Mbera weather in February

In February, Mbera sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 Mbera's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
10th warmest
Overnight low
18°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:54 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
31%
2nd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Mbera is UNHCR refugee camp 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 31°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical February day in Mbera reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 37°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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23116
33117
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73217
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How February really feels in Mbera

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 18 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
18
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.

Mbera weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 15°10.211.26.8
Feb32° / 18°00.111.54.9
Mar36° / 21°00.211.92.5
Apr40° / 25°10.312.30.4
May41° / 28°51.212.70.0
Jun40° / 28°113.112.90.1
Jul37° / 27°539.212.81.7
Aug34° / 25°9712.612.52.8
Sep36° / 25°347.212.12.0
Oct38° / 25°81.611.61.5
Nov35° / 20°10.111.33.4
Dec31° / 16°0011.15.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27228
37228
47228
57327
67327
77327
87327
97426
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mbera 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
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510000
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910000
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Wind in February

Winds average 16 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light 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 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 6:58 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:586:16
211.36:576:16
311.36:576:17
411.36:576:17
511.36:576:18
611.46:576:18
711.46:566:19
811.46:566:19
911.46:566:19
1011.46:556:20
1111.46:556:20
1211.46:556:21
1311.46:546:21
1411.56:546:21
1511.56:546:22
1611.56:536:22
1711.56:536:23
1811.56:526:23
1911.56:526:23
2011.56:516:24
2111.66:516:24
2211.66:506:24
2311.66:506:25
2411.66:496:25
2511.66:496:25
2611.66:486:26
2711.66:486:26
2811.76:476:26

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.26 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Mbera

In seasonPeak

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

Mbera 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 Mbera?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mbera in February

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

In February, Mbera sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mbera 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 Mbera peaks around March 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highMar 21UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Mbera 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 Mbera is worst in February — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (August, 20 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 884 µg/m³Aug 2221 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan84Unhealthy
Feb84Unhealthy
Mar74Unhealthy
Apr60Unhealthy
May58Unhealthy
Jun56Unhealthy
Jul34Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct49Poor
Nov51Poor
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Mbera?

Mbera sits at 15.9°N, 5.8°W, 295 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Bougadoum, 169 km away.

BougadoumNaraNémaNionoMoninnpébougouSiribala Coro

Topography around Mbera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 278 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m.

The land around Mbera is covered by grassland (48%) and bare terrain (48%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) within 16 km, and grassland (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
82 m
80 km
131 m
shrubsgrasslandbare terrain
February weather nearby: Bougadoum 169 km · Nara 178 km · Néma 178 km · Niono 180 km · Moninnpébougou 192 km · Siribala Coro 204 km · Ké-Macina 215 km · Dougabougou 229 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 Mbera (15.8561°, -5.7907°, elevation 295 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).