Bayjī weather in February

In February, Bayjī sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 32 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Bayjī's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bayjī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
7:00 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
39%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Bayjī is city in northern Iraq.

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 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical February day in Bayjī reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 5°C cooler than March.

10°15°20°25°151015202528
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1155
2156
3156
4156
5156
6156
7156
8166
9166
10166
11166
12166
13167
14177
15177
16177
17177
18177
19187
20187
21188
22188
23188
24198
25198
26198
27199
28209

How February really feels in Bayjī

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.

Bayjī 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
Jan14° / 396.69.94.8
Feb17° / 32610.76.1
Mar22° / 11°355.511.77.7
Apr28° / 16°23412.96.9
May35° / 22°61.413.83.1
Jun41° / 27°0014.30.1
Jul43° / 29°00.114.10.0
Aug43° / 29°0013.30.0
Sep39° / 24°0012.20.9
Oct32° / 19°151.911.15.1
Nov22° / 12°274.310.27.9
Dec16° / 355.89.75.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46931
56931
66931
77030
87030
97030
107030
116931
126931
136931
147030
157030
167030
177030
187129
197129
207129
217129
227129
237129
247129
257228
267228
277228
287228

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Bayjī gets around 32 mm of rain over 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 21% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202528
Rain chance (%)
124
223
323
423
523
622
722
822
922
1022
1122
1221
1321
1421
1521
1621
1721
1821
1921
2021
2121
2221
2320
2420
2520
2619
2719
2819

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:12 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.37:125:28
210.37:115:29
310.37:105:30
410.47:095:31
510.47:095:32
610.47:085:33
710.47:075:34
810.57:065:35
910.57:055:36
1010.57:055:37
1110.67:045:38
1210.67:035:39
1310.67:025:39
1410.77:015:40
1510.77:005:41
1610.76:595:42
1710.86:585:43
1810.86:575:44
1910.86:565:45
2010.96:555:46
2110.96:535:47
2210.96:525:48
2311.06:515:49
2411.06:505:50
2511.06:495:51
2611.16:485:52
2711.16:465:53
2811.16:455:54

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.66 kWh/m² to a high of 8 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
154.0Moderate
164.0Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Bayjī

In seasonPeak

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

Bayjī sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in May.

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

Is February a good time to visit Bayjī?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Bayjī for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bayjī in February

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

In February, Bayjī sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Bayjī in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bayjī peaks around June 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 14UV 10Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul5Moderate
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Bayjī 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 Bayjī is worst in July — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1956 µg/m³Nov 2042 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar49Poor
Apr49Poor
May52Poor
Jun54Poor
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug55Unhealthy
Sep51Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bayjī?

Bayjī sits at 34.9°N, 43.5°E, 115 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Al-'Alam, 31 km away.

Ash SharqātTāzah KhūrmātūSāmarrā’KirkukŢūz KhūrmātūBalad

Topography around Bayjī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bayjī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 116 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 376 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 463 m.

The land around Bayjī is covered by bare terrain (37%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, bare terrain (56%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (60%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
376 m
80 km
463 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Al-'Alam 31 km · Tikrīt 39 km · Ash Sharqāt 70 km · Tāzah Khūrmātū 87 km · Sāmarrā’ 89 km · Kirkuk 102 km · Ţūz Khūrmātū 104 km · Balad 118 km

Iraq travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,410
2025
Happiness
5.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
60%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
9.5
per 100k, 2013
Road deaths
27.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 406
Religion
Christian 1%

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 Bayjī (34.9291°, 43.4888°, elevation 115 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).