Climate averages 1991–2020
Debre Birhan weather
in February.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 5th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Debre Birhan: daytime highs average 19.6°C and nights cool to about 8.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 56 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 49 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Addis Ababa (113 km away). In February its highs average 23.5°C, 3.9°C warmer than Debre Birhan, with 19 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Debre Birhan ranks 40th of 40 for the warmest February highs and joint 37th of 40 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 40 cities is 26.4°C; Debre Birhan is 6.8°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 20.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 56 mm to 152 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
Debre Birhan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.5°C7.4°C | 7.4°C | 49 | 8.3 | 11.612 h |
| February, selected | 19.6°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 56 | 9.2 | 11.812 h |
| March | 20.0°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 152 | 15.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 20.0°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 160 | 16.0 | 12.312 h |
| May | 20.8°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 78 | 9.3 | 12.613 h |
| June | 20.7°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 113 | 12.0 | 12.713 h |
| July | 17.6°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 484 | 29.6 | 12.613 h |
| August | 17.3°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 579 | 30.6 | 12.412 h |
| September | 18.0°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 252 | 21.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 18.3°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 47 | 6.4 | 11.912 h |
| November | 18.3°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 23 | 4.2 | 11.712 h |
| December | 18.2°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 17 | 4.0 | 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
- Addis Ababa in FebruaryEthiopia · 113 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 10.1°C · 19 mm rain
- Bishoftu in FebruaryEthiopia · 120 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 11.1°C · 8.6 mm rain
- Nazrēt in FebruaryEthiopia · 129 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 14.0°C · 5.0 mm rain
- Sebeta in FebruaryEthiopia · 132 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 10.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Kombolcha in FebruaryEthiopia · 158 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 11.6°C · 49 mm rain
- Dessie in FebruaryEthiopia · 162 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 8.3°C · 44 mm rain
- Mek’ī in FebruaryEthiopia · 187 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 15.5°C · 11 mm rain
- Hāgere Hiywet in FebruaryEthiopia · 200 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 12.6°C · 42 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 Debre Birhan) is explained once on the Debre Birhan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.