Gourcy weather in February

In February, Gourcy sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Gourcy's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gourcy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:37 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
28%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Gourcy is city 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 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical February day in Gourcy reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 38°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 Gourcy

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.

Gourcy weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 17°00.111.35.9
Feb34° / 19°0011.64.0
Mar37° / 23°10.311.91.7
Apr39° / 26°61.912.30.5
May39° / 27°15512.60.8
Jun36° / 26°389.112.82.2
Jul33° / 24°1051712.73.1
Aug31° / 23°1712012.43.4
Sep32° / 24°8413.812.13.4
Oct35° / 23°20511.72.6
Nov35° / 20°00.111.43.1
Dec32° / 17°0011.25.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Gourcy gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% 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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:406:06
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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 6.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.22 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 Gourcy

In seasonPeak

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

Gourcy sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in April.

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Is February a good time to visit Gourcy?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Gourcy for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Gourcy in February

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

In February, Gourcy sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gourcy 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 Gourcy peaks around March 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 15UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Gourcy 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 Gourcy is worst in March — around 75 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1075 µg/m³Aug 1715 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb74Unhealthy
Mar75Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May40Poor
Jun32Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov39Poor
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Gourcy?

Gourcy sits at 13.2°N, 2.4°W, 331 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Yako, 30 km away.

TitaoTomaTouganBousséKoukaKongoussi

Topography around Gourcy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gourcy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 327 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 m.

The land around Gourcy is covered by grassland (39%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (38%), cropland (30%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%), cropland (26%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

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47 m
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80 km
282 m
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February weather nearby: Yako 30 km · Ouahigouya 42 km · Titao 70 km · Toma 77 km · Tougan 78 km · Boussé 79 km · Kouka 84 km · Kongoussi 90 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 Gourcy (13.2078°, -2.3589°, elevation 331 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).