El ’Ayoûn weather in February

In February, El ’Ayoûn sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 36°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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is El ’Ayoûn's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El ’Ayoûn's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 35°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 7:15 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover: 35%; 4th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.08 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical February day in El ’Ayoûn reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 4°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)	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	20
2	33	20
3	34	20
4	34	21
5	34	21
6	34	21
7	34	21
8	34	21
9	34	21
10	34	21
11	34	21
12	35	21
13	35	21
14	35	22
15	35	22
16	35	22
17	35	22
18	35	22
19	35	22
20	36	22
21	36	22
22	36	22
23	36	22
24	36	23
25	36	23
26	36	23
27	36	23
28	36	23

How February really feels in El ’Ayoûn

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.

El ’Ayoûn weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 19°	1	0.2	11.2	5.1
Feb	35° / 22°	0	0.1	11.5	3.3
Mar	38° / 25°	0	0.1	11.9	1.2
Apr	41° / 28°	0	0.1	12.3	0.0
May	42° / 30°	4	1.1	12.7	0.0
Jun	40° / 30°	15	3.1	12.9	0.3
Jul	36° / 27°	77	9.1	12.8	2.3
Aug	33° / 25°	124	12.9	12.5	3.2
Sep	34° / 26°	93	9.6	12.1	3.0
Oct	37° / 26°	24	4.6	11.6	1.8
Nov	36° / 23°	1	0.3	11.3	2.4
Dec	33° / 20°	1	0.1	11.1	4.4

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 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. 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	67	67	67	66	67	67	67	68	69	69	70	72	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	78	79	79	79	79	79	79
Cloudier (%)	33	33	33	33	33	34	33	33	33	32	31	31	30	28	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	66	34
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	68	32
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	70	30
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	73	27
17	74	26
18	75	25
19	76	24
20	77	23
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

El ’Ayoûn 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 0% 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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

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.

	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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	100	0	0
6	100	0	0
7	100	0	0
8	100	0	0
9	100	0	0
10	100	0	0
11	100	0	0
12	100	0	0
13	100	0	0
14	99	1	0
15	99	1	0
16	99	1	0
17	98	1	1
18	98	1	1
19	98	1	1
20	98	1	1
21	98	1	1
22	98	1	1
23	98	1	1
24	97	2	1
25	97	2	1
26	97	2	1
27	97	2	1
28	97	2	1

Wind in February

Winds average 17 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 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)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
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	17	light breeze
2	17	light breeze
3	17	light breeze
4	17	light breeze
5	17	light breeze
6	17	light breeze
7	17	light breeze
8	17	light breeze
9	17	light breeze
10	17	light breeze
11	17	light breeze
12	17	light breeze
13	17	light breeze
14	17	light breeze
15	17	light breeze
16	17	light breeze
17	17	light breeze
18	17	light breeze
19	17	light breeze
20	16	light breeze
21	16	light breeze
22	16	light breeze
23	16	light breeze
24	16	light breeze
25	16	light breeze
26	16	light breeze
27	16	light breeze
28	16	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:19 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:48 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)	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	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	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:19	7:19	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:12	7:11	7:11	7:10	7:10	7:09	7:08
Sunset (PM)	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	7:19	6:38
2	11.3	7:19	6:38
3	11.3	7:18	6:39
4	11.3	7:18	6:39
5	11.4	7:18	6:40
6	11.4	7:18	6:40
7	11.4	7:18	6:40
8	11.4	7:17	6:41
9	11.4	7:17	6:41
10	11.4	7:17	6:42
11	11.4	7:16	6:42
12	11.4	7:16	6:43
13	11.5	7:16	6:43
14	11.5	7:15	6:43
15	11.5	7:15	6:44
16	11.5	7:14	6:44
17	11.5	7:14	6:44
18	11.5	7:14	6:45
19	11.5	7:13	6:45
20	11.5	7:13	6:46
21	11.6	7:12	6:46
22	11.6	7:12	6:46
23	11.6	7:11	6:46
24	11.6	7:11	6:47
25	11.6	7:10	6:47
26	11.6	7:10	6:47
27	11.6	7:09	6:48
28	11.7	7:08	6:48

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.17 kWh/m² to a high of 7.37 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.08 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)	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6
Level	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	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	6.0	Bright
13	6.0	Intense
14	6.0	Intense
15	6.1	Intense
16	6.1	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.4	Intense
24	6.4	Intense
25	6.5	Intense
26	6.5	Intense
27	6.5	Intense
28	6.6	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for El ’Ayoûn

In seasonPeak

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

El ’Ayoûn 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 El ’Ayoûn?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

