Climate averages 1991–2020
Aksum weather
in February.
A warm, 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 warm month in Aksum: daytime highs average 27.3°C and nights cool to about 11.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.5 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 Adwa (20 km away). In February its highs average 28.4°C, 1.1°C warmer than Aksum, with 2.6 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Aksum ranks joint 16th of 40 for the warmest February highs and 3rd of 40 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 40 cities is 26.4°C; Aksum is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.1°C to 28.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.5 mm to 15 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
Aksum climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.4°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 3.0 | 0.5 | 11.411 h |
| February, selected | 27.3°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 1.5 | 0.4 | 11.712 h |
| March | 28.5°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 15 | 2.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 29.0°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 21 | 4.9 | 12.412 h |
| May | 28.5°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 42 | 6.5 | 12.813 h |
| June | 26.4°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 118 | 15.5 | 12.913 h |
| July | 22.6°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 293 | 30.2 | 12.913 h |
| August | 22.2°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 297 | 30.4 | 12.613 h |
| September | 23.9°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 87 | 12.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 24.9°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 9.7 | 1.8 | 11.812 h |
| November | 24.6°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 7.4 | 1.5 | 11.511 h |
| December | 24.6°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 1.4 | 0.4 | 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
- Adwa in FebruaryEthiopia · 20 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 11.3°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Inda Silasē in FebruaryEthiopia · 48 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 14.0°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Ādīgrat in FebruaryEthiopia · 81 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 10.2°C · 56 mm rain
- Mek'ele in FebruaryEthiopia · 107 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 11.6°C · 21 mm rain
- Asmara in FebruaryEritrea · 137 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 10.4°C · 34 mm rain
- Keren in FebruaryEritrea · 187 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 14.4°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Alamata in FebruaryEthiopia · 210 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 13.9°C · 36 mm rain
- Weldiya in FebruaryEthiopia · 272 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 Aksum) is explained once on the Aksum year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.