Climate averages 1991–2020
Debre Mark’os weather
in February.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 2nd 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 Debre Mark’os: daytime highs average 24.1°C and nights cool to about 10.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 20 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 3rd 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 Bahir Dar (143 km away). In February its highs average 27.1°C, 3.0°C warmer than Debre Mark’os, with 3.8 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Debre Mark’os ranks joint 32nd of 40 for the warmest February highs and 21st of 40 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 40 cities is 26.4°C; Debre Mark’os is 2.3°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 24.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 20 mm to 68 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 Mark’os climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.6°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 13 | 3.0 | 11.612 h |
| February, selected | 24.1°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 20 | 4.1 | 11.812 h |
| March | 24.2°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 68 | 11.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 24.0°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 137 | 14.8 | 12.412 h |
| May | 22.8°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 269 | 21.4 | 12.613 h |
| June | 20.2°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 380 | 29.3 | 12.713 h |
| July | 18.3°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 425 | 30.9 | 12.713 h |
| August | 18.4°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 417 | 31.0 | 12.512 h |
| September | 19.6°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 390 | 28.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 21.0°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 126 | 11.5 | 11.912 h |
| November | 21.4°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 46 | 6.8 | 11.712 h |
| December | 21.8°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 12 | 2.9 | 11.512 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
- Bahir Dar in FebruaryEthiopia · 143 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 15.8°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Hāgere Hiywet in FebruaryEthiopia · 153 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 12.6°C · 42 mm rain
- Addis Ababa in FebruaryEthiopia · 185 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 10.1°C · 19 mm rain
- Sebeta in FebruaryEthiopia · 186 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 10.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Waliso in FebruaryEthiopia · 204 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 12.5°C · 15 mm rain
- Debre Birhan in FebruaryEthiopia · 211 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 8.2°C · 56 mm rain
- Bishoftu in FebruaryEthiopia · 224 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 11.1°C · 8.6 mm rain
- Dessie in FebruaryEthiopia · 225 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 8.3°C · 44 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 Mark’os) is explained once on the Debre Mark’os year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.