Ismailia weather in February

In February, Ismailia sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°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 10 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ismailia's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ismailia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
11th warmest
Overnight low
10°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
6:39 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
39%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Ismailia is city in Egypt.

Density
2,045/km²
people per km²
Founded
1863

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 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical February day in Ismailia reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Ismailia

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.

Ismailia weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 41.410.27.8
Feb21° / 10°51.410.98.1
Mar24° / 12°51.211.88.8
Apr28° / 15°10.412.77.9
May32° / 18°10.213.55.6
Jun35° / 21°0013.93.8
Jul36° / 23°0013.82.9
Aug36° / 24°0013.13.1
Sep34° / 22°0012.24.5
Oct30° / 19°20.511.26.5
Nov26° / 15°20.710.58.7
Dec21° / 11°20.710.18.3

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 26% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Ismailia gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.4 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 5% and peaks near 6% 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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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 12 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.56:485:21
210.66:485:21
310.66:475:22
410.66:475:23
510.66:465:24
610.76:455:25
710.76:455:26
810.76:445:27
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1110.86:425:29
1210.86:415:30
1310.86:405:31
1410.96:395:32
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1610.96:385:33
1711.06:375:34
1811.06:365:35
1911.06:355:36
2011.06:345:36
2111.16:335:37
2211.16:325:38
2311.16:315:39
2411.26:305:39
2511.26:295:40
2611.26:285:41
2711.26:275:42
2811.36:265:42

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ismailia

In seasonPeak

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

Ismailia 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 Ismailia?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Ismailia for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ismailia in February

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

In February, Ismailia sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Little to plan around — just the basics.

Sea temperature near Ismailia in February

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 67 km away) is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 21 to Dec 11 — about 7.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar18Cool
Apr20Cool
May22Refreshing
Jun26Warm
Jul28Warm
Aug29Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct26Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Cool

UV index in Ismailia 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 Ismailia peaks around June 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 17UV 11Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ismailia 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 Ismailia is worst in January — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (September, 28 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorJan 1558 µg/m³Sep 1328 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan58Unhealthy
Feb51Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr39Poor
May42Poor
Jun35Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov47Poor
Dec53Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ismailia?

Ismailia sits at 30.6°N, 32.3°E, 14 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta, 16 km away.

Topography around Ismailia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ismailia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 880 m.

The land around Ismailia is covered by artificial surfaces (69%) within 3 km, bare terrain (37%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (55%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
109 m
80 km
880 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta 16 km · Al Qanţarah 28 km · Aş Şāliḩīyah al Jadīdah 32 km · Fāyīd 33 km · Al Qaşşāşīn 33 km · Munsha‘at Abū ‘Umar 41 km · Al Ḩusaynīyah 44 km · At Tall al Kabīr 47 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 Ismailia (30.6043°, 32.2722°, elevation 14 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).