Kompienga weather in February

In February, Kompienga sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 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 63% 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 Kompienga's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kompienga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:23 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
33%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

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 Kompienga reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 2°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13622
23622
33623
43623
53623
63623
73623
83623
93723
103723
113723
123723
133723
143724
153724
163724
173724
183724
193724
203724
213824
223824
233825
243825
253825
263825
273825
283825

How February really feels in Kompienga

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.

Kompienga 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°00.111.43.6
Feb37° / 24°20.511.62.0
Mar39° / 27°71.511.90.7
Apr38° / 28°306.212.20.9
May36° / 27°5110.712.51.9
Jun34° / 25°6411.112.63.1
Jul31° / 24°12917.812.63.6
Aug30° / 24°20823.612.43.4
Sep31° / 23°14316.812.13.8
Oct33° / 24°478.511.83.4
Nov36° / 22°30.611.52.5
Dec35° / 21°0011.43.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 24%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48218
58218
68119
78119
88020
98020
108020
117921
127822
137723
147624
157624
167525
177525
187426
197327
207327
217228
227228
237228
247129
257129
267129
277129
287030

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Kompienga gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 3% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202528
Rain chance (%)
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
91
101
111
121
131
141
152
162
172
182
193
203
213
223
233
243
253
263
273
283

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1971110
2971110
3971110
4962110
5952210
6952210
7952210
8942220
9942220
10933220
11923320
12913330
13913330
14903331
15884341
16884341
17884341
18864451
19864451
20845461
21845461
22835471
23816571
24806581
25796681
26786691
27767791
287577101

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm

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 6:25 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:255:56
211.56:255:57
311.56:255:57
411.56:255:57
511.56:255:58
611.66:255:58
711.66:245:58
811.66:245:59
911.66:245:59
1011.66:245:59
1111.66:246:00
1211.66:236:00
1311.66:236:00
1411.66:236:00
1511.66:236:01
1611.66:226:01
1711.76:226:01
1811.76:226:01
1911.76:216:02
2011.76:216:02
2111.76:216:02
2211.76:206:02
2311.76:206:03
2411.76:196:03
2511.76:196:03
2611.76:196:03
2711.76:186:03
2811.86:186:03

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 4.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 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
56.2Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Kompienga

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kompienga 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 Kompienga?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kompienga.

What to pack for Kompienga in February

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

In February, Kompienga sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kompienga 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 Kompienga peaks around September 13 at about 12 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highSep 13UV 12Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kompienga 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 Kompienga is worst in November — around 115 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.4× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyNov 20110 µg/m³Aug 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan70Unhealthy
Feb78Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr45Poor
May24Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov115Unhealthy
Dec87Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kompienga?

Kompienga sits at 11.1°N, 0.7°E, 159 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Matéri, 57 km away.

MatériDapaongCoblyNatiaboaniSinkasséCinkanséTanguiétaMango

Topography around Kompienga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kompienga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m around an average of 175 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m.

The land around Kompienga is covered by cropland (44%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, cropland (47%), shrubs (22%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
184 m
16 km
297 m
80 km
391 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Matéri 57 km · Dapaong 61 km · Cobly 72 km · Natiaboani 73 km · Sinkassé 78 km · Cinkansé 78 km · Tanguiéta 78 km · Mango 85 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 Kompienga (11.0817°, 0.7237°, elevation 159 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).