Butemba weather in February

In February, Butemba sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 33 mm of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-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 21% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Butemba's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Butemba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:09 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
67%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

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 Butemba reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Butemba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 17 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
17
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.

Butemba weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°306.211.94.9
Feb32° / 20°336.8124.1
Mar31° / 20°9315123.9
Apr29° / 19°13021.5123.8
May28° / 19°9820.112.14.4
Jun29° / 18°5912.112.15.3
Jul29° / 18°5310.612.15.5
Aug28° / 18°10417.5124.7
Sep28° / 18°13321.5124.1
Oct28° / 18°17625.4123.9
Nov28° / 18°12919.811.94.5
Dec29° / 18°5710.111.95.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24159
34159
44159
54159
64060
74060
84060
93961
103961
113763
123763
133763
143565
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Butemba gets around 33 mm of rain over 6.8 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 24% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
120
219
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419
519
619
718
818
918
1018
1118
1219
1319
1420
1521
1622
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1824
1926
2027
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2230
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2837

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the humid band about 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12730367
22830357
32930347
42930347
52930347
63030346
73030346
83030346
93030356
102930355
112930365
122830375
132729395
142629405
152529415
162428435
172328445
182128456
192027476
201927486
211727497
221626508
231526518
241425529
2513255210
2612245311
2711235412
2811225413

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
227calm
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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 7:09 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:097:06
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412.07:097:06
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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 6.02 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 6.02 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
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256.0Bright
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286.0Bright
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Butemba?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Butemba in February

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

In February, Butemba sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

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UV index in Butemba 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 Butemba peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Butemba 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 Butemba is worst in January — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.8× the cleanest month (April, 16 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 2346 µg/m³Apr 2216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar24Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Butemba?

Butemba sits at 1.2°N, 31.6°E, 1,108 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Lwakyomba, 24 km away.

BuhimbaHoimaKikubeKakumiroBukuyaMasindi

Topography around Butemba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Butemba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 1,100 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 985 m.

The land around Butemba is covered by grassland (51%), shrubs (21%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), trees (31%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
230 m
80 km
985 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Lwakyomba 24 km · Kiboga 33 km · Buhimba 40 km · Hoima 42 km · Kikube 48 km · Kakumiro 53 km · Bukuya 58 km · Masindi 58 km

Uganda travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,206
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
18%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
29.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 518
Religion
Protestant 45%Roman Catholic 39%Muslim 14%other 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 Butemba (1.1594°, 31.6108°, elevation 1,108 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).