Alaghsas weather in February

In February, Alaghsas sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Alaghsas's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alaghsas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
17°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:00 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
23%
3rd clearest
Wind
20 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Alaghsas is village in Niger.

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 30°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical February day in Alaghsas reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Alaghsas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 7 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
7
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.

Alaghsas weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 14°0011.18.1
Feb31° / 17°0011.46.1
Mar35° / 21°00.111.93.2
Apr39° / 25°10.212.40.6
May41° / 28°10.312.80.0
Jun41° / 28°31.1130.0
Jul39° / 27°195.212.90.7
Aug37° / 26°378.912.61.4
Sep39° / 26°51.712.10.8
Oct37° / 25°00.111.61.9
Nov33° / 20°0011.24.8
Dec29° / 15°00117.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Alaghsas gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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.

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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in February

Winds average 20 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 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 7:04 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.47 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Alaghsas

In seasonPeak

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

Alaghsas sees seasonal dust haze (February–November), heaviest in June.

Dust
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Is February a good time to visit Alaghsas?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Alaghsas in February

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

In February, Alaghsas sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Alaghsas 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 Alaghsas peaks around August 24 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 24UV 12Dec 18UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Alaghsas 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 Alaghsas is worst in February — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (September, 44 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 1387 µg/m³Sep 1245 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan82Unhealthy
Feb89Unhealthy
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr68Unhealthy
May65Unhealthy
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul58Unhealthy
Aug48Poor
Sep44Poor
Oct57Unhealthy
Nov58Unhealthy
Dec79Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Alaghsas?

Alaghsas sits at 17.0°N, 8.0°E, 519 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Agadez, 6.0 km away.

ArlitTanoutAbalakTchin TabaradènDakoroMayahiTessaoua

Topography around Alaghsas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alaghsas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 516 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 767 m.

The land around Alaghsas is covered by bare terrain (76%) within 3 km, bare terrain (86%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (90%) within 80 km.

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36 m
16 km
183 m
80 km
767 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Agadez 6.0 km · Arlit 202 km · Tanout 246 km · Abalak 255 km · Tchin Tabaradèn 267 km · Dakoro 309 km · Mayahi 343 km · Tessaoua 363 km

Niger travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / D / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 36% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$775
2025
Happiness
4.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
25.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 96%ethnic religionist 4%Christian 0%agnostics and other 0%

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 Alaghsas (17.0187°, 8.0168°, elevation 519 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).