Dokolo weather in February

In February, Dokolo sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 41 mm of rain across 7 wet days and about 11.9 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 28% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Dokolo's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dokolo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
41 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:04 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
59%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Dokolo is place in Northern 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 32°C through the month.

A typical February day in Dokolo 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 Dokolo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 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
28
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.

Dokolo 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° / 20°346.211.94.7
Feb32° / 20°41711.94.1
Mar31° / 21°11614.8123.8
Apr29° / 20°20623.5123.6
May28° / 20°18225.112.14.0
Jun28° / 19°12620.812.14.7
Jul27° / 19°1192112.14.8
Aug28° / 19°16723.212.14.5
Sep29° / 19°14619.8124.4
Oct29° / 19°19021.5124.1
Nov29° / 19°1351711.94.6
Dec30° / 19°588.211.95.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25347
35347
45347
55248
65149
75149
85050
95050
104852
114951
124951
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Dokolo gets around 41 mm of rain over 7 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 25% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
120
220
320
421
521
621
721
821
921
1021
1122
1222
1322
1423
1523
1624
1724
1825
1926
2027
2128
2229
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2532
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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 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 20% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
137192816
237192816
337192816
437182816
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638182816
738182916
837182916
937182916
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1432203117
1531203118
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1926223121
2024213222
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2222213224
2321213325
2420203327
2520203328
2619193329
2719193330
2818183231

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
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218calm
228calm
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268calm
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288calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min 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 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:03 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.97:036:58
211.97:036:59
311.97:036:59
411.97:046:59
511.97:046:59
611.97:046:59
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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 6.46 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 6.46 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
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286.5Intense
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Dokolo?

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
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dokolo in February

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

In February, Dokolo 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 Dokolo 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 Dokolo peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Dokolo 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 Dokolo is worst in January — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (April, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1733 µg/m³Apr 1516 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dokolo?

Dokolo sits at 1.9°N, 33.2°E, 1,079 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Lira, 50 km away.

LiraSorotiApacBuyendeNgoraKumiPallisaAbim

Topography around Dokolo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dokolo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 1,081 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 338 m.

The land around Dokolo is covered by shrubs (38%) and cropland (38%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and shrubs (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
129 m
80 km
338 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Lira 50 km · Soroti 52 km · Apac 72 km · Buyende 83 km · Ngora 84 km · Kumi 97 km · Pallisa 103 km · Abim 105 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 Dokolo (1.8983°, 33.1775°, elevation 1,079 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).