Asaita weather in October

In October, Asaita sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Asaita's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Asaita's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:07 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
28%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Asaita is human settlement.

Density
785/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical October day in Asaita reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°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 Asaita

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Asaita weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 20°4111.45.3
Feb33° / 21°40.911.64.2
Mar36° / 23°182.911.92.7
Apr37° / 25°254.312.21.7
May39° / 27°213.412.50.6
Jun41° / 29°30.812.70.0
Jul39° / 28°296.112.60.6
Aug37° / 27°6212.112.41.3
Sep38° / 28°27612.11.3
Oct36° / 24°122.511.72.5
Nov34° / 21°50.911.54.1
Dec32° / 20°40.711.35.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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48614
58713
68713
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Asaita gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.5 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 8% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
115
215
315
414
514
613
712
812
911
1010
1110
129
138
148
157
166
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284
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314

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 28% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 25% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1102235257
2112234258
3122333248
4132332239
5142331239
6152430229
7162429229
8172528219
9172528219
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Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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107calm
118calm
128calm
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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 6:06 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 5:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:066:00
211.96:066:00
311.96:065:59
411.96:065:58
511.96:065:58
611.86:065:57
711.86:065:56
811.86:065:56
911.86:075:55
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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 6.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.1Intense
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246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Asaita

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
Jan
Feb
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May
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Asaita?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Asaita.

What to pack for Asaita in October

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

In October, Asaita sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Asaita in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Asaita peaks around March 22 at about 14 (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 highExtremeVery highMar 22UV 14Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Asaita 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 Asaita is worst in July — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 2037 µg/m³Nov 2318 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep32Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Asaita?

Asaita sits at 11.6°N, 41.4°E, 371 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Dubti, 43 km away.

DikhilAli SabihArtaSifra

Topography around Asaita

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Asaita has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 358 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 517 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,303 m.

The land around Asaita is covered by wetland (45%) and bare terrain (36%) within 3 km, wetland (36%) and bare terrain (32%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
517 m
80 km
1,303 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Dubti 43 km · Logīya 53 km · Samara 53 km · Mīlē 75 km · Dikhil 114 km · Ali Sabih 146 km · Arta 154 km · Sifra 155 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 Asaita (11.5684°, 41.4387°, elevation 371 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).