Sa‘īr weather in February

In February, Sa‘īr sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 7.8 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Sa‘īr's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sa‘īr's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 44 mm; 7.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 54 min; 6:28 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover: 41%; 11th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.1 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

Sa‘īr is municipality in Hebron Governorate.

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 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical February day in Sa‘īr reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°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)	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10

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

How February really feels in Sa‘īr

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Sa‘īr weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 8°	51	8.2	10.2	5.2
Feb	17° / 9°	44	7.8	10.8	5.7
Mar	20° / 11°	30	5.8	11.8	7.4
Apr	25° / 14°	12	2.4	12.8	8.5
May	30° / 18°	7	1.6	13.6	6.7
Jun	33° / 21°	1	0.2	14	4.9
Jul	35° / 23°	0	0	13.8	3.7
Aug	35° / 23°	0	0	13.2	3.7
Sep	33° / 22°	2	0.5	12.2	5.0
Oct	29° / 19°	15	2.9	11.2	7.1
Nov	22° / 14°	24	4.8	10.4	7.9
Dec	17° / 10°	33	6	10	6.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to open up 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 (%)	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	73	73	73	74	74	74	75	75	76	76	76
Cloudier (%)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	24	24	24

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Sa‘īr gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 7.8 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	25	24	23	23	22	21

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	30
8	30
9	30
10	30
11	30
12	30
13	30
14	30
15	29
16	29
17	29
18	28
19	28
20	27
21	27
22	26
23	25
24	24
25	23
26	23
27	22
28	21

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 9 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:07 PM to 5:30 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)	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:16
Sunset (PM)	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.5	6:39	5:07
2	10.5	6:38	5:08
3	10.5	6:37	5:09
4	10.6	6:37	5:10
5	10.6	6:36	5:11
6	10.6	6:36	5:12
7	10.6	6:35	5:13
8	10.7	6:34	5:14
9	10.7	6:33	5:14
10	10.7	6:33	5:15
11	10.7	6:32	5:16
12	10.8	6:31	5:17
13	10.8	6:30	5:18
14	10.8	6:29	5:19
15	10.9	6:28	5:20
16	10.9	6:28	5:20
17	10.9	6:27	5:21
18	10.9	6:26	5:22
19	11.0	6:25	5:23
20	11.0	6:24	5:24
21	11.0	6:23	5:25
22	11.1	6:22	5:25
23	11.1	6:21	5:26
24	11.1	6:20	5:27
25	11.2	6:19	5:28
26	11.2	6:18	5:29
27	11.2	6:17	5:29
28	11.2	6:16	5:30

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.02 kWh/m² to a high of 8 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4.1 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)	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.6	Moderate
2	3.7	Moderate
3	3.7	Moderate
4	3.7	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	3.9	Moderate
11	4.0	Moderate
12	4.0	Moderate
13	4.0	Bright
14	4.1	Bright
15	4.1	Bright
16	4.2	Bright
17	4.2	Bright
18	4.2	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Sa‘īr

In seasonPeak

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

Sa‘īr sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Sa‘īr?

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

5.7

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

1.1

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Sa‘īr for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sa‘īr in February

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

In February, Sa‘īr sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Sa‘īr in February

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 59 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 1 to Dec 27 — about 7.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	19	18	18	19	21	25	27	28	28	26	24	21
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	19	Cool
Feb	18	Cool
Mar	18	Cool
Apr	19	Cool
May	21	Refreshing
Jun	25	Warm
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	28	Tropical
Sep	28	Warm
Oct	26	Warm
Nov	24	Refreshing
Dec	21	Refreshing

UV index in Sa‘īr in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sa‘īr peaks around June 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

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)	3	4	6	7	10	11	11	11	10	6	5	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	7	Very high
May	10	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Sa‘īr 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 Sa‘īr is worst in December — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (July, 35 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)	68	68	63	58	50	40	35	36	41	48	64	70
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	68	Unhealthy
Feb	68	Unhealthy
Mar	63	Unhealthy
Apr	58	Unhealthy
May	50	Poor
Jun	40	Poor
Jul	35	Poor
Aug	36	Poor
Sep	41	Poor
Oct	48	Poor
Nov	64	Unhealthy
Dec	70	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Sa‘īr?

Sa‘īr sits at 31.6°N, 35.1°E, 919 m above sea level, in Palestinian Territory. The nearest listed city is Ḩalḩūl, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Sa‘īr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sa‘īr has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m around an average of 934 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 853 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,719 m.

The land around Sa‘īr is covered by grassland (32%), shrubs (30%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (33%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

223 m

grassland 32%

16 km

853 m

grassland 41%

80 km

1,719 m

bare terrain 33%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Sa‘īr year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Ḩalḩūl 4.0 km · Hebron 7.0 km · Banī Na‘īm 7.0 km · Surif City 11 km · Dūrā 13 km · Battir 14 km · Bethlehem 15 km · Yaţţā 15 km

Palestinian Territory travel facts

Power plugs: Type C / H; 230 V · 50 Hz
GDP per capita: $3,171; 2025
Happiness: 4.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 81%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.6; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 5.3; per 100k/yr, 2016
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 463

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 Sa‘īr (31.5785°, 35.1402°, elevation 919 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	15	8
2	15	8
3	16	8
4	16	8
5	16	8
6	16	8
7	16	8
8	16	8
9	16	8
10	16	8
11	16	8
12	16	8
13	16	8
14	16	9
15	16	9
16	17	9
17	17	9
18	17	9
19	17	9
20	17	9
21	17	9
22	17	9
23	17	9
24	18	9
25	18	9
26	18	9
27	18	10
28	18	10

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	30
8	30
9	30
10	30
11	30
12	30
13	30
14	30
15	29
16	29
17	29
18	28
19	28
20	27
21	27
22	26
23	25
24	24
25	23
26	23
27	22
28	21

	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	15	8
2	15	8
3	16	8
4	16	8
5	16	8
6	16	8
7	16	8
8	16	8
9	16	8
10	16	8
11	16	8
12	16	8
13	16	8
14	16	9
15	16	9
16	17	9
17	17	9
18	17	9
19	17	9
20	17	9
21	17	9
22	17	9
23	17	9
24	18	9
25	18	9
26	18	9
27	18	10
28	18	10

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	30
8	30
9	30
10	30
11	30
12	30
13	30
14	30
15	29
16	29
17	29
18	28
19	28
20	27
21	27
22	26
23	25
24	24
25	23
26	23
27	22
28	21

	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	15	8
2	15	8
3	16	8
4	16	8
5	16	8
6	16	8
7	16	8
8	16	8
9	16	8
10	16	8
11	16	8
12	16	8
13	16	8
14	16	9
15	16	9
16	17	9
17	17	9
18	17	9
19	17	9
20	17	9
21	17	9
22	17	9
23	17	9
24	18	9
25	18	9
26	18	9
27	18	10
28	18	10

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	30
8	30
9	30
10	30
11	30
12	30
13	30
14	30
15	29
16	29
17	29
18	28
19	28
20	27
21	27
22	26
23	25
24	24
25	23
26	23
27	22
28	21

	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