Bougouni weather in February

In February, Bougouni sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Bougouni's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bougouni's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 36°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:56 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover: 30%; 1st clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 6.29 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.9; out of 10

← January Bougouni year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical February day in Bougouni reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 2°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37
Avg low (°C)	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	20
2	34	20
3	35	21
4	35	21
5	35	21
6	35	21
7	35	21
8	35	21
9	35	21
10	35	21
11	35	21
12	35	22
13	35	22
14	36	22
15	36	22
16	36	22
17	36	22
18	36	22
19	36	22
20	36	22
21	36	23
22	36	23
23	36	23
24	37	23
25	37	23
26	37	23
27	37	23
28	37	23

How February really feels in Bougouni

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Bougouni weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 19°	1	0.3	11.4	4.6
Feb	36° / 22°	1	0.2	11.6	2.9
Mar	38° / 25°	5	1.1	11.9	1.5
Apr	38° / 26°	19	4.5	12.2	1.2
May	36° / 26°	61	11.2	12.5	2.0
Jun	33° / 24°	113	16.3	12.7	3.1
Jul	30° / 23°	213	23.4	12.6	3.4
Aug	29° / 23°	261	25.3	12.4	3.4
Sep	30° / 22°	189	22	12.1	3.5
Oct	32° / 22°	71	12.3	11.7	3.9
Nov	34° / 20°	4	1.2	11.5	4.0
Dec	33° / 19°	0	0.1	11.3	4.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 20%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	82	81	81	81	81	80	80	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	79	79	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	80	80	80	80
Cloudier (%)	18	19	19	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	20	20	20	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	82	18
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Bougouni gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	2
27	2
28	2

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	97	97	97	97	96	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	91	91	91	90	90	89	88	88	88	87	86	86	85	84
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6
Muggy (%)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	97	2	1	0
2	97	2	1	0
3	97	2	1	0
4	97	2	1	0
5	96	2	2	0
6	95	2	2	1
7	95	2	2	1
8	94	3	2	1
9	94	3	2	1
10	94	3	2	1
11	93	4	2	1
12	93	4	2	1
13	93	4	2	1
14	93	4	2	1
15	91	5	3	1
16	91	5	3	1
17	91	5	3	1
18	90	6	3	1
19	90	6	3	1
20	89	6	3	2
21	88	6	4	2
22	88	6	4	2
23	88	6	4	2
24	87	6	4	3
25	86	6	5	3
26	86	6	5	3
27	85	6	5	4
28	84	6	6	4

Wind in February

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

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 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 6:58 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:36 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51
Sunset (PM)	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:58	6:29
2	11.5	6:58	6:29
3	11.5	6:58	6:29
4	11.5	6:58	6:30
5	11.5	6:58	6:30
6	11.5	6:58	6:30
7	11.6	6:58	6:31
8	11.6	6:57	6:31
9	11.6	6:57	6:31
10	11.6	6:57	6:32
11	11.6	6:57	6:32
12	11.6	6:57	6:32
13	11.6	6:56	6:33
14	11.6	6:56	6:33
15	11.6	6:56	6:33
16	11.6	6:56	6:34
17	11.6	6:55	6:34
18	11.7	6:55	6:34
19	11.7	6:55	6:34
20	11.7	6:54	6:34
21	11.7	6:54	6:35
22	11.7	6:53	6:35
23	11.7	6:53	6:35
24	11.7	6:53	6:35
25	11.7	6:52	6:35
26	11.7	6:52	6:36
27	11.7	6:51	6:36
28	11.8	6:51	6:36

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 6.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Intense
2	6.0	Intense
3	6.1	Intense
4	6.1	Intense
5	6.1	Intense
6	6.1	Intense
7	6.1	Intense
8	6.2	Intense
9	6.2	Intense
10	6.2	Intense
11	6.2	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.3	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.4	Intense
20	6.4	Intense
21	6.4	Intense
22	6.5	Intense
23	6.5	Intense
24	6.5	Intense
25	6.5	Intense
26	6.5	Intense
27	6.6	Intense
28	6.6	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Bougouni

In seasonPeak

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

Bougouni's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bougouni sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in April.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Bougouni?

