topography around Nakuru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nakuru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 1,799 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 684 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,998 m.

The land around Nakuru is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and water (20%) within 3 km, cropland (31%), grassland (25%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (33%), cropland (25%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
126 m
16 km
684 m
80 km
2,998 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Njoro 14 km · Upper Gilgil 25 km · Rongai 28 km · Elburgon 29 km · Ol Kalou 34 km · Gilgil 35 km · Molo 38 km · Nyahururu 50 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
Christian 86%Muslim 11%other 2%none 2%

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 Nakuru (-0.3072°, 36.0722°, elevation 1,802 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).