Marka weather in February

In February, Marka sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Marka's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:17 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
31%
2nd clearest
Wind
23 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Marka is port city in the southern Lower Shebelle province of Somalia.

Founded
~1000 BCE

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 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Marka reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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How February really feels in Marka

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.

Marka weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°61.211.96.4
Feb30° / 25°1011.96.4
Mar31° / 26°72125.9
Apr31° / 26°6111124.6
May30° / 26°7717.712.14.4
Jun28° / 24°4415.512.15.2
Jul27° / 24°4313.312.15.9
Aug28° / 23°3111.312.16.4
Sep28° / 24°217126.6
Oct29° / 25°438.7125.9
Nov29° / 25°6913.311.95.1
Dec30° / 25°285.811.95.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Marka gets around 1 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
140591
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Wind in February

Winds average 23 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:176:12
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511.96:176:13
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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 7.07 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 7.07 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Marka?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Marka for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Marka in February

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

In February, Marka sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Marka in February

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Marka in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Marka peaks around April 9 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeApr 9UV 14Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Marka 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 Marka is worst in January — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (April, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 1916 µg/m³Apr 207 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr6Good
May8Good
Jun11Good
Jul12Good
Aug9Good
Sep8Good
Oct7Good
Nov10Good
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Marka?

Marka sits at 1.7°N, 44.8°E, 12 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Qoryooley, 28 km away.

WanlaweynBuurhakabaJawharBaidoaDiinsoor

Topography around Marka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 34 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m.

The land around Marka is covered by water (44%) and shrubs (35%) within 3 km, water (48%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
126 m
16 km
148 m
80 km
182 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Qoryooley 28 km · Afgooye 61 km · Mogadishu 73 km · Wanlaweyn 101 km · Buurhakaba 143 km · Jawhar 143 km · Baidoa 199 km · Diinsoor 214 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
Muslim 100%ethnic religionist 0%

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 Marka (1.7159°, 44.7717°, elevation 12 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).