Zouan-Hounien weather in February

In February, Zouan-Hounien sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 41 mm of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Zouan-Hounien's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zouan-Hounien's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
41 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:54 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
58%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Zouan-Hounien is human settlement.

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 33°C through the month.

A typical February day in Zouan-Hounien reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Zouan-Hounien

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.

Zouan-Hounien weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°174.511.64.6
Feb33° / 23°417.511.83.6
Mar32° / 23°8816123.2
Apr32° / 23°11218.912.13.2
May31° / 23°15324.212.33.0
Jun29° / 23°16925.612.43.3
Jul28° / 22°14623.712.44.1
Aug28° / 22°20925.112.24.0
Sep29° / 22°23727.2123.3
Oct29° / 22°14125.411.83.4
Nov30° / 22°5814.511.74.4
Dec30° / 21°19511.65.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26238
36139
46139
55941
65941
75842
85743
95644
105545
115446
125446
135347
145248
155149
165050
174951
184951
194852
204852
214654
224654
234654
244555
254555
264456
274357
284456

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Zouan-Hounien gets around 41 mm of rain over 7.5 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 27% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
118
219
319
420
520
621
722
822
923
1024
1125
1226
1326
1427
1528
1629
1729
1830
1930
2031
2132
2233
2333
2434
2535
2636
2736
2837

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 84% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
177143240
277143240
377143141
477143142
567133143
667133044
767123044
857123045
957123046
1057113047
1146113049
1246103050
1336103051
143593053
153583054
162482957
172472958
181462960
191362862
201352764
211252666
220242668
230132571
240132472
250132373
260122275
270122176
280122077

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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267calm
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287calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:556:37
211.76:556:38
311.76:556:38
411.76:556:38
511.76:556:39
611.76:556:39
711.76:556:39
811.76:556:39
911.76:556:40
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1411.86:546:40
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1911.86:536:41
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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 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.12 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 5.1 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.2Bright
55.2Bright
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115.1Bright
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145.1Bright
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205.1Bright
215.0Bright
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285.0Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Zouan-Hounien

In seasonPeak

In February, Zouan-Hounien sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Zouan-Hounien's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Zouan-Hounien sees seasonal dust haze (April), heaviest in April.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
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Jun
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Is February a good time to visit Zouan-Hounien?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zouan-Hounien. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Zouan-Hounien in February

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

In February, Zouan-Hounien sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zouan-Hounien 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 Zouan-Hounien peaks around March 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 20UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Zouan-Hounien 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 Zouan-Hounien is worst in February — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.4× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1352 µg/m³Sep 1010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb53Poor
Mar43Poor
Apr45Poor
May23Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct15Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec40Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Zouan-Hounien?

Zouan-Hounien sits at 6.9°N, 8.2°W, 266 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Danané, 38 km away.

BloléquinZouMahapleuZéagloKahinSaclepeaSanniquellie

Topography around Zouan-Hounien

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zouan-Hounien has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 260 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,531 m.

The land around Zouan-Hounien is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
215 m
80 km
1,531 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Danané 38 km · Bloléquin 45 km · Zou 46 km · Mahapleu 46 km · Zéaglo 58 km · Kahin 64 km · Saclepea 70 km · Sanniquellie 74 km

Ivory Coast travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,050
2025
Happiness
5.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
36%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
24.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 393

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 Zouan-Hounien (6.9194°, -8.2065°, elevation 266 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).