Climate averages 1991–2020
Yirga ‘Alem weather
in February.
A warm, fairly 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 warm month in Yirga ‘Alem: daytime highs average 27.6°C and nights cool to about 13.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 34 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 54 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Awasa (35 km away). In February its highs average 27.4°C, about as warm as Yirga ‘Alem, with 21 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Yirga ‘Alem ranks joint 12th of 40 for the warmest February highs and 29th of 40 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 40 cities is 26.4°C; Yirga ‘Alem is 1.2°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs fall by 0.2°C to 27.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 34 mm to 98 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
Yirga ‘Alem climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.4°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 26 | 4.4 | 11.812 h |
| February, selected | 27.6°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 34 | 4.8 | 11.912 h |
| March | 27.4°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 98 | 11.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 25.2°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 211 | 20.5 | 12.312 h |
| May | 23.1°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 233 | 25.4 | 12.412 h |
| June | 21.6°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 131 | 25.7 | 12.513 h |
| July | 20.7°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 124 | 25.5 | 12.512 h |
| August | 21.2°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 150 | 26.3 | 12.312 h |
| September | 22.3°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 224 | 26.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 22.8°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 201 | 21.6 | 12.012 h |
| November | 24.1°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 74 | 9.5 | 11.812 h |
| December | 25.2°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 26 | 4.0 | 11.712 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
- Awasa in FebruaryEthiopia · 35 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 14.0°C · 21 mm rain
- Dīla in FebruaryEthiopia · 39 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 15.7°C · 40 mm rain
- Shashamane in FebruaryEthiopia · 54 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 12.4°C · 13 mm rain
- K’olīto in FebruaryEthiopia · 73 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 14.8°C · 17 mm rain
- Arsi Negele in FebruaryEthiopia · 73 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 11.9°C · 40 mm rain
- Sodo in FebruaryEthiopia · 73 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 13.3°C · 21 mm rain
- Gununo in FebruaryEthiopia · 87 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 14.2°C · 28 mm rain
- Āreka in FebruaryEthiopia · 87 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 14.6°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 Yirga ‘Alem) is explained once on the Yirga ‘Alem year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.