Mambuk weather in October

In October, Mambuk sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 114 mm of rain across 21.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Mambuk's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mambuk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
114 mm
21.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:28 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
55%
7th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Mambuk is human settlement.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Mambuk reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

15°20°25°30°35°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12717
22718
32718
42718
52718
62718
72718
82718
92718
102818
112818
122818
132818
142818
152818
162818
172818
182818
192818
202818
212818
222818
232817
242817
252817
262817
272817
282817
292817
302817
312817

How October really feels in Mambuk

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.

Mambuk weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 17°10.211.45.7
Feb33° / 19°10.411.64.4
Mar35° / 20°91.911.93.4
Apr34° / 21°397.112.23.1
May31° / 20°15619.312.53.4
Jun28° / 18°29928.612.63.5
Jul25° / 18°35230.412.63.6
Aug25° / 17°36830.712.43.6
Sep26° / 17°2482912.13.7
Oct28° / 18°11421.911.74.7
Nov29° / 17°18411.56.4
Dec30° / 17°10.211.46.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 40%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45347
55347
65446
75446
85446
95545
105545
115644
125644
135644
145743
155743
165842
175941
186040
196040
206238
216238
226337
236535
246535
256634
266832
276931
286931
297129
307228
317327

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mambuk gets around 114 mm of rain over 21.9 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 70% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
189
288
387
486
586
685
784
883
982
1081
1180
1279
1377
1476
1575
1673
1771
1869
1968
2066
2164
2262
2360
2458
2556
2653
2751
2848
2946
3043
3140

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1027325
2027424
3027523
4027622
5027721
6027721
7037720
8037720
9037819
10037819
11047818
12047917
13047917
14157816
15157816
16167815
17177814
18187813
19197713
201117612
211127611
221137610
23215749
24216739
25218728
26319717
27321706
28423685
29525655
30627634
31730603

Wind in October

Winds average 3 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:276:21
211.96:276:21
311.96:276:20
411.96:276:19
511.96:276:19
611.86:276:18
711.86:276:17
811.86:276:17
911.86:276:16
1011.86:276:16
1111.86:276:15
1211.86:276:15
1311.86:286:14
1411.86:286:14
1511.86:286:13
1611.76:286:13
1711.76:286:12
1811.76:286:12
1911.76:286:11
2011.76:286:11
2111.76:296:10
2211.76:296:10
2311.76:296:09
2411.76:296:09
2511.76:296:09
2611.66:296:08
2711.66:306:08
2811.66:306:08
2911.66:306:07
3011.66:306:07
3111.66:316:07

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Mambuk

In seasonPeak

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

Mambuk's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Mambuk?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Mambuk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mambuk in October

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

In October, Mambuk sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mambuk 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 Mambuk peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 22UV 14Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Mambuk 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 Mambuk is worst in March — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (May, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyModeratePoorMar 1367 µg/m³May 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb56Unhealthy
Mar70Unhealthy
Apr30Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mambuk?

Mambuk sits at 11.3°N, 36.2°E, 1,209 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Chagni, 48 km away.

Topography around Mambuk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mambuk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 1,177 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,688 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,311 m.

The land around Mambuk is covered by grassland (39%), cropland (30%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (27%), cropland (25%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and trees (37%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
1,688 m
80 km
2,311 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Chagni 48 km · Dangila 67 km · Dibate 70 km · Ādīs K’idamē 76 km · Gurbetē 81 km · Injibara 83 km · Gimja Bēt Maryam 87 km · Ginja Bet 88 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 Mambuk (11.2833°, 36.2167°, elevation 1,209 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).