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

2.9

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

6.6

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bougouni in February

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

In February, Bougouni sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Bougouni 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 Bougouni 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	11	14	11	13	11	12	13	12	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Bougouni 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 Bougouni is worst in February — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	48	56	51	44	25	21	14	11	16	23	24	36
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	48	Poor
Feb	56	Unhealthy
Mar	51	Poor
Apr	44	Poor
May	25	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	11	Good
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	36	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Bougouni?

Bougouni sits at 11.4°N, 7.5°W, 349 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Yanfolila, 77 km away.

Topography around Bougouni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bougouni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 344 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 m.

The land around Bougouni is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), cropland (25%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (49%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and shrubs (54%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

59 m

artificial surfaces 36%

16 km

70 m

shrubs 49%

80 km

328 m

shrubs 54%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Bougouni year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Yanfolila 77 km · Kangaba 117 km · Bamba 121 km · Sirakoro Méguétana 136 km · Kabala 137 km · Dioïla 140 km · Sibi 141 km · Kalaban Koro 142 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

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 Bougouni (11.4177°, -7.4832°, elevation 349 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	20
2	34	20
3	35	21
4	35	21
5	35	21
6	35	21
7	35	21
8	35	21
9	35	21
10	35	21
11	35	21
12	35	22
13	35	22
14	36	22
15	36	22
16	36	22
17	36	22
18	36	22
19	36	22
20	36	22
21	36	23
22	36	23
23	36	23
24	37	23
25	37	23
26	37	23
27	37	23
28	37	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	82	18
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	2
27	2
28	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	97	2	1	0
2	97	2	1	0
3	97	2	1	0
4	97	2	1	0
5	96	2	2	0
6	95	2	2	1
7	95	2	2	1
8	94	3	2	1
9	94	3	2	1
10	94	3	2	1
11	93	4	2	1
12	93	4	2	1
13	93	4	2	1
14	93	4	2	1
15	91	5	3	1
16	91	5	3	1
17	91	5	3	1
18	90	6	3	1
19	90	6	3	1
20	89	6	3	2
21	88	6	4	2
22	88	6	4	2
23	88	6	4	2
24	87	6	4	3
25	86	6	5	3
26	86	6	5	3
27	85	6	5	4
28	84	6	6	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	20
2	34	20
3	35	21
4	35	21
5	35	21
6	35	21
7	35	21
8	35	21
9	35	21
10	35	21
11	35	21
12	35	22
13	35	22
14	36	22
15	36	22
16	36	22
17	36	22
18	36	22
19	36	22
20	36	22
21	36	23
22	36	23
23	36	23
24	37	23
25	37	23
26	37	23
27	37	23
28	37	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	82	18
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	2
27	2
28	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	97	2	1	0
2	97	2	1	0
3	97	2	1	0
4	97	2	1	0
5	96	2	2	0
6	95	2	2	1
7	95	2	2	1
8	94	3	2	1
9	94	3	2	1
10	94	3	2	1
11	93	4	2	1
12	93	4	2	1
13	93	4	2	1
14	93	4	2	1
15	91	5	3	1
16	91	5	3	1
17	91	5	3	1
18	90	6	3	1
19	90	6	3	1
20	89	6	3	2
21	88	6	4	2
22	88	6	4	2
23	88	6	4	2
24	87	6	4	3
25	86	6	5	3
26	86	6	5	3
27	85	6	5	4
28	84	6	6	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	20
2	34	20
3	35	21
4	35	21
5	35	21
6	35	21
7	35	21
8	35	21
9	35	21
10	35	21
11	35	21
12	35	22
13	35	22
14	36	22
15	36	22
16	36	22
17	36	22
18	36	22
19	36	22
20	36	22
21	36	23
22	36	23
23	36	23
24	37	23
25	37	23
26	37	23
27	37	23
28	37	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	82	18
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	2
27	2
28	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	97	2	1	0
2	97	2	1	0
3	97	2	1	0
4	97	2	1	0
5	96	2	2	0
6	95	2	2	1
7	95	2	2	1
8	94	3	2	1
9	94	3	2	1
10	94	3	2	1
11	93	4	2	1
12	93	4	2	1
13	93	4	2	1
14	93	4	2	1
15	91	5	3	1
16	91	5	3	1
17	91	5	3	1
18	90	6	3	1
19	90	6	3	1
20	89	6	3	2
21	88	6	4	2
22	88	6	4	2
23	88	6	4	2
24	87	6	4	3
25	86	6	5	3
26	86	6	5	3
27	85	6	5	4
28	84	6	6	4