Douz weather in February

In February, Douz sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Douz's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Douz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:16 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
28%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical February day in Douz reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1187
2187
3187
4187
5187
6187
7187
8187
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10187
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12187
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17198
18198
19198
20208
21208
22208
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28219

How February really feels in Douz

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Douz weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 112.2106.8
Feb19° / 61.710.87.8
Mar23° / 11°122.211.78.5
Apr27° / 15°81.712.88.1
May32° / 19°3113.75.3
Jun36° / 23°10.114.22.5
Jul39° / 26°00.1140.6
Aug39° / 26°20.513.20.8
Sep35° / 23°71.312.23.4
Oct29° / 18°81.611.26.8
Nov23° / 12°91.910.38.5
Dec18° / 1029.87.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38317
48416
58416
68416
78416
88515
98515
108515
118416
128416
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288020

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Douz gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.7 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 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
26
36
46
56
65
75
85
95
105
115
125
135
145
155
166
176
186
196
206
217
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257
267
277
287

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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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
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14100
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16100
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28100

Wind in February

Winds average 15 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 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
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:27 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:275:48
210.47:265:49
310.47:255:50
410.47:255:51
510.57:245:52
610.57:235:53
710.57:225:54
810.67:225:55
910.67:215:56
1010.67:205:57
1110.67:195:58
1210.77:185:59
1310.77:176:00
1410.77:176:01
1510.87:166:01
1610.87:156:02
1710.87:146:03
1810.97:136:04
1910.97:126:05
2010.97:116:06
2111.07:106:07
2211.07:096:08
2311.07:076:09
2411.17:066:09
2511.17:056:10
2611.17:046:11
2711.27:036:12
2811.27:026:13

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.02 kWh/m² to a high of 7.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Douz

In seasonPeak

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

Douz sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in April.

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

Is February a good time to visit Douz?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Douz for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Douz in February

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

In February, Douz sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Douz in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Douz peaks around June 18 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 18UV 10Dec 23UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Douz 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 Douz is worst in April — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 37 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorApr 1868 µg/m³Oct 1637 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb43Poor
Mar54Poor
Apr69Unhealthy
May61Unhealthy
Jun58Unhealthy
Jul43Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep40Poor
Oct37Poor
Nov41Poor
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Douz?

Douz sits at 33.5°N, 9.0°E, 62 m above sea level, in Tunisia. The nearest listed city is Kebili, 27 km away.

El HammaMatmataTozeurMétouiaEl KsarChenini NahalGafsa

Topography around Douz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Douz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 60 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 838 m.

The land around Douz is covered by bare terrain (47%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, bare terrain (84%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
91 m
80 km
838 m
treesshrubsartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Kebili 27 km · El Hamma 86 km · Matmata 89 km · Tozeur 96 km · Métouia 106 km · El Ksar 106 km · Chenini Nahal 106 km · Gafsa 109 km

Tunisia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,657
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
65%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4.7
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
16.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 498
Religion
Muslim 99%

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 Douz (33.4663°, 9.0203°, elevation 62 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).