Climate averages 1991–2020
Ārabī weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Ārabī: daytime highs average 30.2°C and nights cool to about 16.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.2 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes February a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 48 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Borama (76 km away). In February its highs average 26.6°C, 3.6°C cooler than Ārabī, with 6.2 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Ārabī ranks 3rd of 40 for the warmest February highs and 10th of 40 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 40 cities is 26.4°C; Ārabī is 3.8°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.5°C to 31.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.2 mm to 32 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
Ārabī climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.5°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 7.7 | 1.0 | 11.612 h |
| February, selected | 30.2°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 8.2 | 1.2 | 11.812 h |
| March | 31.7°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 32 | 4.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 32.1°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 42 | 6.8 | 12.312 h |
| May | 33.2°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 17 | 2.6 | 12.613 h |
| June | 34.0°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 1.5 | 0.5 | 12.713 h |
| July | 33.2°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 10 | 3.4 | 12.613 h |
| August | 32.8°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 19 | 5.1 | 12.412 h |
| September | 32.8°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 4.0 | 1.2 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.6°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 13 | 2.3 | 11.912 h |
| November | 29.8°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 9.5 | 1.3 | 11.712 h |
| December | 28.4°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 4.5 | 0.7 | 11.612 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
- Borama in FebruarySomalia · 76 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 13.1°C · 6.2 mm rain
- Jijiga in FebruaryEthiopia · 76 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 13.8°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Dire Dawa in FebruaryEthiopia · 80 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 15.5°C · 30 mm rain
- Harar in FebruaryEthiopia · 83 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 13.6°C · 15 mm rain
- Ruqi in FebruarySomalia · 102 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 15.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Gebiley in FebruarySomalia · 127 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 13.2°C · 6.7 mm rain
- Hargeysa in FebruarySomalia · 178 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 14.5°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Djibouti in FebruaryDjibouti · 194 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 22.1°C · 16 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 Ārabī) is explained once on the Ārabī year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.