Maïné Soroa weather in February

In February, Maïné Soroa sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Maïné Soroa's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maïné Soroa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:40 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover: 27%; 1st clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 6.58 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

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

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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 35°C by the end.

A typical February day in Maïné Soroa reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°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)	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	16
2	31	16
3	32	16
4	32	16
5	32	16
6	32	16
7	32	16
8	32	16
9	32	17
10	32	17
11	32	17
12	32	17
13	33	17
14	33	17
15	33	17
16	33	17
17	33	18
18	33	18
19	34	18
20	34	18
21	34	18
22	34	19
23	34	19
24	34	19
25	35	19
26	35	19
27	35	19
28	35	20

How February really feels in Maïné Soroa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 20 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

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Maïné Soroa weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 15°	0	0	11.3	6.9
Feb	33° / 17°	0	0	11.6	4.7
Mar	37° / 22°	0	0	11.9	1.8
Apr	40° / 25°	1	0.3	12.3	0.1
May	41° / 27°	5	1.9	12.6	0.0
Jun	39° / 27°	13	3.7	12.8	0.8
Jul	35° / 26°	59	11.5	12.7	2.3
Aug	33° / 24°	123	16.2	12.4	3.1
Sep	35° / 24°	40	8.1	12.1	2.5
Oct	37° / 23°	6	1.7	11.7	1.8
Nov	34° / 19°	0	0	11.4	3.7
Dec	30° / 16°	0	0	11.2	6.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	80	80	80	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	78
Cloudier (%)	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	79	21
22	79	21
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Maïné Soroa 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.

	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 (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0

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 13 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
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	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	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 11 h 24 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 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:17 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)	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34
Sunset (PM)	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:43	6:08
2	11.4	6:43	6:09
3	11.4	6:43	6:09
4	11.5	6:42	6:09
5	11.5	6:42	6:10
6	11.5	6:42	6:10
7	11.5	6:42	6:11
8	11.5	6:42	6:11
9	11.5	6:41	6:11
10	11.5	6:41	6:12
11	11.5	6:41	6:12
12	11.5	6:41	6:12
13	11.5	6:40	6:13
14	11.6	6:40	6:13
15	11.6	6:40	6:13
16	11.6	6:39	6:14
17	11.6	6:39	6:14
18	11.6	6:39	6:14
19	11.6	6:38	6:15
20	11.6	6:38	6:15
21	11.6	6:37	6:15
22	11.6	6:37	6:15
23	11.7	6:36	6:16
24	11.7	6:36	6:16
25	11.7	6:35	6:16
26	11.7	6:35	6:16
27	11.7	6:34	6:16
28	11.7	6:34	6:17

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.79 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.58 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)	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.3	Intense
2	6.3	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.4	Intense
5	6.4	Intense
6	6.4	Intense
7	6.4	Intense
8	6.5	Intense
9	6.5	Intense
10	6.5	Intense
11	6.5	Intense
12	6.5	Intense
13	6.6	Intense
14	6.6	Intense
15	6.6	Intense
16	6.6	Intense
17	6.6	Intense
18	6.7	Intense
19	6.7	Intense
20	6.7	Intense
21	6.7	Intense
22	6.7	Intense
23	6.8	Intense
24	6.8	Intense
25	6.8	Intense
26	6.8	Intense
27	6.8	Intense
28	6.9	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Maïné Soroa

In seasonPeak

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

Maïné Soroa sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in April.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Maïné Soroa?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

8.0

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Maïné Soroa in February

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

In February, Maïné Soroa sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Maïné Soroa 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 Maïné Soroa peaks around August 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (high).

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)	9	10	10	10	9	9	10	13	11	10	9	7
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	10	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	High

Air quality in Maïné Soroa 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 Maïné Soroa is worst in February — around 118 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (August, 25 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)	113	118	104	80	56	51	34	25	29	55	72	107
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	113	Unhealthy
Feb	118	Unhealthy
Mar	104	Unhealthy
Apr	80	Unhealthy
May	56	Unhealthy
Jun	51	Poor
Jul	34	Moderate
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	29	Moderate
Oct	55	Unhealthy
Nov	72	Unhealthy
Dec	107	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Maïné Soroa?

Maïné Soroa sits at 13.2°N, 12.0°E, 335 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Geidam, 37 km away.

Topography around Maïné Soroa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maïné Soroa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 328 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m.

The land around Maïné Soroa is covered by grassland (84%) within 3 km, grassland (81%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km

40 m

grassland 84%

16 km

48 m

grassland 81%

80 km

93 m

grassland 72%

shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland

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

February weather nearby: Geidam 37 km · Diffa 65 km · Gashua 113 km · Magumeri 150 km · Kumagunnam 151 km · Damaturu 163 km · Nguigmi 165 km · Kukawa 170 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

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 Maïné Soroa (13.2114°, 12.0241°, elevation 335 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	31	16
2	31	16
3	32	16
4	32	16
5	32	16
6	32	16
7	32	16
8	32	16
9	32	17
10	32	17
11	32	17
12	32	17
13	33	17
14	33	17
15	33	17
16	33	17
17	33	18
18	33	18
19	34	18
20	34	18
21	34	18
22	34	19
23	34	19
24	34	19
25	35	19
26	35	19
27	35	19
28	35	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	79	21
22	79	21
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0

	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	31	16
2	31	16
3	32	16
4	32	16
5	32	16
6	32	16
7	32	16
8	32	16
9	32	17
10	32	17
11	32	17
12	32	17
13	33	17
14	33	17
15	33	17
16	33	17
17	33	18
18	33	18
19	34	18
20	34	18
21	34	18
22	34	19
23	34	19
24	34	19
25	35	19
26	35	19
27	35	19
28	35	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	79	21
22	79	21
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0

	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	31	16
2	31	16
3	32	16
4	32	16
5	32	16
6	32	16
7	32	16
8	32	16
9	32	17
10	32	17
11	32	17
12	32	17
13	33	17
14	33	17
15	33	17
16	33	17
17	33	18
18	33	18
19	34	18
20	34	18
21	34	18
22	34	19
23	34	19
24	34	19
25	35	19
26	35	19
27	35	19
28	35	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	79	21
22	79	21
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0

	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