Diapaga weather in February

In February, Diapaga sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Diapaga's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Diapaga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:19 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
30%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Diapaga is village in Burkina Faso.

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 35°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical February day in Diapaga reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Diapaga

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.

Diapaga weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°0011.44.3
Feb36° / 23°10.211.62.4
Mar39° / 26°40.811.90.6
Apr40° / 28°144.112.30.2
May38° / 27°4210.212.51.2
Jun34° / 25°5711.712.72.7
Jul31° / 24°11616.712.63.5
Aug30° / 23°1962112.43.7
Sep31° / 23°11213.912.13.9
Oct35° / 24°326.411.73.0
Nov36° / 22°10.211.42.4
Dec34° / 20°0011.33.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Diapaga gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:225:51
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 6.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Diapaga

In seasonPeak

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

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

Diapaga sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in March.

Monsoon
Dust
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Feb
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May
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Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is February a good time to visit Diapaga?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Diapaga.

What to pack for Diapaga in February

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

In February, Diapaga sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Diapaga in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Diapaga peaks around September 11 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highSep 11UV 12Jan 1UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb8Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Diapaga 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 Diapaga is worst in November — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.2× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyNov 2186 µg/m³Aug 1413 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan73Unhealthy
Feb81Unhealthy
Mar72Unhealthy
Apr50Poor
May27Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov89Unhealthy
Dec78Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Diapaga?

Diapaga sits at 12.1°N, 1.8°E, 273 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Namponkoré, 37 km away.

BanikoaraTorodiSayKérouNatiaboaniYouri KourtéréKollo

Topography around Diapaga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Diapaga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 270 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m.

The land around Diapaga is covered by cropland (35%), grassland (30%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, cropland (48%), shrubs (26%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%), shrubs (32%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

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51 m
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78 m
80 km
241 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Namponkoré 37 km · Banikoara 111 km · Torodi 116 km · Say 130 km · Kérou 143 km · Natiaboani 146 km · Youri Kourtéré 149 km · Kollo 149 km

Burkina Faso travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,148
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
31
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 64%Roman Catholic 20%Animiste 9%Protestant 6%

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 Diapaga (12.0729°, 1.7884°, elevation 273 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).