Monthly Climate Bulletin February 2025

Bulletin

During February 2025, days remained warm over several portions of the lowlands of Ethiopia, particularly over Gambella, Somali, Benishangul regions, Western Amhara, and Afar. Specifically, the extreme maximum temperature values were as high as 44, 43.5, 42.4, 42.2, 42, 40, 39.8, 39.4 and 39 OC over Lare, Fugnuido, Gode, Metema, Gambella, Metehara (NMSA), Yabelo, Gewane, and Pawe station respectively. On the other hand, the extreme minimum temperature values were below 5° OC cover some highland parts of Amhara, some part of Oromia and central Ethiopia. Specifically, the extreme minimum temperature values were 0, 0.1, 1.2, 1.6, 1.6, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3.4, 3.6, 4, 4.2, 4.6, 4.6, and 4.8 OC over Debere Tabor, Jijiga, Sholagebaya, Alemaya, Debere Brehan, Arise Robe, Mehalmeda, Bui, Wegeltena, Wereilu, Bati, Ambamariam, Jimma, Alemketema, Robe Ambo, Imdiber respectively.In General, the monthly average temperature values were partially color than normal and partially warmer than normal over most parts of the country.Normally, February is one of the months of the dryer season of Belg (FMAM) for most of the country except the southern south east and south western. The mean monthly rainfall amount exceeds 35 mm over many areas of south southwest and southeast parts of the country.During February 2025, the monthly rainfall amount exceeded 50 mm, or heavier rainfall was occurring over the North, northwest, and northeast parts of Ethiopia. In general, the monthly total rainfall amount of February 2025 was below normal over part of Somali, central Ethiopia, southwest Ethiopia, southwest Ethiopia, most part of Oromia and some part of Amhara regions. On the other hand, it was above normal over Tigray, Amhara, Afar, Western Oromia, Gambella and few areas of Benishangul Gumuz regions. Current rainfall normal in Some part of Gambella, Oromia, Amhara, Tigray, Afar and pocket areas of Somali regions