Wanlaweyn weather in February

In February, Wanlaweyn sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Wanlaweyn's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wanlaweyn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:18 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
30%
1st clearest
Wind
18 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Wanlaweyn is human settlement.

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 36°C through the month.

A typical February day in Wanlaweyn reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°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 Wanlaweyn

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
3 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Wanlaweyn 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
Jan35° / 23°61.211.93.0
Feb36° / 24°10.311.92.4
Mar37° / 25°122.2122.1
Apr35° / 25°7812.712.12.5
May32° / 25°6713.612.13.5
Jun32° / 24°123.312.14.7
Jul31° / 23°112.312.15.2
Aug31° / 23°82.212.15.0
Sep32° / 23°133.1124.5
Oct33° / 24°8411.711.93.6
Nov32° / 24°8913.911.93.6
Dec34° / 23°264.611.93.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

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 (%)
18515
28515
38515
48515
58416
68317
78317
88317
98218
108119
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288713

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Wanlaweyn gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 55% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11750403
21749403
31748413
41747423
51746423
61745434
71745444
81744454
91743455
101642465
110642466
120641476
130640477
140540477
150539488
160539488
170438489
180438499
1904374910
2003375010
2103365011
2203355111
2303345112
2403335212
2503325312
2603305413
2702295613
2802285614

Wind in February

Winds average 18 km/h in February.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:176:11
211.96:176:11
311.96:186:11
411.96:186:11
511.96:186:11
611.96:186:12
711.96:186:12
811.96:186:12
911.96:186:12
1011.96:186:12
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1911.96:176:13
2011.96:176:13
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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 7.09 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 7.09 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.1Intense
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287.1Intense
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Wanlaweyn?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Wanlaweyn.

What to pack for Wanlaweyn in February

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

In February, Wanlaweyn sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Wanlaweyn 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 Wanlaweyn peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 22UV 15Jun 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Wanlaweyn 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 Wanlaweyn is worst in November — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (September, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 2215 µg/m³Sep 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr10Good
May10Good
Jun11Good
Jul11Good
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct10Good
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Wanlaweyn?

Wanlaweyn sits at 2.6°N, 44.9°E, 93 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Afgooye, 59 km away.

BuurhakabaQoryooleyMarkaBaidoaBuulobarde

Topography around Wanlaweyn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wanlaweyn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6 m around an average of 89 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 542 m.

The land around Wanlaweyn is covered by cropland (66%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and shrubs (35%) within 16 km, and shrubs (67%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
6 m
16 km
12 m
80 km
542 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
February weather nearby: Afgooye 59 km · Jawhar 70 km · Mogadishu 82 km · Buurhakaba 93 km · Qoryooley 101 km · Marka 101 km · Baidoa 149 km · Buulobarde 156 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 Wanlaweyn (2.6185°, 44.8938°, elevation 93 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).