Ha'il weather in February

In February, Ha'il sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ha'il's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ha'il's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:57 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
25%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Ha'il is City in Saudi Arabia.

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 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical February day in Ha'il reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2196
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How February really feels in Ha'il

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.

Ha'il 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 91.810.57.3
Feb20° / 81.4118.2
Mar24° / 11°122.211.88.8
Apr29° / 16°112.912.66.6
May35° / 21°41.213.33.4
Jun38° / 24°0013.71.1
Jul40° / 26°0013.60.3
Aug40° / 26°00130.0
Sep38° / 24°0012.21.4
Oct32° / 19°30.911.35.0
Nov24° / 12°233.410.68.3
Dec19° / 91.810.37.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48119
58119
68119
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ha'il gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.4 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 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 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 42 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:05 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:055:48
210.77:055:49
310.87:045:50
410.87:045:50
510.87:035:51
610.87:035:52
710.87:025:53
810.97:025:54
910.97:015:54
1010.97:005:55
1110.97:005:56
1211.06:595:56
1311.06:585:57
1411.06:585:58
1511.06:575:59
1611.16:565:59
1711.16:556:00
1811.16:556:01
1911.16:546:01
2011.26:536:02
2111.26:526:03
2211.26:516:04
2311.26:506:04
2411.36:506:05
2511.36:496:05
2611.36:486:06
2711.36:476:07
2811.46:466:07

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 5.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.9Bright
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95.0Bright
105.0Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ha'il

In seasonPeak

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

Ha'il sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in May.

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

Is February a good time to visit Ha'il?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Ha'il for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ha'il in February

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

In February, Ha'il sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Ha'il 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 Ha'il peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Ha'il 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 Ha'il is worst in March — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 32 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 2262 µg/m³Sep 932 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb44Poor
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May56Unhealthy
Jun38Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct35Poor
Nov36Poor
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ha'il?

Ha'il sits at 27.5°N, 41.7°E, 1,002 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Baq‘ā’, 81 km away.

Turubah‘Uyūn al Jiwā’Riyāḑ al Khabrā’Al BukayrīyahAl Khabrā’Ar RassBuraydah

Topography around Ha'il

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ha'il has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 998 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 617 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 836 m.

The land around Ha'il is covered by artificial surfaces (74%) and bare terrain (22%) within 3 km, bare terrain (86%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
617 m
80 km
836 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Baq‘ā’ 81 km · Turubah 146 km · ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ 223 km · Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ 246 km · Al Bukayrīyah 248 km · Al Khabrā’ 251 km · Ar Rass 257 km · Buraydah 263 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 Ha'il (27.5219°, 41.6907°, elevation 1,002 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).