Qifţ weather in February

In February, Qifţ sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% 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 Qifţ's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qifţ's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
10th warmest
Overnight low
10°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:31 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
19%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.3
out of 10

Qifţ is town 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 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical February day in Qifţ reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Qifţ

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.

Qifţ weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 10.210.69.0
Feb24° / 10°00.111.19.3
Mar28° / 14°00.111.88.0
Apr33° / 18°0012.64.5
May38° / 22°0013.31.7
Jun40° / 25°0013.60.2
Jul40° / 26°0013.50.0
Aug40° / 26°0012.90.1
Sep38° / 24°0012.21.2
Oct35° / 21°00.111.43.7
Nov29° / 15°10.110.77.8
Dec24° / 10°10.110.49.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% 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 14%.

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

Any precipitation

Qifţ gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 9 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
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89calm
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109calm
119calm
129calm
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149calm
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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 6:20 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:385:26
210.86:385:27
310.86:385:28
410.96:375:28
510.96:375:29
610.96:365:30
710.96:365:30
810.96:355:31
911.06:345:32
1011.06:345:33
1111.06:335:33
1211.06:335:34
1311.06:325:35
1411.16:315:35
1511.16:315:36
1611.16:305:37
1711.16:295:37
1811.26:285:38
1911.26:285:39
2011.26:275:39
2111.26:265:40
2211.36:255:41
2311.36:245:41
2411.36:245:42
2511.36:235:42
2611.46:225:43
2711.46:215:44
2811.46:205:44

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 8.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 5.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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286.0Intense
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Qifţ

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is February a good time to visit Qifţ?

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
7.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Qifţ in February

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

In February, Qifţ sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Qifţ in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Qifţ peaks around August 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highHighAug 16UV 11Dec 22UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Qifţ 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 Qifţ is worst in January — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 2040 µg/m³Nov 1331 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb38Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr39Poor
May40Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Qifţ?

Qifţ sits at 26.0°N, 32.8°E, 77 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Qūş, 11 km away.

Topography around Qifţ

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qifţ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 74 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 491 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 923 m.

The land around Qifţ is covered by cropland (74%) within 3 km, bare terrain (52%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
491 m
80 km
923 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Qūş 11 km · Naqādah 14 km · Jarājūs 15 km · Qina 21 km · Az Zaynīyah Qiblī 31 km · Aţ Ţārif 34 km · Dishnā 38 km · Luxor 38 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 Qifţ (25.9984°, 32.8181°, elevation 77 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).