Climate averages 1991–2020
Alamata weather
in February.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the 5th 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 Alamata: daytime highs average 24.7°C and nights cool to about 13.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 36 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 44 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Weldiya (66 km away). In February its highs average 23.4°C, 1.3°C cooler than Alamata, with 77 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Alamata ranks 29th of 40 for the warmest February highs and 30th of 40 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 40 cities is 26.4°C; Alamata is 1.7°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 26.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 36 mm to 67 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
Alamata climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.3°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 38 | 7.5 | 11.511 h |
| February, selected | 24.7°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 36 | 6.9 | 11.712 h |
| March | 26.0°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 67 | 12.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 27.6°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 57 | 11.1 | 12.412 h |
| May | 30.0°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 27 | 4.9 | 12.713 h |
| June | 31.3°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 45 | 7.8 | 12.813 h |
| July | 29.0°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 226 | 26.6 | 12.813 h |
| August | 28.1°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 226 | 26.3 | 12.513 h |
| September | 28.6°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 38 | 6.4 | 12.212 h |
| October | 27.1°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 8.4 | 2.1 | 11.912 h |
| November | 25.4°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 13 | 2.7 | 11.612 h |
| December | 24.0°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 19 | 2.9 | 11.411 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
- Weldiya in FebruaryEthiopia · 66 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 12.7°C · 77 mm rain
- Mek'ele in FebruaryEthiopia · 121 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 11.6°C · 21 mm rain
- Dessie in FebruaryEthiopia · 143 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 8.3°C · 44 mm rain
- Kombolcha in FebruaryEthiopia · 150 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 11.6°C · 49 mm rain
- Adwa in FebruaryEthiopia · 207 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 11.3°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Ādīgrat in FebruaryEthiopia · 207 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 10.2°C · 56 mm rain
- Aksum in FebruaryEthiopia · 210 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 11.3°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Inda Silasē in FebruaryEthiopia · 233 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 14.0°C · 0.7 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 Alamata) is explained once on the Alamata year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.