Az Zulfī weather in February

In February, Az Zulfī sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Az Zulfī's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Az Zulfī's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 10 mm; 1.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 06 min; 6:43 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover: 26%; 7th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.6; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical February day in Az Zulfī reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°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)	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12

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

How February really feels in Az Zulfī

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.

Az Zulfī weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	19° / 8°	18	3	10.5	7.7
Feb	22° / 10°	10	1.6	11.1	8.6
Mar	26° / 14°	15	2.6	11.8	8.2
Apr	32° / 19°	17	2.6	12.6	5.0
May	38° / 24°	2	0.5	13.3	1.5
Jun	41° / 27°	0	0	13.6	0.0
Jul	42° / 27°	0	0	13.5	0.0
Aug	43° / 28°	0	0	12.9	0.0
Sep	40° / 25°	0	0	12.2	0.4
Oct	34° / 20°	2	0.3	11.4	3.8
Nov	26° / 15°	28	3.5	10.7	7.9
Dec	21° / 10°	15	2.7	10.4	8.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

	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 (%)	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	82	81	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	83	83	83	83	84	84	84
Cloudier (%)	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	81	19
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	84	16

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Az Zulfī gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.6 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 6% and peaks near 7% 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 (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

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

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 99% 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 (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
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	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2

Wind in February

Winds average 16 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 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)	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
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	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	16	light breeze
7	16	light breeze
8	16	light breeze
9	16	light breeze
10	16	light breeze
11	16	light breeze
12	16	light breeze
13	16	light breeze
14	16	light breeze
15	16	light breeze
16	16	light breeze
17	16	light breeze
18	16	light breeze
19	16	light breeze
20	16	light breeze
21	16	light breeze
22	16	light breeze
23	16	light breeze
24	16	light breeze
25	16	light breeze
26	16	light breeze
27	16	light breeze
28	16	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:51 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:56 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)	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32
Sunset (PM)	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	6:51	5:38
2	10.8	6:50	5:38
3	10.8	6:50	5:39
4	10.8	6:50	5:40
5	10.9	6:49	5:41
6	10.9	6:49	5:41
7	10.9	6:48	5:42
8	10.9	6:47	5:43
9	10.9	6:47	5:43
10	11.0	6:46	5:44
11	11.0	6:46	5:45
12	11.0	6:45	5:46
13	11.0	6:44	5:46
14	11.1	6:44	5:47
15	11.1	6:43	5:48
16	11.1	6:42	5:48
17	11.1	6:42	5:49
18	11.1	6:41	5:50
19	11.2	6:40	5:50
20	11.2	6:39	5:51
21	11.2	6:38	5:52
22	11.2	6:38	5:52
23	11.3	6:37	5:53
24	11.3	6:36	5:53
25	11.3	6:35	5:54
26	11.3	6:34	5:55
27	11.4	6:33	5:55
28	11.4	6:32	5:56

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 5.27 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)	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Az Zulfī

In seasonPeak

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

Az Zulfī sees seasonal dust haze (February–September), heaviest in May.

Dust

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Az Zulfī?

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

8.6

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.9

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Az Zulfī for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Az Zulfī in February

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

In February, Az Zulfī sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Az Zulfī in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Az Zulfī peaks around July 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 5 (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)	5	7	8	6	9	11	12	11	10	8	6	5
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	5	Moderate
Feb	7	High
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	6	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	6	High
Dec	5	Moderate

Air quality in Az Zulfī 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 Az Zulfī is worst in March — around 98 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (September, 52 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	77	98	89	88	63	60	59	52	54	61	65
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	68	Unhealthy
Feb	77	Unhealthy
Mar	98	Unhealthy
Apr	89	Unhealthy
May	88	Unhealthy
Jun	63	Unhealthy
Jul	60	Unhealthy
Aug	59	Unhealthy
Sep	52	Poor
Oct	54	Poor
Nov	61	Unhealthy
Dec	65	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Az Zulfī?

Az Zulfī sits at 26.3°N, 44.8°E, 620 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Al Mithnab, 77 km away.

Topography around Az Zulfī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Az Zulfī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 623 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 342 m.

The land around Az Zulfī is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and bare terrain (37%) within 3 km, bare terrain (92%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (98%) within 80 km.

3 km

94 m

artificial surfaces 54%

16 km

165 m

bare terrain 92%

80 km

342 m

bare terrain 98%

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

February weather nearby: Al Mithnab 77 km · Buraydah 84 km · Unaizah 84 km · Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá 113 km · Al Bukayrīyah 117 km · ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ 120 km · Al Khabrā’ 121 km · Shaqra 126 km

Saudi Arabia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type G; 230 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 47% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $34,537; 2025
Happiness: 6.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 0.9; per 100k, 2019
Road deaths: 35.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 404

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 Az Zulfī (26.2995°, 44.8154°, elevation 620 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	20	9
2	20	9
3	21	9
4	21	9
5	21	9
6	21	9
7	21	9
8	21	9
9	21	9
10	21	9
11	21	10
12	22	10
13	22	10
14	22	10
15	22	10
16	22	10
17	22	10
18	22	10
19	23	10
20	23	11
21	23	11
22	23	11
23	23	11
24	23	11
25	24	11
26	24	11
27	24	12
28	24	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	81	19
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	84	16

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
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	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	81	19
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	84	16

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
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	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	81	19
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	84	16

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
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	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2