Climate averages 1991–2020
Bahir Dar weather
in February.
A warm, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 3rd 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 Bahir Dar: daytime highs average 27.1°C and nights cool to about 15.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.8 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 45 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Debre Mark’os (143 km away). In February its highs average 24.1°C, 3.0°C cooler than Bahir Dar, with 20 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Bahir Dar ranks 18th of 40 for the warmest February highs and 6th of 40 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 40 cities is 26.4°C; Bahir Dar is 0.6°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 28.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.8 mm to 16 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
Bahir Dar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.4°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 2.9 | 0.7 | 11.512 h |
| February, selected | 27.1°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 3.8 | 0.9 | 11.812 h |
| March | 28.0°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 16 | 3.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.0°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 26 | 5.8 | 12.412 h |
| May | 26.2°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 102 | 15.0 | 12.713 h |
| June | 23.5°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 284 | 26.0 | 12.813 h |
| July | 21.4°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 521 | 30.9 | 12.713 h |
| August | 21.4°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 524 | 30.9 | 12.513 h |
| September | 22.5°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 248 | 26.5 | 12.212 h |
| October | 23.4°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 58 | 11.2 | 11.912 h |
| November | 24.1°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 15 | 3.5 | 11.612 h |
| December | 24.7°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 3.6 | 1.0 | 11.511 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
- Debre Mark’os in FebruaryEthiopia · 143 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 10.7°C · 20 mm rain
- Weldiya in FebruaryEthiopia · 241 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 12.7°C · 77 mm rain
- Dessie in FebruaryEthiopia · 250 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 8.3°C · 44 mm rain
- Alamata in FebruaryEthiopia · 253 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 13.9°C · 36 mm rain
- Kombolcha in FebruaryEthiopia · 263 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 11.6°C · 49 mm rain
- Hāgere Hiywet in FebruaryEthiopia · 295 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 12.6°C · 42 mm rain
- Inda Silasē in FebruaryEthiopia · 295 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 14.0°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Mek'ele in FebruaryEthiopia · 310 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 11.6°C · 21 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 Bahir Dar) is explained once on the Bahir Dar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.