Dhī as Sufāl weather in February

In February, Dhī as Sufāl sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 15 mm of rain across 3.9 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 Dhī as Sufāl's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dhī as Sufāl's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:32 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
34%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Dhī as Sufāl is human settlement in Yemen.

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 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical February day in Dhī as Sufāl reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 2°C cooler than March.

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Dhī as Sufāl weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 14°195.211.38.1
Feb26° / 15°153.911.58.0
Mar28° / 17°407.811.97.1
Apr29° / 18°6610.612.35.8
May29° / 19°11019.212.64.6
Jun29° / 20°6415.412.84.8
Jul29° / 20°5514.612.75.2
Aug27° / 20°10523.712.54.6
Sep27° / 18°11923.112.14.7
Oct27° / 16°6810.911.76.6
Nov26° / 15°255.711.47.8
Dec25° / 14°185.111.28.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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

Any precipitation

Dhī as Sufāl gets around 15 mm of rain over 3.9 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 14% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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265323
365314
465314
565314
664324
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962335
1061345
1160355
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2057367
2158357
2259347
2359338
2461318
2561309
2662299
27622810
28632710

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
37calm
47calm
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67calm
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127calm
137calm
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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 6:35 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:355:59
211.46:355:59
311.46:356:00
411.46:356:00
511.46:356:01
611.46:346:01
711.56:346:01
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1911.66:306:06
2011.66:306:06
2111.66:296:06
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2411.66:286:07
2511.76:286:07
2611.76:276:07
2711.76:276:08
2811.76:266:08

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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185.9Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Intense
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236.1Intense
246.1Intense
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266.2Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Dhī as Sufāl

In seasonPeak

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

Dhī as Sufāl sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Mar
Apr
May
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Dhī as Sufāl?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dhī as Sufāl in February

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

In February, Dhī as Sufāl sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dhī as Sufāl 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 Dhī as Sufāl peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 11UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Dhī as Sufāl 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 Dhī as Sufāl is worst in July — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 25 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1057 µg/m³Nov 2125 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb35Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May38Poor
Jun56Unhealthy
Jul57Unhealthy
Aug46Poor
Sep44Poor
Oct31Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dhī as Sufāl?

Dhī as Sufāl sits at 13.8°N, 44.1°E, 1,857 m above sea level, in Yemen. The nearest listed city is Ibb, 16 km away.

DhamārZabīdMochaBayt al FaqīhLaḩij

Topography around Dhī as Sufāl

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dhī as Sufāl has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,039 m around an average of 2,042 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,845 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,174 m.

The land around Dhī as Sufāl is covered by shrubs (39%), grassland (29%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and shrubs (34%) within 16 km, and shrubs (47%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,039 m
16 km
1,845 m
80 km
3,174 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Ibb 16 km · Taiz 30 km · Yarīm 59 km · Dhamār 85 km · Zabīd 95 km · Mocha 110 km · Bayt al Faqīh 114 km · Laḩij 120 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
Muslim 99%other 1%

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 Dhī as Sufāl (13.8345°, 44.1147°, elevation 1,857 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).