Doka weather in February

In February, Doka sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% 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 Doka's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Doka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:05 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
22%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Doka is town of the state of Gedaref, Sudan.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical February day in Doka reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 2°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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43721
53721
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93721
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How February really feels in Doka

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.

Doka weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan36° / 20°0011.33.0
Feb38° / 22°0011.61.7
Mar40° / 24°10.211.90.3
Apr41° / 26°61.512.30.0
May39° / 27°408.312.60.3
Jun37° / 25°7615.612.81.5
Jul33° / 23°14721.712.72.7
Aug31° / 22°19123.812.43.1
Sep32° / 23°9616.512.13.2
Oct35° / 23°358.411.72.7
Nov37° / 23°20.611.42.1
Dec36° / 22°0011.22.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% 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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28911
38812
48812
58812
68812
78812
88812
98812
108812
118713
128713
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23919
24919
25919
26919
27919
28919

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Doka 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.

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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
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2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light 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 7:08 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:086:33
211.47:086:33
311.47:086:34
411.47:086:34
511.47:086:34
611.57:076:35
711.57:076:35
811.57:076:36
911.57:076:36
1011.57:066:36
1111.57:066:37
1211.57:066:37
1311.57:066:37
1411.57:056:38
1511.67:056:38
1611.67:056:38
1711.67:046:39
1811.67:046:39
1911.67:036:39
2011.67:036:40
2111.67:036:40
2211.67:026:40
2311.67:026:40
2411.77:016:41
2511.77:016:41
2611.77:006:41
2711.77:006:41
2811.76:596:41

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.19 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.5Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Doka

In seasonPeak

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

Doka's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Doka sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in June.

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

Is February a good time to visit Doka?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Doka.

What to pack for Doka in February

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

In February, Doka sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Doka 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 Doka peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 9UV 13Dec 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Doka 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 Doka is worst in April — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 927 µg/m³Nov 1814 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Doka?

Doka sits at 13.5°N, 35.8°E, 643 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Al Qadarif, 71 km away.

May CaderaAl ḨawātahHimoraAdebaye

Topography around Doka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Doka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m around an average of 652 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 738 m.

The land around Doka is covered by cropland (51%) and grassland (46%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (65%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
132 m
16 km
321 m
80 km
738 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Al Qadarif 71 km · Metemma 75 km · Ābderafī 78 km · Al-Fashaqah 99 km · May Cadera 106 km · Al Ḩawātah 123 km · Himora 126 km · Adebaye 132 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 Doka (13.5167°, 35.7667°, elevation 643 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).