Fara Department weather in February

In February, Fara Department sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 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 35°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 Fara Department's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fara Department's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 36°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:37 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover: 31%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.29 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.5; 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 35°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical February day in Fara Department reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than 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)	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
Avg low (°C)	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	20
2	35	21
3	35	21
4	35	21
5	35	21
6	35	21
7	35	21
8	36	21
9	36	21
10	36	21
11	36	22
12	36	22
13	36	22
14	36	22
15	36	22
16	36	22
17	36	22
18	36	22
19	37	23
20	37	23
21	37	23
22	37	23
23	37	23
24	37	23
25	37	23
26	37	23
27	37	24
28	37	24

How February really feels in Fara Department

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Fara Department 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 19°	0	0.1	11.4	4.2
Feb	36° / 22°	1	0.3	11.6	2.5
Mar	38° / 25°	5	1.5	11.9	1.0
Apr	38° / 27°	26	6	12.2	0.9
May	36° / 26°	52	11.4	12.5	1.8
Jun	33° / 25°	66	12.2	12.7	3.1
Jul	31° / 24°	138	20.2	12.6	3.4
Aug	30° / 23°	222	23.5	12.4	3.5
Sep	31° / 23°	138	18.6	12.1	3.7
Oct	34° / 23°	43	8.6	11.7	3.3
Nov	36° / 21°	2	0.4	11.5	2.7
Dec	34° / 19°	0	0.1	11.3	3.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	85	85	84	84	83	82	82	80	80	80	78	78	77	76	76	75	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	73	73
Cloudier (%)	15	15	16	16	17	18	18	20	20	20	22	22	23	24	24	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	83	17
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	77	23
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	75	25
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	73	27
28	73	27

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Fara Department gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 2% 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 (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	2
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2

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 93% 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	98	98	98	98	97	96	95	95	94	94	94	93	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	90	89	88	88	88	87	86
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5
Humid (%)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	7
Muggy (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	99	1	0	0
2	99	1	0	0
3	98	1	1	0
4	98	1	1	0
5	98	1	1	0
6	98	1	1	0
7	97	2	1	0
8	96	2	1	1
9	95	2	2	1
10	95	2	2	1
11	94	3	2	1
12	94	3	2	1
13	94	3	2	1
14	93	3	3	1
15	92	4	3	1
16	92	4	3	1
17	92	4	3	1
18	92	4	3	1
19	92	4	3	1
20	91	4	4	1
21	91	4	4	1
22	90	4	4	2
23	89	5	4	2
24	88	5	5	2
25	88	5	5	2
26	88	5	5	2
27	87	5	6	2
28	86	5	7	2

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 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	10	10	10	10	10
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	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm

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 6:40 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:17 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)	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32
Sunset (PM)	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:40	6:10
2	11.5	6:40	6:10
3	11.5	6:39	6:10
4	11.5	6:39	6:11
5	11.5	6:39	6:11
6	11.5	6:39	6:11
7	11.5	6:39	6:12
8	11.6	6:39	6:12
9	11.6	6:39	6:12
10	11.6	6:38	6:13
11	11.6	6:38	6:13
12	11.6	6:38	6:13
13	11.6	6:38	6:14
14	11.6	6:37	6:14
15	11.6	6:37	6:14
16	11.6	6:37	6:15
17	11.6	6:36	6:15
18	11.6	6:36	6:15
19	11.7	6:36	6:15
20	11.7	6:35	6:15
21	11.7	6:35	6:16
22	11.7	6:35	6:16
23	11.7	6:34	6:16
24	11.7	6:34	6:16
25	11.7	6:33	6:16
26	11.7	6:33	6:17
27	11.7	6:32	6:17
28	11.7	6:32	6:17

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 6.29 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)	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.1	Intense
2	6.1	Intense
3	6.1	Intense
4	6.1	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.2	Intense
9	6.2	Intense
10	6.2	Intense
11	6.2	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.4	Intense
22	6.4	Intense
23	6.4	Intense
24	6.4	Intense
25	6.5	Intense
26	6.5	Intense
27	6.5	Intense
28	6.5	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Fara Department

In seasonPeak

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

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

Fara Department sees seasonal dust haze (February–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 Fara Department?

