Namponkoré weather in February

In February, Namponkoré sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 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 36°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 Namponkoré's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Namponkoré's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:19 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
31%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
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 Namponkoré reaches about 37°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Namponkoré

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.

Namponkoré 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
Jan34° / 21°0011.44.0
Feb37° / 23°10.311.62.2
Mar39° / 26°40.911.90.5
Apr40° / 28°174.612.30.3
May37° / 27°4510.312.51.4
Jun34° / 25°5911.712.72.7
Jul32° / 24°10816.312.63.5
Aug30° / 23°19120.912.43.6
Sep31° / 23°11213.712.13.9
Oct35° / 24°326.611.72.9
Nov37° / 22°10.211.52.2
Dec35° / 21°0011.33.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38317
48317
58317
68317
78218
88119
98119
108119
118020
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Namponkoré 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.

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Rain chance (%)
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281

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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11981100
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19942211
20942211
21932311
22922321
23922321
24912421
25903421
26903421
27903421
28893521

Wind in February

Winds average 12 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
213light breeze
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413light breeze
513light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1112light 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 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:225:51
211.56:225:51
311.56:225:52
411.56:215:52
511.56:215:53
611.56:215:53
711.56:215:53
811.56:215:54
911.66:215:54
1011.66:205:54
1111.66:205:55
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1311.66:205:55
1411.66:195:56
1511.66:195:56
1611.66:195:56
1711.66:185:56
1811.66:185:57
1911.76:185:57
2011.76:175:57
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2211.76:175:58
2311.76:165:58
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2511.76:155:58
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2711.76:145:58
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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 6.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 6.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Namponkoré

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is February a good time to visit Namponkoré?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Namponkoré.

What to pack for Namponkoré in February

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Namponkoré in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Namponkoré peaks around September 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highSep 12UV 12Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Namponkoré 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 Namponkoré 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 Namponkoré?

Namponkoré sits at 11.7°N, 1.8°E, 243 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Diapaga, 37 km away.

BanikoaraKérouKompiengaTanguiétaNatiaboaniMatéri

Topography around Namponkoré

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Namponkoré has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m around an average of 264 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 325 m.

The land around Namponkoré is covered by cropland (53%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%), shrubs (24%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
137 m
16 km
172 m
80 km
325 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
February weather nearby: Diapaga 37 km · Banikoara 87 km · Kérou 107 km · Kompienga 136 km · Tanguiéta 136 km · Natiaboani 138 km · Matéri 140 km · Kandi 143 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 Namponkoré (11.7375°, 1.7772°, elevation 243 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).