Ābīy Ādī weather in February

In February, Ābīy Ādī sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% 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 Ābīy Ādī's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ābīy Ādī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
12°
4th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:52 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
28%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Ābīy Ādī is place in Tigray Region, Ethiopia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in Ābīy Ādī reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 18°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 1°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22911
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Ābīy Ādī 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
Jan27° / 11°30.611.38.4
Feb29° / 12°51.211.57.0
Mar30° / 13°214.111.95.9
Apr31° / 15°417.212.35.3
May30° / 15°527.412.65.3
Jun29° / 15°9314.212.85.0
Jul25° / 15°29330.212.73.8
Aug24° / 15°34930.612.53.8
Sep26° / 13°9313.612.16.3
Oct27° / 12°132.311.78.1
Nov27° / 11°111.911.48.5
Dec27° / 10°30.811.28.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
29010
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68812
78713
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ābīy Ādī gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.2 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 4% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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20
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51
61
71
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113
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217
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276
286

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
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19991
20991
21991
22991
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27991
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Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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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 6:55 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:556:20
211.46:556:20
311.46:556:21
411.46:556:21
511.46:556:22
611.56:556:22
711.56:546:22
811.56:546:23
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1011.56:546:23
1111.56:536:24
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1911.66:516:26
2011.66:506:27
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2711.76:476:28
2811.76:466:29

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ābīy Ādī

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ābīy Ādī 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 Ābīy Ādī?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Ābīy Ādī for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ābīy Ādī in February

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

In February, Ābīy Ādī sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 12°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ābīy Ādī in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ābīy Ādī peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 22UV 15Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Ābīy Ādī 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 Ābīy Ādī is worst in June — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1729 µg/m³Apr 1823 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ābīy Ādī?

Ābīy Ādī sits at 13.6°N, 39.0°E, 1,672 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Mekele, 55 km away.

Idaga HamusĀdīgrat

Topography around Ābīy Ādī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ābīy Ādī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m around an average of 1,679 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,515 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,655 m.

The land around Ābīy Ādī is covered by cropland (45%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
249 m
16 km
1,515 m
80 km
3,655 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Mekele 55 km · Adwa 68 km · Aksum 68 km · Dolo 72 km · Wik’ro 73 km · Intich’o 82 km · Idaga Hamus 94 km · Ādīgrat 95 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 Ābīy Ādī (13.5608°, 38.9739°, elevation 1,672 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).