Bo weather in February

In February, Bo sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 20 mm of rain across 4.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Bo's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:09 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
45%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Bo is city of Sierra Leone.

Density
655/km²
people per km²
Founded
1787

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical February day in Bo reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Bo

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
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bo weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°173.711.64.1
Feb35° / 23°204.711.73.1
Mar34° / 24°5611.411.92.8
Apr33° / 24°12018.112.22.9
May31° / 23°2462712.42.7
Jun29° / 23°33328.912.52.8
Jul28° / 22°39629.112.43.3
Aug28° / 22°47629.412.33.4
Sep28° / 22°43329.3123.0
Oct29° / 22°24529.211.82.9
Nov30° / 22°10319.311.63.9
Dec31° / 22°266.411.55.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37624
47525
57525
67426
77327
87228
97129
107129
116931
126832
136832
146733
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196436
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216337
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Bo gets around 20 mm of rain over 4.7 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 17% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202528
Rain chance (%)
112
212
313
413
513
613
714
814
915
1015
1116
1216
1317
1417
1517
1618
1718
1818
1919
2019
2120
2221
2321
2422
2523
2624
2724
2825

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
111945421
2111045421
3111045421
4011045421
5011045421
6011045421
7011046421
8011046421
901946421
1001946431
1101945431
1201945441
1301944441
1401943452
1501943462
1601842472
1701841482
1801840482
1901839493
2001838503
2101737523
2201735534
2301734544
2401732555
2501731565
2601730566
2701629586
2801628587

Wind in February

Winds average 5 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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65calm
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105calm
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125calm
135calm
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285calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:11 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:116:50
211.77:116:50
311.77:116:51
411.77:116:51
511.77:116:51
611.77:116:52
711.77:116:52
811.77:106:52
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1011.77:106:53
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1411.77:106:54
1511.77:096:54
1611.77:096:54
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1911.87:086:54
2011.87:086:55
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2311.87:076:55
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.6 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 5.6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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45.6Bright
55.6Bright
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75.6Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Bo

In seasonPeak

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

Bo's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bo sees seasonal dust haze (February–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is February a good time to visit Bo?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bo in February

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

In February, Bo sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bo 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 Bo peaks around August 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highAug 22UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bo 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 Bo is worst in April — around 202 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 19.4× the cleanest month (August, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyModerateGoodModeratePoorApr 9200 µg/m³Aug 2011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan70Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar194Very unhealthy
Apr202Very unhealthy
May33Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep11Good
Oct17Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec50Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bo?

Bo sits at 8.0°N, 11.7°W, 104 m above sea level, in Sierra Leone. The nearest listed city is Bumpe, 20 km away.

BumpeNjalaKenemaMile 91SegbwemaMakeniKoiduLunsar

Topography around Bo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 93 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 820 m.

The land around Bo is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and shrubs (35%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
328 m
80 km
820 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
February weather nearby: Bumpe 20 km · Njala 43 km · Kenema 61 km · Mile 91 77 km · Segbwema 87 km · Makeni 108 km · Koidu 113 km · Lunsar 119 km

Sierra Leone travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 24% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$846
2025
Happiness
3.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
11%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.2
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
33
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 77%Christian 23%

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 Bo (7.9647°, -11.7383°, elevation 104 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).