Climate averages 1991–2020
Dakhla weather
in February.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a warm month in Dakhla: daytime highs average 22.7°C and nights cool to about 14.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.9 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 21 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nouadhibou (325 km away). In February its highs average 22.4°C, about as warm as Dakhla, with 1.0 mm of rain.
Among the 2 cities listed in Western Sahara, Dakhla ranks 1st of 2 for the warmest February highs and 1st of 2 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 2 cities is 22.6°C; Dakhla is level with that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 23.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.9 mm to 3.2 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Dakhla climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.2°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 3.6 | 0.7 | 10.811 h |
| February, selected | 22.7°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 1.9 | 0.5 | 11.311 h |
| March | 23.6°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 3.2 | 0.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.6°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 1.3 | 0.1 | 12.713 h |
| May | 24.4°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 13.313 h |
| June | 25.9°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 0.1 | 0.1 | 13.614 h |
| July | 26.9°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.413 h |
| August | 28.1°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 1.3 | 0.2 | 13.013 h |
| September | 28.4°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 5.5 | 0.5 | 12.312 h |
| October | 27.1°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 3.4 | 0.5 | 11.612 h |
| November | 25.2°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 1.7 | 0.2 | 11.011 h |
| December | 23.1°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 4.7 | 0.5 | 10.711 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
- Nouadhibou in FebruaryMauritania · 325 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 16.2°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Santa Lucía in FebruarySpain · 472 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 12.0°C · 25 mm rain
- Laayoune in FebruaryWestern Sahara · 474 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 12.4°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Telde in FebruarySpain · 482 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 14.1°C · 25 mm rain
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in FebruarySpain · 494 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 14.0°C · 25 mm rain
- Arona in FebruarySpain · 496 kmHigh 16.6°C · Low 12.2°C · 26 mm rain
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife in FebruarySpain · 533 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 16.3°C · 25 mm rain
- Nouakchott in FebruaryMauritania · 623 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 17.1°C · 0.9 mm rain
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 limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Dakhla) is explained once on the Dakhla year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.