Nakivale Refugee Camp weather in February

In February, Nakivale Refugee Camp sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 48 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-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 13% 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 Nakivale Refugee Camp's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nakivale Refugee Camp's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:10 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
72%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

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 Nakivale Refugee Camp 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 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42817
52817
62817
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Nakivale Refugee Camp weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 17°5112.6125.8
Feb28° / 18°4810.8125.4
Mar28° / 18°7314.9125.3
Apr27° / 17°7817.5125.1
May27° / 17°5714.6125.7
Jun27° / 16°267.1126.7
Jul28° / 16°123.5127.1
Aug27° / 17°4511.7126.1
Sep27° / 17°6617.5125.2
Oct27° / 17°9521.7124.7
Nov26° / 17°10422.8124.5
Dec26° / 17°7516.9125.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23268
33268
43268
53169
63268
73070
82971
92971
102971
112971
122872
132773
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242773
252773
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272773
282872

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Nakivale Refugee Camp gets around 48 mm of rain over 10.8 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 38% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
533
633
733
833
933
1033
1134
1234
1335
1436
1537
1638
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1840
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2042
2143
2244
2345
2446
2547
2647
2747
2847

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1323704
2323695
3324685
4324694
5325684
6325684
7325684
8325684
9325684
10324694
11324694
12324694
13223714
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15223705
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17222715
18222715
19122716
20121726
21121726
22120727
23120727
24120718
25120718
26019738
27019729
28019729

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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
166calm
176calm
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196calm
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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 7:09 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:097:10
212.07:097:11
312.07:097:11
412.07:097:11
512.07:097:11
612.07:097:11
712.07:097:11
812.07:107:11
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1712.07:107:11
1812.07:107:11
1912.07:107:11
2012.07:107:11
2112.07:107:11
2212.07:107:11
2312.07:107:11
2412.07:097:11
2512.07:097:10
2612.07:097:10
2712.07:097:10
2812.07:097:10

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.67 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 5.67 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 5.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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35.6Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Nakivale Refugee Camp?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nakivale Refugee Camp in February

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

In February, Nakivale Refugee Camp sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nakivale Refugee Camp in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nakivale Refugee Camp peaks around March 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 16Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Nakivale Refugee Camp 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 Nakivale Refugee Camp is worst in January — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorJan 2045 µg/m³Apr 2328 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb42Poor
Mar33Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun35Moderate
Jul41Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep33Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Nakivale Refugee Camp?

Nakivale Refugee Camp sits at 0.7°S, 31.0°E, 1,278 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Isingiro, 23 km away.

MbararaLyantondeBwizibweraIryangoKyazangaKinoniLwengo

Topography around Nakivale Refugee Camp

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nakivale Refugee Camp has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 1,256 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 392 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,032 m.

The land around Nakivale Refugee Camp is covered by cropland (38%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
123 m
16 km
392 m
80 km
1,032 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Isingiro 23 km · Mbarara 42 km · Lyantonde 42 km · Bwizibwera 44 km · Iryango 51 km · Kyazanga 56 km · Kinoni 56 km · Lwengo 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 Nakivale Refugee Camp (-0.7406°, 30.9963°, elevation 1,278 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).