Ntoum weather in February

In February, Ntoum sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 240 mm of rain across 26.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-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 1% of the time in February, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Ntoum's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ntoum's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
240 mm
26.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:36 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
83%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Ntoum is city in Gabon.

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 Ntoum reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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How February really feels in Ntoum

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.

Ntoum weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°24829.6122.8
Feb30° / 24°24026.6122.7
Mar30° / 24°29829.7122.6
Apr30° / 24°27027.7122.7
May30° / 24°23027.6123.0
Jun28° / 23°8012.8125.3
Jul27° / 22°357.5126.4
Aug27° / 22°429.3126.0
Sep28° / 23°16223.3124.0
Oct29° / 23°36830.4122.9
Nov29° / 23°38829.7122.8
Dec29° / 24°30830.3122.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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

Any precipitation

Ntoum gets around 240 mm of rain over 26.6 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 95% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the miserable band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15644
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Wind in February

Winds average 5 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 6:35 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:356:34
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.35 kWh/m² to a high of 4.69 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 4.52 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Ntoum?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ntoum.

What to pack for Ntoum in February

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

In February, Ntoum sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ntoum in February

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 43 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Ntoum in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ntoum peaks around March 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 20UV 13Jun 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Ntoum 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 Ntoum is worst in February — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (September, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 1345 µg/m³Sep 2321 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan41Poor
Feb46Poor
Mar36Poor
Apr31Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ntoum?

Ntoum sits at 0.4°N, 9.8°E, 11 m above sea level, in Gabon. The nearest listed city is Owendo, 31 km away.

AkandaOyamLambarénéBataPort-GentilCiudad de la Paz

Topography around Ntoum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ntoum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 299 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 908 m.

The land around Ntoum is covered by trees (85%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
299 m
80 km
908 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
February weather nearby: Owendo 31 km · Libreville 34 km · Akanda 54 km · Oyam 122 km · Lambaréné 132 km · Bata 164 km · Port-Gentil 165 km · Ciudad de la Paz 178 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 Ntoum (0.3905°, 9.761°, 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).