Mer’āwī weather in February

In February, Mer’āwī sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-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 60% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Mer’āwī's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mer’āwī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:57 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
37%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Mer’āwī is city in Amhara, Ethiopia.

Density
4,689/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 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in Mer’āwī 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 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°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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Mer’āwī weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 14°5111.48.6
Feb27° / 15°40.911.68.2
Mar28° / 16°143.111.97.2
Apr28° / 17°235.212.26.9
May26° / 17°8712.912.56.3
Jun24° / 15°23824.912.74.5
Jul21° / 15°42530.812.63.4
Aug21° / 15°42530.912.43.4
Sep23° / 14°21124.812.14.5
Oct24° / 14°5910.911.77.1
Nov25° / 14°14311.58.6
Dec25° / 13°41.111.38.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38218
48119
58119
68119
78020
88020
98020
108020
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mer’āwī gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.9 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 3% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
10
20
30
41
51
61
71
82
92
102
113
123
133
143
154
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255
265
275
285

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 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 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:00 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:006:30
211.57:006:30
311.57:006:31
411.56:596:31
511.56:596:31
611.56:596:32
711.66:596:32
811.66:596:33
911.66:596:33
1011.66:586:33
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1911.76:566:36
2011.76:566:36
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2211.76:556:36
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2411.76:546:37
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2611.76:536:37
2711.76:536:37
2811.86:526:37

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.84 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.38 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Mer’āwī

In seasonPeak

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

Mer’āwī'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 Mer’āwī?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mer’āwī in February

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

In February, Mer’āwī sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mer’āwī in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mer’āwī peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 21UV 15Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Mer’āwī 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 Mer’āwī is worst in October — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorOct 2241 µg/m³Aug 927 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan37Poor
Feb37Poor
Mar35Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct41Poor
Nov41Poor
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mer’āwī?

Mer’āwī sits at 11.4°N, 37.2°E, 2,000 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Gurbetē, 24 km away.

Topography around Mer’āwī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mer’āwī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m around an average of 2,012 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,594 m.

The land around Mer’āwī is covered by trees (40%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
172 m
16 km
424 m
80 km
2,594 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Gurbetē 24 km · Bahir Dar 31 km · Ādēt 38 km · Dangila 40 km · T’īs Isat 46 km · Ādīs K’idamē 48 km · Injibara 54 km · Tīlīlī 65 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 Mer’āwī (11.4167°, 37.1667°, elevation 2,000 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).