Badessa weather in February

In February, Badessa sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 42% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Badessa's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Badessa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
9th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
2.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:50 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
47%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Badessa is City in Wolayita, 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 Badessa reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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52915
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Badessa weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 14°102.211.67.4
Feb29° / 15°142.911.86.3
Mar29° / 16°478.6125.7
Apr27° / 16°1121712.15.2
May25° / 15°13321.712.35.0
Jun23° / 14°8320.412.45.1
Jul22° / 14°11423.212.44.6
Aug23° / 14°12022.712.24.7
Sep24° / 14°11021.9125.0
Oct25° / 14°7713.911.86.2
Nov27° / 14°193.911.77.7
Dec28° / 13°61.311.68.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27030
37030
47030
56931
66931
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286733

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Badessa gets around 14 mm of rain over 2.9 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 11% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19280
29280
39190
49190
589101
689101
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1087121
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Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
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227calm
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286calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 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 6:51 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:516:33
211.76:516:33
311.76:516:33
411.76:516:34
511.76:516:34
611.76:516:34
711.76:516:35
811.76:506:35
911.76:506:35
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1911.86:496:37
2011.86:496:37
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2411.86:476:37
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2711.86:466:37
2811.96:466:37

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 6.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Badessa

In seasonPeak

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

Badessa's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Badessa?

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
8.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Badessa in February

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

In February, Badessa sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Badessa in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Badessa peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 15Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Badessa 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 Badessa is worst in December — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 39 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 1872 µg/m³Aug 1440 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan69Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar53Poor
Apr45Poor
May41Poor
Jun44Poor
Jul42Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct54Poor
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec73Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Badessa?

Badessa sits at 6.9°N, 37.9°E, 1,665 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Bodītī, 13 km away.

Topography around Badessa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Badessa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m around an average of 1,636 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,525 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,621 m.

The land around Badessa is covered by cropland (58%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%) and shrubs (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
296 m
16 km
1,525 m
80 km
2,621 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Bodītī 13 km · Bedēsa 17 km · Shanto 18 km · Wolaita Sodo 19 km · Dimtu 22 km · Tebela 26 km · Shonē 29 km · Gununo 32 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 Badessa (6.8773°, 37.9362°, elevation 1,665 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).