Zaria weather in February

In February, Zaria sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 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 31°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Zaria's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zaria's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:55 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover: 34%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.62 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

Zaria is city and local government area in Kaduna, Nigeria.

Density: 1,741/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1536

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical February day in Zaria reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°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 36°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 3°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)	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	17
2	31	17
3	31	17
4	32	17
5	32	17
6	32	17
7	32	17
8	32	17
9	32	17
10	32	18
11	32	18
12	32	18
13	32	18
14	32	18
15	33	18
16	33	18
17	33	18
18	33	18
19	33	19
20	33	19
21	33	19
22	34	19
23	34	19
24	34	19
25	34	19
26	34	19
27	34	20
28	34	20

How February really feels in Zaria

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 19 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.

Zaria 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 16°	0	0	11.4	6.7
Feb	33° / 18°	1	0.1	11.6	4.8
Mar	36° / 21°	2	0.4	11.9	2.7
Apr	36° / 24°	19	4.1	12.2	2.1
May	34° / 24°	79	13.4	12.5	2.9
Jun	30° / 22°	110	16.6	12.6	4.0
Jul	28° / 21°	150	22.8	12.6	4.1
Aug	27° / 21°	233	25.9	12.4	3.9
Sep	29° / 21°	169	22.9	12.1	3.9
Oct	30° / 20°	55	9.3	11.8	4.8
Nov	31° / 17°	0	0.1	11.5	5.5
Dec	30° / 16°	0	0.1	11.4	6.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 26%. 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 (%)	78	78	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	76	76	76	75	74	73	73	72	71	71	70	70	70	70	69	69	70	70
Cloudier (%)	22	22	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	24	24	24	25	26	27	27	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	31	31	30	30

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	75	25
15	74	26
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	72	28
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	70	30
28	70	30

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Zaria gets around 1 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 1% 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	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	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	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1

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.

	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	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	96	96	96	96
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	100	0	0
6	100	0	0
7	100	0	0
8	100	0	0
9	100	0	0
10	99	1	0
11	99	1	0
12	99	1	0
13	99	1	0
14	99	1	0
15	99	1	0
16	98	1	1
17	98	1	1
18	98	1	1
19	98	1	1
20	98	1	1
21	98	1	1
22	98	1	1
23	97	1	2
24	97	1	2
25	96	2	2
26	96	2	2
27	96	2	2
28	96	2	2

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 14 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	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	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	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	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	13	light breeze
24	13	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 30 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 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:35 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)	11.5	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	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50
Sunset (PM)	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:57	6:28
2	11.5	6:57	6:29
3	11.5	6:57	6:29
4	11.5	6:57	6:29
5	11.5	6:57	6:30
6	11.6	6:57	6:30
7	11.6	6:56	6:30
8	11.6	6:56	6:31
9	11.6	6:56	6:31
10	11.6	6:56	6:31
11	11.6	6:56	6:32
12	11.6	6:55	6:32
13	11.6	6:55	6:32
14	11.6	6:55	6:32
15	11.6	6:55	6:33
16	11.6	6:54	6:33
17	11.7	6:54	6:33
18	11.7	6:54	6:33
19	11.7	6:53	6:34
20	11.7	6:53	6:34
21	11.7	6:53	6:34
22	11.7	6:52	6:34
23	11.7	6:52	6:34
24	11.7	6:52	6:35
25	11.7	6:51	6:35
26	11.7	6:51	6:35
27	11.7	6:50	6:35
28	11.8	6:50	6:35

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.42 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 6.62 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8
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	6.4	Intense
2	6.4	Intense
3	6.4	Intense
4	6.4	Intense
5	6.5	Intense
6	6.5	Intense
7	6.5	Intense
8	6.5	Intense
9	6.5	Intense
10	6.6	Intense
11	6.6	Intense
12	6.6	Intense
13	6.6	Intense
14	6.6	Intense
15	6.6	Intense
16	6.7	Intense
17	6.7	Intense
18	6.7	Intense
19	6.7	Intense
20	6.7	Intense
21	6.7	Intense
22	6.7	Intense
23	6.8	Intense
24	6.8	Intense
25	6.8	Intense
26	6.8	Intense
27	6.8	Intense
28	6.8	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Zaria

In seasonPeak

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

Zaria's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Zaria sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in April.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Zaria?

