Climate averages 1991–2020
Lodwar weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Lodwar: daytime highs average 36.2°C and nights cool to about 24.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 7.2 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes February a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 01 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kotido (163 km away). In February its highs average 32.0°C, 4.2°C cooler than Lodwar, with 9.9 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Lodwar ranks 2nd of 37 for the warmest February highs and 4th of 37 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 37 cities is 28.4°C; Lodwar is 7.8°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 35.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 7.2 mm to 36 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Lodwar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35.0°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 12 | 1.9 | 12.012 h |
| February, selected | 36.2°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 7.2 | 1.2 | 12.012 h |
| March | 35.7°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 36 | 4.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 33.9°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 74 | 9.0 | 12.212 h |
| May | 33.5°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 49 | 6.7 | 12.312 h |
| June | 32.9°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 23 | 4.0 | 12.312 h |
| July | 32.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 22 | 4.4 | 12.312 h |
| August | 32.9°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 19 | 3.5 | 12.212 h |
| September | 34.4°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 10 | 1.9 | 12.112 h |
| October | 34.2°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 32 | 4.5 | 12.112 h |
| November | 33.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 60 | 5.8 | 12.012 h |
| December | 33.8°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 26 | 3.4 | 11.912 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Kotido in FebruaryUganda · 163 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 20.0°C · 9.9 mm rain
- Kitale in FebruaryKenya · 243 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 11.9°C · 49 mm rain
- Eldoret in FebruaryKenya · 291 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 12.7°C · 45 mm rain
- Lira in FebruaryUganda · 315 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 20.5°C · 29 mm rain
- Kakamega in FebruaryKenya · 329 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 14.5°C · 74 mm rain
- Busia in FebruaryKenya · 339 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 17.8°C · 110 mm rain
- Khwisero in FebruaryKenya · 346 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 16.6°C · 82 mm rain
- Gulu in FebruaryUganda · 368 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 21.4°C · 18 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Lodwar) is explained once on the Lodwar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.