Mendefera weather in October

In October, Mendefera sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 15 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Mendefera's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mendefera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
13°
5th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:20 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
32%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Mendefera is city.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical October day in Mendefera reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Mendefera weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 11°5111.28.8
Feb28° / 12°40.911.58.0
Mar29° / 14°174.211.96.5
Apr30° / 15°317.312.35.8
May29° / 16°46912.75.9
Jun27° / 16°6011.312.96.1
Jul23° / 15°14224.412.84.6
Aug23° / 15°25829.612.53.7
Sep25° / 13°10517.412.16.0
Oct26° / 13°15311.78.3
Nov26° / 12°81.311.38.8
Dec26° / 12°30.511.19.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38713
48713
58713
68515
78515
88515
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309010
319010

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mendefera gets around 15 mm of rain over 3 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 10% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
112
211
310
410
59
69
79
89
99
109
119
1210
1310
1410
1510
1610
1710
1810
1910
2010
2110
2210
2310
249
259
269
279
289
298
308
318

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2964
3955
4955
5955
6946
7946
8937
9937
10928
11928
12919
13919
149010
159010
169010
178911
188911
198911
208911
218911
228911
238911
249010
259010
269010
27919
28919
29928
30928
31937

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
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278calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 5:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:186:10
211.96:186:09
311.86:186:08
411.86:186:08
511.86:186:07
611.86:186:06
711.86:186:05
811.86:196:05
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1211.76:196:02
1311.76:196:01
1411.76:206:01
1511.76:206:00
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1711.66:205:59
1811.66:205:58
1911.66:215:58
2011.66:215:57
2111.66:215:57
2211.66:215:56
2311.66:225:56
2411.66:225:55
2511.56:225:55
2611.56:235:54
2711.56:235:54
2811.56:235:53
2911.56:245:53
3011.56:245:53
3111.56:245:52

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.87 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Mendefera

In seasonPeak

None of Mendefera's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Mendefera's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Mendefera sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in July.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Mendefera?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Mendefera for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mendefera in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Mendefera sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mendefera in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mendefera peaks around April 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 12UV 15Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Mendefera in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Mendefera is worst in June — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1227 µg/m³Dec 1519 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mendefera?

Mendefera sits at 14.9°N, 38.8°E, 1,977 m above sea level, in Eritrea. The nearest listed city is Asmara, 52 km away.

AsmaraIntich’oAdwaAksumĀdīgratInda SilasēKerenMassawa

Topography around Mendefera

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Mendefera.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mendefera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 1,972 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 982 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,698 m.

The land around Mendefera is covered by cropland (84%) within 3 km, cropland (43%), grassland (31%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and shrubs (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
123 m
16 km
982 m
80 km
2,698 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Asmara 52 km · Intich’o 77 km · Adwa 81 km · Aksum 86 km · Ādīgrat 97 km · Inda Silasē 104 km · Keren 106 km · Massawa 107 km

Eritrea travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2021
GDP per capita
$689
2011
Homicide rate
15.6
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
37.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Mendefera (14.8872°, 38.8153°, elevation 1,977 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).