Kuacjok weather in February

In February, Kuacjok sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 Kuacjok's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kuacjok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:31 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
42%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Kuacjok is city in South Sudan.

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 37°C through the month.

A typical February day in Kuacjok reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 1°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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33723
43723
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73723
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How February really feels in Kuacjok

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.

Kuacjok weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 22°00.111.62.9
Feb37° / 24°10.411.71.7
Mar39° / 26°162.711.90.9
Apr38° / 27°4210.112.21.1
May35° / 26°9817.812.42.0
Jun33° / 24°12219.912.52.8
Jul31° / 23°1712312.43.2
Aug30° / 22°19425.212.33.2
Sep31° / 23°14822.2123.2
Oct32° / 23°10318.111.83.2
Nov35° / 23°122.611.63.3
Dec35° / 23°0011.53.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27129
37129
47129
57129
67129
77129
87129
97129
107129
117129
127030
137030
147030
156931
166931
176931
186832
196733
206634
216634
226634
236535
246436
256436
266436
276337
286337

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Kuacjok gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
60
70
80
90
100
110
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283

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
197111
297111
397111
497111
597111
697111
799100
899100
999100
1099100
1198200
1298200
1397210
1496310
1596310
1695311
1793421
1893421
1991531
2091531
2189641
2289641
2387742
2486752
2585852
2685852
2784862
2883962

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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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 7:32 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:327:11
211.67:327:11
311.77:327:11
411.77:327:12
511.77:327:12
611.77:327:12
711.77:327:13
811.77:327:13
911.77:327:13
1011.77:327:13
1111.77:327:14
1211.77:317:14
1311.77:317:14
1411.77:317:14
1511.77:317:15
1611.77:317:15
1711.77:307:15
1811.77:307:15
1911.87:307:15
2011.87:307:15
2111.87:297:15
2211.87:297:16
2311.87:297:16
2411.87:287:16
2511.87:287:16
2611.87:287:16
2711.87:277:16
2811.87:277:16

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 6.58 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.6Intense
116.6Intense
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146.6Intense
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236.6Intense
246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.7Intense
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Kuacjok

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is February a good time to visit Kuacjok?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kuacjok.

What to pack for Kuacjok in February

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

In February, Kuacjok sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kuacjok 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 Kuacjok peaks around March 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 21UV 13Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Kuacjok 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 Kuacjok is worst in March — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodModerateModerateMar 1542 µg/m³Aug 2011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar43Poor
Apr26Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov42Poor
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kuacjok?

Kuacjok sits at 8.3°N, 28.0°E, 428 m above sea level, in South Sudan. The nearest listed city is Gogrial, 29 km away.

AweilWinejokTonjAbyeiLeerRumbek

Topography around Kuacjok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kuacjok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 422 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m.

The land around Kuacjok is covered by wetland (45%) and grassland (41%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and shrubs (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
54 m
80 km
161 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Gogrial 29 km · Wau 67 km · Aweil 82 km · Winejok 91 km · Tonj 138 km · Abyei 152 km · Leer 238 km · Rumbek 250 km

South Sudan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Prices
≈ 6% of US
price level, 2021
GDP per capita
$1,080
2015
Happiness
2.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2019
Homicide rate
14
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
36.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Christian 61%folk religion 33%Muslim 6%

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 Kuacjok (8.3028°, 27.98°, elevation 428 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).