Gelemso weather in October

In October, Gelemso sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 98 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-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 20% 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 Gelemso's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gelemso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
7th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:09 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
58%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Gelemso is Oromia,GalamsoHabro.

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 Gelemso reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°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 on par with September and on par with November.

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Gelemso weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 14°173.611.58.1
Feb27° / 15°253.411.77.6
Mar28° / 16°859.111.96.7
Apr26° / 16°13017.812.25.4
May26° / 16°12519.412.45.4
Jun26° / 16°6413.312.56.2
Jul25° / 15°15522.212.55.2
Aug24° / 15°17022.812.35.2
Sep25° / 16°8113.212.16.5
Oct25° / 15°9812.611.86.6
Nov25° / 14°466.711.67.6
Dec25° / 13°223.711.58.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 38% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26238
36040
45941
55842
65644
75644
85644
95644
105545
115545
125545
135644
145644
155644
165644
175842
185842
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225842
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Gelemso gets around 98 mm of rain over 12.6 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 39% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
143
244
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545
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745
845
945
1044
1144
1243
1343
1442
1541
1640
1739
1839
1938
2037
2137
2236
2335
2435
2534
2633
2732
2831
2930
3029
3128

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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1295417
2305317
3305218
4315118
5325018
6334918
7334918
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10364817
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22543313
23563113
24573013
25592813
26612712
27622612
28642511
29652411
30662410
31672310

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
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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 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 6:09 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:096:05
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311.96:096:03
411.96:096:03
511.96:096:02
611.96:096:02
711.96:096:01
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2011.86:095:55
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2311.76:095:54
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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 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.6Bright
55.6Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Gelemso

In seasonPeak

In October, Gelemso sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Gelemso's rainy season runs July–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is October a good time to visit Gelemso?

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
5.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Gelemso for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gelemso in October

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

In October, Gelemso sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gelemso 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 Gelemso peaks around March 18 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 18UV 16Dec 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Gelemso 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 Gelemso is worst in June — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2230 µg/m³Apr 2022 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gelemso?

Gelemso sits at 8.8°N, 40.5°E, 1,795 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Bedēsa, 31 km away.

DederWelench’ītī

Topography around Gelemso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gelemso has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m around an average of 1,826 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,330 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,481 m.

The land around Gelemso is covered by cropland (51%) and shrubs (35%) within 3 km, shrubs (55%) and cropland (40%) within 16 km, and shrubs (58%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
428 m
16 km
1,330 m
80 km
2,481 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
October weather nearby: Bedēsa 31 km · Āwash 43 km · Āsbe Teferī 49 km · Mī’ēso 53 km · Metahāra 67 km · Hīrna 78 km · Deder 116 km · Welench’ītī 120 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 Gelemso (8.8167°, 40.5167°, elevation 1,795 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).