Bek’ojī weather in October

In October, Bek’ojī sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 220 mm of rain across 16.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 Bek’ojī's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bek’ojī's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 220 mm; 16.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:13 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 8th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.1; out of 10

Bek’ojī is town in central Ethiopia.

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 18°C through the month.

A typical October day in Bek’ojī reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with 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)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

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

Bek’ojī weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 6°	30	5.9	11.6	7.3
Feb	21° / 7°	48	6.8	11.8	7.1
Mar	21° / 8°	172	13.7	11.9	6.1
Apr	20° / 9°	399	21	12.2	4.7
May	20° / 9°	418	21.7	12.3	4.6
Jun	19° / 9°	317	27.4	12.4	3.7
Jul	18° / 9°	376	30.6	12.4	3.1
Aug	18° / 9°	473	30.8	12.2	3.1
Sep	18° / 8°	474	27.8	12	3.6
Oct	18° / 7°	220	16.3	11.8	5.1
Nov	19° / 6°	49	6.1	11.7	6.8
Dec	20° / 6°	13	2.9	11.6	7.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 60%. 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 (%)	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	35	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	40	40	41	41	44	44	45	46	48	49	49	50	52
Cloudier (%)	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	65	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	62	60	60	59	59	56	56	55	54	52	51	51	50	48

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	38	62
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	45	55
26	46	54
27	48	52
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	50	50
31	52	48

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bek’ojī gets around 220 mm of rain over 16.3 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 53% and peaks near 79% 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 (%)	79	77	75	73	72	70	68	66	64	63	61	60	59	57	56	54	52	50	48	47	45	43	41	39	38	36	34	33	31	30	29

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	77
3	75
4	73
5	72
6	70
7	68
8	66
9	64
10	63
11	61
12	60
13	59
14	57
15	56
16	54
17	52
18	50
19	48
20	47
21	45
22	43
23	41
24	39
25	38
26	36
27	34
28	33
29	31
30	30
31	29

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 100% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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 6 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	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

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 6:14 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 5:59 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	11.8	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	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14
Sunset (PM)	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:14	6:10
2	11.9	6:14	6:09
3	11.9	6:14	6:09
4	11.9	6:14	6:08
5	11.9	6:14	6:08
6	11.9	6:13	6:07
7	11.9	6:13	6:07
8	11.9	6:13	6:06
9	11.9	6:13	6:06
10	11.9	6:13	6:06
11	11.9	6:13	6:05
12	11.9	6:13	6:05
13	11.9	6:13	6:04
14	11.8	6:13	6:04
15	11.8	6:13	6:03
16	11.8	6:13	6:03
17	11.8	6:13	6:03
18	11.8	6:13	6:02
19	11.8	6:13	6:02
20	11.8	6:13	6:01
21	11.8	6:13	6:01
22	11.8	6:13	6:01
23	11.8	6:13	6:01
24	11.8	6:14	6:00
25	11.8	6:14	6:00
26	11.8	6:14	6:00
27	11.8	6:14	5:59
28	11.8	6:14	5:59
29	11.7	6:14	5:59
30	11.7	6:14	5:59
31	11.7	6:14	5:59

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.96 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)	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	6.0	Bright
17	6.0	Bright
18	6.0	Bright
19	6.0	Bright
20	6.0	Bright
21	6.0	Intense
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.1	Intense
31	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Bek’ojī

In seasonPeak

In October, Bek’ojī sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bek’ojī's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Bek’ojī?

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

5.1

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

1.9

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Bek’ojī for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bek’ojī in October

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

In October, Bek’ojī sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Bek’ojī in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bek’ojī peaks around March 16 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 12 (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)	14	16	17	16	14	13	13	15	14	14	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	16	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	15	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Bek’ojī 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 Bek’ojī is worst in June — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	26	27	28	26	28	33	29	26	31	31	28	28
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	26	Moderate
Feb	27	Moderate
Mar	28	Moderate
Apr	26	Moderate
May	28	Moderate
Jun	33	Moderate
Jul	29	Moderate
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	28	Moderate
Dec	28	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Bek’ojī?

Bek’ojī sits at 7.5°N, 39.3°E, 2,817 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Sagurē, 26 km away.

Topography around Bek’ojī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bek’ojī has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 414 m around an average of 2,778 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,255 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,005 m.

The land around Bek’ojī is covered by cropland (59%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (64%) within 80 km.

3 km

414 m

cropland 59%

16 km

1,255 m

cropland 65%

80 km

3,005 m

cropland 64%

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← September Bek’ojī year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Sagurē 26 km · Gobēsa 29 km · Āsela 48 km · Āsasa 48 km · Dodola 62 km · Arsi Negele 66 km · Īteya 67 km · Huruta 69 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 Bek’ojī (7.5333°, 39.25°, elevation 2,817 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	18	8
2	18	8
3	18	8
4	18	8
5	18	8
6	18	8
7	18	8
8	18	8
9	18	8
10	18	8
11	18	8
12	18	8
13	18	8
14	18	7
15	18	7
16	18	7
17	18	7
18	18	7
19	18	7
20	19	7
21	19	7
22	19	7
23	19	7
24	19	7
25	19	7
26	19	7
27	19	7
28	19	7
29	19	7
30	19	7
31	19	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	38	62
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	45	55
26	46	54
27	48	52
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	50	50
31	52	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	77
3	75
4	73
5	72
6	70
7	68
8	66
9	64
10	63
11	61
12	60
13	59
14	57
15	56
16	54
17	52
18	50
19	48
20	47
21	45
22	43
23	41
24	39
25	38
26	36
27	34
28	33
29	31
30	30
31	29

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	38	62
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	45	55
26	46	54
27	48	52
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	50	50
31	52	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	77
3	75
4	73
5	72
6	70
7	68
8	66
9	64
10	63
11	61
12	60
13	59
14	57
15	56
16	54
17	52
18	50
19	48
20	47
21	45
22	43
23	41
24	39
25	38
26	36
27	34
28	33
29	31
30	30
31	29

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	38	62
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	45	55
26	46	54
27	48	52
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	50	50
31	52	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	77
3	75
4	73
5	72
6	70
7	68
8	66
9	64
10	63
11	61
12	60
13	59
14	57
15	56
16	54
17	52
18	50
19	48
20	47
21	45
22	43
23	41
24	39
25	38
26	36
27	34
28	33
29	31
30	30
31	29

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100