Dakhla weather in February

In February, Dakhla sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Dakhla's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dakhla's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 2 mm; 0.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 7:43 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover: 25%; 7th clearest
Wind: 25 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.1; out of 10

Dakhla is city in Western Sahara.

Founded: 1884

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical February day in Dakhla reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	16
2	19	16
3	19	16
4	19	16
5	19	16
6	19	16
7	19	16
8	19	16
9	19	16
10	19	16
11	19	16
12	19	16
13	19	16
14	19	16
15	19	16
16	19	16
17	19	16
18	19	16
19	19	16
20	19	16
21	19	16
22	19	16
23	19	16
24	19	16
25	19	16
26	19	17
27	19	17
28	19	17

Dakhla weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	19° / 16°	4	0.7	10.7	8.1
Feb	19° / 16°	2	0.5	11.2	8.1
Mar	19° / 17°	3	0.3	11.8	8.3
Apr	19° / 17°	1	0.1	12.5	8.2
May	20° / 18°	0	0.1	13.1	8.3
Jun	20° / 19°	0	0.1	13.4	8.8
Jul	21° / 20°	0	0	13.3	8.9
Aug	22° / 21°	1	0.2	12.8	9.1
Sep	22° / 21°	6	0.5	12.1	9.0
Oct	22° / 21°	3	0.4	11.4	8.7
Nov	21° / 19°	2	0.2	10.9	8.5
Dec	20° / 17°	5	0.5	10.6	8.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	80	80	79	79	79	80	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	83	84	84	84	85	85	85	87	87	87
Cloudier (%)	20	20	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	13	13	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	83	17
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	87	13
27	87	13
28	87	13

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Dakhla gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1

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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	62	61	61	59	58	58	57	56	53	52	51	50	49	48	46	45	45	44	43	42	41	41	40	39	39	38	38	37
Comfortable (%)	31	32	32	33	34	34	35	36	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	49	50	51	51	51	52	51	52
Humid (%)	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	62	31	7
2	61	32	7
3	61	32	7
4	59	33	8
5	58	34	8
6	58	34	8
7	57	35	8
8	56	36	8
9	53	38	9
10	52	39	9
11	51	40	9
12	50	41	9
13	49	42	9
14	48	43	9
15	46	44	9
16	45	45	9
17	45	46	9
18	44	47	9
19	43	48	9
20	42	49	9
21	41	49	9
22	41	50	9
23	40	51	9
24	39	51	10
25	39	51	10
26	38	52	10
27	38	51	11
28	37	52	11

Wind in February

Winds average 25 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 24 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	24	breezy
2	24	breezy
3	25	breezy
4	25	breezy
5	25	breezy
6	25	breezy
7	25	breezy
8	25	breezy
9	25	breezy
10	25	breezy
11	25	breezy
12	25	breezy
13	25	breezy
14	25	breezy
15	25	breezy
16	25	breezy
17	25	breezy
18	25	breezy
19	25	breezy
20	25	breezy
21	25	breezy
22	25	breezy
23	26	breezy
24	26	breezy
25	26	breezy
26	26	breezy
27	26	breezy
28	26	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:50 AM to 7:33 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 7:01 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	7:50	7:49	7:49	7:49	7:48	7:48	7:47	7:47	7:46	7:46	7:45	7:45	7:44	7:44	7:43	7:42	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:40	7:39	7:38	7:37	7:37	7:36	7:35	7:34	7:33
Sunset (PM)	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:01

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	7:50	6:45
2	10.9	7:49	6:46
3	11.0	7:49	6:46
4	11.0	7:49	6:47
5	11.0	7:48	6:48
6	11.0	7:48	6:48
7	11.0	7:47	6:49
8	11.0	7:47	6:50
9	11.1	7:46	6:50
10	11.1	7:46	6:51
11	11.1	7:45	6:51
12	11.1	7:45	6:52
13	11.1	7:44	6:53
14	11.2	7:44	6:53
15	11.2	7:43	6:54
16	11.2	7:42	6:54
17	11.2	7:42	6:55
18	11.2	7:41	6:56
19	11.3	7:40	6:56
20	11.3	7:40	6:57
21	11.3	7:39	6:57
22	11.3	7:38	6:58
23	11.4	7:37	6:58
24	11.4	7:37	6:59
25	11.4	7:36	7:00
26	11.4	7:35	7:00
27	11.4	7:34	7:01
28	11.5	7:33	7:01

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	6.0	Bright
28	6.0	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Dakhla

In seasonPeak

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

Dakhla sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Dakhla sees seasonal dust haze (June–October), heaviest in July.

Atlantic hurricane

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Dakhla?

