Āt’aye weather in February

In February, Āt’aye sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 44 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Āt’aye's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Āt’aye's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 44 mm; 5.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:45 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 7th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 6.06 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.5; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical February day in Āt’aye reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 1°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	15
2	26	15
3	26	15
4	26	15
5	26	15
6	26	15
7	26	15
8	26	15
9	26	15
10	26	15
11	26	15
12	26	15
13	26	15
14	26	15
15	27	15
16	27	15
17	27	15
18	27	15
19	27	16
20	27	16
21	27	16
22	27	16
23	27	16
24	27	16
25	27	16
26	27	16
27	27	16
28	28	16

How February really feels in Āt’aye

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Āt’aye weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 14°	49	6.4	11.5	7.8
Feb	27° / 15°	44	5.3	11.7	7.5
Mar	28° / 17°	87	9.7	11.9	6.6
Apr	29° / 18°	82	9.5	12.2	5.8
May	31° / 20°	19	3.8	12.5	5.5
Jun	32° / 20°	6	1.1	12.6	5.1
Jul	30° / 20°	65	9.8	12.5	5.1
Aug	29° / 19°	105	16.4	12.3	5.2
Sep	29° / 19°	14	3.5	12.1	6.6
Oct	28° / 17°	12	2.7	11.8	7.4
Nov	27° / 15°	19	3	11.5	8.3
Dec	25° / 14°	18	3.2	11.4	8.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	73	73	73	72	72	71	71	70	70	70	69	68	69	69	69	70	69	70	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	71	71	71
Cloudier (%)	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	31	32	31	31	31	30	31	30	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	29	29	29

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	69	31
12	68	32
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	70	30
17	69	31
18	70	30
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	71	29

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Āt’aye gets around 44 mm of rain over 5.3 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 20% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	21

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	19
4	20
5	20
6	20
7	20
8	21
9	21
10	21
11	21
12	21
13	21
14	20
15	20
16	19
17	19
18	18
19	18
20	18
21	18
22	18
23	18
24	18
25	19
26	19
27	20
28	21

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	70	70	71	71	72	71	72	71	71	71	70	70	70	69	69	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	67
Comfortable (%)	26	26	25	24	23	23	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	25	25	26	26	27	27	27	26	26	25	25	24	24
Humid (%)	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	9

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	70	26	4
2	70	26	4
3	71	25	4
4	71	24	5
5	72	23	5
6	71	23	6
7	72	22	6
8	71	22	7
9	71	22	7
10	71	22	7
11	70	23	7
12	70	23	7
13	70	23	7
14	69	24	7
15	69	24	7
16	68	25	7
17	68	25	7
18	68	26	6
19	68	26	6
20	67	27	6
21	67	27	6
22	67	27	6
23	68	26	6
24	68	26	6
25	68	25	7
26	68	25	7
27	68	24	8
28	67	24	9

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:27 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40
Sunset (PM)	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	6:47	6:20
2	11.6	6:47	6:21
3	11.6	6:47	6:21
4	11.6	6:47	6:21
5	11.6	6:47	6:22
6	11.6	6:47	6:22
7	11.6	6:47	6:22
8	11.6	6:47	6:23
9	11.6	6:46	6:23
10	11.6	6:46	6:23
11	11.6	6:46	6:24
12	11.6	6:46	6:24
13	11.6	6:46	6:24
14	11.7	6:45	6:24
15	11.7	6:45	6:25
16	11.7	6:45	6:25
17	11.7	6:44	6:25
18	11.7	6:44	6:25
19	11.7	6:44	6:26
20	11.7	6:44	6:26
21	11.7	6:43	6:26
22	11.7	6:43	6:26
23	11.7	6:42	6:26
24	11.7	6:42	6:26
25	11.7	6:42	6:27
26	11.8	6:41	6:27
27	11.8	6:41	6:27
28	11.8	6:40	6:27

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	6.0	Bright
14	6.0	Bright
15	6.0	Intense
16	6.0	Intense
17	6.1	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.2	Intense
23	6.2	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Āt’aye

In seasonPeak

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

Āt’aye's rainy season runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Āt’aye sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

Rainy season

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Āt’aye?

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

7.5

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

7.4

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Āt’aye in February

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

In February, Āt’aye sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

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UV index in Āt’aye 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 Āt’aye peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	13	15	14	13	12	11	13	13	13	10	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Āt’aye 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 Āt’aye is worst in June — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	32	32	34	32	36	45	40	40	42	31	29	31
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	32	Moderate
Feb	32	Moderate
Mar	34	Moderate
Apr	32	Moderate
May	36	Poor
Jun	45	Poor
Jul	40	Poor
Aug	40	Poor
Sep	42	Poor
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	29	Moderate
Dec	31	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Āt’aye?