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

4.8

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

8.1

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zaria in February

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

In February, Zaria sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zaria in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zaria peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 5 (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)	6	6	10	9	9	10	11	13	12	11	9	5
Level	High	High	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	6	High
Feb	6	High
Mar	10	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	5	Moderate

Air quality in Zaria 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 Zaria is worst in February — around 127 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (July, 30 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)	119	127	118	86	52	41	30	31	48	79	95	114
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	119	Unhealthy
Feb	127	Unhealthy
Mar	118	Unhealthy
Apr	86	Unhealthy
May	52	Poor
Jun	41	Poor
Jul	30	Moderate
Aug	31	Moderate
Sep	48	Poor
Oct	79	Unhealthy
Nov	95	Unhealthy
Dec	114	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Zaria?

Zaria sits at 11.1°N, 7.7°E, 644 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Soba, 39 km away.

Topography around Zaria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zaria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 633 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 355 m.

The land around Zaria is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (78%) within 16 km, and cropland (81%) within 80 km.

3 km

68 m

artificial surfaces 63%

16 km

197 m

cropland 78%

80 km

355 m

cropland 81%

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

February weather nearby: Soba 39 km · Dutsen Wai 60 km · Funtua 64 km · Kaduna 72 km · Anchau 75 km · Malumfashi 76 km · Gwarzo 92 km · Sofo-Birnin-Gwari 103 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 Zaria (11.1113°, 7.7227°, elevation 644 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	31	17
2	31	17
3	31	17
4	32	17
5	32	17
6	32	17
7	32	17
8	32	17
9	32	17
10	32	18
11	32	18
12	32	18
13	32	18
14	32	18
15	33	18
16	33	18
17	33	18
18	33	18
19	33	19
20	33	19
21	33	19
22	34	19
23	34	19
24	34	19
25	34	19
26	34	19
27	34	20
28	34	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	75	25
15	74	26
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	72	28
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	70	30
28	70	30

	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	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	100	0	0
6	100	0	0
7	100	0	0
8	100	0	0
9	100	0	0
10	99	1	0
11	99	1	0
12	99	1	0
13	99	1	0
14	99	1	0
15	99	1	0
16	98	1	1
17	98	1	1
18	98	1	1
19	98	1	1
20	98	1	1
21	98	1	1
22	98	1	1
23	97	1	2
24	97	1	2
25	96	2	2
26	96	2	2
27	96	2	2
28	96	2	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	17
2	31	17
3	31	17
4	32	17
5	32	17
6	32	17
7	32	17
8	32	17
9	32	17
10	32	18
11	32	18
12	32	18
13	32	18
14	32	18
15	33	18
16	33	18
17	33	18
18	33	18
19	33	19
20	33	19
21	33	19
22	34	19
23	34	19
24	34	19
25	34	19
26	34	19
27	34	20
28	34	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	75	25
15	74	26
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	72	28
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	70	30
28	70	30

	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	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	100	0	0
6	100	0	0
7	100	0	0
8	100	0	0
9	100	0	0
10	99	1	0
11	99	1	0
12	99	1	0
13	99	1	0
14	99	1	0
15	99	1	0
16	98	1	1
17	98	1	1
18	98	1	1
19	98	1	1
20	98	1	1
21	98	1	1
22	98	1	1
23	97	1	2
24	97	1	2
25	96	2	2
26	96	2	2
27	96	2	2
28	96	2	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	17
2	31	17
3	31	17
4	32	17
5	32	17
6	32	17
7	32	17
8	32	17
9	32	17
10	32	18
11	32	18
12	32	18
13	32	18
14	32	18
15	33	18
16	33	18
17	33	18
18	33	18
19	33	19
20	33	19
21	33	19
22	34	19
23	34	19
24	34	19
25	34	19
26	34	19
27	34	20
28	34	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	75	25
15	74	26
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	72	28
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	70	30
28	70	30

	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	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	100	0	0
6	100	0	0
7	100	0	0
8	100	0	0
9	100	0	0
10	99	1	0
11	99	1	0
12	99	1	0
13	99	1	0
14	99	1	0
15	99	1	0
16	98	1	1
17	98	1	1
18	98	1	1
19	98	1	1
20	98	1	1
21	98	1	1
22	98	1	1
23	97	1	2
24	97	1	2
25	96	2	2
26	96	2	2
27	96	2	2
28	96	2	2