Arba Minch weather in October

In October, Arba Minch sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 479 mm of rain across 28.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in October, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Arba Minch's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arba Minch's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 479 mm; 28.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:19 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover: 77%; 9th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

Arba Minch is city in Ethiopia.

Density: 6,091/km²; people per km²

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical October day in Arba Minch reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	16
2	23	16
3	23	16
4	23	16
5	23	16
6	23	16
7	23	16
8	23	15
9	23	15
10	23	15
11	23	15
12	23	15
13	23	15
14	24	15
15	24	15
16	24	15
17	24	15
18	24	15
19	24	15
20	24	15
21	24	15
22	24	15
23	24	15
24	24	15
25	24	15
26	24	15
27	24	15
28	24	15
29	24	15
30	24	15
31	24	15

Arba Minch weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 16°	80	7	11.7	7.4
Feb	26° / 16°	73	6.7	11.8	7.0
Mar	26° / 17°	201	14.9	12	5.9
Apr	25° / 16°	451	25.7	12.1	4.2
May	24° / 16°	448	28.9	12.3	3.9
Jun	22° / 16°	166	23.5	12.3	4.4
Jul	21° / 15°	126	23.4	12.3	4.4
Aug	22° / 16°	129	21.6	12.2	4.7
Sep	23° / 16°	198	22.8	12	4.7
Oct	24° / 15°	479	28.5	11.9	4.0
Nov	24° / 15°	277	18.3	11.7	5.5
Dec	25° / 15°	116	9.7	11.7	7.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	17	16	15	14	13	13	12	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	13	14	15	17	17	19	19
Cloudier (%)	83	84	85	86	87	87	88	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	87	86	85	83	83	81	81

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	16	84
3	15	85
4	14	86
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	12	88
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	13	87
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	17	83
29	17	83
30	19	81
31	19	81

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Arba Minch gets around 479 mm of rain over 28.5 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 90% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	89	90	91	91	92	92	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	92	92	91	91	90	89	88	87	86	85	83	82	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	90
3	91
4	91
5	92
6	92
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	93
18	93
19	92
20	92
21	91
22	91
23	90
24	89
25	88
26	87
27	86
28	85
29	83
30	82
31	81

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the comfortable band about 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	7	6	6	5	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	8	9	10	12	13	14
Comfortable (%)	76	75	74	74	74	74	73	74	73	72	73	72	71	71	70	69	68	67	65	65	63	62	62	61	60	60	59	59	58	58	57
Humid (%)	17	19	20	21	22	23	24	24	25	26	26	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	31	30	29	29

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	7	76	17
2	6	75	19
3	6	74	20
4	5	74	21
5	4	74	22
6	3	74	23
7	3	73	24
8	2	74	24
9	2	73	25
10	2	72	26
11	1	73	26
12	1	72	27
13	1	71	28
14	1	71	28
15	1	70	29
16	1	69	30
17	2	68	30
18	2	67	31
19	3	65	32
20	3	65	32
21	4	63	33
22	5	62	33
23	5	62	33
24	6	61	33
25	7	60	33
26	8	60	32
27	9	59	32
28	10	59	31
29	12	58	30
30	13	58	29
31	14	57	29

Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
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27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:07 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20
Sunset (PM)	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:20	6:17
2	11.9	6:20	6:17
3	11.9	6:20	6:16
4	11.9	6:20	6:16
5	11.9	6:20	6:15
6	11.9	6:20	6:15
7	11.9	6:20	6:14
8	11.9	6:19	6:14
9	11.9	6:19	6:14
10	11.9	6:19	6:13
11	11.9	6:19	6:13
12	11.9	6:19	6:12
13	11.9	6:19	6:12
14	11.9	6:19	6:12
15	11.9	6:19	6:11
16	11.9	6:19	6:11
17	11.9	6:19	6:10
18	11.9	6:19	6:10
19	11.8	6:19	6:10
20	11.8	6:19	6:09
21	11.8	6:19	6:09
22	11.8	6:19	6:09
23	11.8	6:19	6:09
24	11.8	6:19	6:08
25	11.8	6:19	6:08
26	11.8	6:19	6:08
27	11.8	6:19	6:08
28	11.8	6:19	6:08
29	11.8	6:19	6:07
30	11.8	6:20	6:07
31	11.8	6:20	6:07

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.1	Bright
30	5.1	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Arba Minch?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

3.3

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Arba Minch for sightseeing.

What to pack for Arba Minch in October

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

In October, Arba Minch sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Arba Minch in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arba Minch peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 11 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	15	15	14	13	11	12	14	13	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Arba Minch 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 Arba Minch is worst in December — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	36	35	29	24	24	32	30	25	25	25	32	37
Level	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	36	Poor
Feb	35	Moderate
Mar	29	Moderate
Apr	24	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	32	Moderate
Jul	30	Moderate
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	32	Moderate
Dec	37	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Arba Minch?

