Bankass weather in February

In February, Bankass sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Bankass's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bankass's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:43 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
28%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical February day in Bankass reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Bankass

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 23 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
23
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.

Bankass weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 16°10.111.36.5
Feb33° / 19°0011.54.5
Mar37° / 22°00.211.92.1
Apr39° / 26°41.212.30.5
May39° / 27°62.212.60.4
Jun37° / 27°266.412.81.6
Jul34° / 25°9515.312.72.8
Aug32° / 24°1451812.53.4
Sep33° / 24°6411.512.13.2
Oct36° / 23°123.211.72.3
Nov35° / 20°0011.33.3
Dec31° / 17°0011.25.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28317
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58317
68317
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Bankass gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
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511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:46 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:466:09
211.46:466:10
311.46:466:10
411.46:466:10
511.46:456:11
611.46:456:11
711.46:456:12
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1911.66:416:16
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2311.66:396:17
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2511.76:386:18
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2711.76:376:18
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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 6.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.99 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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35.9Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
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106.1Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Bankass

In seasonPeak

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

Bankass sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is February a good time to visit Bankass?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Bankass for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bankass in February

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

In February, Bankass sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bankass 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 Bankass peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 16UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bankass 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 Bankass is worst in March — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 971 µg/m³Aug 1916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan61Unhealthy
Feb71Unhealthy
Mar71Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May47Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul23Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov35Poor
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bankass?

Bankass sits at 14.1°N, 3.5°W, 301 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Bandiagara, 32 km away.

DjennéDouentzaTouganOuahigouyaNouna

Topography around Bankass

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bankass has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 292 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 505 m.

The land around Bankass is covered by cropland (73%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
282 m
80 km
505 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
February weather nearby: Bandiagara 32 km · Koro 48 km · Mopti 85 km · Djenné 114 km · Douentza 120 km · Tougan 122 km · Ouahigouya 131 km · Nouna 155 km

Mali travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,193
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
22.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 408
Religion
Muslim 94%Christian 3%none 3%animist 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 Bankass (14.0775°, -3.5159°, elevation 301 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).