Deder weather in October

In October, Deder sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 100 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Deder's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Deder's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
7th warmest
Overnight low
13°
4th coldest
Rainfall
100 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:06 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
52%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Deder is town in Oromia, Ethiopia.

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 23°C through the month.

A typical October day in Deder reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Deder weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 12°183.811.58.3
Feb25° / 14°254.111.78.0
Mar25° / 15°9010.411.96.9
Apr24° / 15°18518.412.25.6
May24° / 15°25022.912.45.0
Jun24° / 15°751512.56.1
Jul23° / 14°941912.55.5
Aug22° / 14°1062012.35.3
Sep23° / 15°8916.412.15.9
Oct23° / 13°1001311.86.6
Nov23° / 12°405.111.67.9
Dec23° / 12°172.911.58.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
25941
35842
45842
55644
65644
75743
85743
95743
105743
115842
125842
135941
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156040
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196337
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316733

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Deder gets around 100 mm of rain over 13 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 41% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
152
252
352
451
551
650
750
849
949
1048
1148
1247
1346
1445
1544
1643
1742
1841
1939
2038
2137
2236
2335
2434
2532
2631
2729
2828
2927
3026
3125

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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
148511
249501
350491
451481
552471
654451
755441
856431
957421
1059401
1161390
1262380
1363370
1464360
1566340
1667330
1768320
1870300
1971290
2072280
2173270
2274260
2375250
2476240
2577230
2678220
2779210
2880200
2980200
3081190
3182180

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 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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315calm

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 6:06 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:066:01
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311.96:066:00
411.96:055:59
511.96:055:58
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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 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Deder

In seasonPeak

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

Deder's rainy season runs April–May, 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 Deder?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Deder for sightseeing.

What to pack for Deder in October

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

In October, Deder sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Deder 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 Deder peaks around March 18 at about 16 (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 18UV 16Nov 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Deder 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 Deder is worst in November — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateNov 2128 µg/m³Aug 1819 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Deder?

Deder sits at 9.3°N, 41.4°E, 2,330 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Chelenko, 16 km away.

Topography around Deder

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Deder has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 794 m around an average of 2,304 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,641 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,673 m.

The land around Deder is covered by cropland (48%) and shrubs (38%) within 3 km, shrubs (54%) and cropland (41%) within 16 km, and shrubs (57%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
794 m
16 km
1,641 m
80 km
2,673 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Chelenko 16 km · Hīrna 39 km · Dire Dawa 56 km · ‘Alemaya 63 km · Āsbe Teferī 68 km · Harar 74 km · Mī’ēso 76 km · Felana 83 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 Deder (9.3117°, 41.443°, elevation 2,330 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).