Gummi weather in February

In February, Gummi sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Gummi's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gummi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
4th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:06 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
30%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical February day in Gummi reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 39°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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213722
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How February really feels in Gummi

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.

Gummi 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
Jan33° / 19°0011.44.9
Feb36° / 21°0011.62.8
Mar39° / 24°00.111.90.6
Apr40° / 27°61.612.30.1
May38° / 28°346.512.61.1
Jun35° / 26°539.112.72.7
Jul32° / 24°10415.812.63.5
Aug30° / 23°19920.412.43.6
Sep32° / 24°8511.112.13.9
Oct35° / 23°213.811.73.2
Nov35° / 20°0011.43.1
Dec33° / 19°0011.34.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28317
38317
48317
58416
68416
78416
88416
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118416
128317
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267426
277327
287327

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Gummi 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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2895311

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
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
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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 42 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 7:09 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:096:37
211.57:096:38
311.57:096:38
411.57:096:38
511.57:086:39
611.57:086:39
711.57:086:39
811.57:086:40
911.57:086:40
1011.67:086:41
1111.67:076:41
1211.67:076:41
1311.67:076:42
1411.67:066:42
1511.67:066:42
1611.67:066:42
1711.67:056:43
1811.67:056:43
1911.67:056:43
2011.77:046:43
2111.77:046:44
2211.77:046:44
2311.77:036:44
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2511.77:026:44
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2711.77:016:45
2811.77:016:45

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.96 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.5Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Gummi

In seasonPeak

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

Gummi's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is February a good time to visit Gummi?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gummi in February

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

In February, Gummi sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gummi in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gummi peaks around August 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near February 11 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighExtremeExtremeVery highHighAug 15UV 12Feb 11UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb5Moderate
Mar10Very high
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Gummi 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 Gummi is worst in February — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (August, 21 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 15103 µg/m³Aug 921 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan95Unhealthy
Feb104Unhealthy
Mar94Unhealthy
Apr70Unhealthy
May39Poor
Jun30Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct48Poor
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec91Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gummi?

Gummi sits at 12.1°N, 5.1°E, 233 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Tambuwal, 59 km away.

ZuruJegaArgunguSokotoBirnin KebbiTalata MafaraRijau

Topography around Gummi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gummi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 230 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 314 m.

The land around Gummi is covered by cropland (75%) within 3 km, cropland (69%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%), shrubs (25%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
88 m
80 km
314 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Tambuwal 59 km · Zuru 80 km · Jega 81 km · Argungu 93 km · Sokoto 103 km · Birnin Kebbi 106 km · Talata Mafara 113 km · Rijau 117 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 Gummi (12.1448°, 5.1178°, elevation 233 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).