Rabat weather in February

In February, Rabat sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 51 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Rabat's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rabat's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 51 mm; 8 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 6:58 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover: 42%; 9th clearest
Wind: 26 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 3.67 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical February day in Rabat reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with 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)	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

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

Rabat weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 13°	53	9.5	9.8	4.8
Feb	15° / 13°	51	8	10.6	4.7
Mar	15° / 14°	34	5.5	11.7	5.4
Apr	17° / 15°	15	3.4	12.9	6.5
May	20° / 18°	4	1.2	13.9	8.1
Jun	23° / 22°	2	0.4	14.4	9.3
Jul	26° / 24°	0	0.1	14.2	9.4
Aug	27° / 25°	4	0.7	13.4	9.0
Sep	25° / 24°	35	4.2	12.2	8.4
Oct	23° / 21°	56	6.8	11.1	7.7
Nov	20° / 18°	70	9.5	10.1	6.6
Dec	17° / 15°	69	9.5	9.6	5.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. 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 (%)	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	74	74	75	74	74
Cloudier (%)	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	25	26	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	75	25
27	74	26
28	74	26

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Rabat gets around 51 mm of rain over 8 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 28% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	29	28	27	26	26	25	24	23	23	22	22	22	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	31
4	31
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	31
12	31
13	31
14	30
15	30
16	29
17	28
18	27
19	26
20	26
21	25
22	24
23	23
24	23
25	22
26	22
27	22
28	22

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 93% 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 (%)	95	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	89	89	88	88
Comfortable (%)	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	88	12
28	88	12

Wind in February

Winds average 26 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 26 km/h on the calmest days to 27 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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:10 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 5:49 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)	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43
Sunset (PM)	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.2	7:10	5:22
2	10.2	7:09	5:23
3	10.3	7:08	5:24
4	10.3	7:08	5:25
5	10.3	7:07	5:26
6	10.4	7:06	5:27
7	10.4	7:05	5:28
8	10.4	7:04	5:29
9	10.4	7:03	5:30
10	10.5	7:02	5:31
11	10.5	7:02	5:32
12	10.5	7:01	5:33
13	10.6	7:00	5:34
14	10.6	6:59	5:35
15	10.6	6:58	5:36
16	10.7	6:57	5:37
17	10.7	6:56	5:38
18	10.7	6:54	5:39
19	10.8	6:53	5:40
20	10.8	6:52	5:41
21	10.9	6:51	5:42
22	10.9	6:50	5:43
23	10.9	6:49	5:44
24	11.0	6:47	5:45
25	11.0	6:46	5:46
26	11.0	6:45	5:47
27	11.1	6:44	5:48
28	11.1	6:43	5:49

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.64 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.67 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)	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.1	Moderate
2	3.2	Moderate
3	3.2	Moderate
4	3.2	Moderate
5	3.3	Moderate
6	3.3	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.4	Moderate
9	3.4	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.5	Moderate
12	3.5	Moderate
13	3.6	Moderate
14	3.6	Moderate
15	3.7	Moderate
16	3.7	Moderate
17	3.8	Moderate
18	3.8	Moderate
19	3.9	Moderate
20	3.9	Moderate
21	4.0	Moderate
22	4.0	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Rabat

In seasonPeak

None of Rabat's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Rabat?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Rabat for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rabat in February

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

In February, Rabat sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Rabat in February

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 29 to Nov 27 — about 6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	16	15	15	16	19	22	25	27	26	24	21	18
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	16	Cool
Feb	15	Cool
Mar	15	Cool
Apr	16	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	24	Refreshing
Nov	21	Refreshing
Dec	18	Cool

UV index in Rabat in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rabat peaks around July 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	6	5	6	10	10	9	7	6	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	High	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	5	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Rabat 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 Rabat is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 9 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)	12	14	15	14	12	9	9	9	9	11	10	10
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	12	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	9	Good
Aug	9	Good
Sep	9	Good
Oct	11	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Rabat?

Rabat sits at 35.9°N, 14.4°E, 0 m above sea level, in Malta. The nearest listed city is Mdina, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Rabat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rabat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m around an average of 156 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m.

The land around Rabat is covered by grassland (46%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, water (70%) within 16 km, and water (96%) within 80 km.

3 km

175 m

grassland 46%

16 km

253 m

water 70%

80 km

246 m

water 96%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Mdina 1.0 km · Mosta 4.0 km · Birkirkara 6.0 km · Qormi 7.0 km · San Pawl il-Baħar 8.0 km · Mellieħa 9.0 km · St. Julian's 9.0 km · Sliema 10 km

Malta travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 66% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $47,907; 2025
Happiness: 6.4 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 100%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.6; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 4.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
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 Rabat (35.8815°, 14.3987°, elevation 0 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	15	13
2	15	13
3	15	13
4	15	13
5	14	13
6	14	13
7	14	13
8	14	13
9	14	13
10	14	13
11	14	13
12	14	13
13	14	13
14	14	13
15	14	13
16	14	13
17	14	13
18	15	13
19	15	13
20	15	13
21	15	13
22	15	13
23	15	13
24	15	13
25	15	13
26	15	13
27	15	13
28	15	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	75	25
27	74	26
28	74	26

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	31
4	31
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	31
12	31
13	31
14	30
15	30
16	29
17	28
18	27
19	26
20	26
21	25
22	24
23	23
24	23
25	22
26	22
27	22
28	22

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	88	12
28	88	12

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	75	25
27	74	26
28	74	26

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	31
4	31
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	31
12	31
13	31
14	30
15	30
16	29
17	28
18	27
19	26
20	26
21	25
22	24
23	23
24	23
25	22
26	22
27	22
28	22

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	88	12
28	88	12

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	75	25
27	74	26
28	74	26

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	31
4	31
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	31
12	31
13	31
14	30
15	30
16	29
17	28
18	27
19	26
20	26
21	25
22	24
23	23
24	23
25	22
26	22
27	22
28	22

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	88	12
28	88	12