Suez weather in February

In February, Suez sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.1 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 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of February to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Suez's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Suez's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
11th warmest
Overnight low
11°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
6:37 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
34%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Suez is seaport city in Suez Governorate, Egypt.

Density
2,794/km²
people per km²
Founded
1859

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 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical February day in Suez reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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21910
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72010
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How February really feels in Suez

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.

Suez 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
Jan19° / 10°41.310.37.7
Feb20° / 11°51.110.98.1
Mar24° / 13°51.111.88.9
Apr28° / 16°10.312.78.0
May32° / 19°10.313.55.5
Jun35° / 22°0013.93.8
Jul36° / 24°0013.72.8
Aug36° / 24°0013.13.0
Sep33° / 22°0012.24.6
Oct30° / 20°10.411.36.9
Nov25° / 15°20.810.58.9
Dec21° / 11°20.510.18.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37921
48020
57921
67921
77921
87822
97822
107822
117822
127921
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Suez gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.1 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 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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24
34
44
54
64
74
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95
105
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135
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154
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184
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214
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263
273
283

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 (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
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20991
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23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991

Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
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810calm
910calm
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1110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 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 42 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:46 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.66:465:21
210.66:465:21
310.66:455:22
410.66:455:23
510.76:445:24
610.76:435:25
710.76:435:26
810.76:425:26
910.86:415:27
1010.86:415:28
1110.86:405:29
1210.86:395:30
1310.96:385:31
1410.96:385:31
1510.96:375:32
1610.96:365:33
1711.06:355:34
1811.06:345:35
1911.06:335:35
2011.16:325:36
2111.16:325:37
2211.16:315:38
2311.16:305:38
2411.26:295:39
2511.26:285:40
2611.26:275:41
2711.36:265:41
2811.36:255:42

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.39 kWh/m² to a high of 8.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Suez

In seasonPeak

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

Suez 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 Suez?

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
4.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Suez in February

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

In February, Suez sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Suez in February

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 40 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 24 to Dec 25 — about 8.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar18Cool
Apr20Cool
May22Refreshing
Jun24Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Suez 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 Suez peaks around June 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 12Jan 11UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Suez 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 Suez is worst in January — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 29 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1554 µg/m³Jul 2329 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar45Poor
Apr40Poor
May41Poor
Jun35Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct35Poor
Nov46Poor
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Suez?

Suez sits at 30.0°N, 32.5°E, 11 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Fāyīd, 43 km away.

IsmailiaAbu Suweir-el-MahattaBadrAl ‘Āshir min RamaḑānAl Qaşşāşīn

Topography around Suez

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Suez has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 889 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,273 m.

The land around Suez is covered by artificial surfaces (69%) within 3 km, bare terrain (65%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
889 m
80 km
1,273 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Fāyīd 43 km · Ain Sukhna 46 km · Al ‘Ayn as Sukhnah 47 km · Ismailia 74 km · Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta 77 km · Badr 80 km · Al ‘Āshir min Ramaḑān 83 km · Al Qaşşāşīn 87 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 Suez (29.9737°, 32.5263°, elevation 11 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).