Paoua weather in February

In February, Paoua sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.8 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 40% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Paoua's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paoua's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 36°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:16 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.69 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.5; out of 10

Paoua is town in Ouham-Pendé prefecture, Central African Republic.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Paoua reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°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	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23

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

How February really feels in Paoua

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.

Paoua 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	11.6	4.0
Feb	36° / 21°	1	0.2	11.8	2.5
Mar	37° / 24°	10	2.9	12	1.5
Apr	36° / 25°	52	10.8	12.2	1.9
May	33° / 24°	96	16.1	12.3	2.8
Jun	31° / 22°	130	19.3	12.4	3.4
Jul	30° / 22°	241	27	12.4	3.2
Aug	29° / 21°	300	28.4	12.2	3.1
Sep	30° / 21°	225	25.6	12	3.1
Oct	31° / 22°	121	17.9	11.8	3.5
Nov	34° / 21°	13	2.5	11.7	3.8
Dec	34° / 19°	0	0.1	11.6	4.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. 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 (%)	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	58	56	56	56	55	55	55	54	53	53
Cloudier (%)	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	44	44	44	45	45	45	46	47	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	53	47
28	53	47

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Paoua 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 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	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	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	0
12	0
13	0
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
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 86% 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 (%)	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	93	92	92	90	89	86	86	84	82	80	78	76	74	72	70	69	67	65
Comfortable (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7	8	8	9	10	11	12	12	13	14	15	15	15	16
Humid (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Muggy (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	95	3	2	0
2	95	3	2	0
3	95	3	2	0
4	95	3	2	0
5	95	3	2	0
6	95	3	2	0
7	95	3	2	0
8	95	3	2	0
9	95	3	2	0
10	94	4	2	0
11	93	4	3	0
12	92	5	3	0
13	92	5	3	0
14	90	6	4	0
15	89	7	4	0
16	86	8	5	1
17	86	8	5	1
18	84	9	6	1
19	82	10	7	1
20	80	11	8	1
21	78	12	9	1
22	76	12	10	2
23	74	13	11	2
24	72	14	12	2
25	70	15	13	2
26	69	15	14	2
27	67	15	15	3
28	65	16	16	3

Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:03 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)	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	6:17	5:58
2	11.7	6:17	5:59
3	11.7	6:17	5:59
4	11.7	6:17	5:59
5	11.7	6:17	6:00
6	11.7	6:17	6:00
7	11.7	6:17	6:00
8	11.7	6:17	6:00
9	11.7	6:17	6:01
10	11.7	6:17	6:01
11	11.7	6:17	6:01
12	11.7	6:16	6:01
13	11.8	6:16	6:01
14	11.8	6:16	6:02
15	11.8	6:16	6:02
16	11.8	6:16	6:02
17	11.8	6:16	6:02
18	11.8	6:15	6:02
19	11.8	6:15	6:02
20	11.8	6:15	6:02
21	11.8	6:15	6:03
22	11.8	6:14	6:03
23	11.8	6:14	6:03
24	11.8	6:14	6:03
25	11.8	6:13	6:03
26	11.8	6:13	6:03
27	11.8	6:13	6:03
28	11.8	6:12	6:03

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.69 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 6.69 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.6
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	6.6	Intense
2	6.6	Intense
3	6.6	Intense
4	6.6	Intense
5	6.6	Intense
6	6.7	Intense
7	6.7	Intense
8	6.7	Intense
9	6.7	Intense
10	6.7	Intense
11	6.7	Intense
12	6.7	Intense
13	6.7	Intense
14	6.7	Intense
15	6.7	Intense
16	6.7	Intense
17	6.7	Intense
18	6.7	Intense
19	6.7	Intense
20	6.7	Intense
21	6.7	Intense
22	6.7	Intense
23	6.7	Intense
24	6.7	Intense
25	6.7	Intense
26	6.6	Intense
27	6.6	Intense
28	6.6	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Paoua

In seasonPeak

None of Paoua's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Paoua sees seasonal dust haze (March–April), heaviest in March.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Paoua?

