Al-Fāw weather in February

In February, Al-Fāw sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Al-Fāw's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al-Fāw's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 36°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 7:12 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover: 20%; 5th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 6.45 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.6; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical February day in Al-Fāw reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 3°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)	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	20
2	35	20
3	35	20
4	35	21
5	35	21
6	35	21
7	35	21
8	36	21
9	36	21
10	36	21
11	36	21
12	36	21
13	36	21
14	36	21
15	36	21
16	36	21
17	36	22
18	37	22
19	37	22
20	37	22
21	37	22
22	37	22
23	37	22
24	37	22
25	37	22
26	38	23
27	38	23
28	38	23

How February really feels in Al-Fāw

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Al-Fāw weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 20°	0	0	11.3	4.1
Feb	36° / 21°	0	0	11.5	2.6
Mar	39° / 24°	0	0.1	11.9	0.6
Apr	41° / 27°	2	0.7	12.3	0.0
May	41° / 28°	16	4.7	12.6	0.0
Jun	39° / 28°	25	6.8	12.8	0.5
Jul	36° / 26°	76	15.8	12.8	1.9
Aug	33° / 24°	104	15.9	12.5	2.8
Sep	36° / 25°	48	9.4	12.1	2.3
Oct	38° / 26°	20	5.3	11.7	1.4
Nov	37° / 24°	0	0.1	11.3	1.8
Dec	35° / 21°	0	0	11.2	3.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%.

	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 (%)	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91
Cloudier (%)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	89	11
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Al-Fāw gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% 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 (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0

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 100% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
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	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:16 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:48 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)	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:16	7:16	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:12	7:12	7:11	7:11	7:10	7:10	7:09	7:09	7:08	7:08	7:07	7:07	7:06
Sunset (PM)	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	7:16	6:39
2	11.4	7:16	6:39
3	11.4	7:15	6:39
4	11.4	7:15	6:40
5	11.4	7:15	6:40
6	11.4	7:15	6:41
7	11.4	7:15	6:41
8	11.5	7:14	6:42
9	11.5	7:14	6:42
10	11.5	7:14	6:42
11	11.5	7:14	6:43
12	11.5	7:13	6:43
13	11.5	7:13	6:43
14	11.5	7:13	6:44
15	11.5	7:12	6:44
16	11.5	7:12	6:45
17	11.6	7:12	6:45
18	11.6	7:11	6:45
19	11.6	7:11	6:45
20	11.6	7:10	6:46
21	11.6	7:10	6:46
22	11.6	7:09	6:46
23	11.6	7:09	6:47
24	11.6	7:08	6:47
25	11.7	7:08	6:47
26	11.7	7:07	6:47
27	11.7	7:07	6:48
28	11.7	7:06	6:48

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.38 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8
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	6.2	Intense
2	6.2	Intense
3	6.2	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.3	Intense
8	6.3	Intense
9	6.3	Intense
10	6.3	Intense
11	6.4	Intense
12	6.4	Intense
13	6.4	Intense
14	6.4	Intense
15	6.5	Intense
16	6.5	Intense
17	6.5	Intense
18	6.5	Intense
19	6.5	Intense
20	6.6	Intense
21	6.6	Intense
22	6.6	Intense
23	6.6	Intense
24	6.7	Intense
25	6.7	Intense
26	6.7	Intense
27	6.7	Intense
28	6.8	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Al-Fāw

In seasonPeak

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

Al-Fāw sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in June.

Dust

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Al-Fāw?

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

2.6

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

6.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al-Fāw in February

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

In February, Al-Fāw sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Al-Fāw 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 Al-Fāw peaks around March 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 8 (very high).

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)	10	12	13	13	11	11	9	10	11	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Al-Fāw 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 Al-Fāw is worst in March — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (August, 21 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)	39	40	44	41	32	26	21	21	25	27	25	30
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	39	Poor
Feb	40	Poor
Mar	44	Poor
Apr	41	Poor
May	32	Moderate
Jun	26	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	27	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	30	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Al-Fāw?

Al-Fāw sits at 14.1°N, 34.1°E, 442 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Wad Medani, 70 km away.

Topography around Al-Fāw

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al-Fāw has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m around an average of 431 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m.

The land around Al-Fāw is covered by grassland (43%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, cropland (83%) within 16 km, and cropland (85%) within 80 km.

3 km

155 m

grassland 43%

16 km

212 m

cropland 83%

80 km

300 m

cropland 85%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

February weather nearby: Wad Medani 70 km · Sennar 82 km · Ad-Dindar 86 km · Maiurno 90 km · As Sūkī 91 km · Umm Shawkah 95 km · Al Ḩawātah 97 km · Kināna 100 km

Sudan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / D / F / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 215% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,165; 2025
Happiness: 4.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2017
Homicide rate: 5.1; per 100k, 2008
Road deaths: 26.8; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 421

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 Al-Fāw (14.1078°, 34.092°, elevation 442 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	35	20
2	35	20
3	35	20
4	35	21
5	35	21
6	35	21
7	35	21
8	36	21
9	36	21
10	36	21
11	36	21
12	36	21
13	36	21
14	36	21
15	36	21
16	36	21
17	36	22
18	37	22
19	37	22
20	37	22
21	37	22
22	37	22
23	37	22
24	37	22
25	37	22
26	38	23
27	38	23
28	38	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	89	11
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	20
2	35	20
3	35	20
4	35	21
5	35	21
6	35	21
7	35	21
8	36	21
9	36	21
10	36	21
11	36	21
12	36	21
13	36	21
14	36	21
15	36	21
16	36	21
17	36	22
18	37	22
19	37	22
20	37	22
21	37	22
22	37	22
23	37	22
24	37	22
25	37	22
26	38	23
27	38	23
28	38	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	89	11
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	20
2	35	20
3	35	20
4	35	21
5	35	21
6	35	21
7	35	21
8	36	21
9	36	21
10	36	21
11	36	21
12	36	21
13	36	21
14	36	21
15	36	21
16	36	21
17	36	22
18	37	22
19	37	22
20	37	22
21	37	22
22	37	22
23	37	22
24	37	22
25	37	22
26	38	23
27	38	23
28	38	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	89	11
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100