Kosti weather in February

In February, Kosti sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% 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 Kosti's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kosti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
7th warmest
Overnight low
21°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:17 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
22%
4th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Kosti is major city 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 34°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical February day in Kosti reaches about 35°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 31°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 Kosti

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.

Kosti 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°0011.34.7
Feb35° / 21°0011.63.1
Mar38° / 24°0011.91.0
Apr41° / 26°20.512.30.0
May40° / 28°154.112.60.1
Jun38° / 27°236.312.81.1
Jul35° / 25°6812.412.72.5
Aug33° / 24°7313.412.43.2
Sep35° / 25°399.612.12.6
Oct37° / 25°175.511.71.7
Nov37° / 23°00.111.42.3
Dec34° / 20°0011.24.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% 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 12%.

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

Any precipitation

Kosti 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 15 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
115light breeze
215light breeze
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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 7:20 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:206:46
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411.57:206:47
511.57:206:47
611.57:196:48
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1411.67:176:51
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1911.67:166:52
2011.67:156:52
2111.67:156:53
2211.67:146:53
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2411.77:136:53
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2611.77:126:54
2711.77:126:54
2811.77:116:54

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Kosti

In seasonPeak

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

Kosti sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in April.

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

Is February a good time to visit Kosti?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kosti in February

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

In February, Kosti sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kosti 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 Kosti peaks around March 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 18UV 13Dec 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kosti 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 Kosti is worst in March — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1745 µg/m³Aug 1418 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr41Poor
May28Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kosti?

Kosti sits at 13.2°N, 32.7°E, 387 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Rabak, 9.0 km away.

SennarKinānaMaiurnoUmm Shawkah

Topography around Kosti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kosti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 383 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m.

The land around Kosti is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

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15 m
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80 km
295 m
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February weather nearby: Rabak 9.0 km · Al Jazeera Aba 18 km · Tandaltī 88 km · Ad Douiem 101 km · Sennar 108 km · Kināna 112 km · Maiurno 112 km · Umm Shawkah 121 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 Kosti (13.1629°, 32.6635°, elevation 387 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).