Lwengo weather in February

In February, Lwengo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 61 mm of rain across 13.1 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 Lwengo's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lwengo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:09 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
69%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Lwengo is place in Central 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 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Lwengo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 1°C warmer than March.

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Lwengo 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°7014.6125.6
Feb28° / 18°6113.1125.2
Mar27° / 18°9817.4125.1
Apr26° / 17°11021.3124.6
May26° / 17°8818.5125.3
Jun26° / 17°4610.7126.3
Jul27° / 16°297.4126.8
Aug27° / 17°7114.4125.8
Sep27° / 17°10121124.8
Oct26° / 17°12424.5124.3
Nov26° / 17°13023.7124.3
Dec26° / 17°9319.1125.1

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 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
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253070
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Lwengo gets around 61 mm of rain over 13.1 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 47% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 18% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11146916
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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
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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 7:07 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 7:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:077:08
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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 5.74 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 5.74 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 Lwengo?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lwengo in February

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

In February, Lwengo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lwengo 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 Lwengo 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
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Lwengo 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 Lwengo is worst in January — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (April, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1836 µg/m³Apr 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan37Poor
Feb31Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lwengo?

Lwengo sits at 0.4°S, 31.4°E, 1,252 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kyazanga, 7.0 km away.

MasakaNakivale Refugee CampLukayaKazo

Topography around Lwengo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lwengo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 1,267 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 572 m.

The land around Lwengo is covered by cropland (32%), shrubs (29%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
301 m
80 km
572 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Kyazanga 7.0 km · Kalisizo 27 km · Kasaali 27 km · Lyantonde 28 km · Masaka 37 km · Nakivale Refugee Camp 58 km · Lukaya 60 km · Kazo 79 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 Lwengo (-0.4161°, 31.4081°, elevation 1,252 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).