Bourem weather in February

In February, Bourem sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 33°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 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Bourem's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bourem's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 6:33 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover: 29%; 4th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 6.21 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.3; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical February day in Bourem reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 4°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)	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	16
2	30	16
3	30	16
4	31	16
5	31	16
6	31	17
7	31	17
8	31	17
9	31	17
10	31	17
11	31	17
12	32	17
13	32	17
14	32	17
15	32	18
16	32	18
17	32	18
18	32	18
19	32	18
20	33	18
21	33	18
22	33	18
23	33	18
24	33	18
25	33	19
26	34	19
27	34	19
28	34	19

How February really feels in Bourem

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 13 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.

Bourem weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 15°	1	0.2	11.1	7.3
Feb	32° / 17°	0	0	11.4	5.3
Mar	36° / 21°	0	0	11.9	2.7
Apr	40° / 25°	0	0.1	12.4	0.3
May	42° / 28°	2	0.5	12.8	0.0
Jun	41° / 29°	4	1.6	13	0.0
Jul	39° / 28°	18	4.9	12.9	0.6
Aug	37° / 27°	37	7.2	12.6	1.5
Sep	39° / 27°	10	2.9	12.1	0.9
Oct	38° / 25°	2	0.4	11.6	1.1
Nov	35° / 20°	0	0	11.2	3.6
Dec	30° / 17°	0	0	11	6.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	77	77	78	78	78	80	80	82	82	83	83	83	84	84	84	85
Cloudier (%)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	22	22	22	20	20	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	85	15

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Bourem 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.

	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

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.

	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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

Wind in February

Winds average 17 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 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)	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:04 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)	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26
Sunset (PM)	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	6:37	5:52
2	11.3	6:37	5:53
3	11.3	6:37	5:53
4	11.3	6:37	5:54
5	11.3	6:37	5:54
6	11.3	6:36	5:55
7	11.3	6:36	5:55
8	11.3	6:36	5:56
9	11.3	6:35	5:56
10	11.4	6:35	5:57
11	11.4	6:35	5:57
12	11.4	6:34	5:58
13	11.4	6:34	5:58
14	11.4	6:33	5:59
15	11.4	6:33	5:59
16	11.4	6:33	5:59
17	11.5	6:32	6:00
18	11.5	6:32	6:00
19	11.5	6:31	6:01
20	11.5	6:31	6:01
21	11.5	6:30	6:01
22	11.5	6:30	6:02
23	11.5	6:29	6:02
24	11.6	6:28	6:02
25	11.6	6:28	6:03
26	11.6	6:27	6:03
27	11.6	6:27	6:03
28	11.6	6:26	6:04

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.21 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)	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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	5.8	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	6.0	Bright
7	6.0	Bright
8	6.0	Intense
9	6.0	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.2	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.4	Intense
21	6.4	Intense
22	6.4	Intense
23	6.5	Intense
24	6.5	Intense
25	6.5	Intense
26	6.6	Intense
27	6.6	Intense
28	6.6	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Bourem

In seasonPeak

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

Bourem sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Bourem?

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

5.3

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

8.4

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bourem in February

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

In February, Bourem sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bourem in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bourem peaks around August 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (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)	8	10	12	10	11	10	10	13	12	11	8	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	10	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	High

Air quality in Bourem 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 Bourem is worst in February — around 106 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (September, 41 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)	105	106	96	76	80	78	66	50	41	56	62	95
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	105	Unhealthy
Feb	106	Unhealthy
Mar	96	Unhealthy
Apr	76	Unhealthy
May	80	Unhealthy
Jun	78	Unhealthy
Jul	66	Unhealthy
Aug	50	Poor
Sep	41	Poor
Oct	56	Unhealthy
Nov	62	Unhealthy
Dec	95	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Bourem?

Bourem sits at 17.0°N, 0.3°W, 270 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Gao, 83 km away.

Topography around Bourem

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bourem has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 263 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m.

The land around Bourem is covered by bare terrain (66%) within 3 km, bare terrain (82%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (68%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

38 m

bare terrain 66%

16 km

52 m

bare terrain 82%

80 km

138 m

bare terrain 68%

grasslandcroplandbare terrainwaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: Gao 83 km · I-n-Tillit 157 km · Kidal 249 km · Ayorou 282 km · Timbuktu 284 km · Aribinda 308 km · Méhana 326 km · Dori 327 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 Bourem (16.955°, -0.3486°, elevation 270 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	30	16
2	30	16
3	30	16
4	31	16
5	31	16
6	31	17
7	31	17
8	31	17
9	31	17
10	31	17
11	31	17
12	32	17
13	32	17
14	32	17
15	32	18
16	32	18
17	32	18
18	32	18
19	32	18
20	33	18
21	33	18
22	33	18
23	33	18
24	33	18
25	33	19
26	34	19
27	34	19
28	34	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	85	15

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	16
2	30	16
3	30	16
4	31	16
5	31	16
6	31	17
7	31	17
8	31	17
9	31	17
10	31	17
11	31	17
12	32	17
13	32	17
14	32	17
15	32	18
16	32	18
17	32	18
18	32	18
19	32	18
20	33	18
21	33	18
22	33	18
23	33	18
24	33	18
25	33	19
26	34	19
27	34	19
28	34	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	85	15

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	16
2	30	16
3	30	16
4	31	16
5	31	16
6	31	17
7	31	17
8	31	17
9	31	17
10	31	17
11	31	17
12	32	17
13	32	17
14	32	17
15	32	18
16	32	18
17	32	18
18	32	18
19	32	18
20	33	18
21	33	18
22	33	18
23	33	18
24	33	18
25	33	19
26	34	19
27	34	19
28	34	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	85	15

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1