Climate averages 1991–2020
Masindi weather
in February.
A hot, fairly dry month: the warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Masindi: daytime highs average 30.9°C and nights cool to about 19.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 33 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 04 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Hoima (48 km away). In February its highs average 30.1°C, 0.8°C cooler than Masindi, with 63 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Uganda, Masindi ranks 5th of 21 for the warmest February highs and 5th of 21 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 21 cities is 27.9°C; Masindi is 2.9°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs fall by 1.3°C to 29.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 33 mm to 112 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
Masindi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.6°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 31 | 6.0 | 12.012 h |
| February, selected | 30.9°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 33 | 6.8 | 12.112 h |
| March | 29.6°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 112 | 15.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 27.3°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 171 | 23.1 | 12.212 h |
| May | 26.7°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 136 | 23.1 | 12.212 h |
| June | 26.5°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 96 | 17.9 | 12.212 h |
| July | 26.4°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 92 | 17.8 | 12.212 h |
| August | 26.3°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 133 | 23.1 | 12.212 h |
| September | 26.7°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 145 | 24.0 | 12.112 h |
| October | 26.3°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 193 | 26.3 | 12.112 h |
| November | 26.6°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 152 | 20.7 | 12.012 h |
| December | 28.0°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 58 | 9.9 | 12.012 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
- Hoima in FebruaryUganda · 48 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 19.5°C · 63 mm rain
- Mubende in FebruaryUganda · 129 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 17.6°C · 44 mm rain
- Gulu in FebruaryUganda · 138 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 21.4°C · 18 mm rain
- Mityana in FebruaryUganda · 144 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 17.8°C · 78 mm rain
- Lira in FebruaryUganda · 146 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 20.5°C · 29 mm rain
- Bunia in FebruaryDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 163 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 18.2°C · 44 mm rain
- Nansana in FebruaryUganda · 172 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 17.6°C · 104 mm rain
- Arua in FebruaryUganda · 174 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 20.1°C · 17 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 Masindi) is explained once on the Masindi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.