Butare Weather in February
Butare in February
The short of it: Butare in February averages a high of 25 °C (78 °F) and a low of 15 °C (58 °F), with 91 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 15° · rain 91 mm · daylight 12 h 12 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
February in Butare brings afternoons near 25° and nights around 15°, with about 91 mm of rain over the month. Much like January: highs about 25°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 91 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 12 min in mid-February.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates February 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Butare runs warmer than most and drier than most in February. Gikongoro, 24 km to the NW, is 2° cooler by day.
February in Butare, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- about the same, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GikongoroSouthern Province | 24 km NW | 23° | 13° | 105 mm |
| NzegaSouthern Province | 24 km WNW | 23° | 13° | 105 mm |
| NyanzaSouthern Province | 27 km N | 25° | 15° | 86 mm |
| NgoziNgozi | 36 km SSE | 25° | 14° | 98 mm |
| KayanzaKayanza | 38 km SSW | 25° | 15° | 114 mm |
| KirundoKirundo | 40 km E | 26° | 16° | 78 mm |
| RuhangoSouthern Province | 42 km N | 26° | 15° | 87 mm |
| RuhuhaEastern Province | 48 km NE | 27° | 16° | 74 mm |