Nguigmi weather in February

In February, Nguigmi sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.5 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 72% 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 Nguigmi's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nguigmi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:36 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover: 24%; 1st clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 6.58 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.6; out of 10

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

A typical February day in Nguigmi reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 5°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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	15
2	30	15
3	30	15
4	30	15
5	30	15
6	30	15
7	30	15
8	31	15
9	31	15
10	31	15
11	31	15
12	31	16
13	31	16
14	31	16
15	31	16
16	32	16
17	32	16
18	32	16
19	32	17
20	32	17
21	33	17
22	33	17
23	33	17
24	33	17
25	33	18
26	33	18
27	34	18
28	34	18

How February really feels in Nguigmi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 10 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.

Nguigmi 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 13°	0	0	11.3	7.9
Feb	32° / 16°	0	0	11.5	5.6
Mar	36° / 20°	0	0.1	11.9	2.6
Apr	40° / 24°	1	0.1	12.3	0.3
May	41° / 26°	3	1	12.7	0.0
Jun	40° / 27°	7	2.2	12.8	0.3
Jul	37° / 26°	37	7.9	12.8	1.8
Aug	34° / 25°	76	10.6	12.5	2.7
Sep	37° / 25°	21	4.6	12.1	1.8
Oct	37° / 23°	3	0.9	11.7	1.7
Nov	33° / 18°	0	0	11.3	4.3
Dec	29° / 14°	0	0	11.2	7.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% 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 17%.

	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 (%)	82	82	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	82
Cloudier (%)	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Nguigmi 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 16 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 16 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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	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	16	light breeze
2	16	light breeze
3	16	light breeze
4	16	light breeze
5	16	light breeze
6	16	light breeze
7	16	light breeze
8	16	light breeze
9	16	light breeze
10	16	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 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 6:40 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:12 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	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	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
Sunrise (AM)	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30
Sunset (PM)	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:40	6:02
2	11.4	6:40	6:03
3	11.4	6:40	6:03
4	11.4	6:39	6:04
5	11.4	6:39	6:04
6	11.4	6:39	6:05
7	11.4	6:39	6:05
8	11.4	6:39	6:05
9	11.5	6:38	6:06
10	11.5	6:38	6:06
11	11.5	6:38	6:07
12	11.5	6:37	6:07
13	11.5	6:37	6:07
14	11.5	6:37	6:08
15	11.5	6:36	6:08
16	11.5	6:36	6:08
17	11.6	6:36	6:09
18	11.6	6:35	6:09
19	11.6	6:35	6:09
20	11.6	6:34	6:10
21	11.6	6:34	6:10
22	11.6	6:33	6:10
23	11.6	6:33	6:10
24	11.6	6:32	6:11
25	11.6	6:32	6:11
26	11.7	6:31	6:11
27	11.7	6:31	6:11
28	11.7	6:30	6:12

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 5.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 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 Nguigmi

In seasonPeak

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

Nguigmi 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 Nguigmi?

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

5.6

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

8.5

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nguigmi in February

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

In February, Nguigmi sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nguigmi in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nguigmi peaks around August 16 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	11	13	11	10	11	11	13	11	10	9	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

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

Air quality in Nguigmi 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 Nguigmi is worst in February — around 133 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (August, 26 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)	128	133	116	88	60	50	34	26	29	64	83	123
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	128	Unhealthy
Feb	133	Unhealthy
Mar	116	Unhealthy
Apr	88	Unhealthy
May	60	Unhealthy
Jun	50	Poor
Jul	34	Moderate
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	29	Moderate
Oct	64	Unhealthy
Nov	83	Unhealthy
Dec	123	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Nguigmi?

Nguigmi sits at 14.2°N, 13.1°E, 287 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Diffa, 117 km away.

Topography around Nguigmi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nguigmi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 287 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m.

The land around Nguigmi is covered by bare terrain (80%) within 3 km, bare terrain (49%) and grassland (47%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and bare terrain (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

25 m

bare terrain 80%

16 km

70 m

bare terrain 49%

80 km

114 m

grassland 57%

treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: Diffa 117 km · Kukawa 155 km · Maïné Soroa 165 km · Monguno 184 km · Bol 194 km · Geidam 198 km · Marte 224 km · Blangwa 226 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 Nguigmi (14.2495°, 13.1092°, elevation 287 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	30	15
2	30	15
3	30	15
4	30	15
5	30	15
6	30	15
7	30	15
8	31	15
9	31	15
10	31	15
11	31	15
12	31	16
13	31	16
14	31	16
15	31	16
16	32	16
17	32	16
18	32	16
19	32	17
20	32	17
21	33	17
22	33	17
23	33	17
24	33	17
25	33	18
26	33	18
27	34	18
28	34	18

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

	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	30	15
2	30	15
3	30	15
4	30	15
5	30	15
6	30	15
7	30	15
8	31	15
9	31	15
10	31	15
11	31	15
12	31	16
13	31	16
14	31	16
15	31	16
16	32	16
17	32	16
18	32	16
19	32	17
20	32	17
21	33	17
22	33	17
23	33	17
24	33	17
25	33	18
26	33	18
27	34	18
28	34	18

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

	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	30	15
2	30	15
3	30	15
4	30	15
5	30	15
6	30	15
7	30	15
8	31	15
9	31	15
10	31	15
11	31	15
12	31	16
13	31	16
14	31	16
15	31	16
16	32	16
17	32	16
18	32	16
19	32	17
20	32	17
21	33	17
22	33	17
23	33	17
24	33	17
25	33	18
26	33	18
27	34	18
28	34	18

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

	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