Climate averages 1991–2020
Mek'ele weather
in February.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 6th 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 Mek'ele: daytime highs average 24.1°C and nights cool to about 11.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 21 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 42 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ādīgrat (87 km away). In February its highs average 22.1°C, 2.0°C cooler than Mek'ele, with 56 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Mek'ele ranks joint 32nd of 40 for the warmest February highs and joint 22nd of 40 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 40 cities is 26.4°C; Mek'ele is 2.4°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 25.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 21 mm to 60 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
Mek'ele climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.7°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 23 | 6.1 | 11.411 h |
| February, selected | 24.1°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 21 | 5.6 | 11.712 h |
| March | 25.0°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 60 | 11.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.6°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 61 | 11.6 | 12.412 h |
| May | 26.9°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 26 | 5.6 | 12.713 h |
| June | 26.8°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 72 | 11.7 | 12.913 h |
| July | 23.1°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 228 | 29.1 | 12.813 h |
| August | 22.7°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 284 | 30.1 | 12.613 h |
| September | 24.2°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 67 | 11.2 | 12.212 h |
| October | 23.7°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 12 | 2.4 | 11.812 h |
| November | 22.9°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 13 | 3.1 | 11.512 h |
| December | 22.4°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 9.8 | 2.7 | 11.311 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
- Ādīgrat in FebruaryEthiopia · 87 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 10.2°C · 56 mm rain
- Adwa in FebruaryEthiopia · 97 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 11.3°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Aksum in FebruaryEthiopia · 107 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 11.3°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Alamata in FebruaryEthiopia · 121 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 13.9°C · 36 mm rain
- Inda Silasē in FebruaryEthiopia · 145 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 14.0°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Weldiya in FebruaryEthiopia · 186 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 12.7°C · 77 mm rain
- Asmara in FebruaryEritrea · 213 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 10.4°C · 34 mm rain
- Dessie in FebruaryEthiopia · 263 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 Mek'ele) is explained once on the Mek'ele year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.