Suntu weather in February

In February, Suntu sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 33 mm of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-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 39% 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 Suntu's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Suntu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 33 mm; 6.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:55 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover: 49%; 4th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.0; out of 10

Suntu is town in southern 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 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in Suntu reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

Suntu weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 13°	29	6.2	11.6	7.4
Feb	27° / 14°	33	6.2	11.7	7.0
Mar	27° / 14°	92	14.9	11.9	5.8
Apr	26° / 14°	185	21.9	12.2	4.7
May	25° / 14°	302	27	12.4	4.2
Jun	23° / 14°	304	29.6	12.5	3.7
Jul	22° / 14°	350	30.8	12.4	3.5
Aug	22° / 14°	357	30.9	12.3	3.5
Sep	23° / 13°	326	29.4	12	3.7
Oct	24° / 13°	172	18.4	11.8	5.7
Nov	25° / 12°	68	8.6	11.6	7.2
Dec	26° / 12°	31	5.7	11.5	7.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

	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 (%)	71	71	70	70	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	69	68	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	68	68	67	67	67
Cloudier (%)	29	29	30	30	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	33

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	69	31
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Suntu gets around 33 mm of rain over 6.2 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 23% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	22	22	23	24	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	21
3	21
4	21
5	20
6	20
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	20
12	20
13	20
14	20
15	20
16	21
17	22
18	22
19	23
20	24
21	24
22	25
23	26
24	27
25	28
26	29
27	30
28	30

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.

	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 (%)	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	76	75	74	73	72	71	71	70	69	68	68	67	66
Comfortable (%)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	24	25	25	26	27	28	28	29	30	31	31	32	33
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	78	22	0
2	78	22	0
3	78	22	0
4	78	22	0
5	78	22	0
6	78	22	0
7	78	22	0
8	78	22	0
9	78	22	0
10	78	22	0
11	78	22	0
12	78	22	0
13	78	22	0
14	77	23	0
15	77	23	0
16	76	24	0
17	75	25	0
18	74	25	1
19	73	26	1
20	72	27	1
21	71	28	1
22	71	28	1
23	70	29	1
24	69	30	1
25	68	31	1
26	68	31	1
27	67	32	1
28	66	33	1

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 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 6:56 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 6:35 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)	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51
Sunset (PM)	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	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

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	6:56	6:35
2	11.7	6:56	6:36
3	11.7	6:56	6:36
4	11.7	6:56	6:36
5	11.7	6:56	6:36
6	11.7	6:56	6:37
7	11.7	6:56	6:37
8	11.7	6:56	6:37
9	11.7	6:56	6:38
10	11.7	6:56	6:38
11	11.7	6:55	6:38
12	11.7	6:55	6:38
13	11.7	6:55	6:38
14	11.7	6:55	6:39
15	11.7	6:55	6:39
16	11.7	6:55	6:39
17	11.7	6:54	6:39
18	11.8	6:54	6:39
19	11.8	6:54	6:39
20	11.8	6:54	6:40
21	11.8	6:53	6:40
22	11.8	6:53	6:40
23	11.8	6:53	6:40
24	11.8	6:52	6:40
25	11.8	6:52	6:40
26	11.8	6:52	6:40
27	11.8	6:51	6:40
28	11.8	6:51	6:40

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 6.14 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)	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	6.0	Bright
4	6.0	Bright
5	6.0	Bright
6	6.0	Bright
7	6.0	Intense
8	6.0	Intense
9	6.0	Intense
10	6.0	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.1	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.2	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Suntu

In seasonPeak

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

Suntu's rainy season runs April–October, 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 Suntu?

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

7.0

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

7.3

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Suntu in February

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

In February, Suntu sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Suntu 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 Suntu peaks around March 17 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.

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

Air quality in Suntu 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 Suntu is worst in February — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (May, 25 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	44	45	35	29	25	30	29	26	28	34	37	39
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	44	Poor
Feb	45	Poor
Mar	35	Poor
Apr	29	Moderate
May	25	Moderate
Jun	30	Moderate
Jul	29	Moderate
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	34	Moderate
Nov	37	Poor
Dec	39	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Suntu?

Suntu sits at 8.1°N, 37.0°E, 1,711 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Āgaro, 43 km away.

Topography around Suntu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Suntu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m around an average of 1,667 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 916 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,445 m.

The land around Suntu is covered by trees (43%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (56%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

170 m

trees 43%

16 km

916 m

trees 56%

80 km

2,445 m

cropland 38%

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

February weather nearby: Āgaro 43 km · Jimma 49 km · Bedelē 77 km · Welk’īt’ē 94 km · Gīmbīcho 104 km · Tarch’a Sodo 108 km · Gēdo 116 km · Hosa’ina 117 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 Suntu (8.1°, 36.95°, elevation 1,711 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	27	13
2	27	13
3	27	13
4	27	13
5	27	13
6	27	13
7	27	13
8	27	13
9	27	13
10	27	13
11	27	14
12	27	14
13	27	14
14	27	14
15	28	14
16	28	14
17	28	14
18	28	14
19	28	14
20	28	14
21	28	14
22	28	14
23	28	14
24	28	14
25	28	14
26	28	14
27	28	14
28	28	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	69	31
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	21
3	21
4	21
5	20
6	20
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	20
12	20
13	20
14	20
15	20
16	21
17	22
18	22
19	23
20	24
21	24
22	25
23	26
24	27
25	28
26	29
27	30
28	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	78	22	0
2	78	22	0
3	78	22	0
4	78	22	0
5	78	22	0
6	78	22	0
7	78	22	0
8	78	22	0
9	78	22	0
10	78	22	0
11	78	22	0
12	78	22	0
13	78	22	0
14	77	23	0
15	77	23	0
16	76	24	0
17	75	25	0
18	74	25	1
19	73	26	1
20	72	27	1
21	71	28	1
22	71	28	1
23	70	29	1
24	69	30	1
25	68	31	1
26	68	31	1
27	67	32	1
28	66	33	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	69	31
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	21
3	21
4	21
5	20
6	20
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	20
12	20
13	20
14	20
15	20
16	21
17	22
18	22
19	23
20	24
21	24
22	25
23	26
24	27
25	28
26	29
27	30
28	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	78	22	0
2	78	22	0
3	78	22	0
4	78	22	0
5	78	22	0
6	78	22	0
7	78	22	0
8	78	22	0
9	78	22	0
10	78	22	0
11	78	22	0
12	78	22	0
13	78	22	0
14	77	23	0
15	77	23	0
16	76	24	0
17	75	25	0
18	74	25	1
19	73	26	1
20	72	27	1
21	71	28	1
22	71	28	1
23	70	29	1
24	69	30	1
25	68	31	1
26	68	31	1
27	67	32	1
28	66	33	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	69	31
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	21
2	21
3	21
4	21
5	20
6	20
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	20
12	20
13	20
14	20
15	20
16	21
17	22
18	22
19	23
20	24
21	24
22	25
23	26
24	27
25	28
26	29
27	30
28	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	78	22	0
2	78	22	0
3	78	22	0
4	78	22	0
5	78	22	0
6	78	22	0
7	78	22	0
8	78	22	0
9	78	22	0
10	78	22	0
11	78	22	0
12	78	22	0
13	78	22	0
14	77	23	0
15	77	23	0
16	76	24	0
17	75	25	0
18	74	25	1
19	73	26	1
20	72	27	1
21	71	28	1
22	71	28	1
23	70	29	1
24	69	30	1
25	68	31	1
26	68	31	1
27	67	32	1
28	66	33	1