7.0

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for El ’Ayoûn in February

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

In February, El ’Ayoûn sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in El ’Ayoûn in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in El ’Ayoûn peaks around March 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 5 (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)	7	10	13	13	9	10	11	13	12	10	8	5
Level	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	7	High
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	5	High

Air quality in El ’Ayoûn 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 El ’Ayoûn is worst in January — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (August, 20 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)	95	94	76	62	62	65	34	20	24	42	49	87
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	95	Unhealthy
Feb	94	Unhealthy
Mar	76	Unhealthy
Apr	62	Unhealthy
May	62	Unhealthy
Jun	65	Unhealthy
Jul	34	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	42	Poor
Nov	49	Poor
Dec	87	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is El ’Ayoûn?

El ’Ayoûn sits at 15.6°N, 11.2°W, 179 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Sélibaby, 116 km away.

Topography around El ’Ayoûn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El ’Ayoûn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m around an average of 195 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 361 m.

The land around El ’Ayoûn is covered by grassland (91%) within 3 km, grassland (91%) within 16 km, and grassland (91%) within 80 km.

3 km

154 m

grassland 91%

16 km

204 m

grassland 91%

80 km

361 m

grassland 91%

shrubsgrasslandcroplandbare terrain

← January El ’Ayoûn year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Sélibaby 116 km · Kiffa 121 km · Kayes 127 km · Ṭinṭâne 142 km · Nioro 174 km · Guerou 192 km · Bafoulabé 198 km · Elghabra 200 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 El ’Ayoûn (15.5579°, -11.18°, elevation 179 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	33	20
2	33	20
3	34	20
4	34	21
5	34	21
6	34	21
7	34	21
8	34	21
9	34	21
10	34	21
11	34	21
12	35	21
13	35	21
14	35	22
15	35	22
16	35	22
17	35	22
18	35	22
19	35	22
20	36	22
21	36	22
22	36	22
23	36	22
24	36	23
25	36	23
26	36	23
27	36	23
28	36	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	66	34
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	68	32
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	70	30
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	73	27
17	74	26
18	75	25
19	76	24
20	77	23
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	100	0	0
6	100	0	0
7	100	0	0
8	100	0	0
9	100	0	0
10	100	0	0
11	100	0	0
12	100	0	0
13	100	0	0
14	99	1	0
15	99	1	0
16	99	1	0
17	98	1	1
18	98	1	1
19	98	1	1
20	98	1	1
21	98	1	1
22	98	1	1
23	98	1	1
24	97	2	1
25	97	2	1
26	97	2	1
27	97	2	1
28	97	2	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	20
2	33	20
3	34	20
4	34	21
5	34	21
6	34	21
7	34	21
8	34	21
9	34	21
10	34	21
11	34	21
12	35	21
13	35	21
14	35	22
15	35	22
16	35	22
17	35	22
18	35	22
19	35	22
20	36	22
21	36	22
22	36	22
23	36	22
24	36	23
25	36	23
26	36	23
27	36	23
28	36	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	66	34
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	68	32
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	70	30
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	73	27
17	74	26
18	75	25
19	76	24
20	77	23
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	100	0	0
6	100	0	0
7	100	0	0
8	100	0	0
9	100	0	0
10	100	0	0
11	100	0	0
12	100	0	0
13	100	0	0
14	99	1	0
15	99	1	0
16	99	1	0
17	98	1	1
18	98	1	1
19	98	1	1
20	98	1	1
21	98	1	1
22	98	1	1
23	98	1	1
24	97	2	1
25	97	2	1
26	97	2	1
27	97	2	1
28	97	2	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	20
2	33	20
3	34	20
4	34	21
5	34	21
6	34	21
7	34	21
8	34	21
9	34	21
10	34	21
11	34	21
12	35	21
13	35	21
14	35	22
15	35	22
16	35	22
17	35	22
18	35	22
19	35	22
20	36	22
21	36	22
22	36	22
23	36	22
24	36	23
25	36	23
26	36	23
27	36	23
28	36	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	66	34
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	68	32
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	70	30
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	73	27
17	74	26
18	75	25
19	76	24
20	77	23
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	100	0	0
6	100	0	0
7	100	0	0
8	100	0	0
9	100	0	0
10	100	0	0
11	100	0	0
12	100	0	0
13	100	0	0
14	99	1	0
15	99	1	0
16	99	1	0
17	98	1	1
18	98	1	1
19	98	1	1
20	98	1	1
21	98	1	1
22	98	1	1
23	98	1	1
24	97	2	1
25	97	2	1
26	97	2	1
27	97	2	1
28	97	2	1