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

2.5

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

6.0

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Paoua.

What to pack for Paoua in February

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

In February, Paoua sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Paoua 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 Paoua peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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)	11	12	14	14	11	11	11	13	13	13	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Paoua 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 Paoua is worst in March — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.7× the cleanest month (July, 13 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)	47	40	48	29	18	18	13	13	13	19	27	46
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	47	Poor
Feb	40	Poor
Mar	48	Poor
Apr	29	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	27	Moderate
Dec	46	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Paoua?

Paoua sits at 7.2°N, 16.4°E, 601 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Bocaranga, 93 km away.

Topography around Paoua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paoua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 597 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 811 m.

The land around Paoua is covered by grassland (63%) within 3 km, shrubs (37%), trees (36%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

72 m

grassland 63%

16 km

201 m

shrubs 37%

80 km

811 m

trees 63%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

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

February weather nearby: Bocaranga 93 km · Bozoum 103 km · Touboro 133 km · Bossangoa 140 km · Moundou 153 km · Goré 157 km · Bébédja 160 km · Doba 164 km

Central African Republic travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 42% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $556; 2025
Happiness: 3.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2019
Safe drinking water: 6%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 20.1; per 100k, 2016
Road deaths: 37.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank

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 Paoua (7.2427°, 16.4406°, elevation 601 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	20
3	35	20
4	35	20
5	35	20
6	35	20
7	35	20
8	35	20
9	35	20
10	36	20
11	36	20
12	36	21
13	36	21
14	36	21
15	36	21
16	36	21
17	36	21
18	36	21
19	36	21
20	36	22
21	36	22
22	37	22
23	37	22
24	37	22
25	37	22
26	37	23
27	37	23
28	37	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	53	47
28	53	47

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	95	3	2	0
2	95	3	2	0
3	95	3	2	0
4	95	3	2	0
5	95	3	2	0
6	95	3	2	0
7	95	3	2	0
8	95	3	2	0
9	95	3	2	0
10	94	4	2	0
11	93	4	3	0
12	92	5	3	0
13	92	5	3	0
14	90	6	4	0
15	89	7	4	0
16	86	8	5	1
17	86	8	5	1
18	84	9	6	1
19	82	10	7	1
20	80	11	8	1
21	78	12	9	1
22	76	12	10	2
23	74	13	11	2
24	72	14	12	2
25	70	15	13	2
26	69	15	14	2
27	67	15	15	3
28	65	16	16	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	53	47
28	53	47

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	95	3	2	0
2	95	3	2	0
3	95	3	2	0
4	95	3	2	0
5	95	3	2	0
6	95	3	2	0
7	95	3	2	0
8	95	3	2	0
9	95	3	2	0
10	94	4	2	0
11	93	4	3	0
12	92	5	3	0
13	92	5	3	0
14	90	6	4	0
15	89	7	4	0
16	86	8	5	1
17	86	8	5	1
18	84	9	6	1
19	82	10	7	1
20	80	11	8	1
21	78	12	9	1
22	76	12	10	2
23	74	13	11	2
24	72	14	12	2
25	70	15	13	2
26	69	15	14	2
27	67	15	15	3
28	65	16	16	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	58	42
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	53	47
28	53	47

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	95	3	2	0
2	95	3	2	0
3	95	3	2	0
4	95	3	2	0
5	95	3	2	0
6	95	3	2	0
7	95	3	2	0
8	95	3	2	0
9	95	3	2	0
10	94	4	2	0
11	93	4	3	0
12	92	5	3	0
13	92	5	3	0
14	90	6	4	0
15	89	7	4	0
16	86	8	5	1
17	86	8	5	1
18	84	9	6	1
19	82	10	7	1
20	80	11	8	1
21	78	12	9	1
22	76	12	10	2
23	74	13	11	2
24	72	14	12	2
25	70	15	13	2
26	69	15	14	2
27	67	15	15	3
28	65	16	16	3