Khashm al Qirbah weather in February

In February, Khashm al Qirbah sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Khashm al Qirbah's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khashm al Qirbah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:06 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
17%
4th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Khashm al Qirbah is human settlement 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 35°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical February day in Khashm al Qirbah reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 16°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.

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How February really feels in Khashm al Qirbah

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.

Khashm al Qirbah weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 19°0011.24.2
Feb36° / 20°0011.52.9
Mar38° / 23°0011.91.1
Apr41° / 26°10.412.30.0
May41° / 28°72.312.70.0
Jun39° / 28°184.412.90.4
Jul35° / 25°8415.112.82.0
Aug33° / 24°10416.412.52.9
Sep36° / 25°357.512.12.2
Oct38° / 26°61.611.71.3
Nov37° / 24°10.211.31.9
Dec35° / 21°0011.13.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%.

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

Any precipitation

Khashm al Qirbah 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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 15 km/h in February.

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
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:10 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:106:30
211.47:096:31
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511.47:096:32
611.47:096:32
711.47:086:33
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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 6.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.52 kWh/m² to a high of 7.36 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Khashm al Qirbah

In seasonPeak

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

Khashm al Qirbah sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in June.

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Is February a good time to visit Khashm al Qirbah?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Khashm al Qirbah in February

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

In February, Khashm al Qirbah sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Khashm al Qirbah 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 Khashm al Qirbah peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 10UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Khashm al Qirbah 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 Khashm al Qirbah is worst in March — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (October, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1931 µg/m³Oct 2217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khashm al Qirbah?

Khashm al Qirbah sits at 15.0°N, 35.9°E, 458 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is New Halfa, 53 km away.

HimoraAl QadarifMay CaderaAdebayeAbala

Topography around Khashm al Qirbah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khashm al Qirbah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 455 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 765 m.

The land around Khashm al Qirbah is covered by bare terrain (54%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and bare terrain (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
81 m
80 km
765 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: New Halfa 53 km · Al-Fashaqah 64 km · Kassala 75 km · Himora 105 km · Al Qadarif 118 km · May Cadera 122 km · Adebaye 124 km · Abala 142 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 Khashm al Qirbah (14.9667°, 35.9167°, elevation 458 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).