Kabala weather in February

In February, Kabala sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-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 62% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Kabala's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kabala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:10 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
35%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Kabala is city in kaduna.

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 Kabala reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°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 Kabala

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.

Kabala weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°61.311.54.5
Feb35° / 21°51.211.73.3
Mar35° / 23°234.711.92.9
Apr34° / 23°508.912.23.2
May31° / 23°15020.312.43.3
Jun29° / 22°23926.512.53.3
Jul27° / 21°29328.812.53.5
Aug27° / 21°33229.112.33.5
Sep28° / 21°32128.112.13.3
Oct29° / 21°24727.411.83.2
Nov30° / 21°679.911.64.8
Dec31° / 20°71.611.55.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
47921
57921
67822
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Kabala gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.2 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
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54
64
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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 29% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 18% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1412023151
2412122151
3412122151
4402222141
5402322141
6392422141
7382523131
8372523131
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20212832172
21202732183
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Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
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47calm
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127calm
137calm
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288calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:12 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:126:47
211.67:126:48
311.67:126:48
411.67:126:48
511.67:126:49
611.67:126:49
711.67:126:49
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1411.77:106:51
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1811.77:096:52
1911.77:096:52
2011.77:096:52
2111.77:086:53
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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 6.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 6.13 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.1Intense
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286.3Intense
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Kabala

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is February a good time to visit Kabala?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kabala in February

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kabala 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 Kabala peaks around March 14 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 14UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kabala 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 Kabala is worst in March — around 123 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.9× the cleanest month (August, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModeratePoorMar 23122 µg/m³Aug 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan92Unhealthy
Feb98Unhealthy
Mar123Unhealthy
Apr121Unhealthy
May29Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug10Good
Sep12Good
Oct19Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kabala?

Kabala sits at 9.6°N, 11.6°W, 433 m above sea level, in Sierra Leone. The nearest listed city is Makeni, 95 km away.

MakeniFaranahKoidu

Topography around Kabala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kabala has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m around an average of 483 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 626 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,847 m.

The land around Kabala is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
406 m
16 km
626 m
80 km
1,847 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
February weather nearby: Makeni 95 km · Faranah 102 km · Mamou 106 km · Dogomet 119 km · Koidu 123 km · Kolenté 124 km · Arfa Moussaïa 133 km · Dabola 137 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 Kabala (9.5889°, -11.5526°, elevation 433 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).