Say weather in February

In February, Say sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 36°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 Say's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Say's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
7th warmest
Overnight low
20°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:18 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
27%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical February day in Say reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Say

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 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
28
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.

Say weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 17°0011.35.6
Feb35° / 20°00.111.63.5
Mar39° / 24°20.411.91.0
Apr41° / 27°3112.30.0
May40° / 29°123.212.60.3
Jun37° / 27°306.812.81.9
Jul33° / 25°7813.212.73.1
Aug32° / 24°15217.612.43.4
Sep33° / 25°609.312.13.3
Oct37° / 25°123.111.72.0
Nov36° / 20°0011.42.6
Dec33° / 18°0011.24.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38416
48317
58317
68317
78317
88218
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Say gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 1% 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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 12 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
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912calm
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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 7:21 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:216:47
211.47:216:47
311.47:216:48
411.57:216:48
511.57:216:49
611.57:206:49
711.57:206:49
811.57:206:50
911.57:206:50
1011.57:206:50
1111.57:196:51
1211.57:196:51
1311.57:196:51
1411.67:186:52
1511.67:186:52
1611.67:186:52
1711.67:176:53
1811.67:176:53
1911.67:176:53
2011.67:166:54
2111.67:166:54
2211.67:156:54
2311.77:156:54
2411.77:146:55
2511.77:146:55
2611.77:146:55
2711.77:136:55
2811.77:136:55

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Say

In seasonPeak

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

Say sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in March.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Say?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Say. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Say in February

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

In February, Say sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Say 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 Say peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 18UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Say 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 Say is worst in February — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.0× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1888 µg/m³Aug 1415 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan78Unhealthy
Feb89Unhealthy
Mar85Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May35Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct40Poor
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec71Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Say?

Say sits at 13.1°N, 2.4°E, 181 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Kollo, 23 km away.

BaléyaraDiapaga

Topography around Say

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Say has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 185 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m.

The land around Say is covered by grassland (28%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
93 m
80 km
124 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Kollo 23 km · Youri Kourtéré 29 km · Niamey 54 km · Birnin Gaouré 59 km · Torodi 62 km · Dosso 90 km · Baléyara 99 km · Diapaga 130 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 Say (13.1007°, 2.3689°, elevation 181 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).