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The warmest places in Africa in February: ranked by average high temperature

Winejok tops the list at 38 °C in February. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in Africa.

Top three in February: Winejok (38 °C) , Malakal (38 °C) , Juba (37 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 2.9 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine
1 Winejok South Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 309 h
2 Malakal South Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 24 °C 0 mm 0 325 h
3 Juba South Sudan 37 °C 37 °C 25 °C 6 mm 2 324 h
4 Bida Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 22 °C 2 mm 0 317 h
5 Tamale Ghana 37 °C 37 °C 23 °C 5 mm 1 308 h
6 Yola Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 22 °C 0 mm 0 310 h
7 Makurdi Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 25 °C 3 mm 1 305 h
8 Minna Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 24 °C 2 mm 0 315 h
9 Kayes Mali 37 °C 37 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 303 h
10 Kisi Nigeria 36 °C 36 °C 22 °C 5 mm 1 314 h
11 Singa Sudan 36 °C 36 °C 22 °C 0 mm 0 325 h
12 Ilorin Nigeria 36 °C 36 °C 22 °C 4 mm 1 307 h
13 Al Qadarif Sudan 36 °C 36 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 318 h
14 Parakou Benin 36 °C 36 °C 21 °C 7 mm 1 318 h
15 Gboko Nigeria 36 °C 36 °C 24 °C 7 mm 1 302 h
16 Sikasso Mali 36 °C 36 °C 21 °C 2 mm 0 308 h
17 Moundou Chad 36 °C 36 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 324 h
18 Suleja Nigeria 36 °C 36 °C 23 °C 4 mm 1 312 h
19 Bobo-Dioulasso Burkina Faso 36 °C 36 °C 21 °C 1 mm 0 307 h
20 Korhogo Ivory Coast 36 °C 36 °C 20 °C 13 mm 3 305 h
21 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 36 °C 36 °C 20 °C 1 mm 0 307 h
22 Koudougou Burkina Faso 36 °C 36 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 306 h
23 Kankan Guinea 36 °C 36 °C 21 °C 3 mm 1 313 h
24 Kosti Sudan 36 °C 36 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 325 h
25 Garissa Kenya 35 °C 35 °C 24 °C 4 mm 1 324 h
26 Koutiala Mali 35 °C 35 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 308 h
27 Enugu Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 24 °C 18 mm 4 295 h
28 Wad Medani Sudan 35 °C 35 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 324 h
29 Bamako Mali 35 °C 35 °C 21 °C 1 mm 0 308 h
30 Ziguinchor Senegal 35 °C 35 °C 20 °C 1 mm 0 304 h
31 Abuja Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 23 °C 5 mm 1 311 h
32 Ugep Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 24 °C 25 mm 5 285 h
33 Iseyin Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 23 °C 16 mm 3 297 h
34 N'Djamena Chad 35 °C 35 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 314 h
35 Awka Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 24 °C 23 mm 5 283 h
36 Oyo Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 23 °C 17 mm 4 291 h
37 Abeokuta Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 24 °C 27 mm 7 296 h
38 Saki Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 21 °C 8 mm 2 310 h
39 Bégoua Central African Republic 35 °C 35 °C 24 °C 25 mm 5 317 h
40 Kindia Guinea 35 °C 35 °C 20 °C 1 mm 0 315 h
41 Onitsha Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 24 °C 14 mm 3 283 h
42 Ogbomoso Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 22 °C 11 mm 3 299 h
43 Atani Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 24 °C 20 mm 4 277 h
44 Osogbo Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 23 °C 23 mm 5 288 h
45 Bangui Central African Republic 35 °C 35 °C 24 °C 25 mm 5 315 h
46 Maroua Cameroon 35 °C 35 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 313 h
47 Iwo Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 23 °C 20 mm 4 288 h
48 Sokoto Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 313 h
49 Okene Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 23 °C 12 mm 3 301 h
50 Ibadan Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 23 °C 25 mm 6 288 h

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. Kabul 2.7 °C
  2. Kunduz 8.7 °C
  3. Mazār-e Sharīf 9.3 °C
  4. Sétif 9.6 °C
  5. El Achir 9.9 °C

Full ranking for January

March: top 5

  1. Kabul 11 °C
  2. Sétif 14 °C
  3. El Achir 15 °C
  4. Tiaret 15 °C
  5. Batna 15 °C

Full ranking for March

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
The average daily high temperature, in °C, in February, highest 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 population.
Sources
ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo. 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.