Gusau weather in February

In February, Gusau sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-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 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 Gusau's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gusau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:00 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
30%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

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 Gusau reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°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 37°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 Gusau

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.

Gusau weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 16°0011.46.3
Feb34° / 19°0011.64.2
Mar37° / 22°00.111.91.8
Apr39° / 25°71.812.30.8
May37° / 26°407.212.61.6
Jun34° / 24°6711.312.73.1
Jul31° / 23°1161812.63.7
Aug29° / 22°20222.812.43.6
Sep31° / 22°11415.812.13.9
Oct33° / 21°305.411.73.8
Nov33° / 18°0011.44.2
Dec31° / 16°0011.36.0

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 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48317
58317
68218
78218
88218
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Gusau 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 (%)Humid (%)
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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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light 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 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 7:03 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:036:31
211.57:036:31
311.57:036:32
411.57:026:32
511.57:026:33
611.57:026:33
711.57:026:33
811.57:026:34
911.57:026:34
1011.57:016:34
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1211.67:016:35
1311.67:016:35
1411.67:006:36
1511.67:006:36
1611.67:006:36
1711.66:596:36
1811.66:596:37
1911.66:596:37
2011.66:586:37
2111.76:586:37
2211.76:576:38
2311.76:576:38
2411.76:576:38
2511.76:566:38
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2711.76:556:39
2811.76:556:39

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.5Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Gusau

In seasonPeak

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

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

Gusau sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in April.

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

Is February a good time to visit Gusau?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gusau in February

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

In February, Gusau sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gusau in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gusau peaks around August 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 16UV 13Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Gusau 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 Gusau is worst in February — around 118 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (August, 25 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 14117 µg/m³Aug 925 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan110Unhealthy
Feb118Unhealthy
Mar108Unhealthy
Apr80Unhealthy
May48Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul25Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep37Poor
Oct64Unhealthy
Nov87Unhealthy
Dec108Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gusau?

Gusau sits at 12.2°N, 6.7°E, 451 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Kaura Namoda, 48 km away.

Talata MafaraMorikiFuntuaMalumfashiSofo-Birnin-GwariKatsinaMadarounfa

Topography around Gusau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gusau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 444 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 538 m.

The land around Gusau is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
348 m
80 km
538 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Kaura Namoda 48 km · Talata Mafara 79 km · Moriki 81 km · Funtua 101 km · Malumfashi 112 km · Sofo-Birnin-Gwari 129 km · Katsina 137 km · Madarounfa 137 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 Gusau (12.1702°, 6.6641°, elevation 451 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).