Bedelē weather in October

In October, Bedelē sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 133 mm of rain across 15.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-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 28% 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 Bedelē's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bedelē's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
8th warmest
Overnight low
13°
4th coldest
Rainfall
133 mm
15.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:25 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
56%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Bedelē is place in Oromia, Ethiopia.

Density
4,754/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

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

A typical October day in Bedelē reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°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 about 1°C cooler than November.

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Bedelē weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 13°133.111.67.8
Feb28° / 14°173.711.77.1
Mar28° / 15°468.811.96.4
Apr27° / 15°9413.212.25.9
May25° / 15°2522412.44.6
Jun23° / 14°31929.412.53.7
Jul22° / 13°33030.612.43.4
Aug22° / 13°36130.712.33.5
Sep23° / 13°35829123.8
Oct24° / 13°13315.711.86.1
Nov25° / 13°356.311.67.6
Dec26° / 13°112.511.58.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23862
33961
44159
54258
64357
74555
84654
94753
104852
114951
125149
135248
145248
155347
165446
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205644
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225842
235842
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bedelē gets around 133 mm of rain over 15.7 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 52% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
178
276
374
472
570
668
765
863
961
1059
1157
1256
1354
1452
1551
1649
1747
1846
1945
2043
2142
2241
2340
2439
2538
2637
2736
2835
2935
3034
3134

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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
17885
27885
38884
49874
510864
611854
711863
813843
914833
1015823
1116813
1217812
1319792
1420782
1521772
1623752
1724742
1825732
1927712
2028702
2129692
2230682
2332662
2433652
2534642
2636631
2737621
2839601
2941581
3042571
3144551

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

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.

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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 6:26 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:266:21
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511.96:256:19
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2611.76:266:10
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2811.76:276:10
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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 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Bedelē

In seasonPeak

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

Bedelē's monsoon runs May–September, 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 Bedelē?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Bedelē for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bedelē in October

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

In October, Bedelē sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Bedelē 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 Bedelē peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Nov 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Bedelē 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 Bedelē is worst in February — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (May, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 1038 µg/m³May 1722 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan37Poor
Feb39Poor
Mar31Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bedelē?

Bedelē sits at 8.5°N, 36.4°E, 2,011 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Nek’emtē, 73 km away.

GimbiJimmaGutinBonga

Topography around Bedelē

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bedelē has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m around an average of 1,969 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 865 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,892 m.

The land around Bedelē is covered by trees (53%) within 3 km, cropland (37%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
283 m
16 km
865 m
80 km
1,892 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Nek’emtē 73 km · Āgaro 75 km · Suntu 77 km · Metu 86 km · Gimbi 98 km · Jimma 102 km · Gutin 127 km · Bonga 130 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 Bedelē (8.456°, 36.353°, elevation 2,011 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).