Lukaya weather in February

In February, Lukaya sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 74 mm of rain across 16.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Lukaya's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lukaya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
16.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:07 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
69%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Lukaya is place in Central.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Lukaya reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Lukaya weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 17°7716.5125.4
Feb28° / 18°7416.2125.1
Mar27° / 18°12322.7124.5
Apr26° / 18°16126123.9
May26° / 17°12924124.5
Jun26° / 17°7015.5125.7
Jul26° / 17°4811.1126.4
Aug26° / 17°9017.7125.4
Sep26° / 17°12223.4124.5
Oct26° / 17°14825.9124.1
Nov26° / 17°15025.3124.1
Dec26° / 17°10220.4125.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23862
33862
43862
53862
63862
73763
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93763
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113565
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193268
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223169
233169
243070
253070
263070
272971
282971

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Lukaya gets around 74 mm of rain over 16.2 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 58% 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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2869

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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 35% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12115730
22115631
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28025444

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

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
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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 7:06 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:067:06
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512.07:077:07
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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 5.81 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 5.81 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Lukaya?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Lukaya for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lukaya in February

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

In February, Lukaya sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lukaya 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 Lukaya peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Lukaya 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 Lukaya is worst in January — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (May, 22 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 1740 µg/m³May 1123 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan41Poor
Feb36Poor
Mar28Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec35Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Lukaya?

Lukaya sits at 0.1°S, 31.9°E, 1,206 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Masaka, 28 km away.

GombeKalisizoLwengoMityanaMpigiKyazangaKasaali

Topography around Lukaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lukaya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m around an average of 1,201 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 433 m.

The land around Lukaya is covered by shrubs (41%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, shrubs (29%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and water (28%), shrubs (25%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
172 m
16 km
216 m
80 km
433 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Masaka 28 km · Gombe 44 km · Kalisizo 54 km · Lwengo 60 km · Mityana 62 km · Mpigi 63 km · Kyazanga 64 km · Kasaali 65 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 Lukaya (-0.1131°, 31.8539°, elevation 1,206 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).