Abomsa weather in October

In October, Abomsa sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 7 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Abomsa's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abomsa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
6th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:12 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
28%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Abomsa is town in Amhara Region, Ethiopia.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Abomsa reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C cooler than September and about 2°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Abomsa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Abomsa weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 15°334.211.57.8
Feb29° / 17°303.211.76.9
Mar30° / 19°487.111.95.5
Apr31° / 20°506.812.24.9
May33° / 21°102.812.54.4
Jun34° / 22°30.612.64.1
Jul32° / 21°235.812.54.4
Aug31° / 21°327.112.34.9
Sep31° / 21°51.512.15.5
Oct30° / 19°72.111.86.1
Nov29° / 16°142.211.57.4
Dec27° / 15°112.311.48.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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28713
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Abomsa gets around 7 mm of rain over 2.1 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 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
186131
286131
385141
485141
585141
685141
785141
885141
986131
1086131
1187121
1286122
1387112
1488102
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Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

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
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47calm
57calm
67calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:126:06
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311.96:126:05
411.96:126:05
511.96:126:04
611.96:126:03
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.44 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Abomsa

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is October a good time to visit Abomsa?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Abomsa for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Abomsa in October

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

In October, Abomsa sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Abomsa 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 Abomsa peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 20UV 15Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Abomsa 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 Abomsa is worst in June — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 25 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateJun 1842 µg/m³Nov 2025 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun43Poor
Jul37Poor
Aug34Moderate
Sep38Poor
Oct28Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Abomsa?

Abomsa sits at 10.0°N, 40.0°E, 1,300 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Robit, 10 km away.

‘Alem Ketema

Topography around Abomsa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abomsa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 361 m around an average of 1,273 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,176 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,142 m.

The land around Abomsa is covered by shrubs (54%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, shrubs (55%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
361 m
16 km
1,176 m
80 km
3,142 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Robit 10 km · Kobo 15 km · Āt’aye 41 km · Mehal Mēda 51 km · Debre Birhan 60 km · Kemisē 82 km · Were Īlu 90 km · ‘Alem Ketema 105 km

Ethiopia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$933
2025
Happiness
4.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
14%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
8.5
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
28.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 499
Religion
Ethiopian Orthodox 44%Muslim 31%Protestant 23%other 1%

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 Abomsa (9.9833°, 39.9833°, elevation 1,300 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).