Arba Minch sits at 6.0°N, 37.5°E, 1,269 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Ch’ench’a, 24 km away.

Topography around Arba Minch

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arba Minch has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 m around an average of 1,303 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,669 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,890 m.

The land around Arba Minch is covered by shrubs (28%), artificial surfaces (24%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (39%), water (22%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (46%) within 80 km.

3 km

430 m

shrubs 28%

16 km

1,669 m

shrubs 39%

80 km

2,890 m

shrubs 46%

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← September Arba Minch year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Ch’ench’a 24 km · Gīdolē 47 km · Kele 54 km · Yirga Ch’efē 73 km · Gasuba 76 km · Tebela 79 km · Felege Neway 79 km · Wenago 85 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

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 Arba Minch (6.0333°, 37.55°, elevation 1,269 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	16
2	23	16
3	23	16
4	23	16
5	23	16
6	23	16
7	23	16
8	23	15
9	23	15
10	23	15
11	23	15
12	23	15
13	23	15
14	24	15
15	24	15
16	24	15
17	24	15
18	24	15
19	24	15
20	24	15
21	24	15
22	24	15
23	24	15
24	24	15
25	24	15
26	24	15
27	24	15
28	24	15
29	24	15
30	24	15
31	24	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	16	84
3	15	85
4	14	86
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	12	88
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	13	87
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	17	83
29	17	83
30	19	81
31	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	90
3	91
4	91
5	92
6	92
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	93
18	93
19	92
20	92
21	91
22	91
23	90
24	89
25	88
26	87
27	86
28	85
29	83
30	82
31	81

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	7	76	17
2	6	75	19
3	6	74	20
4	5	74	21
5	4	74	22
6	3	74	23
7	3	73	24
8	2	74	24
9	2	73	25
10	2	72	26
11	1	73	26
12	1	72	27
13	1	71	28
14	1	71	28
15	1	70	29
16	1	69	30
17	2	68	30
18	2	67	31
19	3	65	32
20	3	65	32
21	4	63	33
22	5	62	33
23	5	62	33
24	6	61	33
25	7	60	33
26	8	60	32
27	9	59	32
28	10	59	31
29	12	58	30
30	13	58	29
31	14	57	29

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	16
2	23	16
3	23	16
4	23	16
5	23	16
6	23	16
7	23	16
8	23	15
9	23	15
10	23	15
11	23	15
12	23	15
13	23	15
14	24	15
15	24	15
16	24	15
17	24	15
18	24	15
19	24	15
20	24	15
21	24	15
22	24	15
23	24	15
24	24	15
25	24	15
26	24	15
27	24	15
28	24	15
29	24	15
30	24	15
31	24	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	16	84
3	15	85
4	14	86
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	12	88
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	13	87
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	17	83
29	17	83
30	19	81
31	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	90
3	91
4	91
5	92
6	92
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	93
18	93
19	92
20	92
21	91
22	91
23	90
24	89
25	88
26	87
27	86
28	85
29	83
30	82
31	81

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	7	76	17
2	6	75	19
3	6	74	20
4	5	74	21
5	4	74	22
6	3	74	23
7	3	73	24
8	2	74	24
9	2	73	25
10	2	72	26
11	1	73	26
12	1	72	27
13	1	71	28
14	1	71	28
15	1	70	29
16	1	69	30
17	2	68	30
18	2	67	31
19	3	65	32
20	3	65	32
21	4	63	33
22	5	62	33
23	5	62	33
24	6	61	33
25	7	60	33
26	8	60	32
27	9	59	32
28	10	59	31
29	12	58	30
30	13	58	29
31	14	57	29

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	16
2	23	16
3	23	16
4	23	16
5	23	16
6	23	16
7	23	16
8	23	15
9	23	15
10	23	15
11	23	15
12	23	15
13	23	15
14	24	15
15	24	15
16	24	15
17	24	15
18	24	15
19	24	15
20	24	15
21	24	15
22	24	15
23	24	15
24	24	15
25	24	15
26	24	15
27	24	15
28	24	15
29	24	15
30	24	15
31	24	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	16	84
3	15	85
4	14	86
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	12	88
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	13	87
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	17	83
29	17	83
30	19	81
31	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	90
3	91
4	91
5	92
6	92
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	93
18	93
19	92
20	92
21	91
22	91
23	90
24	89
25	88
26	87
27	86
28	85
29	83
30	82
31	81

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	7	76	17
2	6	75	19
3	6	74	20
4	5	74	21
5	4	74	22
6	3	74	23
7	3	73	24
8	2	74	24
9	2	73	25
10	2	72	26
11	1	73	26
12	1	72	27
13	1	71	28
14	1	71	28
15	1	70	29
16	1	69	30
17	2	68	30
18	2	67	31
19	3	65	32
20	3	65	32
21	4	63	33
22	5	62	33
23	5	62	33
24	6	61	33
25	7	60	33
26	8	60	32
27	9	59	32
28	10	59	31
29	12	58	30
30	13	58	29
31	14	57	29