Gwadabawa weather in February

In February, Gwadabawa sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-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 70% 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 Gwadabawa's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gwadabawa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 35°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 7:07 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover: 27%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.41 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

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

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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 Gwadabawa reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 39°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)	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	20
2	33	20
3	33	20
4	34	20
5	34	20
6	34	20
7	34	20
8	34	21
9	34	21
10	34	21
11	34	21
12	34	21
13	34	21
14	35	21
15	35	21
16	35	22
17	35	22
18	35	22
19	35	22
20	36	22
21	36	22
22	36	22
23	36	23
24	36	23
25	36	23
26	36	23
27	37	23
28	37	23

How February really feels in Gwadabawa

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

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.

Gwadabawa weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 7th-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	32° / 19°	0	0	11.3	5.6
Feb	35° / 21°	0	0.1	11.6	3.5
Mar	39° / 25°	1	0.1	11.9	0.9
Apr	41° / 28°	2	0.6	12.3	0.0
May	39° / 29°	18	4.1	12.6	0.4
Jun	37° / 27°	30	7.3	12.8	1.9
Jul	33° / 25°	81	13.5	12.7	3.1
Aug	31° / 24°	155	17.5	12.4	3.5
Sep	33° / 25°	61	8.9	12.1	3.5
Oct	36° / 25°	12	2.7	11.7	2.4
Nov	36° / 22°	0	0	11.4	2.9
Dec	32° / 19°	0	0	11.2	5.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. 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 (%)	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	83	83	82	82	82	82	81	80	80	80	80	78	78	78	78
Cloudier (%)	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	19	20	20	20	20	22	22	22	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	84	16
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	81	19
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Gwadabawa gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99
Comfortable (%)	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	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	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1

Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

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.

	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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12
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	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	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 7:10 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:44 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	11.4	11.4	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	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:06	7:06	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:04	7:04	7:03	7:03	7:02	7:02	7:01
Sunset (PM)	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	7:10	6:35
2	11.4	7:10	6:35
3	11.4	7:10	6:36
4	11.4	7:10	6:36
5	11.5	7:10	6:37
6	11.5	7:09	6:37
7	11.5	7:09	6:38
8	11.5	7:09	6:38
9	11.5	7:09	6:38
10	11.5	7:08	6:39
11	11.5	7:08	6:39
12	11.5	7:08	6:39
13	11.5	7:08	6:40
14	11.5	7:07	6:40
15	11.6	7:07	6:40
16	11.6	7:07	6:41
17	11.6	7:06	6:41
18	11.6	7:06	6:41
19	11.6	7:05	6:42
20	11.6	7:05	6:42
21	11.6	7:05	6:42
22	11.6	7:04	6:42
23	11.6	7:04	6:43
24	11.7	7:03	6:43
25	11.7	7:03	6:43
26	11.7	7:02	6:43
27	11.7	7:02	6:43
28	11.7	7:01	6:44

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.41 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)	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7
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	6.2	Intense
2	6.2	Intense
3	6.2	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.3	Intense
8	6.3	Intense
9	6.3	Intense
10	6.3	Intense
11	6.3	Intense
12	6.4	Intense
13	6.4	Intense
14	6.4	Intense
15	6.4	Intense
16	6.4	Intense
17	6.5	Intense
18	6.5	Intense
19	6.5	Intense
20	6.5	Intense
21	6.5	Intense
22	6.5	Intense
23	6.6	Intense
24	6.6	Intense
25	6.6	Intense
26	6.6	Intense
27	6.7	Intense
28	6.7	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Gwadabawa

In seasonPeak

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

Gwadabawa 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 Gwadabawa?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

7.1

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gwadabawa in February

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

In February, Gwadabawa sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gwadabawa in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gwadabawa peaks around August 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 6 (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	8	10	11	10	11	11	13	11	10	9	6
Level	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	8	Very high
Mar	10	Very high
Apr	11	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	6	High

Air quality in Gwadabawa 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 Gwadabawa is worst in February — around 101 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (August, 21 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)	93	101	93	74	49	38	25	21	27	49	62	86
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	93	Unhealthy
Feb	101	Unhealthy
Mar	93	Unhealthy
Apr	74	Unhealthy
May	49	Poor
Jun	38	Poor
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	27	Moderate
Oct	49	Poor
Nov	62	Unhealthy
Dec	86	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Gwadabawa?

Gwadabawa sits at 13.4°N, 5.2°E, 270 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Sokoto, 33 km away.

Topography around Gwadabawa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gwadabawa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 267 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m.

The land around Gwadabawa is covered by cropland (85%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and grassland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km

22 m

cropland 85%

16 km

108 m

cropland 74%

80 km

209 m

cropland 45%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

February weather nearby: Sokoto 33 km · Illela 42 km · Birni N Konni 49 km · Argungu 103 km · Madaoua 111 km · Illéla 123 km · Tambuwal 124 km · Talata Mafara 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

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 Gwadabawa (13.3582°, 5.2381°, elevation 270 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	33	20
2	33	20
3	33	20
4	34	20
5	34	20
6	34	20
7	34	20
8	34	21
9	34	21
10	34	21
11	34	21
12	34	21
13	34	21
14	35	21
15	35	21
16	35	22
17	35	22
18	35	22
19	35	22
20	36	22
21	36	22
22	36	22
23	36	23
24	36	23
25	36	23
26	36	23
27	37	23
28	37	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	84	16
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	81	19
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
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	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	20
2	33	20
3	33	20
4	34	20
5	34	20
6	34	20
7	34	20
8	34	21
9	34	21
10	34	21
11	34	21
12	34	21
13	34	21
14	35	21
15	35	21
16	35	22
17	35	22
18	35	22
19	35	22
20	36	22
21	36	22
22	36	22
23	36	23
24	36	23
25	36	23
26	36	23
27	37	23
28	37	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	84	16
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	81	19
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
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	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	20
2	33	20
3	33	20
4	34	20
5	34	20
6	34	20
7	34	20
8	34	21
9	34	21
10	34	21
11	34	21
12	34	21
13	34	21
14	35	21
15	35	21
16	35	22
17	35	22
18	35	22
19	35	22
20	36	22
21	36	22
22	36	22
23	36	23
24	36	23
25	36	23
26	36	23
27	37	23
28	37	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	84	16
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	81	19
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
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	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1