Awasa weather in October

In October, Awasa sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 155 mm of rain across 17.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 Awasa's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Awasa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 155 mm; 17.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:16 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 6th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

Awasa is city in Ethiopia.

Density: 8,444/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1958

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 23°C through the month.

A typical October day in Awasa reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than 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	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

Awasa weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 11°	17	3.3	11.6	8.0
Feb	27° / 12°	21	3.4	11.8	7.5
Mar	27° / 14°	72	9.9	12	6.5
Apr	25° / 14°	156	17.7	12.2	5.4
May	24° / 14°	177	23.7	12.3	4.8
Jun	22° / 13°	70	18.9	12.4	5.1
Jul	21° / 13°	63	19.2	12.4	4.9
Aug	21° / 13°	81	21.3	12.2	4.7
Sep	22° / 13°	171	25	12	4.4
Oct	23° / 13°	155	17.4	11.8	5.7
Nov	24° / 11°	39	5.3	11.7	7.8
Dec	25° / 11°	12	2.3	11.6	8.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	31	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	40	40	40	42	44	44	46	47	49	50	51	52	53	55	55
Cloudier (%)	69	67	67	66	66	65	65	65	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	62	60	60	60	58	56	56	54	53	51	50	49	48	47	45	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	38	62
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	42	58
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	55	45
31	55	45

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Awasa gets around 155 mm of rain over 17.4 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 57% and peaks near 81% 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 (%)	81	79	78	76	75	73	71	70	68	67	65	64	63	61	60	59	57	55	53	51	49	47	45	43	41	38	36	35	33	31	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	79
3	78
4	76
5	75
6	73
7	71
8	70
9	68
10	67
11	65
12	64
13	63
14	61
15	60
16	59
17	57
18	55
19	53
20	51
21	49
22	47
23	45
24	43
25	41
26	38
27	36
28	35
29	33
30	31
31	30

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 59% 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 (%)	17	18	19	21	22	24	25	27	28	30	31	33	34	36	37	39	41	43	44	47	49	51	53	55	57	59	61	63	65	67	68
Comfortable (%)	83	82	81	79	78	76	75	73	72	70	69	67	66	64	63	61	59	57	56	53	51	49	47	45	43	41	39	37	35	33	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	17	83
2	18	82
3	19	81
4	21	79
5	22	78
6	24	76
7	25	75
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	30	70
11	31	69
12	33	67
13	34	66
14	36	64
15	37	63
16	39	61
17	41	59
18	43	57
19	44	56
20	47	53
21	49	51
22	51	49
23	53	47
24	55	45
25	57	43
26	59	41
27	61	39
28	63	37
29	65	35
30	67	33
31	68	32

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
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31	5	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 6:17 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:02 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	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17
Sunset (PM)	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:17	6:13
2	11.9	6:17	6:13
3	11.9	6:17	6:12
4	11.9	6:17	6:12
5	11.9	6:16	6:11
6	11.9	6:16	6:11
7	11.9	6:16	6:10
8	11.9	6:16	6:10
9	11.9	6:16	6:09
10	11.9	6:16	6:09
11	11.9	6:16	6:08
12	11.9	6:16	6:08
13	11.9	6:16	6:08
14	11.9	6:16	6:07
15	11.8	6:16	6:07
16	11.8	6:16	6:06
17	11.8	6:16	6:06
18	11.8	6:16	6:06
19	11.8	6:16	6:05
20	11.8	6:16	6:05
21	11.8	6:16	6:05
22	11.8	6:16	6:04
23	11.8	6:16	6:04
24	11.8	6:16	6:04
25	11.8	6:16	6:03
26	11.8	6:16	6:03
27	11.8	6:17	6:03
28	11.8	6:17	6:03
29	11.8	6:17	6:03
30	11.8	6:17	6:02
31	11.8	6:17	6:02

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.47 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)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7
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	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.7	Bright
31	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Awasa?

