Tegina weather in February

In February, Tegina sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 Tegina's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tegina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:00 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
37%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Tegina is town in Niger State, 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 36°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical February day in Tegina reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 1°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Tegina

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.

Tegina weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 21°00.111.53.4
Feb37° / 24°10.211.72.1
Mar38° / 26°5111.91.2
Apr37° / 27°285.312.21.6
May34° / 26°821212.52.7
Jun31° / 24°11115.112.63.7
Jul29° / 23°21924.512.53.4
Aug29° / 23°29827.112.33.3
Sep30° / 23°22124.312.13.3
Oct31° / 23°8412.411.83.9
Nov34° / 22°10.311.53.6
Dec35° / 21°0011.43.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 28%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27723
37822
47822
57822
67822
77822
87723
97723
107723
117624
127624
137426
147327
157327
167129
177030
186931
196832
206733
216634
226535
236436
246436
256436
266436
276436
286436

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Tegina gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
192431
292431
392431
491531
590541
690541
789542
888642
987652
1086653
1184763
1283764
1382774
1480875
1578886
1676897
1776897
18748108
19738109
20728119
217081210
226981211
236881311
246681412
256681412
266571513
276571513
286371614

Wind in February

Winds average 9 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
268calm
278calm
288calm

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 7:02 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:026:36
211.67:026:36
311.67:026:36
411.67:026:37
511.67:026:37
611.67:016:37
711.67:016:38
811.67:016:38
911.67:016:38
1011.67:016:39
1111.67:016:39
1211.67:006:39
1311.77:006:39
1411.77:006:40
1511.77:006:40
1611.76:596:40
1711.76:596:40
1811.76:596:41
1911.76:596:41
2011.76:586:41
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2311.76:576:41
2411.76:576:42
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2811.86:556:42

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 6.46 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
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246.6Intense
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286.6Intense
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Tegina

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is February a good time to visit Tegina?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tegina.

What to pack for Tegina in February

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

In February, Tegina sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tegina in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tegina peaks around September 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highSep 12UV 12Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Tegina 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 Tegina is worst in February — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (July, 23 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 9104 µg/m³Jul 2123 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan101Unhealthy
Feb104Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr55Unhealthy
May33Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct44Poor
Nov56Unhealthy
Dec85Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tegina?

Tegina sits at 10.1°N, 6.2°E, 270 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Zungeru, 30 km away.

KontagoraBidaLapaiSofo-Birnin-GwariIbetoKaduna

Topography around Tegina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tegina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m around an average of 265 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 307 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 642 m.

The land around Tegina is covered by cropland (42%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, cropland (43%), grassland (24%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) within 80 km.

3 km
203 m
16 km
307 m
80 km
642 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Zungeru 30 km · Minna 64 km · Kontagora 87 km · Bida 112 km · Lapai 121 km · Sofo-Birnin-Gwari 123 km · Ibeto 123 km · Kaduna 146 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 Tegina (10.0706°, 6.1906°, 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).