Smara weather in February

In February, Smara sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Smara's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Smara's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 7 mm; 1.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 06 min; 7:29 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover: 28%; 8th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.9; out of 10

Smara is city in Western Sahara.

Founded: 1869

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 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical February day in Smara reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

How February really feels in Smara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 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

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Smara weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	22° / 10°	3	0.9	10.5	8.6
Feb	24° / 11°	7	1.3	11.1	8.9
Mar	26° / 13°	3	0.6	11.8	8.7
Apr	28° / 14°	2	0.2	12.6	8.3
May	30° / 16°	0	0.1	13.3	6.9
Jun	32° / 17°	0	0.2	13.6	5.5
Jul	36° / 20°	0	0	13.5	3.1
Aug	36° / 21°	1	0.4	12.9	2.5
Sep	33° / 19°	3	0.5	12.2	4.4
Oct	30° / 18°	9	0.7	11.4	6.3
Nov	26° / 14°	3	0.5	10.7	8.5
Dec	23° / 12°	5	0.7	10.4	8.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 19%.

	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 (%)	79	79	79	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	83	83	84	84	84	84
Cloudier (%)	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	84	16

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Smara gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.3 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 4% and peaks near 5% 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 (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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

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	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98
Comfortable (%)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2

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

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 18 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)	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
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	16	light breeze
2	16	light breeze
3	16	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	17	light breeze
21	17	light breeze
22	18	light breeze
23	18	light breeze
24	18	light breeze
25	18	light breeze
26	18	light breeze
27	18	light breeze
28	18	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:38 AM to 7:19 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:42 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)	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:38	7:37	7:37	7:36	7:36	7:35	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:33	7:32	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:21	7:20	7:19
Sunset (PM)	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	7:38	6:23
2	10.8	7:37	6:24
3	10.8	7:37	6:24
4	10.8	7:36	6:25
5	10.8	7:36	6:26
6	10.9	7:35	6:27
7	10.9	7:35	6:27
8	10.9	7:34	6:28
9	10.9	7:33	6:29
10	10.9	7:33	6:30
11	11.0	7:32	6:30
12	11.0	7:32	6:31
13	11.0	7:31	6:32
14	11.0	7:30	6:32
15	11.1	7:29	6:33
16	11.1	7:29	6:34
17	11.1	7:28	6:34
18	11.1	7:27	6:35
19	11.2	7:26	6:36
20	11.2	7:26	6:36
21	11.2	7:25	6:37
22	11.2	7:24	6:38
23	11.3	7:23	6:38
24	11.3	7:22	6:39
25	11.3	7:21	6:40
26	11.3	7:21	6:40
27	11.4	7:20	6:41
28	11.4	7:19	6:42

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 5.16 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)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7
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	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Smara

In seasonPeak

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

Smara sees seasonal dust haze (June–September), heaviest in July.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Smara?

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

8.9

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.3

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Smara for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Smara in February

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

In February, Smara sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Smara in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Smara peaks around August 18 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 4 (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)	5	6	9	8	9	10	10	11	10	8	5	4
Level	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	5	High
Feb	6	High
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	5	High
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Smara 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 Smara is worst in July — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 24 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)	38	47	39	38	38	43	66	58	39	30	24	38
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	38	Poor
Feb	47	Poor
Mar	39	Poor
Apr	38	Poor
May	38	Poor
Jun	43	Poor
Jul	66	Unhealthy
Aug	58	Unhealthy
Sep	39	Poor
Oct	30	Moderate
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	38	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Smara?

Smara sits at 26.7°N, 11.7°W, 188 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Laayoune, 157 km away.

Topography around Smara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Smara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 183 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 418 m.

The land around Smara is covered by bare terrain (89%) within 3 km, bare terrain (99%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km

55 m

bare terrain 89%

16 km

144 m

bare terrain 99%

80 km

418 m

bare terrain 100%

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

February weather nearby: Laayoune 157 km · El Marsa 177 km · Tan-Tan 197 km · Boujdour 288 km · Puerto del Rosario 291 km · Guelmim 296 km · Pájara 300 km · Assa 303 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 Smara (26.7384°, -11.6719°, elevation 188 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	23	11
2	23	11
3	23	11
4	23	11
5	23	11
6	23	11
7	23	11
8	23	11
9	23	11
10	23	11
11	24	11
12	24	11
13	24	11
14	24	11
15	24	12
16	24	12
17	24	12
18	24	12
19	24	12
20	24	12
21	24	12
22	24	12
23	24	12
24	24	12
25	25	12
26	25	12
27	25	12
28	25	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	84	16

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	84	16

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	84	16

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

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