Butajīra weather in October

In October, Butajīra sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 88 mm of rain across 8.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 Butajīra's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Butajīra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
8th warmest
Overnight low
10°
4th coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:17 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
52%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Butajīra is place in Ethiopia.

Density
5,567/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 21°C through the month.

A typical October day in Butajīra reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Butajīra weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 445.611.67.5
Feb23° / 10°626.211.77.5
Mar23° / 11°17911.611.96.6
Apr22° / 11°34916.512.25.5
May21° / 11°26916.212.45.5
Jun20° / 11°23024.412.54.1
Jul18° / 11°2793012.43.2
Aug18° / 11°34630.612.33.1
Sep19° / 10°40826.2123.8
Oct21° / 10°888.111.86.8
Nov21° / 232.711.67.9
Dec22° / 142.111.58.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24555
34654
44753
54852
65050
75149
85248
95347
105446
115545
125644
135743
145842
155842
166040
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196139
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226238
236337
246337
256436
266337
276337
286337
296337
306436
316535

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Butajīra gets around 88 mm of rain over 8.1 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 28% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
160
256
353
450
546
643
740
837
935
1032
1130
1228
1327
1425
1524
1622
1721
1820
1919
2018
2118
2217
2317
2417
2516
2615
2715
2814
2914
3013
3113

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1937
2946
3946
4946
5955
6955
7964
8964
9964
10973
11973
12973
13982
14982
15982
16982
17991
18991
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Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
139calm
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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 6:18 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:186:13
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411.96:176:12
511.96:176:11
611.96:176:11
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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 6.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 6.19 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
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206.3Intense
216.3Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Butajīra

In seasonPeak

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

Butajīra's rainy season runs April–September, 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 Butajīra?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Butajīra for sightseeing.

What to pack for Butajīra in October

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

In October, Butajīra sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in Butajīra 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 Butajīra peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 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 16Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Butajīra 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 Butajīra is worst in October — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorOct 1545 µg/m³Aug 1133 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar39Poor
Apr37Poor
May38Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep41Poor
Oct46Poor
Nov40Poor
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Butajīra?

Butajīra sits at 8.1°N, 38.4°E, 2,073 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Insēno, 12 km away.

Topography around Butajīra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Butajīra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 2,084 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,657 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,507 m.

The land around Butajīra is covered by cropland (66%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
1,657 m
80 km
2,507 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Insēno 12 km · Ciro 35 km · Worabe 36 km · Ziway 44 km · Mek’ī 50 km · Dēra 62 km · Tulu Bolo 63 km · Waliso 64 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 Butajīra (8.1167°, 38.3667°, elevation 2,073 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).