Taiz weather in February

In February, Taiz sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 63% 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 Taiz's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taiz's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 14 mm; 3.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:32 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover: 34%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.1; out of 10

Taiz is city in the Yemeni Highlands.

Founded: 1200

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

A typical February day in Taiz reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°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.

	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)	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

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

Taiz weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 15°	20	4.7	11.3	8.1
Feb	26° / 17°	14	3.2	11.5	8.1
Mar	28° / 18°	32	7.4	11.9	6.9
Apr	29° / 20°	56	9.8	12.3	5.6
May	30° / 21°	91	17.8	12.6	4.3
Jun	31° / 22°	43	11.2	12.8	4.3
Jul	31° / 23°	36	11.9	12.7	4.5
Aug	29° / 22°	78	18.6	12.5	4.5
Sep	28° / 21°	116	22.6	12.1	4.3
Oct	28° / 19°	63	10.4	11.7	6.3
Nov	27° / 17°	23	5.6	11.4	7.7
Dec	25° / 16°	17	5	11.2	8.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

	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 (%)	76	76	76	76	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	76	76	76	77	78	78	79	79	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	81
Cloudier (%)	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	75	25
6	75	25
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	75	25
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	77	23
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Taiz gets around 14 mm of rain over 3.2 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 12% and peaks near 16% 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 (%)	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	16

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

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 49% 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 (%)	50	52	53	53	53	53	52	52	51	50	49	47	46	45	45	44	44	44	45	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53
Comfortable (%)	37	35	34	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	37	38	38	38	38	37	36	35	34	32	31	29	27	26	24
Humid (%)	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	22
Muggy (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	50	37	13	0
2	52	35	13	0
3	53	34	13	0
4	53	33	14	0
5	53	33	14	0
6	53	33	14	0
7	52	33	15	0
8	52	33	15	0
9	51	34	15	0
10	50	34	16	0
11	49	35	16	0
12	47	36	17	0
13	46	37	17	0
14	45	37	17	0
15	45	38	17	0
16	44	38	17	0
17	44	38	18	0
18	44	38	18	0
19	45	37	18	1
20	45	36	18	1
21	46	35	18	1
22	47	34	19	1
23	48	32	19	1
24	49	31	20	1
25	50	29	20	1
26	51	27	21	1
27	52	26	21	1
28	53	24	22	1

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

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 6:00 PM to 6:08 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	11.5	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	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26
Sunset (PM)	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:35	6:00
2	11.4	6:35	6:00
3	11.4	6:35	6:00
4	11.4	6:35	6:01
5	11.4	6:35	6:01
6	11.5	6:34	6:02
7	11.5	6:34	6:02
8	11.5	6:34	6:03
9	11.5	6:34	6:03
10	11.5	6:34	6:03
11	11.5	6:33	6:04
12	11.5	6:33	6:04
13	11.5	6:33	6:04
14	11.5	6:32	6:05
15	11.6	6:32	6:05
16	11.6	6:32	6:05
17	11.6	6:31	6:06
18	11.6	6:31	6:06
19	11.6	6:30	6:06
20	11.6	6:30	6:07
21	11.6	6:30	6:07
22	11.6	6:29	6:07
23	11.6	6:29	6:07
24	11.7	6:28	6:08
25	11.7	6:28	6:08
26	11.7	6:27	6:08
27	11.7	6:27	6:08
28	11.7	6:26	6:08

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.79 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)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	6.0	Bright
23	6.0	Bright
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Taiz

In seasonPeak

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

Taiz 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 Taiz?

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

8.1

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.8

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Taiz in February

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

In February, Taiz sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Taiz 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 Taiz peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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	13	14	12	11	8	12	11	11	9	8
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Taiz 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 Taiz 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	31	35	34	32	38	56	57	46	44	31	25	27
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	31	Moderate
Feb	35	Moderate
Mar	34	Moderate
Apr	32	Moderate
May	38	Poor
Jun	56	Unhealthy
Jul	57	Unhealthy
Aug	46	Poor
Sep	44	Poor
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	27	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Taiz?

Taiz sits at 13.6°N, 44.0°E, 1,400 m above sea level, in Yemen. The nearest listed city is Dhī as Sufāl, 30 km away.

Topography around Taiz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taiz has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 983 m around an average of 1,378 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,051 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,224 m.

The land around Taiz is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and shrubs (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (40%), grassland (27%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%) and bare terrain (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

983 m

artificial surfaces 42%

16 km

2,051 m

shrubs 40%

80 km

3,224 m

shrubs 43%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

February weather nearby: Dhī as Sufāl 30 km · Ibb 46 km · Mocha 88 km · Yarīm 89 km · Zabīd 102 km · Laḩij 110 km · Dhamār 115 km · Bayt al Faqīh 128 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 Taiz (13.5795°, 44.0209°, elevation 1,400 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	25	16
2	25	16
3	25	16
4	25	16
5	26	16
6	26	16
7	26	16
8	26	16
9	26	16
10	26	16
11	26	16
12	26	16
13	26	16
14	26	16
15	26	17
16	26	17
17	26	17
18	26	17
19	27	17
20	27	17
21	27	17
22	27	17
23	27	17
24	27	17
25	27	17
26	27	17
27	27	17
28	27	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	75	25
6	75	25
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	75	25
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	77	23
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	50	37	13	0
2	52	35	13	0
3	53	34	13	0
4	53	33	14	0
5	53	33	14	0
6	53	33	14	0
7	52	33	15	0
8	52	33	15	0
9	51	34	15	0
10	50	34	16	0
11	49	35	16	0
12	47	36	17	0
13	46	37	17	0
14	45	37	17	0
15	45	38	17	0
16	44	38	17	0
17	44	38	18	0
18	44	38	18	0
19	45	37	18	1
20	45	36	18	1
21	46	35	18	1
22	47	34	19	1
23	48	32	19	1
24	49	31	20	1
25	50	29	20	1
26	51	27	21	1
27	52	26	21	1
28	53	24	22	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	75	25
6	75	25
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	75	25
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	77	23
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	50	37	13	0
2	52	35	13	0
3	53	34	13	0
4	53	33	14	0
5	53	33	14	0
6	53	33	14	0
7	52	33	15	0
8	52	33	15	0
9	51	34	15	0
10	50	34	16	0
11	49	35	16	0
12	47	36	17	0
13	46	37	17	0
14	45	37	17	0
15	45	38	17	0
16	44	38	17	0
17	44	38	18	0
18	44	38	18	0
19	45	37	18	1
20	45	36	18	1
21	46	35	18	1
22	47	34	19	1
23	48	32	19	1
24	49	31	20	1
25	50	29	20	1
26	51	27	21	1
27	52	26	21	1
28	53	24	22	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	75	25
6	75	25
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	75	25
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	77	23
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	50	37	13	0
2	52	35	13	0
3	53	34	13	0
4	53	33	14	0
5	53	33	14	0
6	53	33	14	0
7	52	33	15	0
8	52	33	15	0
9	51	34	15	0
10	50	34	16	0
11	49	35	16	0
12	47	36	17	0
13	46	37	17	0
14	45	37	17	0
15	45	38	17	0
16	44	38	17	0
17	44	38	18	0
18	44	38	18	0
19	45	37	18	1
20	45	36	18	1
21	46	35	18	1
22	47	34	19	1
23	48	32	19	1
24	49	31	20	1
25	50	29	20	1
26	51	27	21	1
27	52	26	21	1
28	53	24	22	1