Garko weather in February

In February, Garko sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Garko's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Garko's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:40 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
38%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Garko is human settlement in Nigeria.

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 34°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical February day in Garko reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 16°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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How February really feels in Garko

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.

Garko weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 16°0011.55.3
Feb35° / 19°0011.73.4
Mar38° / 22°00.211.91.3
Apr39° / 25°71.512.20.9
May37° / 26°245.312.51.8
Jun34° / 24°408.412.63.0
Jul31° / 23°9615.112.53.7
Aug30° / 22°16419.712.33.9
Sep31° / 22°6811.912.14.2
Oct34° / 22°184.211.83.4
Nov35° / 19°0011.53.4
Dec32° / 17°0011.45.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% 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 (%)
17228
27327
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Garko 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 98% 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 11 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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 36 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 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:426:16
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311.66:426:16
411.66:426:17
511.66:426:17
611.66:426:17
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2011.76:386:21
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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 6.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.13 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 6.69 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Garko

In seasonPeak

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

Garko sees seasonal dust haze (December–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is February a good time to visit Garko?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Garko in February

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

In February, Garko sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Garko in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Garko peaks around March 15 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 15UV 12Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Garko 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 Garko is worst in February — around 102 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (July, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 21102 µg/m³Jul 2124 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan93Unhealthy
Feb102Unhealthy
Mar101Unhealthy
Apr72Unhealthy
May41Poor
Jun32Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct52Poor
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec84Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Garko?

Garko sits at 10.2°N, 11.2°E, 470 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Gombe, 13 km away.

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Topography around Garko

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Garko has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 473 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 358 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 917 m.

The land around Garko is covered by cropland (51%) and shrubs (28%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
358 m
80 km
917 m
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February weather nearby: Gombe 13 km · Kumo 15 km · Deba 25 km · Pindiga 31 km · Biliri 35 km · Dukku 84 km · Nafada 104 km · Biu 123 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 Garko (10.1751°, 11.1646°, elevation 470 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).