Dubti weather in October

In October, Dubti sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Dubti's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dubti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
7th warmest
Overnight low
25°
6th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:09 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
25%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Dubti is Ethiopian town in the Afar region.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical October day in Dubti reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 2°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Dubti

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Dubti weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 20°41.111.45.2
Feb34° / 21°51.211.64.0
Mar36° / 23°213.611.92.6
Apr37° / 25°264.712.31.6
May39° / 27°132.312.50.5
Jun41° / 29°10.112.70.0
Jul40° / 28°143.112.60.3
Aug38° / 27°357.112.40.9
Sep38° / 28°14312.11.0
Oct36° / 25°81.911.72.3
Nov34° / 21°4111.53.9
Dec32° / 20°40.711.35.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28713
38713
48713
58713
68713
78812
88911
98911
108911
118911
128911
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Dubti gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.9 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 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
47
57
67
77
87
96
106
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126
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146
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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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
127313183
228303083
329302993
430292893
532282794
633282794
734272694
835272594
935272594
1036272593
1137262593
1237262593
1338262593
1438262583
1539262583
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1841242573
1942242573
2043232563
2143232563
2244232463
2345222463
2445222363
2546232363
2646232263
2747232162
2847242162
2948242062
3048242062
3148251962

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
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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 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:086:02
211.96:086:01
311.96:086:00
411.96:086:00
511.96:085:59
611.86:085:58
711.86:085:58
811.86:085:57
911.86:085:57
1011.86:085:56
1111.86:085:55
1211.86:085:55
1311.86:085:54
1411.86:085:54
1511.76:095:53
1611.76:095:53
1711.76:095:52
1811.76:095:52
1911.76:095:51
2011.76:095:51
2111.76:095:50
2211.76:105:50
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2411.76:105:49
2511.66:105:49
2611.66:105:48
2711.66:115:48
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2911.66:115:47
3011.66:115:47
3111.66:125:47

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.3Intense
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216.3Intense
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246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Dubti

In seasonPeak

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

Dubti sees seasonal dust haze (June–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is October a good time to visit Dubti?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dubti.

What to pack for Dubti in October

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

In October, Dubti sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dubti in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dubti peaks around March 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 20UV 14Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Dubti 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 Dubti is worst in August — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateAug 1036 µg/m³Nov 2318 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul35Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep29Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dubti?

Dubti sits at 11.7°N, 41.1°E, 381 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Samara, 11 km away.

SifraBatīMersaDikhil

Topography around Dubti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dubti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 379 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 355 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,428 m.

The land around Dubti is covered by cropland (30%), bare terrain (27%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (64%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
355 m
80 km
1,428 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Samara 11 km · Logīya 11 km · Asaita 43 km · Mīlē 49 km · Sifra 117 km · Batī 131 km · Mersa 156 km · Dikhil 157 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 Dubti (11.7329°, 41.082°, elevation 381 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).