Kobo in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Kobo sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 134 mm of rain over about 23 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the driest season of the year.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Kobo's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kobo's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
22°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
12°C
Rainfall
134 mm
23 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
7.5
best season of the year
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Kobo in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C.

A typical fall day in Kobo reaches about 22°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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Kobo weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 10°689.811.56.8
Feb22° / 11°659.211.76.9
Mar23° / 13°1371511.96.4
Apr24° / 14°15614.312.26.3
May25° / 15°537.712.57.5
Jun25° / 15°446.712.67.5
Jul23° / 14°2602512.54.8
Aug23° / 14°29726.712.34.5
Sep23° / 14°8313.412.16.5
Oct23° / 13°265.611.87.9
Nov22° / 11°254.311.58.0
Dec21° / 10°254.411.47.8

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Kobo gets around 134 mm of rain over 23 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of fall feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 7 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min in early September to 11 h 30 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 6.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Kobo

In seasonPeak

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

Kobo's rainy season runs March–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kobo 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 fall a good time to visit Kobo?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

7.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is one of the better times to visit Kobo for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Kobo in Fall

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

In fall, Kobo sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Kobo in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages 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 Kobo peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 20UV 15Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Kobo in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kobo is worst in June — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 25 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateJun 1842 µg/m³Nov 2025 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun43Poor
Jul37Poor
Aug34Moderate
Sep38Poor
Oct28Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kobo?

Kobo sits at 10.0°N, 39.9°E, 1,447 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Robit, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Kobo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kobo has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 812 m around an average of 1,520 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,084 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,137 m.

The land around Kobo is covered by shrubs (57%) and cropland (37%) within 3 km, shrubs (43%) and cropland (43%) within 16 km, and shrubs (42%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
812 m
16 km
2,084 m
80 km
3,137 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Fall weather nearby: Robit 6.0 km · Abomsa 15 km · Āt’aye 37 km · Mehal Mēda 38 km · Debre Birhan 52 km · Kemisē 77 km · Were Īlu 77 km · ‘Alem Ketema 90 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 Kobo (10.028°, 39.8528°, elevation 1,447 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.