Climate averages 1991–2020
Bishoftu weather
in February.
A warm, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 4th 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 Bishoftu: daytime highs average 25.4°C and nights cool to about 11.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.6 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes February a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 51 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nazrēt (39 km away). In February its highs average 27.9°C, 2.6°C warmer than Bishoftu, with 5.0 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Bishoftu ranks 26th of 40 for the warmest February highs and 11th of 40 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 40 cities is 26.4°C; Bishoftu is 1.0°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.8°C to 26.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.6 mm to 29 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
Bishoftu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.9°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 5.7 | 1.7 | 11.712 h |
| February, selected | 25.4°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 8.6 | 2.3 | 11.812 h |
| March | 26.2°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 29 | 6.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 26.1°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 52 | 10.3 | 12.312 h |
| May | 26.0°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 64 | 10.4 | 12.513 h |
| June | 24.3°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 107 | 19.1 | 12.613 h |
| July | 22.2°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 184 | 29.0 | 12.613 h |
| August | 21.8°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 197 | 29.7 | 12.412 h |
| September | 22.1°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 126 | 20.5 | 12.212 h |
| October | 23.0°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 26 | 4.4 | 11.912 h |
| November | 23.2°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 6.1 | 1.2 | 11.712 h |
| December | 23.1°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 2.1 | 0.6 | 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
- Nazrēt in FebruaryEthiopia · 39 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 14.0°C · 5.0 mm rain
- Addis Ababa in FebruaryEthiopia · 40 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 10.1°C · 19 mm rain
- Sebeta in FebruaryEthiopia · 44 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 10.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Mek’ī in FebruaryEthiopia · 69 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 15.5°C · 11 mm rain
- Ziway in FebruaryEthiopia · 96 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 15.8°C · 6.4 mm rain
- Butajīra in FebruaryEthiopia · 98 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 12.8°C · 62 mm rain
- Waliso in FebruaryEthiopia · 114 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 12.5°C · 15 mm rain
- Debre Birhan in FebruaryEthiopia · 120 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 8.2°C · 56 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 Bishoftu) is explained once on the Bishoftu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.