Nzega weather in February

In February, Nzega sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 168 mm of rain across 19.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in February, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Nzega's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nzega's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
13°
7th coldest
Rainfall
168 mm
19.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:14 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
79%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Nzega is populated place in Rwanda.

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 23°C through the month.

A typical February day in Nzega reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°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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Nzega weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 13°19421.812.14.7
Feb23° / 13°16819.512.14.8
Mar22° / 13°18723.4124.5
Apr22° / 13°19925.811.93.9
May22° / 13°9916.811.95.4
Jun22° / 12°294.611.97.1
Jul22° / 12°101.811.97.7
Aug23° / 13°314.311.97.4
Sep23° / 13°6410.2126.5
Oct22° / 13°14520.512.14.9
Nov22° / 13°1772412.14.1
Dec22° / 13°1842212.14.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
22080
32080
42080
52080
62080
72080
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Nzega gets around 168 mm of rain over 19.5 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 70% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
166
266
366
466
566
667
767
867
968
1068
1168
1269
1369
1469
1570
1670
1770
1871
1971
2072
2172
2272
2372
2472
2573
2673
2773
2873

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 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
145541
245541
345541
445541
544542
644542
743552
843552
942562
1041572
1141572
1240582
1340582
1439592
1539592
1639592
1739601
1839601
1939601
2039601
2140591
2240591
2340591
2440591
2541581
2641581
2741581
2840591

Wind in February

Winds average 5 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
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255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of February to 12 h 06 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 6:12 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:126:18
212.16:126:19
312.16:136:19
412.16:136:19
512.16:136:19
612.16:136:19
712.16:136:19
812.16:136:19
912.16:136:19
1012.16:146:19
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2012.16:146:18
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2512.16:146:17
2612.16:146:17
2712.16:146:17
2812.16:146:17

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.7 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 5.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Nzega

In seasonPeak

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

Nzega's rainy season runs October–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Nzega?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Nzega for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nzega in February

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

In February, Nzega sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Nzega in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nzega peaks around March 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 16Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Nzega 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 Nzega is worst in February — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyFeb 1073 µg/m³Apr 2059 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan72Unhealthy
Feb73Unhealthy
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May61Unhealthy
Jun71Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug73Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct65Unhealthy
Nov65Unhealthy
Dec69Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nzega?

Nzega sits at 2.5°S, 29.6°E, 1,993 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Gikongoro, 3.0 km away.

ButareNyanzaRuhangoKarambiMahembeCyatoGitesi

Topography around Nzega

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nzega has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 581 m around an average of 1,932 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 999 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,147 m.

The land around Nzega is covered by grassland (38%), cropland (28%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, grassland (38%), cropland (31%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (31%), grassland (29%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
581 m
16 km
999 m
80 km
2,147 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Gikongoro 3.0 km · Butare 24 km · Nyanza 26 km · Ruhango 38 km · Karambi 39 km · Mahembe 40 km · Cyato 42 km · Gitesi 44 km

Rwanda travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 27% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,124
2025
Happiness
3.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2021
Homicide rate
3.6
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
29.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 417
Religion
Catholic 40%Pentecostal 21%Protestant 15%Adventist 12%

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 Nzega (-2.479°, 29.5564°, elevation 1,993 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).