Metemma weather in February

In February, Metemma sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Metemma's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Metemma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:03 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
25%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Metemma is city.

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 35°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical February day in Metemma reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 39°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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33620
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How February really feels in Metemma

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.

Metemma weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 19°0011.33.9
Feb36° / 21°0011.62.4
Mar38° / 23°30.711.91.2
Apr39° / 25°133.712.30.8
May37° / 25°7914.112.61.6
Jun33° / 22°14323.112.72.5
Jul29° / 21°25527.112.73.4
Aug28° / 20°36529.312.43.6
Sep29° / 20°22524.612.13.7
Oct31° / 21°6712.811.74.3
Nov34° / 20°51.411.44.2
Dec34° / 20°00.111.34.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28812
38812
48812
58812
68713
78713
88713
98713
108713
118713
128812
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Metemma gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
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20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:06 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:066:32
211.47:066:32
311.57:066:33
411.57:056:33
511.57:056:34
611.57:056:34
711.57:056:34
811.57:056:35
911.57:056:35
1011.57:046:35
1111.57:046:36
1211.57:046:36
1311.67:036:36
1411.67:036:37
1511.67:036:37
1611.67:026:37
1711.67:026:38
1811.67:026:38
1911.67:016:38
2011.67:016:39
2111.67:016:39
2211.67:006:39
2311.77:006:39
2411.76:596:39
2511.76:596:40
2611.76:586:40
2711.76:586:40
2811.76:576:40

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.06 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.3Intense
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66.3Intense
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106.3Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
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146.4Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Metemma

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is February a good time to visit Metemma?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Metemma. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Metemma in February

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

In February, Metemma sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Metemma in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Metemma peaks around March 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 22UV 13Dec 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Metemma 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 Metemma is worst in November — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (May, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateNov 1830 µg/m³May 2016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Metemma?

Metemma sits at 13.0°N, 36.2°E, 712 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Doka, 75 km away.

ĀbderafīTikil DingayĀykelMay CaderaK’ola DibaAl QadarifGondar

Topography around Metemma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Metemma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m around an average of 731 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 334 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,374 m.

The land around Metemma is covered by grassland (57%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
121 m
16 km
334 m
80 km
1,374 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
February weather nearby: Doka 75 km · Ābderafī 92 km · Tikil Dingay 96 km · Āykel 109 km · May Cadera 132 km · K’ola Diba 140 km · Al Qadarif 146 km · Gondar 148 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 Metemma (12.9548°, 36.1555°, elevation 712 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).