Konso weather in October

In October, Konso sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 34 mm of rain across 9.7 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 Konso's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Konso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:19 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Konso is small town in south-western 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 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Konso reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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How October really feels in Konso

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Konso 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
Jan33° / 20°6111.74.3
Feb34° / 21°51.311.83.6
Mar34° / 21°225.8123.6
Apr31° / 20°5212.512.14.1
May29° / 20°388.512.25.4
Jun29° / 20°203.712.36.1
Jul28° / 19°183.712.36.7
Aug29° / 20°153.312.26.1
Sep30° / 20°174.3125.4
Oct30° / 20°349.711.94.9
Nov31° / 19°194.811.84.9
Dec32° / 19°61.811.74.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
34753
44654
54555
64456
74456
84357
94357
104357
114258
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Konso gets around 34 mm of rain over 9.7 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
125
226
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529
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3126

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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13246220
23047240
32748260
42448270
52149290
61950310
71750330
81551340
91351360
101152370
111052380
12951391
13851401
14751411
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27849421
28850421
29950410
301050400
311150390

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

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 6:20 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:206:18
211.96:206:17
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411.96:206:16
511.96:206:16
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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 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.98 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Konso?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Konso for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Konso in October

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

In October, Konso sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Konso 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 Konso peaks around March 14 at about 15 (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 14UV 15Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Konso 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 Konso is worst in June — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateJun 1818 µg/m³Sep 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Konso?

Konso sits at 5.3°N, 37.5°E, 0 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Gīdolē, 46 km away.

Hagere MaryamJinkaKeleCh’ench’aBako

Topography around Konso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Konso has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 567 m around an average of 1,059 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,182 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,717 m.

The land around Konso is covered by shrubs (86%) within 3 km, shrubs (77%) within 16 km, and shrubs (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
567 m
16 km
1,182 m
80 km
2,717 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandwater
October weather nearby: Gīdolē 46 km · Yabēlo 78 km · Arba Minch 87 km · Hagere Maryam 94 km · Jinka 102 km · Kele 111 km · Ch’ench’a 112 km · Bako 118 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 Konso (5.25°, 37.4833°, elevation 0 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).