Dimtu weather in October

In October, Dimtu sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 96 mm of rain across 15.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Dimtu's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dimtu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
8th warmest
Overnight low
14°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
96 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:17 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
59%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Dimtu is City in Wolayita, Ethiopia.

Density
3,903/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 25°C through the month.

A typical October day in Dimtu reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

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Dimtu weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 14°132.911.67.5
Feb29° / 15°143.211.86.4
Mar29° / 15°609.7125.5
Apr27° / 16°12517.712.15.1
May25° / 15°1322112.35.1
Jun23° / 14°5415.712.45.8
Jul22° / 14°7118.412.45.3
Aug23° / 14°8419.112.25.2
Sep24° / 14°13323.8124.8
Oct25° / 14°9615.411.86.0
Nov26° / 13°234.611.77.6
Dec27° / 13°71.811.68.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 49%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34555
44456
54456
64456
74456
84456
94654
104555
114555
124654
134654
144753
154852
164951
174951
185149
195149
205248
215347
225545
235644
245743
255842
265941
275941
286040
296139
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Dimtu gets around 96 mm of rain over 15.4 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 50% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
176
275
374
472
570
668
766
864
962
1060
1159
1257
1355
1453
1552
1650
1748
1846
1944
2042
2141
2239
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2436
2534
2632
2731
2830
2928
3027
3126

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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
167519
267519
377419
487319
597219
6107218
7117217
8127117
9137116
10147016
11166915
12176914
13196714
14206713
15226612
16246412
17266311
18286210
1930619
2033589
2135578
2237558
2339547
2442517
2544497
2646476
2749466
2850446
2953425
3055405
3157385

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
135calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:186:15
211.96:186:14
311.96:186:14
411.96:186:13
511.96:186:13
611.96:186:12
711.96:186:12
811.96:186:11
911.96:176:11
1011.96:176:10
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1211.96:176:09
1311.96:176:09
1411.96:176:09
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1911.86:176:07
2011.86:176:06
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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 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Dimtu?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Dimtu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dimtu in October

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

In October, Dimtu sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Dimtu 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 Dimtu peaks around March 15 at about 15 (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 15UV 15Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Dimtu 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 Dimtu is worst in December — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 39 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 1872 µg/m³Aug 1440 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan69Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar53Poor
Apr45Poor
May41Poor
Jun44Poor
Jul42Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct54Poor
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec73Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dimtu?

Dimtu sits at 6.9°N, 38.1°E, 1,521 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Bedēsa, 12 km away.

Topography around Dimtu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dimtu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m around an average of 1,525 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 991 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,592 m.

The land around Dimtu is covered by cropland (59%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
354 m
16 km
991 m
80 km
2,592 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Bedēsa 12 km · Badessa 22 km · Bodītī 29 km · Shonē 30 km · Shanto 31 km · Leku 36 km · Yirga ‘Alem 38 km · Wolaita Sodo 41 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 Dimtu (6.9297°, 38.1251°, elevation 1,521 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).