Biu weather in February

In February, Biu sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-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 56% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Biu's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Biu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
4th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:36 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
38%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
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 Biu reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 15°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 3°C cooler than March.

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

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.

Biu weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 17°0011.45.4
Feb35° / 20°0011.63.4
Mar38° / 23°10.311.91.4
Apr38° / 26°175.112.21.1
May35° / 25°5912.512.52.1
Jun32° / 24°7715.112.63.4
Jul29° / 22°11719.912.63.9
Aug28° / 22°18323.812.34.0
Sep29° / 22°11620.212.13.9
Oct32° / 22°6113.311.83.6
Nov34° / 20°10.311.54.1
Dec32° / 17°0011.45.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37327
47327
57327
67327
77327
87327
97327
107426
117426
127327
137327
147327
157228
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187129
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226832
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246733
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286634

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Biu 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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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28991

Wind in February

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

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 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 6:39 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:396:11
211.56:396:11
311.66:386:12
411.66:386:12
511.66:386:12
611.66:386:13
711.66:386:13
811.66:386:13
911.66:386:14
1011.66:376:14
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1211.66:376:15
1311.66:376:15
1411.66:376:15
1511.76:366:15
1611.76:366:16
1711.76:366:16
1811.76:356:16
1911.76:356:16
2011.76:356:16
2111.76:346:17
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2411.76:336:17
2511.76:336:17
2611.86:326:17
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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 6.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 6.66 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
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66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.6Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Biu

In seasonPeak

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

Biu's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Biu sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is February a good time to visit Biu?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Biu in February

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Biu 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 Biu peaks around August 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 18UV 12Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Biu 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 Biu is worst in February — around 96 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (July, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 2296 µg/m³Jul 2123 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan87Unhealthy
Feb96Unhealthy
Mar96Unhealthy
Apr68Unhealthy
May38Poor
Jun31Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct49Poor
Nov57Unhealthy
Dec79Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Biu?

Biu sits at 10.6°N, 12.2°E, 762 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Gombi, 77 km away.

GombiDamboaDebaNafadaGombeGarkoMubiKumo

Topography around Biu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Biu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 743 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 450 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 756 m.

The land around Biu is covered by cropland (35%), artificial surfaces (33%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
450 m
80 km
756 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Gombi 77 km · Damboa 86 km · Deba 99 km · Nafada 108 km · Gombe 118 km · Garko 123 km · Mubi 123 km · Kumo 125 km

Nigeria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 13% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,224
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
15.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 569
Religion
Muslim 54%other Christian 35%Roman Catholic 11%other 1%

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 Biu (10.6128°, 12.1946°, elevation 762 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).