Gobēsa weather in October

In October, Gobēsa sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 67 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°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 Gobēsa's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gobēsa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
12th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:12 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
59%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Gobēsa is Ethiopian town.

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 20°C through the month.

A typical October day in Gobēsa reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Gobēsa weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 122.211.68.4
Feb24° / 192.511.78.4
Mar24° / 10°68811.97.5
Apr22° / 10°12315.912.25.8
May23° / 10°9612.412.36.4
Jun23° / 10°9314.412.46.1
Jul21° / 10°24227.512.44.0
Aug21° / 10°29928.312.23.9
Sep21° / 10°16019.8125.1
Oct20° / 6711.611.86.2
Nov21° / 193.911.77.6
Dec22° / 51.611.68.3

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 32% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Gobēsa gets around 67 mm of rain over 11.6 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 38% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 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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Sunrise & sunset in October

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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 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:136:09
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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 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Gobēsa

In seasonPeak

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

Gobēsa's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Gobēsa?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Gobēsa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gobēsa in October

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

In October, Gobēsa sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Gobēsa in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gobēsa peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Nov 23UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Gobēsa 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 Gobēsa is worst in June — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 15 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1927 µg/m³Jan 1715 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gobēsa?

Gobēsa sits at 7.6°N, 39.5°E, 2,349 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Bek’ojī, 29 km away.

Topography around Gobēsa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gobēsa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m around an average of 2,381 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,179 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,123 m.

The land around Gobēsa is covered by cropland (68%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
254 m
16 km
2,179 m
80 km
3,123 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Bek’ojī 29 km · Sagurē 41 km · Āsela 55 km · Huruta 62 km · Īteya 65 km · Āsasa 66 km · Sīrē 78 km · Bale Robe 78 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 Gobēsa (7.6167°, 39.5°, elevation 2,349 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).