Lere weather in February

In February, Lere sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Lere's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lere's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
16°
4th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:51 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
37%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Lere is town in Kaduna, Nigeria.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical February day in Lere reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23115
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How February really feels in Lere

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 10 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
10
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.

Lere weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 14°0011.57.2
Feb32° / 16°10.211.75.4
Mar34° / 20°20.611.93.5
Apr35° / 22°285.912.22.9
May32° / 22°9816.512.53.3
Jun29° / 21°14822.612.63.7
Jul27° / 20°17825.812.53.9
Aug27° / 20°25727.412.33.8
Sep28° / 20°2032612.13.6
Oct30° / 19°7211.711.84.8
Nov31° / 16°00.111.56.1
Dec29° / 14°0011.47.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37525
47525
57624
67624
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107426
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Lere gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
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411calm
511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:536:26
211.66:536:26
311.66:536:26
411.66:536:27
511.66:526:27
611.66:526:27
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1911.76:496:31
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 6.64 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
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56.5Intense
66.5Intense
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86.5Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Lere

In seasonPeak

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

Lere's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Lere sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Lere?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lere in February

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

In February, Lere sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lere in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lere peaks around August 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highAug 20UV 12Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Lere 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 Lere is worst in February — around 115 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (July, 27 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 15113 µg/m³Jul 2327 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan106Unhealthy
Feb115Unhealthy
Mar106Unhealthy
Apr78Unhealthy
May48Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul27Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep43Poor
Oct69Unhealthy
Nov77Unhealthy
Dec97Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Lere?

Lere sits at 10.4°N, 8.6°E, 753 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Jos, 62 km away.

SobaKachiaKagoroKafanchan

Topography around Lere

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lere has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 753 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,192 m.

The land around Lere is covered by cropland (87%) within 3 km, cropland (85%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
187 m
80 km
1,192 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Jos 62 km · Dutsen Wai 66 km · Anchau 67 km · Bukuru 73 km · Soba 87 km · Kachia 89 km · Kagoro 89 km · Kafanchan 95 km

Nigeria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 13% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,224
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
15.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 569
Religion
Muslim 54%other Christian 35%Roman Catholic 11%other 1%

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 Lere (10.3858°, 8.5729°, elevation 753 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).