Tangier weather in February

In February, Tangier sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 63 mm of rain across 7.7 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Tangier's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tangier's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 63 mm; 7.7 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 7:18 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover: 47%; 8th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 3.65 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical February day in Tangier reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11

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

Tangier weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	16° / 10°	72	8.2	9.9	5.4
Feb	17° / 10°	63	7.7	10.6	5.7
Mar	18° / 11°	61	8.1	11.7	6.4
Apr	20° / 13°	50	7.8	12.9	6.8
May	23° / 15°	29	6.1	13.9	7.8
Jun	26° / 17°	6	1.3	14.4	8.7
Jul	29° / 19°	1	0.2	14.2	7.6
Aug	29° / 20°	2	0.4	13.4	7.2
Sep	27° / 19°	26	3.8	12.2	7.9
Oct	23° / 16°	65	7.6	11.1	7.4
Nov	19° / 13°	81	8.1	10.1	6.6
Dec	17° / 11°	88	9.2	9.6	5.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

	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 (%)	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	59	59	58	57	58
Cloudier (%)	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	42	43	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	58	42
27	57	43
28	58	42

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Tangier gets around 63 mm of rain over 7.7 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 28% and peaks near 30% 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 (%)	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	28
8	28
9	27
10	27
11	27
12	27
13	27
14	27
15	27
16	27
17	27
18	27
19	27
20	28
21	28
22	29
23	29
24	29
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	30

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 92% 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 (%)	94	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91
Comfortable (%)	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9

Wind in February

Winds average 16 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 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)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	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	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	16	light breeze
12	16	light breeze
13	16	light breeze
14	16	light breeze
15	16	light breeze
16	16	light breeze
17	16	light breeze
18	16	light breeze
19	16	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 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:30 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 6:10 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)	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	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
Sunrise (AM)	7:30	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:04	7:03
Sunset (PM)	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.2	7:30	5:43
2	10.2	7:30	5:44
3	10.3	7:29	5:45
4	10.3	7:28	5:46
5	10.3	7:27	5:47
6	10.4	7:27	5:48
7	10.4	7:26	5:49
8	10.4	7:25	5:50
9	10.5	7:24	5:51
10	10.5	7:23	5:52
11	10.5	7:22	5:53
12	10.6	7:21	5:54
13	10.6	7:20	5:55
14	10.6	7:19	5:56
15	10.7	7:18	5:57
16	10.7	7:17	5:58
17	10.7	7:16	5:59
18	10.8	7:15	6:00
19	10.8	7:14	6:01
20	10.8	7:13	6:02
21	10.9	7:12	6:03
22	10.9	7:11	6:04
23	10.9	7:09	6:05
24	11.0	7:08	6:06
25	11.0	7:07	6:07
26	11.0	7:06	6:08
27	11.1	7:04	6:09
28	11.1	7:03	6:10

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.35 kWh/m² to a high of 7.77 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.65 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)	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.1	Moderate
2	3.2	Moderate
3	3.2	Moderate
4	3.3	Moderate
5	3.3	Moderate
6	3.3	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.4	Moderate
9	3.4	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.5	Moderate
12	3.5	Moderate
13	3.6	Moderate
14	3.6	Moderate
15	3.6	Moderate
16	3.7	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.8	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	4.0	Moderate
24	4.0	Moderate
25	4.0	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Tangier?

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

5.7

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

1.1

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Tangier for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tangier in February

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

In February, Tangier sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Tangier in February

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 22 to Oct 22 — about 4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	17	16	16	17	18	20	22	22	21	20	19	18
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	17	Cool
Feb	16	Cool
Mar	16	Cool
Apr	17	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	20	Cool
Jul	22	Refreshing
Aug	22	Refreshing
Sep	21	Refreshing
Oct	20	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	18	Cool

UV index in Tangier in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tangier peaks around July 18 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	3	7	9	8	8	10	9	7	6	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	7	Very high
Apr	9	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Tangier 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 Tangier is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 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)	9	13	15	13	12	10	11	12	12	12	10	9
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	13	Moderate
May	12	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	12	Good
Sep	12	Good
Oct	12	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Tangier?

Tangier sits at 35.8°N, 5.8°W, 20 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Gueznaia, 11 km away.

Topography around Tangier

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tangier has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 476 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,904 m.

The land around Tangier is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) within 3 km, water (37%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

109 m

artificial surfaces 61%

16 km

476 m

water 37%

80 km

1,904 m

water 47%

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

February weather nearby: Gueznaia 11 km · Tarifa 32 km · Asilah 40 km · Fnidek 41 km · Mdiq 44 km · Tetouan 44 km · Ceuta 45 km · Barbate 49 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 Tangier (35.7673°, -5.7998°, elevation 20 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	16	10
2	16	10
3	16	10
4	16	10
5	16	10
6	16	10
7	16	10
8	16	10
9	16	10
10	16	10
11	17	10
12	17	10
13	17	10
14	17	10
15	17	10
16	17	10
17	17	10
18	17	10
19	17	10
20	17	10
21	17	10
22	17	10
23	17	10
24	17	10
25	17	11
26	17	11
27	17	11
28	17	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	58	42
27	57	43
28	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	28
8	28
9	27
10	27
11	27
12	27
13	27
14	27
15	27
16	27
17	27
18	27
19	27
20	28
21	28
22	29
23	29
24	29
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	58	42
27	57	43
28	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	28
8	28
9	27
10	27
11	27
12	27
13	27
14	27
15	27
16	27
17	27
18	27
19	27
20	28
21	28
22	29
23	29
24	29
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	58	42
27	57	43
28	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	28
8	28
9	27
10	27
11	27
12	27
13	27
14	27
15	27
16	27
17	27
18	27
19	27
20	28
21	28
22	29
23	29
24	29
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9