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

8.1

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

3.4

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dakhla in February

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

In February, Dakhla sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: sun protection and a windbreaker.

sun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Dakhla in February

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in October at about 21°C and coldest in February near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 9 to Nov 2 — about 2.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	20	19
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	18	Cool
Feb	18	Cool
Mar	18	Cool
Apr	18	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	19	Cool
Jul	19	Cool
Aug	20	Refreshing
Sep	20	Refreshing
Oct	21	Refreshing
Nov	20	Cool
Dec	19	Cool

UV index in Dakhla in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dakhla peaks around August 22 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	6	7	9	8	10	10	9	10	10	9	6	4
Level	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	6	High
Feb	7	Very high
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	10	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	6	High
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Dakhla 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 Dakhla is worst in December — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.0× the cleanest month (May, 16 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	47	40	31	17	16	20	29	32	30	25	25	48
Level	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	47	Poor
Feb	40	Poor
Mar	31	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	29	Moderate
Aug	32	Moderate
Sep	30	Moderate
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	48	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Dakhla?

Dakhla sits at 23.7°N, 16.0°W, 6 m above sea level, in Western Sahara. The nearest listed city is Boujdour, 310 km away.

Topography around Dakhla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dakhla has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m.

The land around Dakhla is covered by water (49%) and bare terrain (32%) within 3 km, water (84%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (58%) and water (42%) within 80 km.

3 km

15 m

water 49%

16 km

57 m

water 84%

80 km

252 m

bare terrain 58%

artificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Dakhla year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Boujdour 310 km · Nouadhibou 325 km · Zouérat 372 km · Playa del Ingles 454 km · Maspalomas 455 km · El Marsa 457 km · Atar 462 km · Mogán 467 km

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Dakhla (23.6848°, -15.958°, elevation 6 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	16
2	19	16
3	19	16
4	19	16
5	19	16
6	19	16
7	19	16
8	19	16
9	19	16
10	19	16
11	19	16
12	19	16
13	19	16
14	19	16
15	19	16
16	19	16
17	19	16
18	19	16
19	19	16
20	19	16
21	19	16
22	19	16
23	19	16
24	19	16
25	19	16
26	19	17
27	19	17
28	19	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	83	17
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	87	13
27	87	13
28	87	13

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	62	31	7
2	61	32	7
3	61	32	7
4	59	33	8
5	58	34	8
6	58	34	8
7	57	35	8
8	56	36	8
9	53	38	9
10	52	39	9
11	51	40	9
12	50	41	9
13	49	42	9
14	48	43	9
15	46	44	9
16	45	45	9
17	45	46	9
18	44	47	9
19	43	48	9
20	42	49	9
21	41	49	9
22	41	50	9
23	40	51	9
24	39	51	10
25	39	51	10
26	38	52	10
27	38	51	11
28	37	52	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	16
2	19	16
3	19	16
4	19	16
5	19	16
6	19	16
7	19	16
8	19	16
9	19	16
10	19	16
11	19	16
12	19	16
13	19	16
14	19	16
15	19	16
16	19	16
17	19	16
18	19	16
19	19	16
20	19	16
21	19	16
22	19	16
23	19	16
24	19	16
25	19	16
26	19	17
27	19	17
28	19	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	83	17
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	87	13
27	87	13
28	87	13

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	62	31	7
2	61	32	7
3	61	32	7
4	59	33	8
5	58	34	8
6	58	34	8
7	57	35	8
8	56	36	8
9	53	38	9
10	52	39	9
11	51	40	9
12	50	41	9
13	49	42	9
14	48	43	9
15	46	44	9
16	45	45	9
17	45	46	9
18	44	47	9
19	43	48	9
20	42	49	9
21	41	49	9
22	41	50	9
23	40	51	9
24	39	51	10
25	39	51	10
26	38	52	10
27	38	51	11
28	37	52	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	16
2	19	16
3	19	16
4	19	16
5	19	16
6	19	16
7	19	16
8	19	16
9	19	16
10	19	16
11	19	16
12	19	16
13	19	16
14	19	16
15	19	16
16	19	16
17	19	16
18	19	16
19	19	16
20	19	16
21	19	16
22	19	16
23	19	16
24	19	16
25	19	16
26	19	17
27	19	17
28	19	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	83	17
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	85	15
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	87	13
27	87	13
28	87	13

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	2
15	2
16	2
17	2
18	2
19	2
20	2
21	2
22	2
23	2
24	2
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	62	31	7
2	61	32	7
3	61	32	7
4	59	33	8
5	58	34	8
6	58	34	8
7	57	35	8
8	56	36	8
9	53	38	9
10	52	39	9
11	51	40	9
12	50	41	9
13	49	42	9
14	48	43	9
15	46	44	9
16	45	45	9
17	45	46	9
18	44	47	9
19	43	48	9
20	42	49	9
21	41	49	9
22	41	50	9
23	40	51	9
24	39	51	10
25	39	51	10
26	38	52	10
27	38	51	11
28	37	52	11