Dara weather in February

In February, Dara sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Dara's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dara's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 34°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 7:32 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover: 36%; 5th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.05 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

Dara is town in Senegal.

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 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical February day in Dara reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 3°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)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	19
2	33	19
3	33	19
4	33	19
5	33	19
6	33	19
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	34	19
11	34	19
12	34	19
13	34	19
14	34	19
15	34	19
16	34	19
17	34	19
18	34	20
19	34	20
20	34	20
21	35	20
22	35	20
23	35	20
24	35	20
25	35	20
26	35	20
27	35	20
28	35	20

How February really feels in Dara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 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

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Dara weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 18°	3	0.2	11.2	5.1
Feb	34° / 19°	1	0.2	11.5	3.9
Mar	37° / 21°	0	0.1	11.9	2.3
Apr	38° / 22°	0	0	12.3	1.0
May	39° / 23°	0	0	12.7	0.7
Jun	37° / 24°	4	1	12.9	1.8
Jul	35° / 25°	39	6.1	12.8	2.8
Aug	33° / 25°	104	12.2	12.5	3.1
Sep	33° / 25°	85	10.6	12.1	3.2
Oct	36° / 24°	21	3.7	11.7	2.2
Nov	36° / 21°	1	0.1	11.3	2.7
Dec	33° / 19°	1	0.2	11.1	4.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 30%. 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 (%)	68	68	67	67	67	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	67	68	69	70	70	72	73	73	75	75	76	77	77	78	78	78
Cloudier (%)	32	32	33	33	33	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	32	31	30	30	28	27	27	25	25	24	23	23	22	22	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	65	35
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	67	33
14	68	32
15	69	31
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	72	28
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	75	25
22	75	25
23	76	24
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Dara gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 1% 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 (%)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0

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 92% 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 (%)	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	92
Comfortable (%)	5	5	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	7
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	94	5	1
2	94	5	1
3	93	6	1
4	93	6	1
5	93	6	1
6	93	6	1
7	93	6	1
8	92	6	2
9	92	6	2
10	92	6	2
11	92	6	2
12	92	6	2
13	92	6	2
14	91	6	3
15	91	6	3
16	91	6	3
17	91	6	3
18	91	6	3
19	92	6	2
20	92	6	2
21	92	6	2
22	92	6	2
23	92	6	2
24	92	6	2
25	93	6	1
26	93	6	1
27	93	6	1
28	92	7	1

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.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 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 7:36 AM to 7:25 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 7:05 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)	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	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	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:36	7:36	7:35	7:35	7:35	7:35	7:34	7:34	7:34	7:34	7:33	7:33	7:33	7:32	7:32	7:31	7:31	7:31	7:30	7:30	7:29	7:29	7:28	7:28	7:27	7:27	7:26	7:25
Sunset (PM)	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	7:36	6:55
2	11.3	7:36	6:56
3	11.3	7:35	6:56
4	11.4	7:35	6:57
5	11.4	7:35	6:57
6	11.4	7:35	6:57
7	11.4	7:34	6:58
8	11.4	7:34	6:58
9	11.4	7:34	6:59
10	11.4	7:34	6:59
11	11.4	7:33	7:00
12	11.5	7:33	7:00
13	11.5	7:33	7:00
14	11.5	7:32	7:01
15	11.5	7:32	7:01
16	11.5	7:31	7:02
17	11.5	7:31	7:02
18	11.5	7:31	7:02
19	11.5	7:30	7:03
20	11.6	7:30	7:03
21	11.6	7:29	7:03
22	11.6	7:29	7:04
23	11.6	7:28	7:04
24	11.6	7:28	7:04
25	11.6	7:27	7:04
26	11.6	7:27	7:05
27	11.6	7:26	7:05
28	11.7	7:25	7:05

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 6.05 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)	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	6.0	Bright
13	6.0	Bright
14	6.0	Intense
15	6.0	Intense
16	6.1	Intense
17	6.1	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.4	Intense
25	6.4	Intense
26	6.5	Intense
27	6.5	Intense
28	6.5	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Dara

In seasonPeak

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

Dara sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Dara?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

7.5

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dara. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dara in February

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

In February, Dara sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dara 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 Dara peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (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)	8	12	13	12	12	10	11	12	11	10	8	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

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

Air quality in Dara 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 Dara is worst in February — around 101 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.1× the cleanest month (August, 32 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)	92	101	79	68	64	74	45	32	40	59	58	84
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	92	Unhealthy
Feb	101	Unhealthy
Mar	79	Unhealthy
Apr	68	Unhealthy
May	64	Unhealthy
Jun	74	Unhealthy
Jul	45	Poor
Aug	32	Moderate
Sep	40	Poor
Oct	59	Unhealthy
Nov	58	Unhealthy
Dec	84	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Dara?

