Ābderafī weather in February

In February, Ābderafī sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ābderafī's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ābderafī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:02 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
21%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical February day in Ābderafī reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 2°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Ābderafī

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
28
1 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ābderafī weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan36° / 20°0011.32.9
Feb38° / 21°0011.51.4
Mar40° / 24°10.111.90.2
Apr41° / 26°62.212.30.0
May40° / 26°419.712.60.3
Jun36° / 25°8717.712.81.5
Jul32° / 23°18824.612.72.7
Aug30° / 22°26327.712.53.0
Sep32° / 22°11117.712.13.5
Oct35° / 23°255.811.73.2
Nov36° / 22°30.811.42.5
Dec36° / 21°0011.22.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
2919
3919
49010
59010
68911
78911
88911
98911
108911
118911
128911
138911
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22919
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24919
25919
26919
27919
28919

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ābderafī gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4991
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:06 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:066:30
211.47:066:30
311.47:056:31
411.47:056:31
511.47:056:31
611.47:056:32
711.57:056:32
811.57:056:33
911.57:046:33
1011.57:046:33
1111.57:046:34
1211.57:036:34
1311.57:036:34
1411.57:036:35
1511.57:026:35
1611.67:026:35
1711.67:026:36
1811.67:016:36
1911.67:016:36
2011.67:006:37
2111.67:006:37
2211.67:006:37
2311.66:596:37
2411.76:596:38
2511.76:586:38
2611.76:586:38
2711.76:576:38
2811.76:576:39

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.3Intense
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116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.4Intense
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186.5Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ābderafī

In seasonPeak

None of Ābderafī's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ābderafī's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Ābderafī sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Ābderafī?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

1.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ābderafī.

What to pack for Ābderafī in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Ābderafī sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ābderafī in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ābderafī peaks around March 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 22UV 13Dec 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ābderafī in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ābderafī is worst in March — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2427 µg/m³Nov 1915 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ābderafī?

Ābderafī sits at 13.7°N, 36.5°E, 611 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is May Cadera, 40 km away.

MetemmaAl-FashaqahTikil Dingay

Topography around Ābderafī

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ābderafī.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ābderafī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 602 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,350 m.

The land around Ābderafī is covered by cropland (52%) and grassland (42%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and cropland (41%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
234 m
80 km
1,350 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: May Cadera 40 km · Adebaye 62 km · Himora 66 km · Doka 78 km · Abala 81 km · Metemma 92 km · Al-Fashaqah 97 km · Tikil Dingay 105 km

Ethiopia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$933
2025
Happiness
4.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
14%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
8.5
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
28.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 499
Religion
Ethiopian Orthodox 44%Muslim 31%Protestant 23%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ābderafī (13.7333°, 36.45°, elevation 611 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).