Bishoftu weather in February

In February, Bishoftu sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. 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 Bishoftu's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bishoftu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
12°
5th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:47 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
39%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Bishoftu is town in Ethiopia.

Density
1,481/km²
people per km²

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 26°C through the month.

A typical February day in Bishoftu reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°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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22611
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Bishoftu weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 11°61.711.58.6
Feb26° / 12°92.311.78.1
Mar27° / 14°296.711.97.3
Apr27° / 14°5210.412.26.5
May27° / 14°6410.412.46.5
Jun25° / 14°10719.112.55.4
Jul23° / 13°1842912.54.0
Aug22° / 13°19729.712.33.8
Sep23° / 13°12620.512.15.4
Oct24° / 12°264.411.88.2
Nov24° / 11°61.211.68.9
Dec24° / 10°20.611.59.1

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 23% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37822
47624
57624
67624
77525
87525
97525
107525
117525
127426
137426
147426
157426
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227525
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277624
287624

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Bishoftu gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.3 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 9% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
59
69
79
89
99
109
119
129
138
148
158
168
178
188
198
208
218
228
239
249
2510
2611
2711
2812

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5964
6964
7964
8955
9955
10955
11946
12946
13946
14946
15946
16946
17946
18946
19946
20946
21946
22946
23946
24946
25946
26946
27937
28937

Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
610calm
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910calm
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1110calm
1210calm
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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 6:49 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:496:26
211.66:496:27
311.66:496:27
411.66:496:27
511.66:496:28
611.76:496:28
711.76:496:28
811.76:486:28
911.76:486:29
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1811.76:476:31
1911.76:466:31
2011.76:466:31
2111.86:466:31
2211.86:456:31
2311.86:456:31
2411.86:456:31
2511.86:446:32
2611.86:446:32
2711.86:446:32
2811.86:436:32

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 6.52 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
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Bishoftu

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is February a good time to visit Bishoftu?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bishoftu in February

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

In February, Bishoftu sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Bishoftu 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 Bishoftu 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
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Bishoftu 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 Bishoftu is worst in September — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateSep 1943 µg/m³Apr 1132 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May36Poor
Jun42Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep44Poor
Oct39Poor
Nov33Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bishoftu?

Bishoftu sits at 8.8°N, 39.0°E, 1,978 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Mojo, 24 km away.

Topography around Bishoftu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bishoftu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m around an average of 1,908 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,253 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,535 m.

The land around Bishoftu is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), cropland (27%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, cropland (78%) within 16 km, and cropland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
279 m
16 km
1,253 m
80 km
2,535 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Mojo 24 km · Adama 39 km · Addis Ababa 40 km · Dēra 42 km · Wonji 42 km · Sebeta 44 km · Sendafa 45 km · Burayu 47 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 Bishoftu (8.7523°, 38.9785°, elevation 1,978 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).