Makokou weather in February

In February, Makokou sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 112 mm of rain across 17.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of February to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Makokou's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Makokou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
112 mm
17.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:24 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
82%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Makokou is city.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Makokou reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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93022
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How February really feels in Makokou

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 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
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Makokou weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°9918.2124.1
Feb30° / 22°11217.8123.8
Mar30° / 22°16624.1123.3
Apr30° / 22°16624.1123.2
May29° / 22°13424.1123.5
Jun28° / 21°7317.8124.8
Jul27° / 21°5314125.6
Aug27° / 21°5914.8125.4
Sep28° / 21°14124.3123.8
Oct29° / 21°19227.2123.3
Nov29° / 21°18625.7123.4
Dec29° / 21°12121.6124.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51387
61387
71387
81387
91387
101387
111387
121387
131288
141288
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Makokou gets around 112 mm of rain over 17.8 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 64% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
158
258
359
459
559
660
760
861
961
1062
1162
1263
1363
1464
1564
1665
1765
1866
1966
2067
2167
2268
2369
2469
2570
2671
2771
2872

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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12971
22872
32872
42773
52773
62773
72674
82674
92575
102476
112377
122377
132278
142179
152080
161981
171882
181783
191684
201684
211585
221486
231486
241387
251387
261387
271288
281288

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
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246calm
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266calm
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286calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of February to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:236:21
212.06:236:21
312.06:236:22
412.06:236:22
512.06:236:22
612.06:236:22
712.06:236:22
812.06:246:22
912.06:246:22
1012.06:246:22
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1212.06:246:23
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2012.06:236:22
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2612.06:236:22
2712.06:226:22
2812.06:226:22

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.98 kWh/m² to a high of 4.91 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 4.69 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Makokou?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Makokou.

What to pack for Makokou in February

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

In February, Makokou sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Makokou in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Makokou peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 18UV 14Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Makokou 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 Makokou is worst in February — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.6× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateGoodModerateFeb 1238 µg/m³Oct 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb39Poor
Mar22Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Makokou?

Makokou sits at 0.6°N, 12.9°E, 489 m above sea level, in Gabon. The nearest listed city is Oyem, 183 km away.

OyemKoulamoutouBitamMoandaEbebiyinCiudad de la PazOyamFranceville

Topography around Makokou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Makokou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 491 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 711 m.

The land around Makokou is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (98%) within 16 km, and trees (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
135 m
80 km
711 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Oyem 183 km · Koulamoutou 195 km · Bitam 226 km · Moanda 241 km · Ebebiyin 245 km · Ciudad de la Paz 254 km · Oyam 257 km · Franceville 258 km

Gabon travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,263
2025
Happiness
5.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
23.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 46%Roman Catholic 30%Muslim 11%none 7%

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 Makokou (0.5738°, 12.8642°, elevation 489 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).