Arzew weather in February

In February, Arzew sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 38 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Arzew's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arzew's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 38 mm; 7.3 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 7:56 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover: 42%; 7th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.79 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

Arzew is municipality in Oran, Algeria.

Density: 909/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical February day in Arzew reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	10
2	16	10
3	16	10
4	16	10
5	16	10
6	16	10
7	16	10
8	16	10
9	16	10
10	16	10
11	16	10
12	16	10
13	16	10
14	16	10
15	16	11
16	16	11
17	16	11
18	16	11
19	16	11
20	16	11
21	17	11
22	17	11
23	17	11
24	17	11
25	17	11
26	17	11
27	17	11
28	17	11

How February really feels in Arzew

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Arzew weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	16° / 10°	46	8.2	9.8	5.4
Feb	16° / 11°	38	7.3	10.6	5.7
Mar	18° / 12°	40	6.8	11.7	6.6
Apr	20° / 14°	37	6	12.9	7.2
May	23° / 17°	22	3.8	13.9	8.2
Jun	27° / 20°	5	1.1	14.4	8.5
Jul	30° / 23°	1	0.1	14.2	6.9
Aug	31° / 23°	4	0.6	13.4	6.4
Sep	28° / 21°	16	3.6	12.2	7.4
Oct	24° / 18°	30	5.4	11.1	7.9
Nov	20° / 14°	58	7.8	10.1	6.8
Dec	17° / 12°	42	7	9.6	6.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 32%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	65	66	66	67	67	67	68	69	69	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	69	69	68	68
Cloudier (%)	35	34	34	33	33	33	32	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	32	32

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	66	34
3	66	34
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	68	32
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	68	32
28	68	32

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Arzew gets around 38 mm of rain over 7.3 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	28
3	28
4	27
5	27
6	26
7	26
8	26
9	26
10	25
11	25
12	25
13	25
14	25
15	25
16	25
17	25
18	26
19	26
20	26
21	26
22	26
23	27
24	27
25	27
26	27
27	27
28	27

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	97	3
28	97	3

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:09 AM to 7:41 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:48 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	8:09	8:08	8:07	8:06	8:06	8:05	8:04	8:03	8:02	8:01	8:00	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:55	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:46	7:45	7:44	7:43	7:41
Sunset (PM)	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.2	8:09	6:21
2	10.2	8:08	6:22
3	10.3	8:07	6:23
4	10.3	8:06	6:24
5	10.3	8:06	6:25
6	10.4	8:05	6:26
7	10.4	8:04	6:27
8	10.4	8:03	6:28
9	10.4	8:02	6:29
10	10.5	8:01	6:30
11	10.5	8:00	6:31
12	10.5	7:59	6:32
13	10.6	7:58	6:33
14	10.6	7:57	6:34
15	10.6	7:56	6:35
16	10.7	7:55	6:36
17	10.7	7:54	6:37
18	10.8	7:53	6:38
19	10.8	7:52	6:39
20	10.8	7:51	6:40
21	10.9	7:50	6:41
22	10.9	7:49	6:42
23	10.9	7:48	6:43
24	11.0	7:46	6:44
25	11.0	7:45	6:45
26	11.0	7:44	6:46
27	11.1	7:43	6:47
28	11.1	7:41	6:48

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.49 kWh/m² to a high of 7.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.3	Moderate
2	3.3	Moderate
3	3.4	Moderate
4	3.4	Moderate
5	3.4	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.5	Moderate
8	3.5	Moderate
9	3.6	Moderate
10	3.6	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.7	Moderate
13	3.7	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.8	Moderate
16	3.8	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	3.9	Moderate
19	3.9	Moderate
20	4.0	Moderate
21	4.0	Bright
22	4.0	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Arzew

In seasonPeak

None of Arzew's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Arzew sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Arzew?

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

5.7

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.9

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Arzew for sightseeing.

What to pack for Arzew in February

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

In February, Arzew sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Arzew in February

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 7 to Oct 30 — about 4.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	16	15	16	17	18	21	23	25	24	21	19	17
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	16	Cool
Feb	15	Cool
Mar	16	Cool
Apr	17	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	21	Refreshing
Jul	23	Refreshing
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	24	Refreshing
Oct	21	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Arzew in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arzew peaks around July 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	7	7	8	8	9	8	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	7	High
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Arzew 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 Arzew is worst in March — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (June, 16 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	17	21	26	20	16	16	19	19	22	20	17	18
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	17	Moderate
Feb	21	Moderate
Mar	26	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	18	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Arzew?

Arzew sits at 35.9°N, 0.3°W, 10 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Aïn el Bya, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Arzew

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arzew has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 627 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,033 m.

The land around Arzew is covered by grassland (41%), artificial surfaces (20%) and water (20%) within 3 km, water (51%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and water (35%), cropland (33%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

227 m

grassland 41%

16 km

627 m

water 51%

80 km

1,033 m

water 35%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Arzew year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Aïn el Bya 5.0 km · Gdyel 12 km · Assi Bou Nif 24 km · Bir el Djir 25 km · Sidi ech Chahmi 28 km · En Nedjma 32 km · Oran 33 km · Es Senia 36 km

Algeria travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 33% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $6,051; 2025
Happiness: 5.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 69%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 20.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 468
Religion

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 Arzew (35.8505°, -0.318°, elevation 10 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	10
2	16	10
3	16	10
4	16	10
5	16	10
6	16	10
7	16	10
8	16	10
9	16	10
10	16	10
11	16	10
12	16	10
13	16	10
14	16	10
15	16	11
16	16	11
17	16	11
18	16	11
19	16	11
20	16	11
21	17	11
22	17	11
23	17	11
24	17	11
25	17	11
26	17	11
27	17	11
28	17	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	66	34
3	66	34
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	68	32
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	68	32
28	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	28
3	28
4	27
5	27
6	26
7	26
8	26
9	26
10	25
11	25
12	25
13	25
14	25
15	25
16	25
17	25
18	26
19	26
20	26
21	26
22	26
23	27
24	27
25	27
26	27
27	27
28	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	97	3
28	97	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	10
2	16	10
3	16	10
4	16	10
5	16	10
6	16	10
7	16	10
8	16	10
9	16	10
10	16	10
11	16	10
12	16	10
13	16	10
14	16	10
15	16	11
16	16	11
17	16	11
18	16	11
19	16	11
20	16	11
21	17	11
22	17	11
23	17	11
24	17	11
25	17	11
26	17	11
27	17	11
28	17	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	66	34
3	66	34
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	68	32
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	68	32
28	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	28
3	28
4	27
5	27
6	26
7	26
8	26
9	26
10	25
11	25
12	25
13	25
14	25
15	25
16	25
17	25
18	26
19	26
20	26
21	26
22	26
23	27
24	27
25	27
26	27
27	27
28	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	97	3
28	97	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	10
2	16	10
3	16	10
4	16	10
5	16	10
6	16	10
7	16	10
8	16	10
9	16	10
10	16	10
11	16	10
12	16	10
13	16	10
14	16	10
15	16	11
16	16	11
17	16	11
18	16	11
19	16	11
20	16	11
21	17	11
22	17	11
23	17	11
24	17	11
25	17	11
26	17	11
27	17	11
28	17	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	66	34
3	66	34
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	68	32
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	68	32
28	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	28
3	28
4	27
5	27
6	26
7	26
8	26
9	26
10	25
11	25
12	25
13	25
14	25
15	25
16	25
17	25
18	26
19	26
20	26
21	26
22	26
23	27
24	27
25	27
26	27
27	27
28	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	97	3
28	97	3