Bouarfa weather in February

In February, Bouarfa sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 11 mm of precipitation across 2.4 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Bouarfa's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bouarfa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 11 mm; 2.4 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 6:58 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover: 30%; 4th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.6; 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 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical February day in Bouarfa reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°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)	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5

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

How February really feels in Bouarfa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 10 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 cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Bouarfa weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	13° / 2°	11	2.7	0.6	10.1	4.5
Feb	15° / 3°	11	2.4	0.5	10.8	5.6
Mar	18° / 6°	15	3.1	0.1	11.8	7.3
Apr	22° / 10°	13	2.8	0	12.8	8.4
May	27° / 14°	9	1.8	0	13.6	7.9
Jun	33° / 19°	6	1.4	0	14.1	4.8
Jul	37° / 23°	2	0.6	0	13.9	2.3
Aug	35° / 22°	5	1.2	0	13.2	2.9
Sep	30° / 18°	12	2.7	0	12.2	6.0
Oct	24° / 13°	15	3.1	0	11.2	8.3
Nov	17° / 7°	19	3	0.1	10.3	6.8
Dec	14° / 3°	10	2.3	0.5	9.9	4.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 21%.

	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 (%)	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	78	78	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	80	80	80	80	81	81
Cloudier (%)	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	77	23
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	79	21
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	81	19
28	81	19

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Bouarfa gets around 11 mm of rain and snow over 2.4 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 9% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	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 (%)	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9
Snow chance (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	9	2
2	9	2
3	8	2
4	8	2
5	8	2
6	8	2
7	8	2
8	8	2
9	8	2
10	8	2
11	8	2
12	8	2
13	9	2
14	9	2
15	9	2
16	9	2
17	9	2
18	10	2
19	10	2
20	10	2
21	10	2
22	10	2
23	10	2
24	10	2
25	10	2
26	10	2
27	10	2
28	9	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 100% 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	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in February

Winds average 12 km/h in February.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:09 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:58 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)	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:09	7:08	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45
Sunset (PM)	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.4	7:09	5:34
2	10.4	7:08	5:35
3	10.5	7:08	5:36
4	10.5	7:07	5:37
5	10.5	7:06	5:38
6	10.6	7:06	5:39
7	10.6	7:05	5:39
8	10.6	7:04	5:40
9	10.6	7:03	5:41
10	10.7	7:02	5:42
11	10.7	7:02	5:43
12	10.7	7:01	5:44
13	10.7	7:00	5:45
14	10.8	6:59	5:46
15	10.8	6:58	5:47
16	10.8	6:57	5:48
17	10.9	6:56	5:48
18	10.9	6:55	5:49
19	10.9	6:54	5:50
20	11.0	6:53	5:51
21	11.0	6:52	5:52
22	11.0	6:51	5:53
23	11.1	6:50	5:54
24	11.1	6:49	5:54
25	11.1	6:48	5:55
26	11.2	6:47	5:56
27	11.2	6:46	5:57
28	11.2	6:45	5:58

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.3 kWh/m² to a high of 8.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4.75 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)	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.2	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Bouarfa

In seasonPeak

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

Bouarfa sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Bouarfa?

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

5.6

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.3

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Bouarfa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bouarfa in February

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

In February, Bouarfa sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Bouarfa in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bouarfa peaks around July 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

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)	4	5	8	8	9	11	11	10	9	7	4	3
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	High
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Bouarfa 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 Bouarfa is worst in April — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.3× the cleanest month (December, 8 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)	10	20	25	35	33	33	34	35	33	20	12	8
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	25	Moderate
Apr	35	Poor
May	33	Moderate
Jun	33	Moderate
Jul	34	Moderate
Aug	35	Moderate
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Bouarfa?

Bouarfa sits at 32.5°N, 2.0°W, 1,169 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Béchar, 105 km away.

Topography around Bouarfa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bouarfa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 455 m around an average of 1,200 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 771 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,385 m.

The land around Bouarfa is covered by bare terrain (74%) within 3 km, bare terrain (89%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (94%) within 80 km.

3 km

455 m

bare terrain 74%

16 km

771 m

bare terrain 89%

80 km

1,385 m

bare terrain 94%

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

February weather nearby: Béchar 105 km · Aïn Sefra 131 km · Aïn Beni Mathar 164 km · Outat Oulad Al Haj 186 km · Mecheria 193 km · Missour 198 km · Jerada 198 km · Taourirt 226 km

Morocco travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 42% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $4,672; 2025
Happiness: 4.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 80%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 17; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 492
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 Bouarfa (32.5338°, -1.9621°, elevation 1,169 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	13	2
2	14	3
3	14	3
4	14	3
5	14	3
6	14	3
7	14	3
8	14	3
9	14	3
10	14	3
11	15	3
12	15	3
13	15	3
14	15	3
15	15	3
16	15	4
17	15	4
18	15	4
19	15	4
20	15	4
21	15	4
22	16	4
23	16	4
24	16	4
25	16	4
26	16	4
27	16	5
28	16	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	77	23
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	79	21
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	81	19
28	81	19

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	77	23
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	79	21
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	81	19
28	81	19

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	77	23
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	79	21
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	81	19
28	81	19

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

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