Bahrain: February 2023 Warmer Than Normal
The Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications’ Meteorological Directorate reported in their monthly weather summary that the month of February 2023 was warmer than normal in temperatures and below-average precipitation.
The mean temperature of the month was 19.7 C which is 1.3 C above the long-term normal for February and this goes on record as the fourth-highest mean temperature for February since 1902. This is the same as in February 2021 and 1960. Note that the highest mean monthly temperature for February was 21.5 C recorded in 1963.
The mean maximum temperature of the month was 23.2 C which is 1.2 C above the long-term normal and this goes on record as the seventh-highest mean maximum temperature for February since 1946. The highest temperature recorded during the month was 29.2 C which occurred on the 24th of February at Bahrain International Airport but recorded 31.7 C on the same day at Bahrain International Circuit.
The mean minimum temperature of the month was 17.2 C which is 1.8 C above the long-term normal and this goes on record as the fourth-highest mean minimum temperature for February since 1946. The lowest temperature recorded was 14.2 C on the 20th of February at Bahrain International Airport but was recorded 12.0 C on the 11th of February at Durrat Al Bahrain.
