Rukungiri weather in February

In February, Rukungiri sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 90 mm of rain across 15.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in February, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Rukungiri's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rukungiri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
10th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:14 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
76%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Rukungiri is place in 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 26°C through the month.

A typical February day in Rukungiri reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°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)
12616
22616
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62616
72616
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Rukungiri weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 16°10319.1125.2
Feb26° / 16°9015.4125.3
Mar26° / 16°14222.8124.6
Apr25° / 16°15323.3124.4
May26° / 16°11219.2125.2
Jun26° / 16°6013125.9
Jul26° / 15°4211.1126.2
Aug26° / 16°9618.2125.2
Sep26° / 16°13321124.8
Oct25° / 16°17825.3124.3
Nov25° / 15°18926124.1
Dec25° / 15°15024124.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52872
62674
72674
82674
92674
102575
112575
122476
132476
142476
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162476
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202278
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222179
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262179
272179
282179

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Rukungiri gets around 90 mm of rain over 15.4 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 55% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
151
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349
449
548
648
747
847
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1148
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2060
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2262
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2565
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2766
2867

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the comfortable band about 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1176419
2176320
3186220
4196120
5196120
6206020
7206020
8215920
9215920
10215920
11206020
12205921
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20155827
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23125731
24125632
25115633
26105634
2795635
2895536

Wind in February

Winds average 5 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
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245calm
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265calm
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285calm

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 7:13 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 7:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:137:15
212.07:137:15
312.07:137:15
412.07:137:15
512.07:137:15
612.07:137:15
712.07:147:15
812.07:147:16
912.07:147:16
1012.07:147:16
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1812.07:147:15
1912.07:147:15
2012.07:147:15
2112.07:147:15
2212.07:147:15
2312.07:147:15
2412.07:147:15
2512.07:137:15
2612.07:137:15
2712.07:137:14
2812.07:137:14

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.95 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 5.95 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
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246.0Bright
256.0Bright
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286.0Bright
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Rukungiri?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Rukungiri for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rukungiri in February

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

In February, Rukungiri sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Rukungiri 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 Rukungiri peaks around March 16 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 16UV 16Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Rukungiri 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 Rukungiri is worst in July — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJul 1578 µg/m³Apr 2259 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan77Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May60Unhealthy
Jun72Unhealthy
Jul79Unhealthy
Aug68Unhealthy
Sep60Unhealthy
Oct59Unhealthy
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec68Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Rukungiri?

Rukungiri sits at 0.8°S, 29.9°E, 1,575 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Nyamunuka, 17 km away.

NtungamoIshakaRubandaKabaleKyamahungu

Topography around Rukungiri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rukungiri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m around an average of 1,582 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,124 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,188 m.

The land around Rukungiri is covered by trees (41%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
177 m
16 km
1,124 m
80 km
3,188 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Nyamunuka 17 km · Kanungu 21 km · Kihihi 29 km · Ntungamo 36 km · Ishaka 40 km · Rubanda 40 km · Kabale 46 km · Kyamahungu 47 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 Rukungiri (-0.8411°, 29.9419°, elevation 1,575 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).