Gīdolē weather in February

In February, Gīdolē sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Gīdolē's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gīdolē's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 13 mm; 2.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:51 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

Gīdolē is town in Ethiopia.

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical February day in Gīdolē reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and on par with March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	20
2	31	20
3	32	20
4	32	20
5	32	20
6	32	20
7	32	20
8	32	20
9	32	20
10	32	20
11	32	20
12	32	20
13	32	20
14	32	20
15	32	20
16	32	20
17	32	20
18	32	21
19	32	21
20	32	21
21	32	21
22	32	21
23	32	21
24	32	21
25	32	21
26	32	21
27	32	21
28	32	21

How February really feels in Gīdolē

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 12 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Gīdolē weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 19°	15	2.8	11.7	5.5
Feb	32° / 20°	13	2.9	11.8	4.7
Mar	31° / 21°	49	9	12	4.4
Apr	29° / 20°	154	20.4	12.1	4.2
May	27° / 19°	151	22.2	12.3	4.7
Jun	26° / 19°	50	11.7	12.3	6.2
Jul	25° / 19°	37	8.5	12.3	6.7
Aug	26° / 19°	38	8.6	12.2	6.5
Sep	28° / 19°	66	12.4	12	6.0
Oct	27° / 19°	140	21.3	11.9	4.8
Nov	28° / 18°	64	10.6	11.7	5.9
Dec	30° / 19°	20	4.1	11.7	6.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	69	69	69	68	68	68	67	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	67	66	66	66
Cloudier (%)	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	33	34	34	34

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	67	33
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	67	33
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	66	34

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Gīdolē gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.9 wet days in February, the driest month. 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 15% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	13	14	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	11
2	11
3	11
4	11
5	11
6	11
7	11
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	11
12	11
13	11
14	11
15	11
16	11
17	11
18	10
19	11
20	11
21	11
22	11
23	11
24	12
25	13
26	13
27	14
28	15

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 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	66	66	65	65	64	63
Comfortable (%)	21	21	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	22
Humid (%)	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	68	21	11
2	68	21	11
3	69	20	11
4	69	19	12
5	69	19	12
6	69	19	12
7	69	19	12
8	69	19	12
9	69	19	12
10	68	19	13
11	68	19	13
12	68	19	13
13	68	19	13
14	67	20	13
15	67	20	13
16	67	20	13
17	67	20	13
18	67	20	13
19	67	20	13
20	67	20	13
21	67	20	13
22	67	20	13
23	66	21	13
24	66	21	13
25	65	21	14
26	65	21	14
27	64	21	15
28	63	22	15

Wind in February

Winds average 4 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:51 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:40 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48
Sunset (PM)	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:51	6:37
2	11.8	6:51	6:37
3	11.8	6:51	6:37
4	11.8	6:51	6:38
5	11.8	6:51	6:38
6	11.8	6:51	6:38
7	11.8	6:51	6:38
8	11.8	6:51	6:38
9	11.8	6:51	6:39
10	11.8	6:51	6:39
11	11.8	6:51	6:39
12	11.8	6:51	6:39
13	11.8	6:51	6:39
14	11.8	6:51	6:39
15	11.8	6:51	6:40
16	11.8	6:50	6:40
17	11.8	6:50	6:40
18	11.8	6:50	6:40
19	11.8	6:50	6:40
20	11.8	6:50	6:40
21	11.8	6:50	6:40
22	11.8	6:49	6:40
23	11.9	6:49	6:40
24	11.9	6:49	6:40
25	11.9	6:48	6:40
26	11.9	6:48	6:40
27	11.9	6:48	6:40
28	11.9	6:48	6:40

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.96 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 5.96 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	6.0	Bright
18	6.0	Bright
19	6.0	Bright
20	6.0	Bright
21	6.0	Intense
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.0	Intense
27	6.0	Intense
28	6.0	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Gīdolē

In seasonPeak

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

Gīdolē's rainy season runs April–May, 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 Gīdolē?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

7.5

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gīdolē in February

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

In February, Gīdolē sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Gīdolē 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 Gīdolē peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 11 (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)	13	14	15	14	13	11	11	13	13	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Gīdolē 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 Gīdolē is worst in December — around 37 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)	36	35	29	24	24	32	30	25	25	25	32	37
Level	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	36	Poor
Feb	35	Moderate
Mar	29	Moderate
Apr	24	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	32	Moderate
Jul	30	Moderate
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	32	Moderate
Dec	37	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Gīdolē?

