Jijel weather in February

In February, Jijel sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 110 mm of precipitation across 12.9 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Jijel's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jijel's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 110 mm; 12.9 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 7:34 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 9th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 3.49 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical February day in Jijel reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 18°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)	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

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

Jijel weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	14° / 7°	128	13.8	0.3	9.8	3.7
Feb	14° / 7°	110	12.9	0.7	10.6	3.8
Mar	16° / 9°	96	11.4	0	11.7	5.0
Apr	18° / 11°	88	10.8	0	12.9	5.9
May	22° / 14°	62	8.1	0	13.9	7.1
Jun	26° / 18°	18	3.1	0	14.5	8.4
Jul	29° / 21°	3	0.8	0	14.3	7.4
Aug	30° / 22°	16	2.5	0	13.4	6.6
Sep	26° / 19°	65	9	0	12.2	7.0
Oct	23° / 16°	87	10.6	0	11	6.9
Nov	18° / 12°	127	13.5	0	10	5.4
Dec	15° / 9°	136	13.4	0	9.5	4.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

	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 (%)	52	53	53	54	54	54	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	57
Cloudier (%)	48	47	47	46	46	46	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Jijel gets around 110 mm of rain and snow over 12.9 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 46% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days, and about 1 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 (%)	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44
Snow chance (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	50	3
2	49	3
3	49	3
4	48	3
5	48	3
6	47	3
7	47	3
8	46	3
9	46	3
10	46	3
11	46	3
12	45	3
13	45	3
14	45	3
15	45	3
16	45	2
17	45	2
18	45	2
19	45	2
20	45	2
21	45	2
22	45	1
23	45	1
24	44	1
25	44	1
26	44	1
27	44	1
28	44	1

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 11 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	12	12	12	12	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	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	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 06 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 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:46 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:23 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)	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	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	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:46	7:45	7:45	7:44	7:43	7:42	7:41	7:41	7:40	7:39	7:38	7:37	7:36	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:19	7:18
Sunset (PM)	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	7:46	5:55
2	10.2	7:45	5:56
3	10.2	7:45	5:57
4	10.2	7:44	5:58
5	10.3	7:43	5:59
6	10.3	7:42	6:00
7	10.3	7:41	6:01
8	10.4	7:41	6:02
9	10.4	7:40	6:03
10	10.4	7:39	6:04
11	10.5	7:38	6:05
12	10.5	7:37	6:06
13	10.5	7:36	6:07
14	10.6	7:35	6:08
15	10.6	7:34	6:09
16	10.6	7:33	6:11
17	10.7	7:31	6:12
18	10.7	7:30	6:13
19	10.7	7:29	6:14
20	10.8	7:28	6:15
21	10.8	7:27	6:16
22	10.9	7:26	6:17
23	10.9	7:24	6:18
24	10.9	7:23	6:19
25	11.0	7:22	6:20
26	11.0	7:21	6:21
27	11.0	7:19	6:22
28	11.1	7:18	6:23

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.49 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)	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	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	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.0	Moderate
2	3.0	Moderate
3	3.0	Moderate
4	3.1	Moderate
5	3.1	Moderate
6	3.2	Moderate
7	3.2	Moderate
8	3.2	Moderate
9	3.3	Moderate
10	3.3	Moderate
11	3.4	Moderate
12	3.4	Moderate
13	3.4	Moderate
14	3.5	Moderate
15	3.5	Moderate
16	3.5	Moderate
17	3.6	Moderate
18	3.6	Moderate
19	3.7	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.8	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	4.0	Moderate
28	4.0	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Jijel

In seasonPeak

In February, Jijel sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Jijel's rainy season runs September–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Jijel sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

Rainy season

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Jijel?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jijel.

What to pack for Jijel in February

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

In February, Jijel sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 13 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near Jijel 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 26°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 31 to Nov 12 — about 5.5 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	15	16	19	22	24	26	25	23	20	17
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	16	Cool
Feb	15	Cool
Mar	15	Cool
Apr	16	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	24	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	23	Refreshing
Nov	20	Cool
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Jijel 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 Jijel peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	6	7	7	8	9	7	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	7	High
May	7	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Jijel 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 Jijel is worst in August — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 20 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)	20	23	26	25	22	22	30	36	25	25	21	20
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	20	Moderate
Feb	23	Moderate
Mar	26	Moderate
Apr	25	Moderate
May	22	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	30	Moderate
Aug	36	Poor
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	20	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Jijel?

Jijel sits at 36.8°N, 5.8°E, 15 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is District of Taher, 13 km away.

Topography around Jijel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jijel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,032 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,998 m.

The land around Jijel is covered by water (52%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, water (56%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and water (36%), grassland (24%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

141 m

water 52%

16 km

1,032 m

water 56%

80 km

1,998 m

water 36%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: District of Taher 13 km · Babor 42 km · El Milia 46 km · Rouached 47 km · Fedj M’Zala 49 km · Sidi Mérouane 56 km · Grarem 61 km · Mila 61 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 Jijel (36.821°, 5.7635°, elevation 15 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	13	7
2	13	7
3	13	7
4	13	7
5	13	7
6	14	7
7	14	7
8	14	7
9	14	7
10	14	7
11	14	7
12	14	7
13	14	7
14	14	7
15	14	7
16	14	7
17	14	7
18	14	8
19	14	8
20	14	8
21	14	8
22	14	8
23	14	8
24	14	8
25	15	8
26	15	8
27	15	8
28	15	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	50	3
2	49	3
3	49	3
4	48	3
5	48	3
6	47	3
7	47	3
8	46	3
9	46	3
10	46	3
11	46	3
12	45	3
13	45	3
14	45	3
15	45	3
16	45	2
17	45	2
18	45	2
19	45	2
20	45	2
21	45	2
22	45	1
23	45	1
24	44	1
25	44	1
26	44	1
27	44	1
28	44	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	50	3
2	49	3
3	49	3
4	48	3
5	48	3
6	47	3
7	47	3
8	46	3
9	46	3
10	46	3
11	46	3
12	45	3
13	45	3
14	45	3
15	45	3
16	45	2
17	45	2
18	45	2
19	45	2
20	45	2
21	45	2
22	45	1
23	45	1
24	44	1
25	44	1
26	44	1
27	44	1
28	44	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	58	42
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	50	3
2	49	3
3	49	3
4	48	3
5	48	3
6	47	3
7	47	3
8	46	3
9	46	3
10	46	3
11	46	3
12	45	3
13	45	3
14	45	3
15	45	3
16	45	2
17	45	2
18	45	2
19	45	2
20	45	2
21	45	2
22	45	1
23	45	1
24	44	1
25	44	1
26	44	1
27	44	1
28	44	1

	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