Nizwa weather in February

In February, Nizwa sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of February to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Nizwa's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nizwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:48 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
18%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
out of 10

Nizwa is city in Ad Dakhiliyah governorate, Oman.

Density
21/km²
people per km²

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 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical February day in Nizwa reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Nizwa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Nizwa weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 13°71.310.79.1
Feb25° / 15°51.111.29.0
Mar29° / 18°202.311.87.3
Apr33° / 23°112.212.54.5
May37° / 27°51.613.11.9
Jun39° / 29°81.613.40.5
Jul39° / 29°163.413.30.8
Aug37° / 28°154.112.81.5
Sep36° / 26°20.712.12.8
Oct32° / 23°61.211.55.0
Nov28° / 18°111.210.98.0
Dec25° / 15°60.810.69.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
2919
3919
4919
5928
6928
7928
8928
9928
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11919
12919
13919
14919
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258812
268812
278713
288614

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Nizwa gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.1 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 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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54
64
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224
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286

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2955
3955
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9955
10964
11964
12964
13973
14973
15973
16973
17982
18982
19982
20982
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22982
23982
24973
25973
26973
27973
28973

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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46calm
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126calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of February to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:555:52
211.06:545:53
311.06:545:53
411.06:545:54
511.06:535:55
611.06:535:55
711.16:525:56
811.16:525:57
911.16:515:57
1011.16:515:58
1111.16:505:58
1211.26:505:59
1311.26:496:00
1411.26:496:00
1511.26:486:01
1611.26:486:01
1711.36:476:02
1811.36:466:02
1911.36:466:03
2011.36:456:04
2111.36:446:04
2211.46:436:05
2311.46:436:05
2411.46:426:06
2511.46:416:06
2611.46:406:07
2711.56:406:07
2811.56:396:08

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.52 kWh/m² to a high of 7.56 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 5.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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115.5Bright
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286.0Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Nizwa

In seasonPeak

None of Nizwa's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Nizwa sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is February a good time to visit Nizwa?

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

9.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Nizwa for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Nizwa in February

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

In February, Nizwa sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nizwa 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 Nizwa peaks around May 10 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 10UV 11Dec 15UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Nizwa 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 Nizwa is worst in July — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 25 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1882 µg/m³Dec 1425 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr43Poor
May48Poor
Jun57Unhealthy
Jul84Unhealthy
Aug67Unhealthy
Sep44Poor
Oct31Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nizwa?

Nizwa sits at 22.9°N, 57.5°E, 511 m above sea level, in Oman. The nearest listed city is Izkī, 24 km away.

AdamSufālat Samā’ilBidbidBarkā’

Topography around Nizwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nizwa has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 609 m around an average of 578 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,697 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,929 m.

The land around Nizwa is covered by bare terrain (65%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (92%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
609 m
16 km
1,697 m
80 km
2,929 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Izkī 24 km · Bahla 24 km · Rustaq 52 km · Samā’il 59 km · Adam 62 km · Sufālat Samā’il 65 km · Bidbid 81 km · Barkā’ 90 km

Oman travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$19,947
2025
Happiness
6.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
91%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
10.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 407
Religion
Muslim 86%Christian 6%Hindu 6%other and unaffiliated 2%

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 Nizwa (22.9333°, 57.5333°, elevation 511 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).