Dubti weather in February

In February, Dubti sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 Dubti's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dubti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
10th warmest
Overnight low
21°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:42 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
33%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Dubti is Ethiopian town in the Afar region.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical February day in Dubti reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 2°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Dubti

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 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
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Dubti weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 20°41.111.45.2
Feb34° / 21°51.211.64.0
Mar36° / 23°213.611.92.6
Apr37° / 25°264.712.31.6
May39° / 27°132.312.50.5
Jun41° / 29°10.112.70.0
Jul40° / 28°143.112.60.3
Aug38° / 27°357.112.40.9
Sep38° / 28°14312.11.0
Oct36° / 25°81.911.72.3
Nov34° / 21°4111.53.9
Dec32° / 20°40.711.35.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37723
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57624
67624
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Dubti gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.2 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 5% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
55
65
75
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95
105
115
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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 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
135302970
236292870
337292870
437282870
538282770
638272770
738272770
838272770
938272880
1037272880
1137272970
1236273070
1336273070
1435273170
1534273270
1633273370
1732273470
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2632263462
2732263462
2832253373

Wind in February

Winds average 12 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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412calm
512calm
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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 6:45 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:456:14
211.56:446:14
311.56:446:15
411.56:446:15
511.56:446:15
611.56:446:16
711.56:446:16
811.56:446:16
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1911.76:416:20
2011.76:406:20
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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 5.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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45.7Bright
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176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Intense
206.1Intense
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236.2Intense
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266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.3Intense
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Dubti

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is February a good time to visit Dubti?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dubti in February

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

In February, Dubti sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dubti in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dubti peaks around March 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highExtremeVery highMar 20UV 14Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Dubti 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 Dubti is worst in August — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateAug 1036 µg/m³Nov 2318 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul35Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep29Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dubti?

Dubti sits at 11.7°N, 41.1°E, 381 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Samara, 11 km away.

SifraBatīMersaDikhil

Topography around Dubti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dubti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 379 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 355 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,428 m.

The land around Dubti is covered by cropland (30%), bare terrain (27%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (64%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
355 m
80 km
1,428 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Samara 11 km · Logīya 11 km · Asaita 43 km · Mīlē 49 km · Sifra 117 km · Batī 131 km · Mersa 156 km · Dikhil 157 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 Dubti (11.7329°, 41.082°, elevation 381 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).