Climate averages 1991–2020

Wau weather
in February.

A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 37.5°C Daytime mean, February

Average low 23.7°C Night-time mean, February

Rainfall 2.9 mm fewer than one day with ≥1 mm

Daylight 12 h Sunrise to sunset, per day

February is a very hot month in Wau: daytime highs average 37.5°C and nights cool to about 23.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.

Expect about 2.9 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 53 min on an average February day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Kuacjok (67 km away). In February its highs average 37.8°C, about as warm as Wau, with 1.3 mm of rain.

Among the 6 cities listed in South Sudan, Wau ranks 4th of 6 for the warmest February highs and 4th of 6 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 6 cities is 37.1°C; Wau is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.

From February to March, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 38.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.9 mm to 20 mm.

The annual picture

February in context

30-year average

Average highAverage low°C

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm

Averages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated

Every month, side by side

Wau climate table

1991–2020

Monthly climate averages for Wau, 1991–2020
Month	Average highHigh / low	Average low	Rainfall mm/month	Rain days ≥1 mm/day	Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day
January	35.7°C22.4°C	22.4°C	0.4	0.2	11.712 h
February, selected	37.5°C23.7°C	23.7°C	2.9	0.6	11.912 h
March	38.2°C25.3°C	25.3°C	20	4.1	12.112 h
April	36.7°C25.9°C	25.9°C	58	12.6	12.312 h
May	33.9°C24.7°C	24.7°C	118	19.3	12.512 h
June	31.9°C23.3°C	23.3°C	127	20.3	12.613 h
July	30.3°C22.4°C	22.4°C	166	23.2	12.513 h
August	29.9°C22.1°C	22.1°C	192	24.7	12.412 h
September	30.7°C22.2°C	22.2°C	155	23.3	12.212 h
October	31.7°C22.5°C	22.5°C	124	20.1	12.012 h
November	33.9°C22.6°C	22.6°C	17	3.9	11.812 h
December	35.3°C22.6°C	22.6°C	0.6	0.2	11.712 h

Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.

Compare places

February in nearby cities

Distance from Wau

Read the numbers correctly

Climate, not a promise.

These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.

Sources, method and limits

How these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Wau) is explained once on the Wau year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.