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The driest places in Africa in February: ranked by rainfall

4 destinations share the top spot at 0 mm in February, listed by fewest wet days, starting with El Obeid. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in Africa.

Top three in February: El Obeid (0 mm) , El Daein (0 mm) , El Fasher (0 mm) . Between first and 50th place the rainfall differs by 0.8 mm.

# Destination Country Rainfall Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 El Obeid Sudan 0 mm 32 °C 17 °C 0 mm 0 316 h –
2 El Daein Sudan 0 mm 34 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 310 h –
3 El Fasher Sudan 0 mm 31 °C 14 °C 0 mm 0 311 h –
4 Mubi Nigeria 0 mm 34 °C 17 °C 0 mm 0 311 h –
5 Khartoum Sudan 0.00 mm 32 °C 17 °C 0 mm 0 320 h –
6 Nyala Sudan 0.00 mm 33 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 310 h –
7 Kosti Sudan 0.00 mm 36 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 325 h –
8 Zinder Niger 0.00 mm 32 °C 15 °C 0 mm 0 310 h –
9 Maiduguri Nigeria 0.01 mm 34 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 310 h –
10 Katsina Nigeria 0.01 mm 32 °C 17 °C 0 mm 0 311 h –
11 N'Djamena Chad 0.02 mm 35 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 314 h –
12 Maroua Cameroon 0.02 mm 35 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 313 h –
13 Yola Nigeria 0.02 mm 37 °C 22 °C 0 mm 0 310 h –
14 Al-Junaynah Sudan 0.03 mm 33 °C 16 °C 0 mm 0 312 h –
15 Moundou Chad 0.04 mm 36 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 324 h –
16 Singa Sudan 0.04 mm 36 °C 22 °C 0 mm 0 325 h –
17 Al Qadarif Sudan 0.04 mm 36 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 318 h –
18 Gombe Nigeria 0.05 mm 34 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 310 h –
19 Maradi Niger 0.06 mm 33 °C 17 °C 0 mm 0 311 h –
20 Tahoua Niger 0.06 mm 34 °C 17 °C 0 mm 0 310 h –
21 Kassala Sudan 0.06 mm 35 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 312 h –
22 Wad Medani Sudan 0.06 mm 35 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 324 h –
23 Ad-Damazin Sudan 0.07 mm 35 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 327 h –
24 Kom Ombo Egypt 0.07 mm 25 °C 11 °C 0 mm 0 301 h –
25 Gusau Nigeria 0.09 mm 34 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 313 h –
26 Mopti Mali 0.1 mm 35 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 305 h –
27 Malakal South Sudan 0.1 mm 38 °C 24 °C 0 mm 0 325 h –
28 Ségou Mali 0.1 mm 35 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 306 h –
29 Niamey Niger 0.1 mm 35 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 308 h –
30 Esna Egypt 0.1 mm 24 °C 10 °C 0 mm 0 300 h –
31 Bauchi Nigeria 0.2 mm 33 °C 15 °C 0 mm 0 309 h –
32 Kano Nigeria 0.2 mm 32 °C 16 °C 0 mm 0 310 h –
33 Chakwama Nigeria 0.2 mm 33 °C 16 °C 0 mm 0 310 h –
34 Kayes Mali 0.2 mm 37 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 303 h –
35 Sokoto Nigeria 0.2 mm 35 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 313 h –
36 Koudougou Burkina Faso 0.3 mm 36 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 306 h –
37 Warder Ethiopia 0.4 mm 34 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 325 h –
38 Winejok South Sudan 0.4 mm 38 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 309 h –
39 Girga Egypt 0.4 mm 23 °C 9.0 °C 0 mm 0 297 h –
40 Zaria Nigeria 0.4 mm 32 °C 18 °C 0 mm 0 312 h –
41 Koutiala Mali 0.4 mm 35 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 308 h –
42 Sohag Egypt 0.4 mm 23 °C 8.7 °C 0 mm 0 296 h –
43 Assiut Egypt 0.5 mm 22 °C 8.2 °C 1 mm 0 294 h –
44 Hurghada Egypt 0.5 mm 21 °C 14 °C 1 mm 0 294 h 22 °C
45 Kaduna Nigeria 0.6 mm 33 °C 19 °C 1 mm 0 313 h –
46 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 0.6 mm 36 °C 20 °C 1 mm 0 307 h –
47 Mallawī Egypt 0.7 mm 22 °C 8.3 °C 1 mm 0 291 h –
48 Bamako Mali 0.7 mm 35 °C 21 °C 1 mm 0 308 h –
49 Mogadishu Somalia 0.8 mm 31 °C 25 °C 1 mm 0 331 h 27 °C
50 Bissau Guinea-Bissau 0.8 mm 34 °C 21 °C 1 mm 0 306 h 25 °C

Monthly values for the month named in the ranking; only destinations with a published climate page are ranked. Download this ranking as CSV.

The same ranking one month earlier and later

January: top 5

  1. Kano 0 mm
  2. Khartoum 0 mm
  3. Niamey 0 mm
  4. Maiduguri 0 mm
  5. Bauchi 0 mm

Full ranking for January

March: top 5

  1. Khartoum 0.00 mm
  2. Bissau 0.01 mm
  3. Wad Medani 0.03 mm
  4. El Fasher 0.05 mm
  5. Tahoua 0.06 mm

Full ranking for March

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
Total precipitation, in mm, in February, lowest first.
Period
1991–2020 climate normals: the same 30 years for every destination, so the list compares like with like.
Who is included
50 destinations in Africa with a published climate page. Neighbouring places that share a climate series are shown once.
Ties
Equal values are ordered by fewest wet days.
Sources
ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo; sea temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1. Measured values are reproduced unchanged; only the ordering is ours.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.