Āykel weather in February

In February, Āykel sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Āykel's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Āykel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
14°
4th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:59 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
31%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Āykel is town in western 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 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Āykel reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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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22914
33014
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53014
63014
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93014
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How February really feels in Āykel

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Āykel weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 13°30.811.37.7
Feb30° / 14°20.711.66.3
Mar32° / 17°112.811.95.2
Apr32° / 19°327.412.34.4
May30° / 18°12817.612.64.4
Jun26° / 17°27627.212.74.0
Jul23° / 16°49030.912.73.6
Aug23° / 16°5323112.43.5
Sep25° / 16°3532912.13.9
Oct26° / 15°12618.211.75.7
Nov27° / 14°194.311.47.8
Dec28° / 13°30.611.38.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28713
38713
48713
58515
68515
78515
88515
98416
108416
118416
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Āykel gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.7 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
30
40
50
60
71
81
91
101
112
122
132
143
153
163
173
184
194
204
214
224
234
244
254
264
274
284

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
101000
111000
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
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19982
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22982
23982
24982
25973
26973
27973
28973

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
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 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 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:02 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:026:29
211.57:026:29
311.57:016:30
411.57:016:30
511.57:016:30
611.57:016:31
711.57:016:31
811.57:016:32
911.57:006:32
1011.57:006:32
1111.57:006:33
1211.67:006:33
1311.66:596:33
1411.66:596:34
1511.66:596:34
1611.66:586:34
1711.66:586:34
1811.66:586:35
1911.66:576:35
2011.66:576:35
2111.66:576:35
2211.76:566:36
2311.76:566:36
2411.76:556:36
2511.76:556:36
2611.76:546:37
2711.76:546:37
2811.76:536:37

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.01 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Āykel

In seasonPeak

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

Āykel's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Āykel 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 Āykel?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Āykel for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Āykel in February

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

In February, Āykel sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Āykel 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 Āykel peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 21UV 15Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Āykel 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 Āykel is worst in April — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (May, 16 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1028 µg/m³May 1917 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Āykel?

Āykel sits at 12.6°N, 37.1°E, 2,248 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is K’ola Diba, 31 km away.

Ādīs ZemenWerota

Topography around Āykel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Āykel has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 537 m around an average of 2,144 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,218 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,451 m.

The land around Āykel is covered by cropland (69%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
537 m
16 km
1,218 m
80 km
2,451 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: K’ola Diba 31 km · Gondar 44 km · Tikil Dingay 48 km · Maksenyit 56 km · Amba Giorgis 65 km · Dabat 90 km · Ādīs Zemen 92 km · Werota 98 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 Āykel (12.55°, 37.0667°, elevation 2,248 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).