Climate averages 1991–2020
Negēlē weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the 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 hot month in Negēlē: daytime highs average 29.0°C and nights cool to about 17.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes February a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 57 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dīla (186 km away). In February its highs average 27.9°C, 1.1°C cooler than Negēlē, with 40 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Negēlē ranks 4th of 40 for the warmest February highs and 14th of 40 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 40 cities is 26.4°C; Negēlē is 2.6°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs fall by 1.1°C to 27.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 12 mm to 73 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
Negēlē climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.8°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 9.6 | 1.4 | 11.812 h |
| February, selected | 29.0°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 12 | 1.3 | 12.012 h |
| March | 27.8°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 73 | 8.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 24.8°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 219 | 22.9 | 12.212 h |
| May | 23.2°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 141 | 21.8 | 12.412 h |
| June | 22.1°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 19 | 6.0 | 12.412 h |
| July | 22.0°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 13 | 4.4 | 12.412 h |
| August | 23.1°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 10 | 3.0 | 12.312 h |
| September | 24.7°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 27 | 4.5 | 12.212 h |
| October | 23.2°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 207 | 22.5 | 12.012 h |
| November | 23.8°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 94 | 13.0 | 11.912 h |
| December | 26.0°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 16 | 3.0 | 11.812 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
- Dīla in FebruaryEthiopia · 186 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 15.7°C · 40 mm rain
- Yirga ‘Alem in FebruaryEthiopia · 205 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 13.5°C · 34 mm rain
- Awasa in FebruaryEthiopia · 229 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 14.0°C · 21 mm rain
- Shashamane in FebruaryEthiopia · 236 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 12.4°C · 13 mm rain
- Arsi Negele in FebruaryEthiopia · 248 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 11.9°C · 40 mm rain
- Sodo in FebruaryEthiopia · 265 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 13.3°C · 21 mm rain
- K’olīto in FebruaryEthiopia · 277 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 14.8°C · 17 mm rain
- Gununo in FebruaryEthiopia · 278 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 14.2°C · 28 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 Negēlē) is explained once on the Negēlē year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.