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

5.7

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Awasa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Awasa in October

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

In October, Awasa sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Awasa 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 Awasa peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 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	16	14	13	12	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	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Awasa 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 Awasa is worst in December — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 39 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	69	61	53	45	41	44	42	39	46	54	67	73
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	69	Unhealthy
Feb	61	Unhealthy
Mar	53	Poor
Apr	45	Poor
May	41	Poor
Jun	44	Poor
Jul	42	Poor
Aug	39	Poor
Sep	46	Poor
Oct	54	Poor
Nov	67	Unhealthy
Dec	73	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Awasa?

Awasa sits at 7.1°N, 38.5°E, 1,697 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Shashamane, 21 km away.

Topography around Awasa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Awasa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m around an average of 1,697 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 631 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,938 m.

The land around Awasa is covered by water (37%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, cropland (36%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) within 80 km.

3 km

139 m

water 37%

16 km

631 m

cropland 36%

80 km

2,938 m

cropland 47%

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

October weather nearby: Shashamane 21 km · Leku 21 km · Kuyera 33 km · Kofelē 34 km · Yirga ‘Alem 35 km · Arsi Negele 39 km · Dimtu 41 km · Bedēsa 50 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 Awasa (7.0621°, 38.4763°, elevation 1,697 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	13
2	23	13
3	23	13
4	23	13
5	23	13
6	23	13
7	23	13
8	23	13
9	23	13
10	23	13
11	23	13
12	23	13
13	23	13
14	23	13
15	23	13
16	23	13
17	23	13
18	23	13
19	23	13
20	23	13
21	23	13
22	23	12
23	23	12
24	23	12
25	23	12
26	23	12
27	24	12
28	24	12
29	24	12
30	24	12
31	24	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	38	62
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	42	58
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	79
3	78
4	76
5	75
6	73
7	71
8	70
9	68
10	67
11	65
12	64
13	63
14	61
15	60
16	59
17	57
18	55
19	53
20	51
21	49
22	47
23	45
24	43
25	41
26	38
27	36
28	35
29	33
30	31
31	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	17	83
2	18	82
3	19	81
4	21	79
5	22	78
6	24	76
7	25	75
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	30	70
11	31	69
12	33	67
13	34	66
14	36	64
15	37	63
16	39	61
17	41	59
18	43	57
19	44	56
20	47	53
21	49	51
22	51	49
23	53	47
24	55	45
25	57	43
26	59	41
27	61	39
28	63	37
29	65	35
30	67	33
31	68	32

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	38	62
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	42	58
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	79
3	78
4	76
5	75
6	73
7	71
8	70
9	68
10	67
11	65
12	64
13	63
14	61
15	60
16	59
17	57
18	55
19	53
20	51
21	49
22	47
23	45
24	43
25	41
26	38
27	36
28	35
29	33
30	31
31	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	17	83
2	18	82
3	19	81
4	21	79
5	22	78
6	24	76
7	25	75
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	30	70
11	31	69
12	33	67
13	34	66
14	36	64
15	37	63
16	39	61
17	41	59
18	43	57
19	44	56
20	47	53
21	49	51
22	51	49
23	53	47
24	55	45
25	57	43
26	59	41
27	61	39
28	63	37
29	65	35
30	67	33
31	68	32

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	38	62
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	42	58
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	79
3	78
4	76
5	75
6	73
7	71
8	70
9	68
10	67
11	65
12	64
13	63
14	61
15	60
16	59
17	57
18	55
19	53
20	51
21	49
22	47
23	45
24	43
25	41
26	38
27	36
28	35
29	33
30	31
31	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	17	83
2	18	82
3	19	81
4	21	79
5	22	78
6	24	76
7	25	75
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	30	70
11	31	69
12	33	67
13	34	66
14	36	64
15	37	63
16	39	61
17	41	59
18	43	57
19	44	56
20	47	53
21	49	51
22	51	49
23	53	47
24	55	45
25	57	43
26	59	41
27	61	39
28	63	37
29	65	35
30	67	33
31	68	32