Kita weather in February

In February, Kita sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 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 35°C in the first days to 37°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 Kita's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kita's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:05 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
30%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Kita is town and urban commune in western Mali.

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 35°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical February day in Kita 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 39°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Kita

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.

Kita 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°00.111.34.4
Feb36° / 22°00.111.62.7
Mar39° / 25°10.511.91.0
Apr40° / 27°41.312.30.1
May39° / 28°215.412.60.6
Jun35° / 26°9213.712.82.3
Jul31° / 24°19321.112.73.4
Aug29° / 23°25924.212.43.4
Sep30° / 23°18820.912.13.5
Oct33° / 23°5710.111.73.7
Nov35° / 20°20.311.43.4
Dec34° / 19°00.111.24.2

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 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37723
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57624
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Kita gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 1% 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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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2895212

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 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
612calm
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912calm
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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 7:09 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:096:34
211.47:086:35
311.47:086:35
411.57:086:36
511.57:086:36
611.57:086:36
711.57:086:37
811.57:076:37
911.57:076:38
1011.57:076:38
1111.57:076:38
1211.57:066:39
1311.57:066:39
1411.67:066:39
1511.67:056:40
1611.67:056:40
1711.67:056:40
1811.67:046:40
1911.67:046:41
2011.67:046:41
2111.67:036:41
2211.67:036:42
2311.77:026:42
2411.77:026:42
2511.77:016:42
2611.77:016:42
2711.77:006:43
2811.77:006:43

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.01 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
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236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Kita

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kita sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in June.

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

Is February a good time to visit Kita?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kita in February

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kita 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 Kita peaks around August 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 17UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Kita 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 Kita is worst in February — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2259 µg/m³Aug 1714 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb59Unhealthy
Mar59Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May35Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct35Poor
Nov55Poor
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kita?

Kita sits at 13.0°N, 9.5°W, 350 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Mahina, 117 km away.

MahinaSibiKatiKintinianSagaloKalaban KoroKabalaKolokani

Topography around Kita

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kita has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 294 m around an average of 360 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 521 m.

The land around Kita is covered by grassland (30%), artificial surfaces (29%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%), grassland (25%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (57%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
294 m
16 km
322 m
80 km
521 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Mahina 117 km · Sibi 145 km · Kati 157 km · Kintinian 160 km · Sagalo 161 km · Kalaban Koro 166 km · Kabala 167 km · Kolokani 168 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 Kita (13.0389°, -9.4882°, elevation 350 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).