Idaga Hamus weather in October

In October, Idaga Hamus sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 24 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 12th-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 57% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Idaga Hamus's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Idaga Hamus's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 24 mm; 4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:16 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover: 38%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.0; out of 10

Idaga Hamus is town in Ethiopia.

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

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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 Idaga Hamus reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C cooler than September and on par with November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	12
2	23	11
3	23	11
4	23	11
5	22	11
6	22	11
7	22	11
8	22	11
9	22	11
10	22	11
11	22	11
12	22	11
13	22	11
14	22	11
15	22	11
16	22	11
17	22	11
18	22	11
19	22	11
20	22	11
21	22	11
22	22	11
23	22	11
24	22	11
25	22	11
26	22	10
27	22	10
28	22	10
29	22	10
30	22	10
31	22	10

Idaga Hamus weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 9°	54	12.1	11.3	6.7
Feb	23° / 10°	56	10.9	11.5	6.8
Mar	23° / 12°	109	16.1	11.9	6.3
Apr	24° / 13°	148	16.5	12.3	6.2
May	25° / 13°	68	9.8	12.6	7.2
Jun	25° / 14°	79	11.4	12.8	6.8
Jul	22° / 14°	330	29.4	12.8	3.8
Aug	22° / 14°	312	28.1	12.5	4.0
Sep	23° / 12°	61	7.7	12.1	7.4
Oct	22° / 11°	24	4	11.7	8.0
Nov	21° / 10°	33	5.6	11.3	7.8
Dec	21° / 9°	31	6	11.2	7.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	85	85	84	83	83	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83
Cloudier (%)	15	15	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	84	16
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	83	17
31	83	17

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Idaga Hamus gets around 24 mm of rain over 4 wet days in October, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 13% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	8	8	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	9
4	10
5	10
6	11
7	11
8	12
9	12
10	13
11	13
12	13
13	14
14	14
15	14
16	14
17	14
18	14
19	14
20	14
21	14
22	14
23	14
24	14
25	14
26	14
27	14
28	14
29	14
30	14
31	14

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
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6	6	calm
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13	6	calm
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20	7	calm
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24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:50 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20
Sunset (PM)	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:14	6:07
2	11.9	6:15	6:06
3	11.8	6:15	6:06
4	11.8	6:15	6:05
5	11.8	6:15	6:04
6	11.8	6:15	6:03
7	11.8	6:15	6:03
8	11.8	6:15	6:02
9	11.8	6:15	6:01
10	11.8	6:15	6:01
11	11.7	6:16	6:00
12	11.7	6:16	5:59
13	11.7	6:16	5:59
14	11.7	6:16	5:58
15	11.7	6:16	5:58
16	11.7	6:16	5:57
17	11.7	6:17	5:57
18	11.7	6:17	5:56
19	11.6	6:17	5:55
20	11.6	6:17	5:55
21	11.6	6:18	5:54
22	11.6	6:18	5:54
23	11.6	6:18	5:53
24	11.6	6:18	5:53
25	11.6	6:19	5:52
26	11.6	6:19	5:52
27	11.5	6:19	5:52
28	11.5	6:19	5:51
29	11.5	6:20	5:51
30	11.5	6:20	5:50
31	11.5	6:20	5:50

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.2	Intense
2	6.2	Intense
3	6.2	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.1	Intense
6	6.1	Intense
7	6.1	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.1	Intense
16	6.1	Intense
17	6.1	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.1	Intense
31	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Idaga Hamus

In seasonPeak

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

Idaga Hamus's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Idaga Hamus sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in July.

Monsoon

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Is October a good time to visit Idaga Hamus?

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

8.0

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.6

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Idaga Hamus for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Idaga Hamus in October

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

In October, Idaga Hamus sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

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UV index in Idaga Hamus in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Idaga Hamus peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	13	15	14	13	12	10	12	13	12	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Idaga Hamus 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 Idaga Hamus is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	26	26	29	24	26	31	28	30	29	21	20	22
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	26	Moderate
Feb	26	Moderate
Mar	29	Moderate
Apr	24	Moderate
May	26	Moderate
Jun	31	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	30	Moderate
Sep	29	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	20	Moderate
Dec	22	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Idaga Hamus?

Idaga Hamus sits at 14.2°N, 39.6°E, 2,702 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Ādīgrat, 15 km away.

Topography around Idaga Hamus

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Idaga Hamus has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 535 m around an average of 2,697 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,747 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,418 m.

The land around Idaga Hamus is covered by cropland (49%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (39%), grassland (30%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (27%), bare terrain (25%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

535 m

cropland 49%

16 km

1,747 m

cropland 39%

80 km

3,418 m

grassland 27%

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← September Idaga Hamus year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Ādīgrat 15 km · Wik’ro 44 km · Intich’o 46 km · Adwa 72 km · Dolo 77 km · Mekele 77 km · Aksum 91 km · Ābīy Ādī 94 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

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 Idaga Hamus (14.1872°, 39.5639°, elevation 2,702 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	12
2	23	11
3	23	11
4	23	11
5	22	11
6	22	11
7	22	11
8	22	11
9	22	11
10	22	11
11	22	11
12	22	11
13	22	11
14	22	11
15	22	11
16	22	11
17	22	11
18	22	11
19	22	11
20	22	11
21	22	11
22	22	11
23	22	11
24	22	11
25	22	11
26	22	10
27	22	10
28	22	10
29	22	10
30	22	10
31	22	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	84	16
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	83	17
31	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	9
4	10
5	10
6	11
7	11
8	12
9	12
10	13
11	13
12	13
13	14
14	14
15	14
16	14
17	14
18	14
19	14
20	14
21	14
22	14
23	14
24	14
25	14
26	14
27	14
28	14
29	14
30	14
31	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	12
2	23	11
3	23	11
4	23	11
5	22	11
6	22	11
7	22	11
8	22	11
9	22	11
10	22	11
11	22	11
12	22	11
13	22	11
14	22	11
15	22	11
16	22	11
17	22	11
18	22	11
19	22	11
20	22	11
21	22	11
22	22	11
23	22	11
24	22	11
25	22	11
26	22	10
27	22	10
28	22	10
29	22	10
30	22	10
31	22	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	84	16
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	83	17
31	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	9
4	10
5	10
6	11
7	11
8	12
9	12
10	13
11	13
12	13
13	14
14	14
15	14
16	14
17	14
18	14
19	14
20	14
21	14
22	14
23	14
24	14
25	14
26	14
27	14
28	14
29	14
30	14
31	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	12
2	23	11
3	23	11
4	23	11
5	22	11
6	22	11
7	22	11
8	22	11
9	22	11
10	22	11
11	22	11
12	22	11
13	22	11
14	22	11
15	22	11
16	22	11
17	22	11
18	22	11
19	22	11
20	22	11
21	22	11
22	22	11
23	22	11
24	22	11
25	22	11
26	22	10
27	22	10
28	22	10
29	22	10
30	22	10
31	22	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	84	16
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	83	17
31	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	9
4	10
5	10
6	11
7	11
8	12
9	12
10	13
11	13
12	13
13	14
14	14
15	14
16	14
17	14
18	14
19	14
20	14
21	14
22	14
23	14
24	14
25	14
26	14
27	14
28	14
29	14
30	14
31	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1