Yola weather in February

In February, Yola sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-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 50% 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 Yola's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yola's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:34 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
43%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Yola is City in Nigeria.

Density
554/km²
people per km²
Founded
1841

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 35°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical February day in Yola 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 33°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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173621
183621
193721
203721
213722
223722
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283823

How February really feels in Yola

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.

Yola weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 18°0011.54.1
Feb36° / 21°0011.72.5
Mar39° / 25°10.211.90.7
Apr39° / 27°203.912.20.6
May36° / 26°6711.712.41.8
Jun34° / 25°6912.112.52.9
Jul32° / 24°10516.212.53.5
Aug30° / 23°16520.612.33.5
Sep31° / 23°10918.212.13.5
Oct34° / 24°518.911.83.2
Nov36° / 22°20.411.62.8
Dec34° / 19°0011.54.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
26931
36931
46931
56931
66931
76931
86931
96931
106931
116931
126931
136931
146832
156733
166733
176733
186733
196634
206535
216436
226436
236337
246337
256337
266238
276238
286238

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Yola 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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
198110
298110
398110
498110
598110
698110
798110
898110
997210
1096220
1196220
1295221
1393331
1493331
1593331
1691441
1791441
1890541
1989551
2089551
2188651
2287661
2387661
2487661
2587661
2685771
2785771
2885771

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm

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 6:36 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:366:12
211.66:366:12
311.66:356:12
411.66:356:13
511.66:356:13
611.66:356:13
711.66:356:14
811.66:356:14
911.76:356:14
1011.76:356:14
1111.76:356:15
1211.76:346:15
1311.76:346:15
1411.76:346:15
1511.76:346:16
1611.76:336:16
1711.76:336:16
1811.76:336:16
1911.76:336:16
2011.76:326:17
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2211.86:326:17
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2611.86:306:17
2711.86:306:17
2811.86:296:18

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.99 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 6.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
156.7Intense
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266.8Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Yola

In seasonPeak

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

Yola's rainy season runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Yola sees seasonal dust haze (February–May), heaviest in March.

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

Is February a good time to visit Yola?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yola.

What to pack for Yola in February

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Yola in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yola peaks around September 10 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highSep 10UV 12Dec 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Yola 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 Yola is worst in February — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 2183 µg/m³Jul 2019 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan74Unhealthy
Feb84Unhealthy
Mar82Unhealthy
Apr58Unhealthy
May30Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov41Poor
Dec72Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Yola?

Yola sits at 9.2°N, 12.5°E, 180 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Jimeta, 8.0 km away.

TchéboaGanyeGarouaGombiPitoaJalingo

Topography around Yola

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yola has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 167 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 533 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,690 m.

The land around Yola is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and cropland (44%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
533 m
80 km
1,690 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Jimeta 8.0 km · Numan 57 km · Tchéboa 80 km · Ganye 98 km · Garoua 101 km · Gombi 110 km · Pitoa 114 km · Jalingo 128 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 Yola (9.2084°, 12.4815°, elevation 180 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).