Matam weather in February

In February, Matam sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 36°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 Matam's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Matam's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 35°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 7:23 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover: 37%; 5th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 6.04 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

Matam is city and regional capital 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 34°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical February day in Matam reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°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)	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	20
2	34	20
3	34	20
4	34	20
5	34	20
6	34	21
7	34	21
8	34	21
9	34	21
10	35	21
11	35	21
12	35	21
13	35	21
14	35	21
15	35	21
16	35	21
17	35	21
18	35	22
19	36	22
20	36	22
21	36	22
22	36	22
23	36	22
24	36	22
25	36	22
26	36	22
27	36	22
28	37	22

How February really feels in Matam

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.

Matam weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 9th-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	33° / 19°	1	0.1	11.2	4.7
Feb	35° / 21°	1	0.1	11.5	3.2
Mar	38° / 24°	0	0	11.9	1.2
Apr	41° / 27°	0	0	12.3	0.0
May	42° / 29°	0	0.1	12.7	0.0
Jun	41° / 29°	10	1.7	12.9	0.1
Jul	37° / 27°	42	5.9	12.8	1.7
Aug	35° / 27°	90	10.2	12.5	2.6
Sep	36° / 27°	64	7.7	12.1	2.3
Oct	38° / 27°	13	2.5	11.6	1.0
Nov	37° / 24°	0	0	11.3	1.9
Dec	34° / 20°	2	0.2	11.1	3.9

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 (%)	66	66	66	65	65	65	64	65	65	65	66	66	67	67	68	68	70	71	71	73	74	75	76	76	76	77	77	78
Cloudier (%)	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	30	29	29	27	26	25	24	24	24	23	23	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	66	34
3	66	34
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	64	36
8	65	35
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	73	27
21	74	26
22	75	25
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	78	22

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Matam gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 0% 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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
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 98% 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	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	98	1	1
9	98	1	1
10	98	1	1
11	98	1	1
12	97	2	1
13	97	2	1
14	97	2	1
15	97	2	1
16	97	2	1
17	97	2	1
18	97	2	1
19	97	2	1
20	97	2	1
21	97	2	1
22	97	2	1
23	97	2	1
24	97	2	1
25	97	2	1
26	97	2	1
27	97	2	1
28	97	2	1

Wind in February

Winds average 17 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 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)	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
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	17	light breeze
2	18	light breeze
3	18	light breeze
4	18	light breeze
5	18	light breeze
6	18	light breeze
7	18	light breeze
8	18	light breeze
9	18	light breeze
10	18	light breeze
11	17	light breeze
12	17	light breeze
13	17	light breeze
14	17	light breeze
15	17	light breeze
16	17	light breeze
17	17	light breeze
18	17	light breeze
19	17	light breeze
20	17	light breeze
21	17	light breeze
22	17	light breeze
23	17	light breeze
24	17	light breeze
25	17	light breeze
26	17	light breeze
27	17	light breeze
28	17	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 7:27 AM to 7:17 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:56 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)	11.3	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	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:27	7:27	7:27	7:27	7:26	7:26	7:26	7:26	7:25	7:25	7:25	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:23	7:23	7:22	7:22	7:22	7:21	7:21	7:20	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:18	7:17	7:17
Sunset (PM)	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	7:27	6:46
2	11.3	7:27	6:46
3	11.3	7:27	6:47
4	11.3	7:27	6:47
5	11.4	7:26	6:48
6	11.4	7:26	6:48
7	11.4	7:26	6:49
8	11.4	7:26	6:49
9	11.4	7:25	6:50
10	11.4	7:25	6:50
11	11.4	7:25	6:50
12	11.4	7:24	6:51
13	11.5	7:24	6:51
14	11.5	7:24	6:52
15	11.5	7:23	6:52
16	11.5	7:23	6:52
17	11.5	7:22	6:53
18	11.5	7:22	6:53
19	11.5	7:22	6:53
20	11.5	7:21	6:54
21	11.6	7:21	6:54
22	11.6	7:20	6:54
23	11.6	7:20	6:55
24	11.6	7:19	6:55
25	11.6	7:18	6:55
26	11.6	7:18	6:56
27	11.6	7:17	6:56
28	11.7	7:17	6:56

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.11 kWh/m² to a high of 7.38 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.04 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	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	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	5.7	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	5.9	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 Matam

In seasonPeak

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

Matam 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 Matam?