Gīdolē sits at 5.7°N, 37.4°E, 2,102 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Konso, 46 km away.

Topography around Gīdolē

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gīdolē has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,042 m around an average of 1,999 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,717 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,011 m.

The land around Gīdolē is covered by trees (72%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (36%), grassland (25%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (53%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,042 m

trees 72%

16 km

1,717 m

shrubs 36%

80 km

3,011 m

shrubs 53%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← January Gīdolē year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Konso 46 km · Arba Minch 47 km · Ch’ench’a 70 km · Jinka 79 km · Kele 88 km · Bako 90 km · Felege Neway 90 km · Hagere Maryam 96 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 Gīdolē (5.65°, 37.3667°, elevation 2,102 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	20
2	31	20
3	32	20
4	32	20
5	32	20
6	32	20
7	32	20
8	32	20
9	32	20
10	32	20
11	32	20
12	32	20
13	32	20
14	32	20
15	32	20
16	32	20
17	32	20
18	32	21
19	32	21
20	32	21
21	32	21
22	32	21
23	32	21
24	32	21
25	32	21
26	32	21
27	32	21
28	32	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	67	33
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	67	33
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	66	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	11
2	11
3	11
4	11
5	11
6	11
7	11
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	11
12	11
13	11
14	11
15	11
16	11
17	11
18	10
19	11
20	11
21	11
22	11
23	11
24	12
25	13
26	13
27	14
28	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	68	21	11
2	68	21	11
3	69	20	11
4	69	19	12
5	69	19	12
6	69	19	12
7	69	19	12
8	69	19	12
9	69	19	12
10	68	19	13
11	68	19	13
12	68	19	13
13	68	19	13
14	67	20	13
15	67	20	13
16	67	20	13
17	67	20	13
18	67	20	13
19	67	20	13
20	67	20	13
21	67	20	13
22	67	20	13
23	66	21	13
24	66	21	13
25	65	21	14
26	65	21	14
27	64	21	15
28	63	22	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	20
2	31	20
3	32	20
4	32	20
5	32	20
6	32	20
7	32	20
8	32	20
9	32	20
10	32	20
11	32	20
12	32	20
13	32	20
14	32	20
15	32	20
16	32	20
17	32	20
18	32	21
19	32	21
20	32	21
21	32	21
22	32	21
23	32	21
24	32	21
25	32	21
26	32	21
27	32	21
28	32	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	67	33
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	67	33
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	66	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	11
2	11
3	11
4	11
5	11
6	11
7	11
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	11
12	11
13	11
14	11
15	11
16	11
17	11
18	10
19	11
20	11
21	11
22	11
23	11
24	12
25	13
26	13
27	14
28	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	68	21	11
2	68	21	11
3	69	20	11
4	69	19	12
5	69	19	12
6	69	19	12
7	69	19	12
8	69	19	12
9	69	19	12
10	68	19	13
11	68	19	13
12	68	19	13
13	68	19	13
14	67	20	13
15	67	20	13
16	67	20	13
17	67	20	13
18	67	20	13
19	67	20	13
20	67	20	13
21	67	20	13
22	67	20	13
23	66	21	13
24	66	21	13
25	65	21	14
26	65	21	14
27	64	21	15
28	63	22	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	20
2	31	20
3	32	20
4	32	20
5	32	20
6	32	20
7	32	20
8	32	20
9	32	20
10	32	20
11	32	20
12	32	20
13	32	20
14	32	20
15	32	20
16	32	20
17	32	20
18	32	21
19	32	21
20	32	21
21	32	21
22	32	21
23	32	21
24	32	21
25	32	21
26	32	21
27	32	21
28	32	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	69	31
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	67	33
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	67	33
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	66	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	11
2	11
3	11
4	11
5	11
6	11
7	11
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	11
12	11
13	11
14	11
15	11
16	11
17	11
18	10
19	11
20	11
21	11
22	11
23	11
24	12
25	13
26	13
27	14
28	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	68	21	11
2	68	21	11
3	69	20	11
4	69	19	12
5	69	19	12
6	69	19	12
7	69	19	12
8	69	19	12
9	69	19	12
10	68	19	13
11	68	19	13
12	68	19	13
13	68	19	13
14	67	20	13
15	67	20	13
16	67	20	13
17	67	20	13
18	67	20	13
19	67	20	13
20	67	20	13
21	67	20	13
22	67	20	13
23	66	21	13
24	66	21	13
25	65	21	14
26	65	21	14
27	64	21	15
28	63	22	15