Īteya weather in October

In October, Īteya sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 38 mm of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-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 41% 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 Īteya's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Īteya's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 38 mm; 8.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:14 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover: 48%; 6th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.95 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.2; out of 10

Īteya is town in southeastern 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 25°C through the month.

A typical October day in Īteya reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer 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)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12

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

Īteya 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 11°	6	1.7	11.6	8.5
Feb	27° / 12°	11	2.7	11.7	7.9
Mar	28° / 14°	42	7.5	11.9	7.0
Apr	27° / 15°	58	12.2	12.2	6.1
May	27° / 15°	52	10.5	12.4	6.5
Jun	26° / 15°	28	9.3	12.5	6.8
Jul	24° / 15°	82	23.6	12.4	4.9
Aug	24° / 15°	136	27.4	12.3	4.3
Sep	25° / 14°	118	22.6	12	5.0
Oct	25° / 13°	38	8.6	11.8	7.2
Nov	25° / 12°	11	2.8	11.6	8.3
Dec	25° / 10°	4	1.4	11.5	8.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. 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 (%)	68	67	67	68	67	67	67	68	69	69	69	69	69	70	71	71	71	72	73	73	73	74	74	74	75	75	75	76	76	76	76
Cloudier (%)	32	33	33	32	33	33	33	32	31	31	31	31	31	30	29	29	29	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	24	24	24	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	68	32
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	68	32
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	70	30
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	72	28
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	76	24
31	76	24

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Īteya gets around 38 mm of rain over 8.6 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 28% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	54	51	49	47	44	42	39	37	35	33	31	29	28	27	25	24	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	17	16	15	15	14

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	51
3	49
4	47
5	44
6	42
7	39
8	37
9	35
10	33
11	31
12	29
13	28
14	27
15	25
16	24
17	23
18	22
19	22
20	21
21	21
22	20
23	20
24	19
25	19
26	18
27	17
28	16
29	15
30	15
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 85% 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 (%)	69	70	72	73	75	76	78	79	81	82	83	84	85	86	86	87	88	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	92	92	93
Comfortable (%)	31	30	28	27	25	24	22	21	19	18	17	16	15	14	14	13	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	69	31
2	70	30
3	72	28
4	73	27
5	75	25
6	76	24
7	78	22
8	79	21
9	81	19
10	82	18
11	83	17
12	84	16
13	85	15
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	87	13
17	88	12
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	93	7

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
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	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	10	calm
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12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
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23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

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 6:14 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 5:58 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	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	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
Sunrise (AM)	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15
Sunset (PM)	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:14	6:10
2	11.9	6:14	6:09
3	11.9	6:14	6:09
4	11.9	6:14	6:08
5	11.9	6:14	6:08
6	11.9	6:14	6:07
7	11.9	6:14	6:07
8	11.9	6:14	6:06
9	11.9	6:14	6:06
10	11.9	6:14	6:05
11	11.9	6:14	6:05
12	11.8	6:14	6:04
13	11.8	6:14	6:04
14	11.8	6:14	6:03
15	11.8	6:14	6:03
16	11.8	6:14	6:03
17	11.8	6:14	6:02
18	11.8	6:14	6:02
19	11.8	6:14	6:01
20	11.8	6:14	6:01
21	11.8	6:14	6:01
22	11.8	6:14	6:00
23	11.8	6:14	6:00
24	11.8	6:14	6:00
25	11.8	6:14	5:59
26	11.7	6:14	5:59
27	11.7	6:15	5:59
28	11.7	6:15	5:59
29	11.7	6:15	5:58
30	11.7	6:15	5:58
31	11.7	6:15	5:58

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.95 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)	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	6.0	Bright
16	6.0	Bright
17	6.0	Bright
18	6.0	Bright
19	6.0	Intense
20	6.0	Intense
21	6.0	Intense
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.0	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 Īteya

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Īteya?

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

7.2

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

6.6

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Īteya for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Īteya in October

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

In October, Īteya sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Īteya 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 Īteya peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 12 (extreme).

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)	14	15	17	15	14	12	12	14	14	14	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Īteya 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 Īteya is worst in June — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), 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)	25	26	27	26	31	39	32	29	36	32	24	24
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	25	Moderate
Feb	26	Moderate
Mar	27	Moderate
Apr	26	Moderate
May	31	Moderate
Jun	39	Poor
Jul	32	Moderate
Aug	29	Moderate
Sep	36	Poor
Oct	32	Moderate
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	24	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Īteya?

Īteya sits at 8.1°N, 39.2°E, 2,196 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Huruta, 13 km away.

Topography around Īteya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Īteya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 2,189 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,278 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,037 m.

The land around Īteya is covered by cropland (90%) within 3 km, cropland (84%) within 16 km, and cropland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km

104 m

cropland 90%

16 km

1,278 m

cropland 84%

80 km

3,037 m

cropland 72%

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

October weather nearby: Huruta 13 km · Āsela 23 km · Sīrē 34 km · Wenjī 36 km · Wonji 36 km · ‘Alem T’ēna 36 km · Sagurē 44 km · Mek’ī 46 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 Īteya (8.1333°, 39.2333°, elevation 2,196 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	25	14
2	25	14
3	25	14
4	25	14
5	25	14
6	25	14
7	25	14
8	25	14
9	25	14
10	25	14
11	25	14
12	25	14
13	25	14
14	26	14
15	26	13
16	26	13
17	26	13
18	26	13
19	26	13
20	26	13
21	26	13
22	26	13
23	26	13
24	26	13
25	26	13
26	26	13
27	26	13
28	26	13
29	26	13
30	26	13
31	26	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	68	32
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	68	32
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	70	30
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	72	28
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	76	24
31	76	24

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	51
3	49
4	47
5	44
6	42
7	39
8	37
9	35
10	33
11	31
12	29
13	28
14	27
15	25
16	24
17	23
18	22
19	22
20	21
21	21
22	20
23	20
24	19
25	19
26	18
27	17
28	16
29	15
30	15
31	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	69	31
2	70	30
3	72	28
4	73	27
5	75	25
6	76	24
7	78	22
8	79	21
9	81	19
10	82	18
11	83	17
12	84	16
13	85	15
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	87	13
17	88	12
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	93	7

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	68	32
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	68	32
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	70	30
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	72	28
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	76	24
31	76	24

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	51
3	49
4	47
5	44
6	42
7	39
8	37
9	35
10	33
11	31
12	29
13	28
14	27
15	25
16	24
17	23
18	22
19	22
20	21
21	21
22	20
23	20
24	19
25	19
26	18
27	17
28	16
29	15
30	15
31	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	69	31
2	70	30
3	72	28
4	73	27
5	75	25
6	76	24
7	78	22
8	79	21
9	81	19
10	82	18
11	83	17
12	84	16
13	85	15
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	87	13
17	88	12
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	93	7

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	68	32
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	68	32
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	70	30
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	72	28
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	76	24
31	76	24

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	51
3	49
4	47
5	44
6	42
7	39
8	37
9	35
10	33
11	31
12	29
13	28
14	27
15	25
16	24
17	23
18	22
19	22
20	21
21	21
22	20
23	20
24	19
25	19
26	18
27	17
28	16
29	15
30	15
31	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	69	31
2	70	30
3	72	28
4	73	27
5	75	25
6	76	24
7	78	22
8	79	21
9	81	19
10	82	18
11	83	17
12	84	16
13	85	15
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	87	13
17	88	12
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	93	7