Were Īlu weather in February

In February, Were Īlu sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 49 mm of rain across 8.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 Were Īlu's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Were Īlu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:47 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
46%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Were Īlu is place in Amhara, Ethiopia.

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 22°C through the month.

A typical February day in Were Īlu reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Were Īlu weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 377.711.47.0
Feb22° / 498.911.76.9
Mar22° / 10°17016.111.95.9
Apr22° / 10°13814.812.26.0
May23° / 11°618.812.57.1
Jun22° / 12°8317.512.65.7
Jul19° / 11°37630.712.63.3
Aug18° / 11°41430.912.33.3
Sep19° / 10°17522.312.14.5
Oct20° / 355.311.87.2
Nov20° / 183.311.57.8
Dec20° / 163.711.47.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
36931
46832
56832
66832
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86634
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116436
126337
136337
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Were Īlu gets around 49 mm of rain over 8.9 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 32% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
125
225
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526
626
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1129
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1432
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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 5 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:50 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:506:22
211.56:496:22
311.66:496:23
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 6.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.1Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Were Īlu

In seasonPeak

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

Were Īlu's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Were Īlu 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 Were Īlu?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Were Īlu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Were Īlu in February

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

In February, Were Īlu sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in Were Īlu 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 Were Īlu peaks around March 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 16Dec 11UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug15Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Were Īlu 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 Were Īlu is worst in June — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJun 1844 µg/m³Nov 1729 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May36Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct31Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Were Īlu?

Were Īlu sits at 10.6°N, 39.4°E, 2,699 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Mehal Mēda, 39 km away.

Topography around Were Īlu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Were Īlu has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 680 m around an average of 2,579 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,152 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,346 m.

The land around Were Īlu is covered by cropland (61%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and shrubs (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
680 m
16 km
1,152 m
80 km
3,346 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Mehal Mēda 39 km · Kemisē 49 km · Harbu 53 km · Āt’aye 61 km · Kombolcha 64 km · Dessie 64 km · ‘Alem Ketema 72 km · Kobo 77 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 Were Īlu (10.5896°, 39.4377°, elevation 2,699 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).