Aleg weather in February

In February, Aleg sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 Aleg's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aleg's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 7:27 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover: 37%; 6th clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; out of 10

Aleg is commune of Mauritania.

Density: 218/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical February day in Aleg reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 3°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)	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	18
2	32	18
3	32	18
4	32	19
5	32	19
6	32	19
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	33	19
11	33	19
12	33	19
13	33	19
14	33	19
15	33	19
16	33	19
17	33	20
18	33	20
19	34	20
20	34	20
21	34	20
22	34	20
23	34	20
24	34	20
25	34	20
26	34	20
27	34	20
28	35	20

How February really feels in Aleg

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.

Aleg weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 18°	2	0.2	11.1	5.7
Feb	33° / 19°	1	0.2	11.4	4.4
Mar	36° / 22°	1	0.2	11.9	2.5
Apr	39° / 24°	0	0.1	12.4	0.7
May	41° / 27°	0	0	12.8	0.0
Jun	41° / 28°	2	0.6	13	0.0
Jul	38° / 27°	12	2.6	12.9	1.1
Aug	37° / 27°	54	6.6	12.6	1.8
Sep	38° / 27°	37	5.9	12.1	1.4
Oct	39° / 26°	11	1.8	11.6	0.9
Nov	36° / 23°	0	0.1	11.2	2.6
Dec	32° / 19°	2	0.3	11	4.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 30%. 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 (%)	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	68	68	69	69	70	71	72	73	74	74	76	76	76	77	78	78
Cloudier (%)	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	32	32	31	31	30	29	28	27	26	26	24	24	24	23	22	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	72	28
20	73	27
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	77	23
27	78	22
28	78	22

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Aleg 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 1% 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	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
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	1
27	1
28	1

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 97% 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 (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Humid (%)	0	0	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	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	98	2	0
2	98	2	0
3	98	2	0
4	98	2	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	96	3	1
13	96	3	1
14	96	3	1
15	96	3	1
16	96	3	1
17	96	3	1
18	96	3	1
19	96	3	1
20	96	3	1
21	96	3	1
22	96	3	1
23	96	3	1
24	96	3	1
25	96	3	1
26	96	3	1
27	97	2	1
28	97	2	1

Wind in February

Winds average 19 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 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)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19
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	19	light breeze
2	19	light breeze
3	19	light breeze
4	19	light breeze
5	19	light breeze
6	19	light breeze
7	19	light breeze
8	19	light breeze
9	19	light breeze
10	19	light breeze
11	19	light breeze
12	19	light breeze
13	19	light breeze
14	19	light breeze
15	19	light breeze
16	19	light breeze
17	19	light breeze
18	19	light breeze
19	19	light breeze
20	19	light breeze
21	18	light breeze
22	18	light breeze
23	18	light breeze
24	19	light breeze
25	19	light breeze
26	19	light breeze
27	19	light breeze
28	19	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 7:32 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:58 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)	7:32	7:32	7:31	7:31	7:31	7:31	7:30	7:30	7:30	7:29	7:29	7:29	7:28	7:28	7:27	7:27	7:26	7:26	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:24	7:23	7:23	7:22	7:22	7:21	7:20
Sunset (PM)	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	7:32	6:46
2	11.3	7:32	6:47
3	11.3	7:31	6:48
4	11.3	7:31	6:48
5	11.3	7:31	6:49
6	11.3	7:31	6:49
7	11.3	7:30	6:50
8	11.3	7:30	6:50
9	11.3	7:30	6:50
10	11.4	7:29	6:51
11	11.4	7:29	6:51
12	11.4	7:29	6:52
13	11.4	7:28	6:52
14	11.4	7:28	6:53
15	11.4	7:27	6:53
16	11.4	7:27	6:54
17	11.5	7:26	6:54
18	11.5	7:26	6:54
19	11.5	7:26	6:55
20	11.5	7:25	6:55
21	11.5	7:24	6:55
22	11.5	7:24	6:56
23	11.5	7:23	6:56
24	11.6	7:23	6:56
25	11.6	7:22	6:57
26	11.6	7:22	6:57
27	11.6	7:21	6:57
28	11.6	7:20	6:58

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.51 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 5.98 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)	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	6.0	Bright
16	6.0	Intense
17	6.0	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.4	Intense
26	6.4	Intense
27	6.5	Intense
28	6.5	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Aleg

In seasonPeak

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

Aleg 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 Aleg?

