Debre Birhan weather in October

In October, Debre Birhan sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 47 mm of rain across 6.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 Debre Birhan's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Debre Birhan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:13 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
43%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Debre Birhan is city in Ethiopia.

Density
9,986/km²
people per km²
Founded
1456

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 19°C through the month.

A typical October day in Debre Birhan reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°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 about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1189
2189
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4199
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Debre Birhan weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 498.411.56.6
Feb20° / 569.211.76.6
Mar21° / 15215.511.95.8
Apr21° / 10°1611612.25.6
May21° / 10°789.312.46.7
Jun21° / 10°1131212.66.2
Jul18° / 10°48429.612.53.3
Aug17° / 10°57930.612.33.1
Sep18° / 25221.712.14.4
Oct19° / 476.411.86.9
Nov19° / 234.211.67.4
Dec19° / 17411.47.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26535
36634
46634
56733
66733
76832
86931
97030
107030
117129
127129
137327
147327
157426
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Debre Birhan gets around 47 mm of rain over 6.4 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 21% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
142
240
338
436
534
632
730
828
926
1024
1123
1222
1320
1419
1518
1617
1717
1816
1916
2015
2115
2215
2315
2414
2514
2613
2713
2812
2912
3011
3111

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
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3100
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Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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319calm

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 6:13 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 5:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:136:08
211.96:136:08
311.96:136:07
411.96:136:07
511.96:136:06
611.96:136:05
711.96:136:05
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2011.76:145:59
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2711.76:155:56
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3111.76:165:55

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.1Intense
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116.1Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
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316.4Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Debre Birhan

In seasonPeak

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

Debre Birhan's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Debre Birhan sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

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

Is October a good time to visit Debre Birhan?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Debre Birhan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Debre Birhan in October

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

In October, Debre Birhan sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Pack sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Debre Birhan 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 Debre Birhan peaks around March 19 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 16Dec 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug15Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Debre Birhan 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 Debre Birhan is worst in June — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 25 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateJun 1842 µg/m³Nov 2025 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun43Poor
Jul37Poor
Aug34Moderate
Sep38Poor
Oct28Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Debre Birhan?

Debre Birhan sits at 9.7°N, 39.5°E, 2,830 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Sheno, 47 km away.

Topography around Debre Birhan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Debre Birhan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 459 m around an average of 2,763 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,339 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,027 m.

The land around Debre Birhan is covered by cropland (52%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and shrubs (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
459 m
16 km
1,339 m
80 km
3,027 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
October weather nearby: Sheno 47 km · Kobo 52 km · Robit 53 km · Abomsa 60 km · ‘Alem Ketema 71 km · Mehal Mēda 72 km · Sendafa 81 km · Āt’aye 87 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 Debre Birhan (9.6795°, 39.5326°, elevation 2,830 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).