Ségou weather in February

In February, Ségou sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 36°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 Ségou's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ségou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
7th warmest
Overnight low
21°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:53 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
29%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Ségou is city in Mali.

Density
5,562/km²
people per km²
Founded
1620

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 33°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical February day in Ségou reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Ségou

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.

Ségou weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°10.211.35.6
Feb34° / 21°00.111.63.7
Mar38° / 24°10.211.91.6
Apr40° / 27°41.412.30.3
May39° / 28°16412.60.5
Jun37° / 27°39812.81.8
Jul33° / 25°12616.312.73.1
Aug31° / 24°1832012.43.4
Sep32° / 24°11414.212.13.5
Oct35° / 24°214.211.72.7
Nov35° / 21°00.111.43.1
Dec32° / 19°0011.25.1

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 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ségou 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 (%)
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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
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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 6:56 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:566:21
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411.46:566:22
511.46:566:23
611.56:556:23
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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 6.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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86.0Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ségou

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ségou sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in April.

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

Is February a good time to visit Ségou?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ségou in February

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

In February, Ségou sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ségou 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 Ségou peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highAug 18UV 13Jan 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ségou 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 Ségou is worst in February — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2166 µg/m³Aug 1815 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan56Unhealthy
Feb66Unhealthy
Mar66Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May40Poor
Jun35Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ségou?

Ségou sits at 13.4°N, 6.3°W, 291 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Pèlèngana, 4.0 km away.

Fana

Topography around Ségou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ségou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 286 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m.

The land around Ségou is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and water (22%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), cropland (34%) and shrubs (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
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80 m
80 km
136 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Pèlèngana 4.0 km · Markala 34 km · Dougabougou 45 km · Diourou 54 km · Siribala Coro 69 km · Bla 77 km · Niono 95 km · Fana 105 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 Ségou (13.4403°, -6.2595°, elevation 291 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).