Bedēsa weather in February

In February, Bedēsa sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 22 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 Bedēsa's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bedēsa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
22 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:40 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
44%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Bedēsa is place in Oromia, 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 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in Bedēsa reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Bedēsa weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 13°163.511.58.2
Feb27° / 15°223.311.77.6
Mar28° / 16°769.611.96.6
Apr27° / 17°10315.812.25.7
May27° / 17°9617.512.45.6
Jun27° / 16°3910.612.56.5
Jul25° / 16°10019.412.55.6
Aug25° / 16°11821.212.35.4
Sep25° / 16°641512.16.2
Oct26° / 15°7210.311.86.9
Nov25° / 14°365.311.67.9
Dec25° / 13°193.211.58.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37327
47327
57228
67228
77129
87129
97030
107030
116931
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206733
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Bedēsa gets around 22 mm of rain over 3.3 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 13% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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411
511
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1013
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1513
1613
1713
1813
1913
2013
2113
2213
2314
2414
2515
2616
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2818

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
184160
283161
384151
484151
584151
684151
783152
883152
983152
1083152
1182153
1282153
1381163
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1580164
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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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
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176calm
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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 6:42 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:426:19
211.66:426:19
311.66:426:19
411.66:426:20
511.66:426:20
611.66:426:20
711.76:426:21
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1811.76:396:23
1911.76:396:23
2011.76:396:24
2111.86:396:24
2211.86:386:24
2311.86:386:24
2411.86:386:24
2511.86:376:24
2611.86:376:24
2711.86:366:24
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 6.23 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Bedēsa

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is February a good time to visit Bedēsa?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bedēsa in February

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

In February, Bedēsa sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bedēsa in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bedēsa peaks around March 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 16Nov 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Bedēsa 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 Bedēsa 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 2230 µg/m³Apr 2022 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bedēsa?

Bedēsa sits at 8.9°N, 40.8°E, 1,683 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Āsbe Teferī, 23 km away.

MetahāraChelenko

Topography around Bedēsa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bedēsa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m around an average of 1,720 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,525 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,361 m.

The land around Bedēsa is covered by shrubs (58%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, shrubs (63%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (63%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
315 m
16 km
1,525 m
80 km
2,361 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
February weather nearby: Āsbe Teferī 23 km · Gelemso 31 km · Mī’ēso 37 km · Hīrna 49 km · Āwash 69 km · Deder 86 km · Metahāra 95 km · Chelenko 102 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 Bedēsa (8.9°, 40.7833°, elevation 1,683 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).