Esna weather in February

In February, Esna sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Esna's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Esna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
10th warmest
Overnight low
11°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:31 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
18%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.3
out of 10

Esna is city in Egypt.

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 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical February day in Esna reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Esna

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Esna weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 10°10.210.68.9
Feb24° / 11°0011.19.3
Mar28° / 15°00.111.88.4
Apr33° / 19°0012.64.9
May37° / 23°0013.22.1
Jun39° / 26°0013.50.7
Jul39° / 27°0013.40.5
Aug39° / 27°0012.90.5
Sep38° / 26°0012.21.7
Oct34° / 22°0011.44.2
Nov28° / 16°00.110.88.2
Dec23° / 12°0010.59.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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

Any precipitation

Esna 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 12 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:385:28
210.96:385:29
310.96:375:30
410.96:375:30
510.96:375:31
610.96:365:32
710.96:365:33
811.06:355:33
911.06:355:34
1011.06:345:35
1111.06:335:35
1211.16:335:36
1311.16:325:37
1411.16:315:37
1511.16:315:38
1611.16:305:39
1711.26:295:39
1811.26:295:40
1911.26:285:40
2011.26:275:41
2111.36:265:42
2211.36:265:42
2311.36:255:43
2411.36:245:43
2511.36:235:44
2611.46:225:45
2711.46:215:45
2811.46:215:46

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 8.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 5.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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246.0Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Esna

In seasonPeak

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

Esna sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in May.

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

Is February a good time to visit Esna?

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

9.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Esna for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Esna in February

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

In February, Esna sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Esna in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Esna peaks around June 14 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 14UV 11Dec 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7High
Mar10Very high
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Esna 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 Esna is worst in March — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorMar 1854 µg/m³Nov 1843 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb52Poor
Mar55Poor
Apr53Poor
May52Poor
Jun51Poor
Jul43Poor
Aug45Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct48Poor
Nov43Poor
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Esna?

Esna sits at 25.3°N, 32.6°E, 86 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is As Sibā‘īyah, 17 km away.

Topography around Esna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Esna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 80 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 536 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 744 m.

The land around Esna is covered by cropland (36%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (59%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
536 m
80 km
744 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: As Sibā‘īyah 17 km · Al Başalīyah Baḩrī 23 km · Ţūd 32 km · Armant 36 km · Al Bayāḑīyah 42 km · Luxor 46 km · Edfu 48 km · Aţ Ţārif 50 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
Muslim 90%Christian 10%

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 Esna (25.2934°, 32.554°, elevation 86 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).