Mī’ēso weather in February

In February, Mī’ēso sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 25 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Mī’ēso's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mī’ēso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
4th coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:41 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
40%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Mī’ēso is town in northeastern Ethiopia.

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 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical February day in Mī’ēso reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 32°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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Mī’ēso weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 15°193.811.57.8
Feb29° / 16°253.511.76.7
Mar30° / 18°8810.211.95.3
Apr29° / 19°9814.312.24.8
May30° / 19°6913.612.44.6
Jun31° / 19°278.912.54.9
Jul29° / 19°7818.212.54.7
Aug28° / 19°9921.112.34.7
Sep29° / 19°5814.612.15.2
Oct29° / 17°538.111.86.2
Nov28° / 15°27411.67.7
Dec27° / 15°162.711.58.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 26%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27723
37723
47624
57624
67525
77525
87426
97426
107327
117327
127327
137327
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mī’ēso gets around 25 mm of rain over 3.5 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 14% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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1514
1614
1714
1813
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2013
2113
2214
2314
2415
2515
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2717
2818

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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1761860
2771760
3771670
4771670
5771580
6771580
7771490
8771490
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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
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187calm
197calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:426:18
211.66:426:19
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411.66:426:20
511.66:426:20
611.66:426:20
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1911.76:406:23
2011.76:396:23
2111.76:396:24
2211.86:396:24
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2411.86:386:24
2511.86:386:24
2611.86:376:24
2711.86:376:24
2811.86:366:24

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 6.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
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116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Mī’ēso

In seasonPeak

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

Mī’ēso sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

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

Is February a good time to visit Mī’ēso?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mī’ēso in February

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

In February, Mī’ēso sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mī’ēso 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 Mī’ēso peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 15Dec 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Mī’ēso 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 Mī’ēso is worst in June — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2230 µg/m³Apr 2022 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mī’ēso?

Mī’ēso sits at 9.2°N, 40.8°E, 1,322 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Āsbe Teferī, 21 km away.

Metahāra

Topography around Mī’ēso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mī’ēso has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m around an average of 1,352 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 971 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,510 m.

The land around Mī’ēso is covered by shrubs (41%) and cropland (39%) within 3 km, shrubs (61%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and shrubs (54%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
315 m
16 km
971 m
80 km
2,510 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
February weather nearby: Āsbe Teferī 21 km · Bedēsa 37 km · Hīrna 38 km · Gelemso 53 km · Āwash 70 km · Deder 76 km · Chelenko 90 km · Metahāra 99 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 Mī’ēso (9.2348°, 40.7559°, elevation 1,322 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).