Āyana weather in October

In October, Āyana sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 353 mm of rain across 24.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-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 18% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Āyana's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Āyana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
8th warmest
Overnight low
14°
4th coldest
Rainfall
353 mm
24.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:25 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
65%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

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 Āyana reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°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 about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Āyana weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 15°223.511.57.5
Feb29° / 16°254.211.76.3
Mar29° / 17°709.111.95.6
Apr28° / 17°11211.612.25.6
May26° / 16°31923.112.44.6
Jun23° / 15°50729.812.63.6
Jul22° / 14°5713112.53.3
Aug22° / 14°5913112.33.3
Sep23° / 14°56129.712.13.6
Oct24° / 14°35324.511.84.7
Nov25° / 14°8410.311.56.9
Dec26° / 15°254.611.47.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 67%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32476
42575
52575
62674
72773
82872
92971
102971
112971
123070
133169
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203664
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284357
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314654

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Āyana gets around 353 mm of rain over 24.5 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 79% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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1977
2076
2175
2274
2373
2472
2571
2670
2768
2867
2965
3063
3161

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 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
145442
245541
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565638
665737
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31315514

Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:25 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:256:20
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411.96:256:18
511.96:256:18
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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 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Āyana

In seasonPeak

In October, Āyana sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Āyana's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Āyana?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Āyana for sightseeing.

What to pack for Āyana in October

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

In October, Āyana sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Āyana 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 Āyana peaks around March 22 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 22UV 15Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Āyana 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 Āyana is worst in February — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.8× the cleanest month (May, 15 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModerateFeb 1256 µg/m³May 1916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb57Unhealthy
Mar43Poor
Apr25Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Āyana?

Āyana sits at 9.9°N, 36.6°E, 2,048 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Gutin, 35 km away.

DibateBurēGimja Bēt MaryamGinja Bet

Topography around Āyana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Āyana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m around an average of 2,028 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 907 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,546 m.

The land around Āyana is covered by cropland (29%), trees (26%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (36%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
171 m
16 km
907 m
80 km
2,546 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Gutin 35 km · Shambu 64 km · Nek’emtē 89 km · Shendi 92 km · Dibate 96 km · Burē 103 km · Gimja Bēt Maryam 111 km · Ginja Bet 112 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 Āyana (9.8833°, 36.6167°, elevation 2,048 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).