Āsbe Teferī weather in October

In October, Āsbe Teferī sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 72 mm of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-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 29% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Āsbe Teferī's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Āsbe Teferī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
6th warmest
Overnight low
15°
5th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:08 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
53%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Āsbe Teferī is town in Northeastern Ethiopia.

Density
5,216/km²
people per km²
Founded
1924

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 Āsbe Teferī reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Āsbe Teferī weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 13°163.511.58.2
Feb27° / 15°223.311.77.6
Mar28° / 16°769.611.96.6
Apr27° / 17°10315.812.25.7
May27° / 17°9617.512.45.6
Jun27° / 16°3910.612.56.5
Jul25° / 16°10019.412.55.6
Aug25° / 16°11821.212.35.4
Sep25° / 16°641512.16.2
Oct26° / 15°7210.311.86.9
Nov25° / 14°365.311.67.9
Dec25° / 13°193.211.58.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 36% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Āsbe Teferī gets around 72 mm of rain over 10.3 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 32% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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2129
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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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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2375310
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4404911
5414811
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2164288
2264279
2366259
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2670219
2771209
2872199
2973198
3074188
3174188

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:086:03
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411.96:086:01
511.96:086:01
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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 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Āsbe Teferī

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is October a good time to visit Āsbe Teferī?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Āsbe Teferī in October

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

In October, Āsbe Teferī sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Āsbe Teferī 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 Āsbe Teferī peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 15Dec 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Āsbe Teferī 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 Āsbe Teferī is worst in June — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2230 µg/m³Apr 2022 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Āsbe Teferī?

Āsbe Teferī sits at 9.1°N, 40.9°E, 1,750 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Mī’ēso, 21 km away.

Metahāra

Topography around Āsbe Teferī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Āsbe Teferī has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 573 m around an average of 1,841 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,667 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,390 m.

The land around Āsbe Teferī is covered by shrubs (44%) and cropland (38%) within 3 km, shrubs (50%) and cropland (43%) within 16 km, and shrubs (60%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
573 m
16 km
1,667 m
80 km
2,390 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Mī’ēso 21 km · Bedēsa 23 km · Hīrna 29 km · Gelemso 49 km · Deder 68 km · Āwash 78 km · Chelenko 84 km · Metahāra 106 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 Āsbe Teferī (9.0857°, 40.8671°, elevation 1,750 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).