Buwenge weather in February

In February, Buwenge sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 92 mm of rain across 15.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
15.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:03 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
64%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Buwenge is place in Eastern Uganda, Uganda.

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 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in Buwenge reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°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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Buwenge weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 18°9916.1124.9
Feb29° / 19°9215.7124.4
Mar29° / 19°17123.9123.9
Apr27° / 19°23327.8123.6
May27° / 19°21928.4123.7
Jun27° / 18°13924.1124.3
Jul27° / 18°12020.9124.8
Aug27° / 18°14323.1124.6
Sep27° / 18°15824.9124.1
Oct27° / 18°20127.4123.8
Nov27° / 19°20425.5123.9
Dec28° / 18°13920.5124.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44951
54852
64852
74654
84654
94654
104555
114555
124456
134456
144258
154258
164258
174159
184159
194159
204159
214060
223961
233961
243961
253862
263862
273961
283862

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Buwenge gets around 92 mm of rain over 15.7 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 57% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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750
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1960
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2162
2263
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2465
2566
2667
2768
2869

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 73% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12725651
22725651
32626651
43626641
53626641
63526651
73526651
83526651
93526651
103425671
113425671
123424681
133423691
142423701
152422711
162321740
172320750
182320750
191319770
201318780
211217791
221216801
231216801
241215811
250114841
260114841
270114841
280113851

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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277calm
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 7:02 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:027:00
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412.07:027:00
512.07:027:01
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2612.07:017:01
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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 6.06 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 6.06 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
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216.0Intense
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286.0Intense
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Buwenge?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Buwenge for sightseeing.

What to pack for Buwenge in February

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

In February, Buwenge sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

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

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 17UV 15Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Buwenge 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 Buwenge is worst in January — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (April, 29 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorJan 1749 µg/m³Apr 1829 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb43Poor
Mar33Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun39Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep34Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Buwenge?

Buwenge sits at 0.7°N, 33.2°E, 1,124 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Bugembe, 20 km away.

Topography around Buwenge

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buwenge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 1,110 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 291 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m.

The land around Buwenge is covered by trees (62%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and trees (36%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
291 m
80 km
332 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Bugembe 20 km · Kakira 20 km · Njeru 23 km · Jinja 24 km · Magamaga 24 km · Kayunga 32 km · Iganga 33 km · Kamuli 34 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 Buwenge (0.65°, 33.1713°, elevation 1,124 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).