Climate averages 1991–2020
Keren weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Keren: daytime highs average 28.1°C and nights cool to about 14.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 37 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Asmara (71 km away). In February its highs average 22.0°C, 6.0°C cooler than Keren, with 34 mm of rain.
Among the 2 cities listed in Eritrea, Keren ranks 1st of 2 for the warmest February highs and 1st of 2 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 2 cities is 25.0°C; Keren is 3.0°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 29.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 5.3 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Keren climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.4°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 11.311 h |
| February, selected | 28.1°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| March | 29.9°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 5.3 | 1.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 31.3°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 13 | 4.9 | 12.512 h |
| May | 32.3°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 20 | 5.6 | 12.913 h |
| June | 30.7°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 42 | 11.0 | 13.013 h |
| July | 26.4°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 86 | 20.1 | 13.013 h |
| August | 25.1°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 193 | 28.3 | 12.713 h |
| September | 27.9°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 123 | 16.8 | 12.212 h |
| October | 28.7°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 6.2 | 1.6 | 11.812 h |
| November | 27.4°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 3.1 | 0.9 | 11.411 h |
| December | 26.3°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.211 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Asmara in FebruaryEritrea · 71 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 10.4°C · 34 mm rain
- Adwa in FebruaryEthiopia · 186 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 11.3°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Aksum in FebruaryEthiopia · 187 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 11.3°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Inda Silasē in FebruaryEthiopia · 187 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 14.0°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Ādīgrat in FebruaryEthiopia · 199 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 10.2°C · 56 mm rain
- Kassala in FebruarySudan · 223 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 18.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Mek'ele in FebruaryEthiopia · 277 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 11.6°C · 21 mm rain
- Al Qadarif in FebruarySudan · 382 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 20.4°C · 0 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Keren) is explained once on the Keren year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.