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

4.4

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

7.8

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Aleg in February

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

In February, Aleg sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Aleg in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aleg peaks around March 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 6 (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	12	12	10	10	10	10	11	11	9	8	6
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	6	High

Air quality in Aleg 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 Aleg is worst in February — around 143 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.4× the cleanest month (September, 60 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)	142	143	110	110	126	134	95	64	60	75	75	129
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	142	Unhealthy
Feb	143	Unhealthy
Mar	110	Unhealthy
Apr	110	Unhealthy
May	126	Unhealthy
Jun	134	Unhealthy
Jul	95	Unhealthy
Aug	64	Unhealthy
Sep	60	Unhealthy
Oct	75	Unhealthy
Nov	75	Unhealthy
Dec	129	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Aleg?

Aleg sits at 17.1°N, 13.9°W, 40 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Bogué, 63 km away.

Topography around Aleg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aleg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 34 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m.

The land around Aleg is covered by grassland (57%) and bare terrain (28%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) and bare terrain (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) and bare terrain (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

26 m

grassland 57%

16 km

45 m

grassland 65%

80 km

131 m

grassland 70%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland

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

February weather nearby: Bogué 63 km · Ndioum 99 km · Boutilimitt 100 km · Magṭa‘ Laḥjar 101 km · Kaédi 109 km · Podor 120 km · Thilogne 128 km · Elghabra 140 km

Mauritania travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type C / E / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 31% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $2,198; 2025
Happiness: 4.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 1; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 25.6; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; 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 Aleg (17.0531°, -13.9131°, elevation 40 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	32	18
2	32	18
3	32	18
4	32	19
5	32	19
6	32	19
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	33	19
11	33	19
12	33	19
13	33	19
14	33	19
15	33	19
16	33	19
17	33	20
18	33	20
19	34	20
20	34	20
21	34	20
22	34	20
23	34	20
24	34	20
25	34	20
26	34	20
27	34	20
28	35	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	72	28
20	73	27
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	77	23
27	78	22
28	78	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
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	1
27	1
28	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	98	2	0
2	98	2	0
3	98	2	0
4	98	2	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	96	3	1
13	96	3	1
14	96	3	1
15	96	3	1
16	96	3	1
17	96	3	1
18	96	3	1
19	96	3	1
20	96	3	1
21	96	3	1
22	96	3	1
23	96	3	1
24	96	3	1
25	96	3	1
26	96	3	1
27	97	2	1
28	97	2	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	18
2	32	18
3	32	18
4	32	19
5	32	19
6	32	19
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	33	19
11	33	19
12	33	19
13	33	19
14	33	19
15	33	19
16	33	19
17	33	20
18	33	20
19	34	20
20	34	20
21	34	20
22	34	20
23	34	20
24	34	20
25	34	20
26	34	20
27	34	20
28	35	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	72	28
20	73	27
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	77	23
27	78	22
28	78	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
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	1
27	1
28	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	98	2	0
2	98	2	0
3	98	2	0
4	98	2	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	96	3	1
13	96	3	1
14	96	3	1
15	96	3	1
16	96	3	1
17	96	3	1
18	96	3	1
19	96	3	1
20	96	3	1
21	96	3	1
22	96	3	1
23	96	3	1
24	96	3	1
25	96	3	1
26	96	3	1
27	97	2	1
28	97	2	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	18
2	32	18
3	32	18
4	32	19
5	32	19
6	32	19
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	33	19
11	33	19
12	33	19
13	33	19
14	33	19
15	33	19
16	33	19
17	33	20
18	33	20
19	34	20
20	34	20
21	34	20
22	34	20
23	34	20
24	34	20
25	34	20
26	34	20
27	34	20
28	35	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	66	34
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	72	28
20	73	27
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	77	23
27	78	22
28	78	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
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	1
27	1
28	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	98	2	0
2	98	2	0
3	98	2	0
4	98	2	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	98	2	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	98	2	0
12	96	3	1
13	96	3	1
14	96	3	1
15	96	3	1
16	96	3	1
17	96	3	1
18	96	3	1
19	96	3	1
20	96	3	1
21	96	3	1
22	96	3	1
23	96	3	1
24	96	3	1
25	96	3	1
26	96	3	1
27	97	2	1
28	97	2	1