Hargeysa weather in February

In February, Hargeysa sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 Hargeysa's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hargeysa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 4 mm; 0.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:28 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover: 29%; 4th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 6.72 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.3; out of 10

Hargeysa is capital city of Somaliland.

Density: 14,481/km²; people per km²

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 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical February day in Hargeysa reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 2°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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16

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

Hargeysa weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 13°	2	0.5	11.5	8.9
Feb	27° / 14°	4	0.7	11.7	8.3
Mar	29° / 17°	17	3.1	11.9	6.6
Apr	29° / 19°	49	8.7	12.2	5.6
May	30° / 19°	37	7.7	12.4	5.4
Jun	30° / 19°	6	1.2	12.5	6.2
Jul	29° / 19°	16	3.9	12.5	6.5
Aug	29° / 19°	20	5.5	12.3	6.1
Sep	30° / 20°	14	3.6	12.1	6.0
Oct	28° / 17°	27	5.8	11.8	7.0
Nov	26° / 15°	14	2.7	11.6	8.3
Dec	25° / 13°	4	0.8	11.5	9.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 20%.

	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 (%)	82	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	80	80	81	81	83	83	83	83	84	84
Cloudier (%)	18	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	17	17	17	17	16	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	82	18
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	84	16
28	84	16

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Hargeysa gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.7 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 3% and peaks near 4% 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 (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4

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

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 57% 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 (%)	62	63	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	62	61	60	59	58	58	56	55	54	54	53	53	52	51	51	51	50	50	49
Comfortable (%)	34	33	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	40	40
Humid (%)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	11

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	62	34	4
2	63	33	4
3	64	32	4
4	64	32	4
5	64	31	5
6	64	31	5
7	64	31	5
8	63	31	6
9	63	31	6
10	62	32	6
11	61	32	7
12	60	33	7
13	59	33	8
14	58	34	8
15	58	34	8
16	56	35	9
17	55	36	9
18	54	37	9
19	54	37	9
20	53	38	9
21	53	38	9
22	52	39	9
23	51	39	10
24	51	39	10
25	51	39	10
26	50	40	10
27	50	40	10
28	49	40	11

Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
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	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	calm

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 6:30 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:11 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)	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23
Sunset (PM)	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	6:30	6:05
2	11.6	6:30	6:05
3	11.6	6:30	6:06
4	11.6	6:30	6:06
5	11.6	6:29	6:06
6	11.6	6:29	6:07
7	11.6	6:29	6:07
8	11.6	6:29	6:07
9	11.6	6:29	6:07
10	11.6	6:29	6:08
11	11.7	6:29	6:08
12	11.7	6:28	6:08
13	11.7	6:28	6:08
14	11.7	6:28	6:09
15	11.7	6:28	6:09
16	11.7	6:27	6:09
17	11.7	6:27	6:09
18	11.7	6:27	6:10
19	11.7	6:27	6:10
20	11.7	6:26	6:10
21	11.7	6:26	6:10
22	11.7	6:26	6:10
23	11.8	6:25	6:10
24	11.8	6:25	6:10
25	11.8	6:25	6:11
26	11.8	6:24	6:11
27	11.8	6:24	6:11
28	11.8	6:23	6:11

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 6.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.5	Intense
2	6.5	Intense
3	6.5	Intense
4	6.5	Intense
5	6.5	Intense
6	6.6	Intense
7	6.6	Intense
8	6.6	Intense
9	6.6	Intense
10	6.6	Intense
11	6.6	Intense
12	6.6	Intense
13	6.7	Intense
14	6.7	Intense
15	6.7	Intense
16	6.7	Intense
17	6.7	Intense
18	6.8	Intense
19	6.8	Intense
20	6.8	Intense
21	6.8	Intense
22	6.8	Intense
23	6.8	Intense
24	6.9	Intense
25	6.9	Intense
26	6.9	Intense
27	6.9	Intense
28	6.9	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Hargeysa

In seasonPeak

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

Hargeysa sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in July.

Dust

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Jun

Jul

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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Hargeysa?

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

8.3

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

8.6

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Hargeysa for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Hargeysa in February

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

In February, Hargeysa sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Hargeysa in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hargeysa peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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)	13	15	16	15	13	12	11	14	13	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Hargeysa 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 Hargeysa is worst in July — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.3× the cleanest month (November, 12 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)	15	17	16	14	16	33	38	28	20	13	12	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	17	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	33	Moderate
Jul	38	Poor
Aug	28	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Hargeysa?

Hargeysa sits at 9.6°N, 44.1°E, 1,261 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Gebiley, 51 km away.

Topography around Hargeysa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hargeysa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 1,288 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 369 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,540 m.

The land around Hargeysa is covered by artificial surfaces (83%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

147 m

artificial surfaces 83%

16 km

369 m

grassland 66%

80 km

1,540 m

grassland 57%

shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

February weather nearby: Gebiley 51 km · Tog Wajaale 80 km · Baki 83 km · Ruqi 84 km · Hartīshēk 90 km · Gedeb 97 km · Borama 105 km · Jijiga 141 km

Somalia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / G; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 52% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $661; 2025
Happiness: 4.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths: 27.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 399
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 Hargeysa (9.56°, 44.065°, elevation 1,261 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	26	14
2	26	14
3	26	14
4	26	14
5	26	14
6	26	14
7	27	14
8	27	14
9	27	14
10	27	14
11	27	14
12	27	14
13	27	14
14	27	14
15	27	14
16	27	14
17	27	15
18	28	15
19	28	15
20	28	15
21	28	15
22	28	15
23	28	15
24	28	15
25	28	15
26	28	15
27	28	15
28	28	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	82	18
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	84	16
28	84	16

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	62	34	4
2	63	33	4
3	64	32	4
4	64	32	4
5	64	31	5
6	64	31	5
7	64	31	5
8	63	31	6
9	63	31	6
10	62	32	6
11	61	32	7
12	60	33	7
13	59	33	8
14	58	34	8
15	58	34	8
16	56	35	9
17	55	36	9
18	54	37	9
19	54	37	9
20	53	38	9
21	53	38	9
22	52	39	9
23	51	39	10
24	51	39	10
25	51	39	10
26	50	40	10
27	50	40	10
28	49	40	11

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	82	18
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	84	16
28	84	16

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	62	34	4
2	63	33	4
3	64	32	4
4	64	32	4
5	64	31	5
6	64	31	5
7	64	31	5
8	63	31	6
9	63	31	6
10	62	32	6
11	61	32	7
12	60	33	7
13	59	33	8
14	58	34	8
15	58	34	8
16	56	35	9
17	55	36	9
18	54	37	9
19	54	37	9
20	53	38	9
21	53	38	9
22	52	39	9
23	51	39	10
24	51	39	10
25	51	39	10
26	50	40	10
27	50	40	10
28	49	40	11

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	82	18
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	84	16
28	84	16

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	62	34	4
2	63	33	4
3	64	32	4
4	64	32	4
5	64	31	5
6	64	31	5
7	64	31	5
8	63	31	6
9	63	31	6
10	62	32	6
11	61	32	7
12	60	33	7
13	59	33	8
14	58	34	8
15	58	34	8
16	56	35	9
17	55	36	9
18	54	37	9
19	54	37	9
20	53	38	9
21	53	38	9
22	52	39	9
23	51	39	10
24	51	39	10
25	51	39	10
26	50	40	10
27	50	40	10
28	49	40	11