Climate averages 1991–2020
Adwa weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 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 Adwa: daytime highs average 28.4°C and nights cool to about 11.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.6 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 40 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Aksum (20 km away). In February its highs average 27.3°C, 1.1°C cooler than Adwa, with 1.5 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Adwa ranks 6th of 40 for the warmest February highs and 4th of 40 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 40 cities is 26.4°C; Adwa is 2.0°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.1°C to 29.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.6 mm to 17 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
Adwa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.5°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 4.8 | 0.7 | 11.411 h |
| February, selected | 28.4°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 2.6 | 0.6 | 11.712 h |
| March | 29.4°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 17 | 3.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 29.8°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 22 | 5.6 | 12.412 h |
| May | 29.6°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 32 | 6.3 | 12.813 h |
| June | 27.9°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 58 | 11.2 | 12.913 h |
| July | 23.9°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 229 | 28.4 | 12.913 h |
| August | 23.4°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 270 | 29.6 | 12.613 h |
| September | 25.2°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 75 | 10.8 | 12.212 h |
| October | 26.0°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 9.5 | 1.6 | 11.812 h |
| November | 25.7°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 7.4 | 1.4 | 11.511 h |
| December | 25.7°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 2.1 | 0.5 | 11.311 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
- Aksum in FebruaryEthiopia · 20 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 11.3°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Ādīgrat in FebruaryEthiopia · 62 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 10.2°C · 56 mm rain
- Inda Silasē in FebruaryEthiopia · 67 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 14.0°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Mek'ele in FebruaryEthiopia · 97 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 11.6°C · 21 mm rain
- Asmara in FebruaryEritrea · 131 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 10.4°C · 34 mm rain
- Keren in FebruaryEritrea · 186 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 14.4°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Alamata in FebruaryEthiopia · 207 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 13.9°C · 36 mm rain
- Weldiya in FebruaryEthiopia · 270 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 12.7°C · 77 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 Adwa) is explained once on the Adwa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.