Ayoun El Atrous weather in February

In February, Ayoun El Atrous sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 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 60% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ayoun El Atrous's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ayoun El Atrous's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
10th warmest
Overnight low
19°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:10 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
36%
5th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Ayoun El Atrous is city in Mauritania.

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 30°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical February day in Ayoun El Atrous reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Ayoun El Atrous

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
13
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.

Ayoun El Atrous 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 16°20.311.17.1
Feb32° / 19°10.111.45.2
Mar36° / 22°10.111.92.8
Apr39° / 26°0012.40.5
May41° / 29°10.412.80.0
Jun42° / 31°41.1130.0
Jul39° / 29°234.112.90.7
Aug36° / 27°628.112.61.9
Sep38° / 27°315.912.11.3
Oct38° / 26°101.811.61.2
Nov34° / 22°00.111.23.5
Dec30° / 18°10.2116.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26832
36832
46832
56832
66832
76733
86733
96733
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ayoun El Atrous gets around 1 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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Muggy (%)
110000
210000
310000
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510000
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810000
910000
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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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
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519light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:14 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:146:30
211.37:146:30
311.37:146:31
411.37:136:31
511.37:136:32
611.37:136:32
711.37:136:33
811.37:126:33
911.47:126:34
1011.47:126:34
1111.47:116:35
1211.47:116:35
1311.47:116:35
1411.47:106:36
1511.47:106:36
1611.57:096:37
1711.57:096:37
1811.57:086:37
1911.57:086:38
2011.57:076:38
2111.57:076:39
2211.57:066:39
2311.67:066:39
2411.67:056:40
2511.67:056:40
2611.67:046:40
2711.67:046:41
2811.67:036:41

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.09 kWh/m² to a high of 7.4 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.3Intense
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236.4Intense
246.4Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ayoun El Atrous

In seasonPeak

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

Ayoun El Atrous sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

Dust
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Is February a good time to visit Ayoun El Atrous?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ayoun El Atrous in February

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

In February, Ayoun El Atrous sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ayoun El Atrous 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 Ayoun El Atrous peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highExtremeVery highMar 19UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Ayoun El Atrous 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 Ayoun El Atrous is worst in January — around 138 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (September, 35 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 17137 µg/m³Sep 1035 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan138Unhealthy
Feb129Unhealthy
Mar104Unhealthy
Apr83Unhealthy
May77Unhealthy
Jun88Unhealthy
Jul62Unhealthy
Aug37Poor
Sep35Moderate
Oct62Unhealthy
Nov76Unhealthy
Dec127Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ayoun El Atrous?

Ayoun El Atrous sits at 16.7°N, 9.6°W, 235 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Ṭinṭâne, 67 km away.

NioroTembedghaKiffaEl ’AyoûnDiémaNémaBougadoum

Topography around Ayoun El Atrous

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ayoun El Atrous has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 244 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 309 m.

The land around Ayoun El Atrous is covered by bare terrain (65%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) and bare terrain (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (76%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
160 m
80 km
309 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Ṭinṭâne 67 km · Nioro 159 km · Tembedgha 161 km · Kiffa 190 km · El ’Ayoûn 207 km · Diéma 240 km · Néma 251 km · Bougadoum 255 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
Muslim 100%

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 Ayoun El Atrous (16.6614°, -9.6149°, elevation 235 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).