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

2.5

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

6.1

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fara Department. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Fara Department in February

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

In February, Fara Department sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Fara Department in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fara Department peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	11	14	11	12	11	12	12	12	11	9	9
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Fara Department 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 Fara Department is worst in February — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (August, 12 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)	54	64	54	42	23	18	14	12	17	27	39	55
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	54	Poor
Feb	64	Unhealthy
Mar	54	Poor
Apr	42	Poor
May	23	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	12	Good
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	27	Moderate
Nov	39	Poor
Dec	55	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Fara Department?

Fara Department sits at 11.5°N, 2.8°W, 264 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Boromo, 30 km away.

Topography around Fara Department

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fara Department has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 264 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 m.

The land around Fara Department is covered by grassland (39%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (37%), grassland (35%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%), shrubs (28%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

33 m

grassland 39%

16 km

207 m

shrubs 37%

80 km

322 m

cropland 46%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

February weather nearby: Boromo 30 km · Tita 51 km · Dano 53 km · Tô 60 km · Gao 66 km · Houndé 82 km · Diébougou 82 km · Sabou 83 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

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 Fara Department (11.5294°, -2.768°, elevation 264 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	20
2	35	21
3	35	21
4	35	21
5	35	21
6	35	21
7	35	21
8	36	21
9	36	21
10	36	21
11	36	22
12	36	22
13	36	22
14	36	22
15	36	22
16	36	22
17	36	22
18	36	22
19	37	23
20	37	23
21	37	23
22	37	23
23	37	23
24	37	23
25	37	23
26	37	23
27	37	24
28	37	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	83	17
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	77	23
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	75	25
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	73	27
28	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	2
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	99	1	0	0
2	99	1	0	0
3	98	1	1	0
4	98	1	1	0
5	98	1	1	0
6	98	1	1	0
7	97	2	1	0
8	96	2	1	1
9	95	2	2	1
10	95	2	2	1
11	94	3	2	1
12	94	3	2	1
13	94	3	2	1
14	93	3	3	1
15	92	4	3	1
16	92	4	3	1
17	92	4	3	1
18	92	4	3	1
19	92	4	3	1
20	91	4	4	1
21	91	4	4	1
22	90	4	4	2
23	89	5	4	2
24	88	5	5	2
25	88	5	5	2
26	88	5	5	2
27	87	5	6	2
28	86	5	7	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	20
2	35	21
3	35	21
4	35	21
5	35	21
6	35	21
7	35	21
8	36	21
9	36	21
10	36	21
11	36	22
12	36	22
13	36	22
14	36	22
15	36	22
16	36	22
17	36	22
18	36	22
19	37	23
20	37	23
21	37	23
22	37	23
23	37	23
24	37	23
25	37	23
26	37	23
27	37	24
28	37	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	83	17
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	77	23
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	75	25
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	73	27
28	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	2
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	99	1	0	0
2	99	1	0	0
3	98	1	1	0
4	98	1	1	0
5	98	1	1	0
6	98	1	1	0
7	97	2	1	0
8	96	2	1	1
9	95	2	2	1
10	95	2	2	1
11	94	3	2	1
12	94	3	2	1
13	94	3	2	1
14	93	3	3	1
15	92	4	3	1
16	92	4	3	1
17	92	4	3	1
18	92	4	3	1
19	92	4	3	1
20	91	4	4	1
21	91	4	4	1
22	90	4	4	2
23	89	5	4	2
24	88	5	5	2
25	88	5	5	2
26	88	5	5	2
27	87	5	6	2
28	86	5	7	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	20
2	35	21
3	35	21
4	35	21
5	35	21
6	35	21
7	35	21
8	36	21
9	36	21
10	36	21
11	36	22
12	36	22
13	36	22
14	36	22
15	36	22
16	36	22
17	36	22
18	36	22
19	37	23
20	37	23
21	37	23
22	37	23
23	37	23
24	37	23
25	37	23
26	37	23
27	37	24
28	37	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	83	17
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	77	23
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	75	25
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	73	27
28	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	2
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	99	1	0	0
2	99	1	0	0
3	98	1	1	0
4	98	1	1	0
5	98	1	1	0
6	98	1	1	0
7	97	2	1	0
8	96	2	1	1
9	95	2	2	1
10	95	2	2	1
11	94	3	2	1
12	94	3	2	1
13	94	3	2	1
14	93	3	3	1
15	92	4	3	1
16	92	4	3	1
17	92	4	3	1
18	92	4	3	1
19	92	4	3	1
20	91	4	4	1
21	91	4	4	1
22	90	4	4	2
23	89	5	4	2
24	88	5	5	2
25	88	5	5	2
26	88	5	5	2
27	87	5	6	2
28	86	5	7	2