Āt’aye sits at 10.4°N, 39.9°E, 1,526 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Mehal Mēda, 31 km away.

Topography around Āt’aye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Āt’aye has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 m around an average of 1,549 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,352 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,264 m.

The land around Āt’aye is covered by cropland (46%) and shrubs (38%) within 3 km, shrubs (48%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

387 m

cropland 46%

16 km

2,352 m

shrubs 48%

80 km

3,264 m

shrubs 43%

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← January Āt’aye year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Mehal Mēda 31 km · Kobo 37 km · Robit 40 km · Abomsa 41 km · Kemisē 41 km · Were Īlu 61 km · Harbu 65 km · Kombolcha 84 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

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 Āt’aye (10.3503°, 39.9363°, elevation 1,526 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	15
2	26	15
3	26	15
4	26	15
5	26	15
6	26	15
7	26	15
8	26	15
9	26	15
10	26	15
11	26	15
12	26	15
13	26	15
14	26	15
15	27	15
16	27	15
17	27	15
18	27	15
19	27	16
20	27	16
21	27	16
22	27	16
23	27	16
24	27	16
25	27	16
26	27	16
27	27	16
28	28	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	69	31
12	68	32
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	70	30
17	69	31
18	70	30
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	71	29

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	19
4	20
5	20
6	20
7	20
8	21
9	21
10	21
11	21
12	21
13	21
14	20
15	20
16	19
17	19
18	18
19	18
20	18
21	18
22	18
23	18
24	18
25	19
26	19
27	20
28	21

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	70	26	4
2	70	26	4
3	71	25	4
4	71	24	5
5	72	23	5
6	71	23	6
7	72	22	6
8	71	22	7
9	71	22	7
10	71	22	7
11	70	23	7
12	70	23	7
13	70	23	7
14	69	24	7
15	69	24	7
16	68	25	7
17	68	25	7
18	68	26	6
19	68	26	6
20	67	27	6
21	67	27	6
22	67	27	6
23	68	26	6
24	68	26	6
25	68	25	7
26	68	25	7
27	68	24	8
28	67	24	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	15
2	26	15
3	26	15
4	26	15
5	26	15
6	26	15
7	26	15
8	26	15
9	26	15
10	26	15
11	26	15
12	26	15
13	26	15
14	26	15
15	27	15
16	27	15
17	27	15
18	27	15
19	27	16
20	27	16
21	27	16
22	27	16
23	27	16
24	27	16
25	27	16
26	27	16
27	27	16
28	28	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	69	31
12	68	32
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	70	30
17	69	31
18	70	30
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	71	29

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	19
4	20
5	20
6	20
7	20
8	21
9	21
10	21
11	21
12	21
13	21
14	20
15	20
16	19
17	19
18	18
19	18
20	18
21	18
22	18
23	18
24	18
25	19
26	19
27	20
28	21

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	70	26	4
2	70	26	4
3	71	25	4
4	71	24	5
5	72	23	5
6	71	23	6
7	72	22	6
8	71	22	7
9	71	22	7
10	71	22	7
11	70	23	7
12	70	23	7
13	70	23	7
14	69	24	7
15	69	24	7
16	68	25	7
17	68	25	7
18	68	26	6
19	68	26	6
20	67	27	6
21	67	27	6
22	67	27	6
23	68	26	6
24	68	26	6
25	68	25	7
26	68	25	7
27	68	24	8
28	67	24	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	15
2	26	15
3	26	15
4	26	15
5	26	15
6	26	15
7	26	15
8	26	15
9	26	15
10	26	15
11	26	15
12	26	15
13	26	15
14	26	15
15	27	15
16	27	15
17	27	15
18	27	15
19	27	16
20	27	16
21	27	16
22	27	16
23	27	16
24	27	16
25	27	16
26	27	16
27	27	16
28	28	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	69	31
12	68	32
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	70	30
17	69	31
18	70	30
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	71	29

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	19
4	20
5	20
6	20
7	20
8	21
9	21
10	21
11	21
12	21
13	21
14	20
15	20
16	19
17	19
18	18
19	18
20	18
21	18
22	18
23	18
24	18
25	19
26	19
27	20
28	21

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	70	26	4
2	70	26	4
3	71	25	4
4	71	24	5
5	72	23	5
6	71	23	6
7	72	22	6
8	71	22	7
9	71	22	7
10	71	22	7
11	70	23	7
12	70	23	7
13	70	23	7
14	69	24	7
15	69	24	7
16	68	25	7
17	68	25	7
18	68	26	6
19	68	26	6
20	67	27	6
21	67	27	6
22	67	27	6
23	68	26	6
24	68	26	6
25	68	25	7
26	68	25	7
27	68	24	8
28	67	24	9