Al Burj weather in February

In February, Al Burj sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 25 mm of rain across 4.7 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Al Burj's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Burj's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 25 mm; 4.7 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 54 min; 6:45 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover: 40%; 10th clearest
Wind: 18 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.02 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.7; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical February day in Al Burj reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with 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)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14

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

How February really feels in Al Burj

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 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

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Al Burj weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 13°	39	7.3	10.2	6.3
Feb	18° / 13°	25	4.7	10.8	6.7
Mar	19° / 14°	14	2.5	11.8	7.7
Apr	22° / 16°	4	1	12.8	8.6
May	24° / 19°	1	0.2	13.6	9.3
Jun	27° / 22°	0	0	14	9.1
Jul	29° / 24°	0	0	13.9	7.9
Aug	29° / 25°	0	0	13.2	7.4
Sep	28° / 24°	0	0.1	12.2	8.1
Oct	26° / 22°	7	1.2	11.2	8.7
Nov	23° / 19°	21	3.1	10.4	8.3
Dec	19° / 15°	30	5.5	10	7.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up 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 (%)	74	74	74	74	74	74	73	74	74	74	74	74	75	75	76	77	77	78	78	79	80	81	81	82	82	82	83	83
Cloudier (%)	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	24	23	23	22	22	21	20	19	19	18	18	18	17	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	76	24
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	78	22
19	78	22
20	79	21
21	80	20
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	82	18
25	82	18
26	82	18
27	83	17
28	83	17

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Al Burj gets around 25 mm of rain over 4.7 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 17% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	11

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

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 95% 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 (%)	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	91	91
Comfortable (%)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	9	9

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	91	9
28	91	9

Wind in February

Winds average 18 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 18 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)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	18	light breeze
2	18	light breeze
3	18	light breeze
4	18	light breeze
5	18	light breeze
6	18	light breeze
7	18	light breeze
8	18	light breeze
9	18	light breeze
10	18	light breeze
11	18	light breeze
12	18	light breeze
13	18	light breeze
14	18	light breeze
15	18	light breeze
16	18	light breeze
17	18	light breeze
18	18	light breeze
19	18	light breeze
20	18	light breeze
21	18	light breeze
22	18	light breeze
23	18	light breeze
24	18	light breeze
25	18	light breeze
26	18	light breeze
27	18	light breeze
28	18	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:47 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)	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32
Sunset (PM)	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.5	6:55	5:24
2	10.5	6:55	5:25
3	10.5	6:54	5:26
4	10.6	6:53	5:27
5	10.6	6:53	5:27
6	10.6	6:52	5:28
7	10.6	6:51	5:29
8	10.7	6:51	5:30
9	10.7	6:50	5:31
10	10.7	6:49	5:32
11	10.7	6:48	5:33
12	10.8	6:48	5:34
13	10.8	6:47	5:34
14	10.8	6:46	5:35
15	10.9	6:45	5:36
16	10.9	6:44	5:37
17	10.9	6:43	5:38
18	10.9	6:42	5:39
19	11.0	6:41	5:40
20	11.0	6:41	5:40
21	11.0	6:40	5:41
22	11.1	6:39	5:42
23	11.1	6:38	5:43
24	11.1	6:36	5:44
25	11.2	6:35	5:44
26	11.2	6:34	5:45
27	11.2	6:33	5:46
28	11.2	6:32	5:47

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.5	Moderate
2	3.6	Moderate
3	3.6	Moderate
4	3.6	Moderate
5	3.7	Moderate
6	3.7	Moderate
7	3.7	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.9	Moderate
12	3.9	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	4.0	Moderate
15	4.0	Bright
16	4.1	Bright
17	4.1	Bright
18	4.2	Bright
19	4.2	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Al Burj

In seasonPeak

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

Al Burj sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Al Burj?

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

6.7

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

2.1

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Al Burj for sightseeing.

What to pack for Al Burj in February

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

In February, Al Burj sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 13°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 5 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Al Burj in February

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 3 to Dec 19 — about 7.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	18	17	17	19	21	24	26	27	27	26	23	20
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	18	Cool
Feb	17	Cool
Mar	17	Cool
Apr	19	Cool
May	21	Refreshing
Jun	24	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	26	Warm
Nov	23	Refreshing
Dec	20	Refreshing

UV index in Al Burj in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Al Burj peaks around June 21 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	6	8	9	10	10	10	9	6	5	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Al Burj 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 Al Burj is worst in January — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (July, 20 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)	52	47	39	33	29	23	20	21	22	29	44	47
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	52	Poor
Feb	47	Poor
Mar	39	Poor
Apr	33	Moderate
May	29	Moderate
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	29	Moderate
Nov	44	Poor
Dec	47	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Al Burj?

Al Burj sits at 31.6°N, 31.0°E, 4 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Balţīm, 11 km away.

Topography around Al Burj

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Burj has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m.

The land around Al Burj is covered by water (77%) within 3 km, water (71%) within 16 km, and water (45%) and cropland (43%) within 80 km.

3 km

18 m

water 77%

16 km

27 m

water 71%

80 km

30 m

water 45%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: Balţīm 11 km · Al Ḩāmūl 34 km · Ar Riyāḑ 38 km · Sīdī Sālim 39 km · Sīdī Ghāzī 42 km · Biyalā 51 km · Kafr ash Shaykh 52 km · Muţūbas 54 km

Egypt travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 15% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $3,086; 2025
Happiness: 3.9 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 79%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.3; per 100k, 2017
Road deaths: 10.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 459
Religion

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 Al Burj (31.5823°, 30.9809°, elevation 4 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	17	13
2	17	13
3	17	13
4	17	13
5	17	13
6	17	13
7	17	13
8	17	13
9	17	13
10	17	13
11	17	13
12	17	13
13	18	13
14	18	13
15	18	13
16	18	13
17	18	13
18	18	13
19	18	13
20	18	13
21	18	13
22	18	13
23	18	13
24	18	13
25	18	13
26	18	13
27	18	14
28	18	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	76	24
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	78	22
19	78	22
20	79	21
21	80	20
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	82	18
25	82	18
26	82	18
27	83	17
28	83	17

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	91	9
28	91	9

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	76	24
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	78	22
19	78	22
20	79	21
21	80	20
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	82	18
25	82	18
26	82	18
27	83	17
28	83	17

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	91	9
28	91	9

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	76	24
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	78	22
19	78	22
20	79	21
21	80	20
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	82	18
25	82	18
26	82	18
27	83	17
28	83	17

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	91	9
28	91	9