Kourou weather in February

In February, Kourou sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 191 mm of rain across 22.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Kourou's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kourou's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 191 mm; 22.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:50 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 8th clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; 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 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in Kourou reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with 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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

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

How February really feels in Kourou

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.

Kourou weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 24°	236	26	11.7	4.1
Feb	27° / 24°	191	22.5	11.8	4.2
Mar	28° / 25°	165	23.8	12	4.3
Apr	28° / 25°	236	25.3	12.1	4.0
May	28° / 25°	392	28.9	12.2	3.6
Jun	28° / 24°	346	28.7	12.3	3.4
Jul	29° / 24°	204	26	12.3	3.8
Aug	29° / 25°	90	16.8	12.2	4.8
Sep	29° / 25°	40	10	12	5.5
Oct	30° / 25°	49	12	11.9	5.2
Nov	29° / 25°	128	20.4	11.8	4.2
Dec	28° / 24°	244	26.9	11.7	3.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

	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 (%)	33	33	34	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	34	34	33	33	32	33	33	31	32	33	34	34	34	34	35
Cloudier (%)	67	67	66	65	64	64	63	63	63	63	63	64	64	66	66	67	67	68	67	67	69	68	67	66	66	66	66	65

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	34	66
4	35	65
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	35	65

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Kourou gets around 191 mm of rain over 22.5 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 80% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	81	81	81	80	80

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	81
3	81
4	81
5	80
6	80
7	80
8	79
9	79
10	79
11	79
12	79
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	81
17	81
18	81
19	81
20	81
21	82
22	82
23	82
24	81
25	81
26	81
27	80
28	80

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	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
Muggy (%)	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Oppressive (%)	92	91	90	89	89	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	89	89	90	90	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92
Miserable (%)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	6	92	2
2	7	91	2
3	7	90	3
4	8	89	3
5	8	89	3
6	9	88	3
7	9	88	3
8	9	88	3
9	10	87	3
10	10	87	3
11	10	87	3
12	10	87	3
13	9	88	3
14	9	88	3
15	9	88	3
16	8	89	3
17	8	89	3
18	7	90	3
19	7	90	3
20	6	91	3
21	6	91	3
22	5	92	3
23	5	92	3
24	5	92	3
25	5	92	3
26	5	92	3
27	5	92	3
28	5	92	3

Wind in February

Winds average 19 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 19 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)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
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	19	light breeze
2	19	light breeze
3	19	light breeze
4	19	light breeze
5	19	light breeze
6	19	light breeze
7	19	light breeze
8	19	light breeze
9	19	light breeze
10	19	light breeze
11	19	light breeze
12	19	light breeze
13	19	light breeze
14	19	light breeze
15	19	light breeze
16	19	light breeze
17	19	light breeze
18	19	light breeze
19	19	light breeze
20	19	light breeze
21	19	light breeze
22	19	light breeze
23	19	light breeze
24	19	light breeze
25	19	light breeze
26	19	light breeze
27	19	light breeze
28	19	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:51 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:41 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)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:47
Sunset (PM)	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:51	6:37
2	11.8	6:51	6:38
3	11.8	6:51	6:38
4	11.8	6:51	6:38
5	11.8	6:51	6:38
6	11.8	6:51	6:39
7	11.8	6:51	6:39
8	11.8	6:51	6:39
9	11.8	6:51	6:39
10	11.8	6:51	6:39
11	11.8	6:51	6:40
12	11.8	6:51	6:40
13	11.8	6:50	6:40
14	11.8	6:50	6:40
15	11.8	6:50	6:40
16	11.8	6:50	6:40
17	11.8	6:50	6:40
18	11.8	6:50	6:40
19	11.8	6:50	6:40
20	11.9	6:49	6:41
21	11.9	6:49	6:41
22	11.9	6:49	6:41
23	11.9	6:49	6:41
24	11.9	6:48	6:41
25	11.9	6:48	6:41
26	11.9	6:48	6:41
27	11.9	6:48	6:41
28	11.9	6:47	6:41

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 4.75 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)	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.6	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Kourou

In seasonPeak

In February, Kourou sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kourou's rainy season runs April–July, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Kourou?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Kourou for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kourou in February

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

In February, Kourou sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kourou in February

