Hagere Maryam weather in October

In October, Hagere Maryam sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 152 mm of rain across 23.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in October, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Hagere Maryam's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hagere Maryam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
8th warmest
Overnight low
13°
7th coldest
Rainfall
152 mm
23.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:16 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
76%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Hagere Maryam 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 22°C through the month.

A typical October day in Hagere Maryam reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Hagere Maryam weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 11°162.611.78.0
Feb27° / 13°202.811.87.6
Mar26° / 13°709.3126.7
Apr24° / 14°16520.212.15.0
May22° / 14°18823.912.34.4
Jun21° / 13°10117.712.34.9
Jul19° / 12°7715.812.35.0
Aug20° / 12°7614.412.25.3
Sep22° / 13°8412.8125.9
Oct22° / 13°15223.111.94.6
Nov23° / 11°9312.411.76.3
Dec24° / 11°223.811.78.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31882
41882
51783
61783
71684
81684
91684
101684
111684
121684
131783
141783
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232080
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272476
282575
292773
302773
312872

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Hagere Maryam gets around 152 mm of rain over 23.1 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 73% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
160
263
365
466
568
670
771
872
973
1074
1175
1276
1376
1477
1578
1678
1778
1878
1978
2077
2177
2276
2376
2475
2574
2673
2772
2870
2969
3068
3166

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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
145550
243570
340600
438611
536631
634651
732671
830691
928711
1027712
1125732
1224742
1322762
1421763
1520773
1620773
1719783
1819783
1918793
2019783
2119783
2220773
2320782
2422762
2523752
2624742
2726722
2828702
2929701
3031681
3133661

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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours 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 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:186:15
211.96:176:14
311.96:176:14
411.96:176:13
511.96:176:13
611.96:176:12
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1911.96:166:07
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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 4.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
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134.8Bright
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174.9Bright
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204.9Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Hagere Maryam?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Hagere Maryam for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hagere Maryam in October

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

In October, Hagere Maryam sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Hagere Maryam 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 Hagere Maryam peaks around March 15 at about 16 (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 16Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Hagere Maryam 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 Hagere Maryam is worst in December — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.6× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorDec 1736 µg/m³Aug 1922 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov33Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Hagere Maryam?

Hagere Maryam sits at 5.6°N, 38.2°E, 1,883 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Kercha, 25 km away.

Topography around Hagere Maryam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hagere Maryam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m around an average of 1,865 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,008 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,360 m.

The land around Hagere Maryam is covered by trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (46%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
247 m
16 km
1,008 m
80 km
2,360 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Kercha 25 km · Kele 55 km · Yirga Ch’efē 59 km · Wenago 76 km · Shakiso 76 km · Yabēlo 85 km · Kibre Mengist 87 km · Dīla 87 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 Hagere Maryam (5.6342°, 38.236°, elevation 1,883 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).