Matéri weather in February

In February, Matéri sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Matéri's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Matéri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:21 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
33%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Matéri is commune of Benin.

Density
14/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical February day in Matéri reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 2°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Matéri

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 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
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Matéri weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 21°10.111.43.5
Feb37° / 23°30.411.61.9
Mar39° / 26°72.111.90.7
Apr38° / 27°32812.21.0
May36° / 26°5511.712.52.0
Jun34° / 25°591112.63.1
Jul31° / 24°11317.912.63.5
Aug30° / 23°19823.712.43.4
Sep31° / 23°14818.212.13.6
Oct33° / 23°539.611.83.3
Nov36° / 22°30.711.52.4
Dec35° / 21°0011.43.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48218
58218
68218
78218
88119
98020
108020
117921
127822
137822
147624
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177426
187228
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207129
217129
227030
236931
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286931

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Matéri gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.4 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1943210
2943210
3943210
4943210
5933310
6923320
7923320
8923320
9903430
10903430
11894430
12884440
13884440
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15854551
16854551
17844561
18835561
19825571
20805672
21795682
22795682
23776692
24766792
257567102
267368112
277368112
287079122

Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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289calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:23 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 7:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:236:55
211.57:236:56
311.67:236:56
411.67:236:56
511.67:236:57
611.67:236:57
711.67:236:57
811.67:226:58
911.67:226:58
1011.67:226:58
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1211.67:226:59
1311.67:216:59
1411.67:217:00
1511.67:217:00
1611.77:217:00
1711.77:207:00
1811.77:207:00
1911.77:207:01
2011.77:197:01
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2211.77:197:01
2311.77:187:01
2411.77:187:02
2511.77:177:02
2611.77:177:02
2711.87:177:02
2811.87:167:02

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 6.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
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126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.4Intense
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216.4Intense
226.5Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Matéri

In seasonPeak

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

Matéri's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Matéri sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in March.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Matéri?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Matéri.

What to pack for Matéri in February

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

In February, Matéri sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Matéri in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Matéri peaks around September 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highSep 14UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Matéri 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 Matéri is worst in December — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.9× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyDec 2084 µg/m³Aug 1015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan78Unhealthy
Feb81Unhealthy
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr41Poor
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov66Unhealthy
Dec86Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Matéri?

Matéri sits at 10.7°N, 1.1°E, 200 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Cobly, 24 km away.

ToukountounaNatitingouKompiengaBoukoumbéMango

Topography around Matéri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Matéri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m around an average of 206 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 558 m.

The land around Matéri is covered by cropland (84%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
154 m
16 km
244 m
80 km
558 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Cobly 24 km · Tanguiéta 24 km · Toukountouna 40 km · Natitingou 56 km · Kompienga 57 km · Boukoumbé 58 km · Mango 75 km · Dapaong 95 km

Benin travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,658
2025
Happiness
4.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
18%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
26.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 406
Religion
Muslim 28%Roman Catholic 26%Protestant 14%Vodoun 12%

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 Matéri (10.6962°, 1.0631°, elevation 200 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. 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).