Dara sits at 15.3°N, 15.5°W, 41 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Ndibène Dahra, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Dara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m.

The land around Dara is covered by grassland (56%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) within 16 km, and grassland (79%) within 80 km.

3 km

22 m

grassland 56%

16 km

43 m

grassland 78%

80 km

63 m

grassland 79%

shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

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

February weather nearby: Ndibène Dahra 2.0 km · Linguère 39 km · Touba 69 km · Mbaké 77 km · Keur Médoune 80 km · Louga 85 km · Kébémer 102 km · Diourbel 113 km

Senegal travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / D / E / K; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 36% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,955; 2025
Happiness: 4.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 27%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.3; per 100k, 2015
Road deaths: 23.5; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 442
Religion

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 Dara (15.3484°, -15.4799°, elevation 41 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	33	19
2	33	19
3	33	19
4	33	19
5	33	19
6	33	19
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	34	19
11	34	19
12	34	19
13	34	19
14	34	19
15	34	19
16	34	19
17	34	19
18	34	20
19	34	20
20	34	20
21	35	20
22	35	20
23	35	20
24	35	20
25	35	20
26	35	20
27	35	20
28	35	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	65	35
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	67	33
14	68	32
15	69	31
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	72	28
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	75	25
22	75	25
23	76	24
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	94	5	1
2	94	5	1
3	93	6	1
4	93	6	1
5	93	6	1
6	93	6	1
7	93	6	1
8	92	6	2
9	92	6	2
10	92	6	2
11	92	6	2
12	92	6	2
13	92	6	2
14	91	6	3
15	91	6	3
16	91	6	3
17	91	6	3
18	91	6	3
19	92	6	2
20	92	6	2
21	92	6	2
22	92	6	2
23	92	6	2
24	92	6	2
25	93	6	1
26	93	6	1
27	93	6	1
28	92	7	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	19
2	33	19
3	33	19
4	33	19
5	33	19
6	33	19
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	34	19
11	34	19
12	34	19
13	34	19
14	34	19
15	34	19
16	34	19
17	34	19
18	34	20
19	34	20
20	34	20
21	35	20
22	35	20
23	35	20
24	35	20
25	35	20
26	35	20
27	35	20
28	35	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	65	35
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	67	33
14	68	32
15	69	31
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	72	28
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	75	25
22	75	25
23	76	24
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	94	5	1
2	94	5	1
3	93	6	1
4	93	6	1
5	93	6	1
6	93	6	1
7	93	6	1
8	92	6	2
9	92	6	2
10	92	6	2
11	92	6	2
12	92	6	2
13	92	6	2
14	91	6	3
15	91	6	3
16	91	6	3
17	91	6	3
18	91	6	3
19	92	6	2
20	92	6	2
21	92	6	2
22	92	6	2
23	92	6	2
24	92	6	2
25	93	6	1
26	93	6	1
27	93	6	1
28	92	7	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	19
2	33	19
3	33	19
4	33	19
5	33	19
6	33	19
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	34	19
11	34	19
12	34	19
13	34	19
14	34	19
15	34	19
16	34	19
17	34	19
18	34	20
19	34	20
20	34	20
21	35	20
22	35	20
23	35	20
24	35	20
25	35	20
26	35	20
27	35	20
28	35	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	65	35
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	67	33
14	68	32
15	69	31
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	72	28
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	75	25
22	75	25
23	76	24
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	94	5	1
2	94	5	1
3	93	6	1
4	93	6	1
5	93	6	1
6	93	6	1
7	93	6	1
8	92	6	2
9	92	6	2
10	92	6	2
11	92	6	2
12	92	6	2
13	92	6	2
14	91	6	3
15	91	6	3
16	91	6	3
17	91	6	3
18	91	6	3
19	92	6	2
20	92	6	2
21	92	6	2
22	92	6	2
23	92	6	2
24	92	6	2
25	93	6	1
26	93	6	1
27	93	6	1
28	92	7	1