Fayfā’ weather in February

In February, Fayfā’ sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 12 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°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 11 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Fayfā’'s 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fayfā’'s year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 12 mm; 3.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 6:39 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover: 27%; 5th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.6; out of 10

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

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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 26°C by the end.

A typical February day in Fayfā’ 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 27°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 2°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)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Fayfā’ weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 13°	18	4.4	11.1	8.3
Feb	25° / 15°	12	3.1	11.4	8.6
Mar	27° / 17°	26	6.6	11.9	7.7
Apr	29° / 19°	46	11.6	12.4	5.8
May	31° / 21°	91	18.4	12.8	4.1
Jun	31° / 22°	75	15	13	3.9
Jul	30° / 22°	123	19.2	12.9	4.1
Aug	29° / 21°	307	27.5	12.6	3.6
Sep	30° / 19°	151	23	12.1	3.9
Oct	29° / 17°	33	9.1	11.6	6.5
Nov	26° / 15°	16	4.8	11.2	8.2
Dec	24° / 13°	11	2.9	11	8.8

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 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. 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 (%)	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	86	87	87	88	88	89	89	89	90	91	91	91	90	90	90	90
Cloudier (%)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	10	9	9	9	10	10	10	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	86	14
14	87	13
15	87	13
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	90	10
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	90	10

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Fayfā’ gets around 12 mm of rain over 3.1 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 12% and peaks near 13% 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 (%)	12	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	11	11	11

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

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 52% 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 (%)	59	59	59	59	59	58	57	57	56	55	54	54	52	51	50	49	48	47	47	46	46	47	47	47	48	49	50	51
Comfortable (%)	40	40	40	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	42	42	43	44	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	44	43	43	42	41
Humid (%)	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	59	40	1
2	59	40	1
3	59	40	1
4	59	39	2
5	59	39	2
6	58	40	2
7	57	40	3
8	57	40	3
9	56	41	3
10	55	41	4
11	54	42	4
12	54	42	4
13	52	43	5
14	51	44	5
15	50	45	5
16	49	45	6
17	48	46	6
18	47	46	7
19	47	46	7
20	46	46	7
21	46	46	7
22	47	45	8
23	47	45	8
24	47	44	8
25	48	43	8
26	49	43	8
27	50	42	8
28	51	41	8

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.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:09 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)	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:32
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	6:44	5:58
2	11.2	6:44	5:58
3	11.3	6:44	5:59
4	11.3	6:43	6:00
5	11.3	6:43	6:00
6	11.3	6:43	6:01
7	11.3	6:42	6:01
8	11.3	6:42	6:02
9	11.3	6:42	6:02
10	11.3	6:41	6:02
11	11.4	6:41	6:03
12	11.4	6:41	6:03
13	11.4	6:40	6:04
14	11.4	6:40	6:04
15	11.4	6:39	6:05
16	11.4	6:39	6:05
17	11.4	6:39	6:05
18	11.5	6:38	6:06
19	11.5	6:38	6:06
20	11.5	6:37	6:07
21	11.5	6:36	6:07
22	11.5	6:36	6:07
23	11.5	6:35	6:08
24	11.6	6:35	6:08
25	11.6	6:34	6:08
26	11.6	6:34	6:09
27	11.6	6:33	6:09
28	11.6	6:32	6:09

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 5.66 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)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1
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	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	6.0	Bright
26	6.0	Intense
27	6.0	Intense
28	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Fayfā’

In seasonPeak

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

Fayfā’'s monsoon runs August–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Fayfā’ sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in July.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Fayfā’?

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

8.6

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

7.6

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Fayfā’ in February

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

In February, Fayfā’ sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

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UV index in Fayfā’ 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 Fayfā’ peaks around April 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 7 (very 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)	9	12	13	13	11	10	10	11	9	10	8	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Fayfā’ 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 Fayfā’ is worst in July — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (November, 21 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)	29	39	38	40	38	45	52	42	32	22	21	22
Level	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	29	Moderate
Feb	39	Poor
Mar	38	Poor
Apr	40	Poor
May	38	Poor
Jun	45	Poor
Jul	52	Poor
Aug	42	Poor
Sep	32	Moderate
Oct	22	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	22	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Fayfā’?

Fayfā’ sits at 17.3°N, 43.1°E, 898 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Ḑamad, 43 km away.

Topography around Fayfā’

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fayfā’ has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,115 m around an average of 982 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,957 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,982 m.

The land around Fayfā’ is covered by shrubs (90%) within 3 km, shrubs (76%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (50%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,115 m

shrubs 90%

16 km

1,957 m

shrubs 76%

80 km

2,982 m

bare terrain 50%

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

February weather nearby: Ḑamad 43 km · Abū ‘Arīsh 47 km · Şabyā 56 km · Jizan 76 km · Sa'dah 77 km · Şāmitah 79 km · Sarāt ‘Abīdah 90 km · Najran 108 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 Fayfā’ (17.2806°, 43.1373°, elevation 898 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	24	14
2	24	14
3	24	14
4	24	14
5	24	14
6	24	14
7	24	14
8	24	14
9	24	15
10	24	15
11	25	15
12	25	15
13	25	15
14	25	15
15	25	15
16	25	15
17	25	15
18	25	15
19	25	15
20	25	15
21	25	16
22	25	16
23	26	16
24	26	16
25	26	16
26	26	16
27	26	16
28	26	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	86	14
14	87	13
15	87	13
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	90	10
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	90	10

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	59	40	1
2	59	40	1
3	59	40	1
4	59	39	2
5	59	39	2
6	58	40	2
7	57	40	3
8	57	40	3
9	56	41	3
10	55	41	4
11	54	42	4
12	54	42	4
13	52	43	5
14	51	44	5
15	50	45	5
16	49	45	6
17	48	46	6
18	47	46	7
19	47	46	7
20	46	46	7
21	46	46	7
22	47	45	8
23	47	45	8
24	47	44	8
25	48	43	8
26	49	43	8
27	50	42	8
28	51	41	8

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	86	14
14	87	13
15	87	13
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	90	10
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	90	10

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	59	40	1
2	59	40	1
3	59	40	1
4	59	39	2
5	59	39	2
6	58	40	2
7	57	40	3
8	57	40	3
9	56	41	3
10	55	41	4
11	54	42	4
12	54	42	4
13	52	43	5
14	51	44	5
15	50	45	5
16	49	45	6
17	48	46	6
18	47	46	7
19	47	46	7
20	46	46	7
21	46	46	7
22	47	45	8
23	47	45	8
24	47	44	8
25	48	43	8
26	49	43	8
27	50	42	8
28	51	41	8

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	86	14
14	87	13
15	87	13
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	90	10
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	90	10

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	59	40	1
2	59	40	1
3	59	40	1
4	59	39	2
5	59	39	2
6	58	40	2
7	57	40	3
8	57	40	3
9	56	41	3
10	55	41	4
11	54	42	4
12	54	42	4
13	52	43	5
14	51	44	5
15	50	45	5
16	49	45	6
17	48	46	6
18	47	46	7
19	47	46	7
20	46	46	7
21	46	46	7
22	47	45	8
23	47	45	8
24	47	44	8
25	48	43	8
26	49	43	8
27	50	42	8
28	51	41	8