Ataq weather in February

In February, Ataq sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% 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 Ataq's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ataq's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 3 mm; 0.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:22 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover: 16%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 6.55 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.8; out of 10

Ataq is human settlement.

Founded: 1931

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

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical February day in Ataq reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than 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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

How February really feels in Ataq

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Ataq weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 12°	1	0.2	11.2	9.4
Feb	27° / 13°	3	0.3	11.5	8.8
Mar	30° / 16°	4	1.1	11.9	7.0
Apr	32° / 18°	5	1.1	12.3	5.4
May	34° / 21°	3	0.9	12.7	3.9
Jun	36° / 23°	7	0.7	12.8	2.8
Jul	36° / 24°	7	1.9	12.8	2.7
Aug	35° / 23°	12	4.4	12.5	3.1
Sep	34° / 21°	3	1.1	12.1	4.0
Oct	30° / 17°	5	0.6	11.7	6.4
Nov	27° / 14°	1	0.2	11.3	8.8
Dec	25° / 13°	0	0	11.2	9.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%.

	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 (%)	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	91
Cloudier (%)	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	92	8
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	91	9

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ataq gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.3 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 3% 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 (%)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3

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

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 88% 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 (%)	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	87	87	87	86	86	86	84	84	84	83
Comfortable (%)	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	89	10	1
2	89	10	1
3	89	10	1
4	89	10	1
5	90	9	1
6	90	9	1
7	90	9	1
8	89	9	2
9	89	9	2
10	89	9	2
11	89	9	2
12	89	9	2
13	89	9	2
14	89	9	2
15	89	9	2
16	88	10	2
17	88	10	2
18	88	10	2
19	87	11	2
20	87	11	2
21	87	11	2
22	86	11	3
23	86	11	3
24	86	11	3
25	84	12	4
26	84	12	4
27	84	12	4
28	83	12	5

Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

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 6:25 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:57 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)	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16
Sunset (PM)	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:25	5:47
2	11.4	6:25	5:47
3	11.4	6:25	5:48
4	11.4	6:25	5:48
5	11.4	6:25	5:49
6	11.4	6:24	5:49
7	11.4	6:24	5:50
8	11.4	6:24	5:50
9	11.4	6:24	5:51
10	11.5	6:23	5:51
11	11.5	6:23	5:51
12	11.5	6:23	5:52
13	11.5	6:22	5:52
14	11.5	6:22	5:52
15	11.5	6:22	5:53
16	11.5	6:21	5:53
17	11.5	6:21	5:53
18	11.6	6:21	5:54
19	11.6	6:20	5:54
20	11.6	6:20	5:54
21	11.6	6:19	5:55
22	11.6	6:19	5:55
23	11.6	6:18	5:55
24	11.6	6:18	5:56
25	11.6	6:17	5:56
26	11.7	6:17	5:56
27	11.7	6:16	5:56
28	11.7	6:16	5:57

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.4 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.55 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)	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.2	Intense
2	6.3	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.3	Intense
8	6.4	Intense
9	6.4	Intense
10	6.4	Intense
11	6.4	Intense
12	6.5	Intense
13	6.5	Intense
14	6.5	Intense
15	6.5	Intense
16	6.6	Intense
17	6.6	Intense
18	6.6	Intense
19	6.6	Intense
20	6.7	Intense
21	6.7	Intense
22	6.7	Intense
23	6.7	Intense
24	6.8	Intense
25	6.8	Intense
26	6.8	Intense
27	6.8	Intense
28	6.8	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ataq

In seasonPeak

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

Ataq sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in July.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Ataq?

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

8.8

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

8.8

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Ataq for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ataq in February

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

In February, Ataq sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ataq 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 Ataq peaks around April 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 8 (very high).

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)	10	12	12	13	12	11	10	13	12	11	9	8
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Ataq 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 Ataq is worst in July — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (October, 17 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)	29	34	25	22	24	38	43	30	24	17	18	24
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	29	Moderate
Feb	34	Moderate
Mar	25	Moderate
Apr	22	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	38	Poor
Jul	43	Poor
Aug	30	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	24	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Ataq?

Ataq sits at 14.5°N, 46.8°E, 1,148 m above sea level, in Yemen. The nearest listed city is Al Bayda, 149 km away.

Topography around Ataq

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ataq has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 1,140 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 647 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,210 m.

The land around Ataq is covered by bare terrain (86%) within 3 km, bare terrain (96%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (96%) within 80 km.

3 km

58 m

bare terrain 86%

16 km

647 m

bare terrain 96%

80 km

2,210 m

bare terrain 96%

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

February weather nearby: Al Bayda 149 km · Ma'rib 192 km · Zinjibār 222 km · Mukalla 247 km · Dhamār 261 km · Yarīm 266 km · Laḩij 267 km · Ghayl Bā Wazīr 274 km

Yemen travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type A / D / G; 240 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 7% of US; price level, 2013
GDP per capita: $634; 2018
Happiness: 3.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 5.8; per 100k, 2013
Road deaths: 29.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 402
Religion

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 Ataq (14.5377°, 46.8319°, elevation 1,148 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	92	8
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	91	9

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	89	10	1
2	89	10	1
3	89	10	1
4	89	10	1
5	90	9	1
6	90	9	1
7	90	9	1
8	89	9	2
9	89	9	2
10	89	9	2
11	89	9	2
12	89	9	2
13	89	9	2
14	89	9	2
15	89	9	2
16	88	10	2
17	88	10	2
18	88	10	2
19	87	11	2
20	87	11	2
21	87	11	2
22	86	11	3
23	86	11	3
24	86	11	3
25	84	12	4
26	84	12	4
27	84	12	4
28	83	12	5

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	92	8
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	91	9

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	89	10	1
2	89	10	1
3	89	10	1
4	89	10	1
5	90	9	1
6	90	9	1
7	90	9	1
8	89	9	2
9	89	9	2
10	89	9	2
11	89	9	2
12	89	9	2
13	89	9	2
14	89	9	2
15	89	9	2
16	88	10	2
17	88	10	2
18	88	10	2
19	87	11	2
20	87	11	2
21	87	11	2
22	86	11	3
23	86	11	3
24	86	11	3
25	84	12	4
26	84	12	4
27	84	12	4
28	83	12	5

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	92	8
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	91	9

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	89	10	1
2	89	10	1
3	89	10	1
4	89	10	1
5	90	9	1
6	90	9	1
7	90	9	1
8	89	9	2
9	89	9	2
10	89	9	2
11	89	9	2
12	89	9	2
13	89	9	2
14	89	9	2
15	89	9	2
16	88	10	2
17	88	10	2
18	88	10	2
19	87	11	2
20	87	11	2
21	87	11	2
22	86	11	3
23	86	11	3
24	86	11	3
25	84	12	4
26	84	12	4
27	84	12	4
28	83	12	5