Gounou Gaya weather in February

In February, Gounou Gaya sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.7 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 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Gounou Gaya's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gounou Gaya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
4th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:22 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
40%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Gounou Gaya is town in Chad.

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 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical February day in Gounou Gaya reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 41°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 Gounou Gaya

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
1 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Gounou Gaya 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
Jan34° / 18°0011.53.6
Feb37° / 21°0011.71.7
Mar40° / 25°10.211.90.1
Apr40° / 27°133.212.20.2
May37° / 27°5610.812.41.4
Jun34° / 25°7713.412.62.9
Jul31° / 23°14620.412.53.3
Aug30° / 23°21524.312.33.3
Sep31° / 23°1382012.13.3
Oct34° / 23°428.411.83.2
Nov36° / 21°10.211.62.7
Dec34° / 18°0011.43.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Gounou Gaya 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 100% 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
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:245:59
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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 6.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.88 kWh/m² to a high of 7.03 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 6.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Gounou Gaya

In seasonPeak

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

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

Gounou Gaya sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

Monsoon
Dust
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Is February a good time to visit Gounou Gaya?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gounou Gaya.

What to pack for Gounou Gaya in February

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

In February, Gounou Gaya sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gounou Gaya in February

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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 Gounou Gaya peaks around March 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 15UV 13Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Gounou Gaya 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 Gounou Gaya is worst in March — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1268 µg/m³Jul 1814 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan61Unhealthy
Feb64Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr43Poor
May23Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov35Moderate
Dec58Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gounou Gaya?

Gounou Gaya sits at 9.6°N, 15.5°E, 345 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Kelo, 48 km away.

Topography around Gounou Gaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gounou Gaya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 344 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m.

The land around Gounou Gaya is covered by cropland (71%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
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80 km
318 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Kelo 48 km · Fianga 52 km · Pala 73 km · Bongor 74 km · Béré 78 km · Déressia 84 km · Yagoua 85 km · Laï 90 km

Chad travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,022
2025
Happiness
4.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
6%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
32.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 52%Protestant 24%Roman Catholic 20%none 3%

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 Gounou Gaya (9.6294°, 15.5132°, elevation 345 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).