Gumel weather in February

In February, Gumel sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 18°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 32°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 Gumel's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gumel's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:50 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover: 28%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 6.6 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical February day in Gumel reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	36
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	17
2	32	17
3	32	17
4	32	17
5	32	17
6	32	17
7	32	17
8	32	17
9	33	17
10	33	17
11	33	18
12	33	18
13	33	18
14	33	18
15	33	18
16	33	18
17	34	18
18	34	19
19	34	19
20	34	19
21	34	19
22	35	19
23	35	19
24	35	20
25	35	20
26	35	20
27	35	20
28	36	20

How February really feels in Gumel

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 26 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.

Gumel 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	6.5
Feb	33° / 18°	0	0	11.6	4.4
Mar	37° / 22°	0	0.1	11.9	1.7
Apr	40° / 26°	1	0.1	12.3	0.1
May	40° / 27°	11	2.4	12.6	0.2
Jun	37° / 27°	26	5.8	12.7	1.5
Jul	34° / 25°	93	14.2	12.7	2.9
Aug	31° / 23°	183	17.9	12.4	3.5
Sep	34° / 24°	57	8.8	12.1	3.3
Oct	36° / 23°	8	2	11.7	2.2
Nov	35° / 20°	0	0	11.4	3.5
Dec	31° / 16°	0	0	11.3	6.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. 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	81	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	79	78	78	78	77	78	78	78	78	78	78
Cloudier (%)	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	21	22	22	22	23	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	79	21
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	77	23
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Gumel 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	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
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	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	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 6:52 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:28 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	11.5	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	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44
Sunset (PM)	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:28

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:52	6:19
2	11.5	6:52	6:20
3	11.5	6:52	6:20
4	11.5	6:52	6:21
5	11.5	6:52	6:21
6	11.5	6:52	6:21
7	11.5	6:52	6:22
8	11.5	6:51	6:22
9	11.5	6:51	6:23
10	11.5	6:51	6:23
11	11.5	6:51	6:23
12	11.6	6:50	6:24
13	11.6	6:50	6:24
14	11.6	6:50	6:24
15	11.6	6:50	6:25
16	11.6	6:49	6:25
17	11.6	6:49	6:25
18	11.6	6:49	6:25
19	11.6	6:48	6:26
20	11.6	6:48	6:26
21	11.6	6:47	6:26
22	11.7	6:47	6:26
23	11.7	6:46	6:27
24	11.7	6:46	6:27
25	11.7	6:46	6:27
26	11.7	6:45	6:27
27	11.7	6:45	6:27
28	11.7	6:44	6:28

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.61 kWh/m² to a high of 7.37 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.6 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	6.4	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	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	6.4	Intense
4	6.4	Intense
5	6.4	Intense
6	6.4	Intense
7	6.5	Intense
8	6.5	Intense
9	6.5	Intense
10	6.5	Intense
11	6.5	Intense
12	6.6	Intense
13	6.6	Intense
14	6.6	Intense
15	6.6	Intense
16	6.6	Intense
17	6.7	Intense
18	6.7	Intense
19	6.7	Intense
20	6.7	Intense
21	6.7	Intense
22	6.8	Intense
23	6.8	Intense
24	6.8	Intense
25	6.8	Intense
26	6.8	Intense
27	6.9	Intense
28	6.9	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Gumel

In seasonPeak

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

Gumel 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 Gumel?

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

4.4

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

7.8

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gumel in February

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

In February, Gumel sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gumel 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 Gumel peaks around August 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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	10	12	10	10	11	12	11	10	9	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	10	Very high
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	High

Air quality in Gumel 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 Gumel is worst in February — around 113 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (August, 34 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)	108	113	107	92	70	59	39	34	46	68	74	100
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	108	Unhealthy
Feb	113	Unhealthy
Mar	107	Unhealthy
Apr	92	Unhealthy
May	70	Unhealthy
Jun	59	Unhealthy
Jul	39	Poor
Aug	34	Moderate
Sep	46	Poor
Oct	68	Unhealthy
Nov	74	Unhealthy
Dec	100	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Gumel?

Gumel sits at 12.6°N, 9.4°E, 369 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Magaria, 66 km away.

Topography around Gumel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gumel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 367 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m.

The land around Gumel is covered by cropland (68%) within 3 km, cropland (87%) within 16 km, and cropland (76%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

12 m

cropland 68%

16 km

21 m

cropland 87%

80 km

99 m

cropland 76%

shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

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

February weather nearby: Magaria 66 km · Hadejia 73 km · Gaya 95 km · Kiyawa 97 km · Dutse 97 km · Wudil 108 km · Kano 118 km · Nguru 119 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

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 Gumel (12.6269°, 9.3881°, elevation 369 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	32	17
2	32	17
3	32	17
4	32	17
5	32	17
6	32	17
7	32	17
8	32	17
9	33	17
10	33	17
11	33	18
12	33	18
13	33	18
14	33	18
15	33	18
16	33	18
17	34	18
18	34	19
19	34	19
20	34	19
21	34	19
22	35	19
23	35	19
24	35	20
25	35	20
26	35	20
27	35	20
28	36	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	79	21
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	77	23
23	78	22
24	78	22
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 (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	17
2	32	17
3	32	17
4	32	17
5	32	17
6	32	17
7	32	17
8	32	17
9	33	17
10	33	17
11	33	18
12	33	18
13	33	18
14	33	18
15	33	18
16	33	18
17	34	18
18	34	19
19	34	19
20	34	19
21	34	19
22	35	19
23	35	19
24	35	20
25	35	20
26	35	20
27	35	20
28	36	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	79	21
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	77	23
23	78	22
24	78	22
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 (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	17
2	32	17
3	32	17
4	32	17
5	32	17
6	32	17
7	32	17
8	32	17
9	33	17
10	33	17
11	33	18
12	33	18
13	33	18
14	33	18
15	33	18
16	33	18
17	34	18
18	34	19
19	34	19
20	34	19
21	34	19
22	35	19
23	35	19
24	35	20
25	35	20
26	35	20
27	35	20
28	36	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	79	21
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	77	23
23	78	22
24	78	22
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 (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1