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 July at about 28°C and coldest in January near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	27	Warm
Feb	27	Warm
Mar	27	Warm
Apr	27	Warm
May	28	Warm
Jun	28	Warm
Jul	28	Tropical
Aug	28	Tropical
Sep	28	Tropical
Oct	28	Tropical
Nov	28	Warm
Dec	27	Warm

UV index in Kourou in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kourou peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	13	14	14	13	11	11	11	12	12	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Kourou 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 Kourou is worst in February — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 7 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)	26	28	26	26	21	12	8	7	8	10	12	21
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	26	Moderate
Feb	28	Moderate
Mar	26	Moderate
Apr	26	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	12	Moderate
Jul	8	Good
Aug	7	Good
Sep	8	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	12	Good
Dec	21	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Kourou?

Kourou sits at 5.2°N, 52.6°W, 7 m above sea level, in French Guiana. The nearest listed city is Cayenne, 42 km away.

Topography around Kourou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kourou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 403 m.

The land around Kourou is covered by water (45%) within 3 km, water (47%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

67 m

water 45%

16 km

165 m

water 47%

80 km

403 m

trees 57%

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

February weather nearby: Cayenne 42 km · Matoury 50 km · Rémire-Montjoly 50 km · Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni 158 km · Oiapoque 172 km · Blauwgrond 284 km · Rainville 286 km · Beekhuizen 289 km

French Guiana travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz

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 Kourou (5.1628°, -52.6427°, elevation 7 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	27	24
2	27	24
3	27	24
4	27	24
5	27	24
6	27	24
7	27	24
8	27	24
9	27	24
10	27	25
11	27	24
12	27	24
13	27	24
14	27	24
15	27	24
16	27	24
17	27	24
18	27	24
19	27	24
20	27	24
21	27	25
22	27	25
23	27	25
24	27	25
25	27	25
26	27	25
27	27	25
28	27	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	34	66
4	35	65
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	81
3	81
4	81
5	80
6	80
7	80
8	79
9	79
10	79
11	79
12	79
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	81
17	81
18	81
19	81
20	81
21	82
22	82
23	82
24	81
25	81
26	81
27	80
28	80

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	6	92	2
2	7	91	2
3	7	90	3
4	8	89	3
5	8	89	3
6	9	88	3
7	9	88	3
8	9	88	3
9	10	87	3
10	10	87	3
11	10	87	3
12	10	87	3
13	9	88	3
14	9	88	3
15	9	88	3
16	8	89	3
17	8	89	3
18	7	90	3
19	7	90	3
20	6	91	3
21	6	91	3
22	5	92	3
23	5	92	3
24	5	92	3
25	5	92	3
26	5	92	3
27	5	92	3
28	5	92	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	34	66
4	35	65
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	81
3	81
4	81
5	80
6	80
7	80
8	79
9	79
10	79
11	79
12	79
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	81
17	81
18	81
19	81
20	81
21	82
22	82
23	82
24	81
25	81
26	81
27	80
28	80

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	6	92	2
2	7	91	2
3	7	90	3
4	8	89	3
5	8	89	3
6	9	88	3
7	9	88	3
8	9	88	3
9	10	87	3
10	10	87	3
11	10	87	3
12	10	87	3
13	9	88	3
14	9	88	3
15	9	88	3
16	8	89	3
17	8	89	3
18	7	90	3
19	7	90	3
20	6	91	3
21	6	91	3
22	5	92	3
23	5	92	3
24	5	92	3
25	5	92	3
26	5	92	3
27	5	92	3
28	5	92	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	34	66
4	35	65
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	81
3	81
4	81
5	80
6	80
7	80
8	79
9	79
10	79
11	79
12	79
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	81
17	81
18	81
19	81
20	81
21	82
22	82
23	82
24	81
25	81
26	81
27	80
28	80

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	6	92	2
2	7	91	2
3	7	90	3
4	8	89	3
5	8	89	3
6	9	88	3
7	9	88	3
8	9	88	3
9	10	87	3
10	10	87	3
11	10	87	3
12	10	87	3
13	9	88	3
14	9	88	3
15	9	88	3
16	8	89	3
17	8	89	3
18	7	90	3
19	7	90	3
20	6	91	3
21	6	91	3
22	5	92	3
23	5	92	3
24	5	92	3
25	5	92	3
26	5	92	3
27	5	92	3
28	5	92	3