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

3.2

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

6.8

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Matam in February

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

In February, Matam sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Matam in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Matam peaks around August 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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)	8	11	12	11	10	10	11	12	12	9	8	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

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

Air quality in Matam 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 Matam is worst in February — around 105 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (August, 22 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)	99	105	82	78	83	75	37	22	28	45	49	89
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	99	Unhealthy
Feb	105	Unhealthy
Mar	82	Unhealthy
Apr	78	Unhealthy
May	83	Unhealthy
Jun	75	Unhealthy
Jul	37	Poor
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	45	Poor
Nov	49	Poor
Dec	89	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Matam?

Matam sits at 15.7°N, 13.3°W, 22 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Ouro Sogui, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Matam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Matam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m.

The land around Matam is covered by grassland (44%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

13 m

grassland 44%

16 km

65 m

grassland 64%

80 km

124 m

grassland 64%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: Ouro Sogui 9.0 km · Kanel 20 km · Thilogne 52 km · Kaédi 61 km · Elghabra 127 km · Sélibaby 127 km · Bogué 150 km · Aleg 170 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 Matam (15.6559°, -13.2554°, elevation 22 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	34	20
2	34	20
3	34	20
4	34	20
5	34	20
6	34	21
7	34	21
8	34	21
9	34	21
10	35	21
11	35	21
12	35	21
13	35	21
14	35	21
15	35	21
16	35	21
17	35	21
18	35	22
19	36	22
20	36	22
21	36	22
22	36	22
23	36	22
24	36	22
25	36	22
26	36	22
27	36	22
28	37	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	66	34
3	66	34
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	64	36
8	65	35
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	73	27
21	74	26
22	75	25
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	78	22

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	98	1	1
9	98	1	1
10	98	1	1
11	98	1	1
12	97	2	1
13	97	2	1
14	97	2	1
15	97	2	1
16	97	2	1
17	97	2	1
18	97	2	1
19	97	2	1
20	97	2	1
21	97	2	1
22	97	2	1
23	97	2	1
24	97	2	1
25	97	2	1
26	97	2	1
27	97	2	1
28	97	2	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	20
2	34	20
3	34	20
4	34	20
5	34	20
6	34	21
7	34	21
8	34	21
9	34	21
10	35	21
11	35	21
12	35	21
13	35	21
14	35	21
15	35	21
16	35	21
17	35	21
18	35	22
19	36	22
20	36	22
21	36	22
22	36	22
23	36	22
24	36	22
25	36	22
26	36	22
27	36	22
28	37	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	66	34
3	66	34
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	64	36
8	65	35
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	73	27
21	74	26
22	75	25
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	78	22

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	98	1	1
9	98	1	1
10	98	1	1
11	98	1	1
12	97	2	1
13	97	2	1
14	97	2	1
15	97	2	1
16	97	2	1
17	97	2	1
18	97	2	1
19	97	2	1
20	97	2	1
21	97	2	1
22	97	2	1
23	97	2	1
24	97	2	1
25	97	2	1
26	97	2	1
27	97	2	1
28	97	2	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	20
2	34	20
3	34	20
4	34	20
5	34	20
6	34	21
7	34	21
8	34	21
9	34	21
10	35	21
11	35	21
12	35	21
13	35	21
14	35	21
15	35	21
16	35	21
17	35	21
18	35	22
19	36	22
20	36	22
21	36	22
22	36	22
23	36	22
24	36	22
25	36	22
26	36	22
27	36	22
28	37	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	66	34
3	66	34
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	64	36
8	65	35
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	73	27
21	74	26
22	75	25
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	78	22

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	98	1	1
9	98	1	1
10	98	1	1
11	98	1	1
12	97	2	1
13	97	2	1
14	97	2	1
15	97	2	1
16	97	2	1
17	97	2	1
18	97	2	1
19	97	2	1
20	97	2	1
21	97	2	1
22	97	2	1
23	97	2	1
24	97	2	1
25	97	2	1
26	97	2	1
27	97	2	1
28	97	2	1