El Daein weather in February

In February, El Daein sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is El Daein's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Daein's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
7th warmest
Overnight low
20°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:41 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
30%
4th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

El Daein is capital of East Darfur in 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 33°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical February day in El Daein reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in El Daein

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.

El Daein weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°0011.45.6
Feb34° / 20°0011.63.8
Mar37° / 23°10.311.91.8
Apr39° / 25°30.712.20.5
May39° / 26°265.512.50.9
Jun36° / 26°4710.512.72.1
Jul33° / 24°9115.512.63.2
Aug32° / 23°11016.312.43.6
Sep33° / 24°7713.412.13.2
Oct35° / 24°286.311.72.6
Nov35° / 22°00.111.53.3
Dec32° / 19°0011.35.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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

Any precipitation

El Daein 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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in February

Winds average 15 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 15 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
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 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 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:44 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:447:14
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311.57:447:15
411.57:447:15
511.57:447:16
611.57:437:16
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2411.77:387:21
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2611.77:377:21
2711.77:377:21
2811.87:367:21

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.4 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for El Daein

In seasonPeak

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

El Daein sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in April.

Dust
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Is February a good time to visit El Daein?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for El Daein in February

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

In February, El Daein sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in El Daein in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in El Daein peaks around March 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 12UV 13Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in El Daein 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 El Daein is worst in March — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1654 µg/m³Aug 2314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar55Unhealthy
Apr44Poor
May28Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El Daein?

El Daein sits at 11.5°N, 26.1°E, 478 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Gereida, 109 km away.

GereidaSh'īarīahBurāmNyalaGhubayshTullusAl MijladBabanūsah

Topography around El Daein

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Daein has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7 m around an average of 475 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m.

The land around El Daein is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
7 m
16 km
25 m
80 km
118 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Gereida 109 km · Sh'īarīah 124 km · Burām 125 km · Nyala 150 km · Ghubaysh 154 km · Tullus 179 km · Al Mijlad 182 km · Babanūsah 183 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 El Daein (11.4619°, 26.1258°, elevation 478 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).