Filakit in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Filakit sees average daytime highs around 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 248 mm of rain over about 33 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Filakit's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Filakit's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 26°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 14°C
Rainfall: 248 mm; 33 wet days
Avg wind: 5 km/h
Travel score: 6.7; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Filakit in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C.

A typical spring day in Filakit reaches about 26°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

Filakit weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 11°	18	4.3	11.4	8.3
Feb	26° / 12°	22	4.8	11.6	7.8
Mar	26° / 13°	61	10.3	11.9	6.8
Apr	26° / 14°	82	12	12.3	6.5
May	26° / 14°	105	10.8	12.5	6.7
Jun	24° / 13°	159	16.7	12.7	5.8
Jul	21° / 12°	435	30.7	12.6	3.5
Aug	20° / 12°	490	31	12.4	3.4
Sep	21° / 11°	322	24.2	12.1	4.6
Oct	23° / 11°	55	6	11.7	7.6
Nov	23° / 10°	18	2.9	11.5	8.5
Dec	24° / 10°	11	2.7	11.3	8.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Filakit gets around 248 mm of rain over 33 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 5 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 36 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

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

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Filakit

In seasonPeak

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

Filakit's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Monsoon

Dust

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Filakit?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.7

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

6.4

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Filakit in Spring

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

In spring, Filakit sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 33 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Filakit in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Filakit peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	13	16	15	13	13	11	14	13	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Filakit in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Filakit is worst in September — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	30	29	31	29	33	38	31	32	40	32	28	29
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	30	Moderate
Feb	29	Moderate
Mar	31	Moderate
Apr	29	Moderate
May	33	Moderate
Jun	38	Poor
Jul	31	Moderate
Aug	32	Moderate
Sep	40	Poor
Oct	32	Moderate
Nov	28	Moderate
Dec	29	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Filakit?

Filakit sits at 11.7°N, 38.8°E, 2,880 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Nefas Mewch’a, 37 km away.

Topography around Filakit

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Filakit has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 986 m around an average of 2,719 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,606 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,022 m.

The land around Filakit is covered by cropland (61%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

986 m

cropland 61%

16 km

1,606 m

cropland 57%

80 km

3,022 m

cropland 44%

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Spring weather nearby: Nefas Mewch’a 37 km · Lalibela 49 km · Wegeda 69 km · Debre Tabor 88 km · Weldiya 88 km · Mersa 93 km · Ibnat 97 km · Hāyk’ 105 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

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 Filakit (11.6667°, 38.8°, elevation 2,880 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.