Bou Hanifia el Hamamat weather in February

In February, Bou Hanifia el Hamamat sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 7.5 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 Bou Hanifia el Hamamat's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bou Hanifia el Hamamat's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 40 mm; 7.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 7:55 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover: 45%; 7th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 3.81 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.5; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical February day in Bou Hanifia el Hamamat reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 3°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)	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7

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

How February really feels in Bou Hanifia el Hamamat

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.

Bou Hanifia el Hamamat weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 5°	47	8.2	9.9	5.0
Feb	16° / 6°	40	7.5	10.7	5.5
Mar	19° / 8°	47	7.4	11.7	6.7
Apr	22° / 10°	41	6.9	12.9	7.3
May	26° / 14°	28	4.6	13.8	7.7
Jun	31° / 18°	8	1.8	14.3	5.6
Jul	35° / 21°	2	0.7	14.1	3.1
Aug	35° / 21°	5	1.5	13.3	3.2
Sep	30° / 18°	15	3.7	12.2	5.7
Oct	26° / 14°	27	5.3	11.1	7.7
Nov	19° / 9°	47	7.4	10.1	6.7
Dec	16° / 7°	40	7.2	9.7	5.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 38%.

	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 (%)	60	61	61	62	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	63	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	61
Cloudier (%)	40	39	39	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	62	38
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	61	39
28	61	39

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Bou Hanifia el Hamamat gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 7.5 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	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	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29

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

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 100% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 9 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	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 8:06 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:47 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	10.3	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	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	8:06	8:06	8:05	8:04	8:04	8:03	8:02	8:01	8:00	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:57	7:56	7:55	7:54	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:46	7:45	7:43	7:42	7:41	7:40
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	6:47

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

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.53 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.81 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	3.5	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	4.1	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	3.5	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.5	Moderate
8	3.6	Moderate
9	3.6	Moderate
10	3.7	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.7	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.8	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	3.9	Moderate
19	4.0	Moderate
20	4.0	Moderate
21	4.0	Bright
22	4.1	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 Bou Hanifia el Hamamat

In seasonPeak

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

Bou Hanifia el Hamamat sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in July.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Bou Hanifia el Hamamat?

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

5.5

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.9

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Bou Hanifia el Hamamat for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bou Hanifia el Hamamat in February

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

In February, Bou Hanifia el Hamamat sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Bou Hanifia el Hamamat 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 at the nearest coast (about 63 km away) 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 Nov 1 — about 4.9 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 Bou Hanifia el Hamamat 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 Bou Hanifia el Hamamat peaks around July 17 at about 10 (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	9	9	10	9	8	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	7	Very high
Apr	7	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Bou Hanifia el Hamamat 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 Bou Hanifia el Hamamat is worst in September — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	21	26	30	25	21	21	26	28	31	27	23	23
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	21	Moderate
Feb	26	Moderate
Mar	30	Moderate
Apr	25	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	26	Moderate
Aug	28	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	27	Moderate
Nov	23	Moderate
Dec	23	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Bou Hanifia el Hamamat?

Bou Hanifia el Hamamat sits at 35.3°N, 0.1°W, 232 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Mascara, 20 km away.

Topography around Bou Hanifia el Hamamat

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bou Hanifia el Hamamat.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bou Hanifia el Hamamat has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 314 m around an average of 295 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 693 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,380 m.

The land around Bou Hanifia el Hamamat is covered by cropland (34%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

314 m

cropland 34%

16 km

693 m

grassland 44%

80 km

1,380 m

cropland 47%

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← January Bou Hanifia el Hamamat year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Mascara 20 km · Sfizef 20 km · Sig 27 km · Mohammadia 32 km · Tighenif 36 km · ’Aïn el Berd 42 km · Sidi Bel Abbes 55 km · Saïda 57 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 Bou Hanifia el Hamamat (35.3147°, -0.0504°, elevation 232 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	15	5
2	15	5
3	15	6
4	15	6
5	16	6
6	16	6
7	16	6
8	16	6
9	16	6
10	16	6
11	16	6
12	16	6
13	16	6
14	16	6
15	16	6
16	16	6
17	16	6
18	16	6
19	17	6
20	17	6
21	17	6
22	17	6
23	17	6
24	17	6
25	17	7
26	17	7
27	17	7
28	17	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	62	38
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	61	39
28	61	39

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	62	38
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	61	39
28	61	39

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	62	38
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	61	39
28	61	39

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100