Kuyera weather in October

In October, Kuyera sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 261 mm of rain across 22 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 Kuyera's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kuyera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
8th warmest
Overnight low
12°
5th coldest
Rainfall
261 mm
22 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:15 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
66%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical October day in Kuyera reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42112
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Kuyera weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 10°346.611.67.6
Feb24° / 11°406.311.87.7
Mar24° / 12°11413.6126.5
Apr23° / 13°26322.312.24.8
May22° / 13°3322812.33.9
Jun21° / 12°19828.112.43.7
Jul19° / 12°19328.412.43.6
Aug20° / 12°24829.112.23.5
Sep20° / 12°36929.3123.5
Oct21° / 12°2612211.84.8
Nov22° / 10°698.811.77.0
Dec22° / 275.411.67.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 63%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32773
42773
52773
62872
73070
83070
93070
103169
113169
123268
133268
143367
153565
163565
173664
183763
193862
204060
214060
224357
234456
244555
254654
264852
274951
284951
295149
305347
315446

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kuyera gets around 261 mm of rain over 22 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 71% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
194
293
392
491
590
689
787
886
985
1083
1182
1281
1379
1478
1576
1674
1772
1870
1967
2065
2163
2260
2358
2456
2553
2651
2749
2847
2945
3043
3141

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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
15050
25149
35248
45446
55545
65644
75743
85941
96040
106139
116139
126238
136337
146337
156436
166535
176634
186634
196733
206931
217030
227129
237228
247327
257525
267624
277822
287921
298020
308218
318317

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
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155calm
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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 6:16 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:166:12
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411.96:166:11
511.96:166:10
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3011.76:166:01
3111.76:176:01

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Kuyera?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Kuyera for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kuyera in October

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

In October, Kuyera sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kuyera 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 Kuyera peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Nov 23UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kuyera 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 Kuyera is worst in June — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1732 µg/m³Jan 1726 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kuyera?

Kuyera sits at 7.3°N, 38.6°E, 1,902 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Arsi Negele, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Kuyera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kuyera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m around an average of 1,927 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,055 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,813 m.

The land around Kuyera is covered by cropland (89%) within 3 km, cropland (81%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) within 80 km.

3 km
201 m
16 km
1,055 m
80 km
2,813 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Arsi Negele 7.0 km · Shashamane 12 km · Kofelē 30 km · Awasa 33 km · Leku 53 km · K’olīto 63 km · Āsasa 65 km · Yirga ‘Alem 66 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 Kuyera (7.3°, 38.65°, elevation 1,902 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).