Mehal Mēda weather in October

In October, Mehal Mēda sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 57 mm of rain across 8.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Mehal Mēda's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mehal Mēda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
8th warmest
Overnight low
11°
5th coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:13 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
44%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical October day in Mehal Mēda reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°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 22°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Mehal Mēda weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 8912.411.56.0
Feb20° / 10°10111.811.76.1
Mar21° / 11°29218.811.95.4
Apr22° / 12°36618.512.25.3
May23° / 13°14312.112.56.7
Jun23° / 13°12611.412.66.8
Jul21° / 13°48228.212.54.0
Aug21° / 13°67730.112.33.6
Sep21° / 12°27322.612.14.7
Oct20° / 11°578.111.86.9
Nov20° / 355.811.57.3
Dec19° / 386.711.47.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26832
36832
46931
56931
67030
77030
87030
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Mehal Mēda gets around 57 mm of rain over 8.1 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 27% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
153
251
349
446
543
640
737
835
933
1031
1129
1227
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1424
1523
1622
1721
1821
1920
2020
2120
2220
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2718
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3016
3116

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
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317calm

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 6:13 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:136:08
211.96:136:07
311.96:136:06
411.96:136:06
511.96:136:05
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3011.66:165:54
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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 6.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 6.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
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296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Mehal Mēda

In seasonPeak

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

Mehal Mēda's rainy season runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Mehal Mēda 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 October a good time to visit Mehal Mēda?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Mehal Mēda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mehal Mēda in October

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

In October, Mehal Mēda sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in Mehal Mēda 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 Mehal Mēda peaks around March 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 16Dec 11UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug15Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Mehal Mēda 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 Mehal Mēda is worst in June — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJun 1844 µg/m³Nov 1729 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May36Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct31Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mehal Mēda?

Mehal Mēda sits at 10.3°N, 39.7°E, 3,080 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Āt’aye, 31 km away.

Topography around Mehal Mēda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mehal Mēda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m around an average of 3,078 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,437 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,298 m.

The land around Mehal Mēda is covered by cropland (53%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and shrubs (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
270 m
16 km
1,437 m
80 km
3,298 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Āt’aye 31 km · Kobo 38 km · Were Īlu 39 km · Robit 44 km · Kemisē 51 km · Abomsa 51 km · Harbu 69 km · Debre Birhan 72 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 Mehal Mēda (10.3121°, 39.6589°, elevation 3,080 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).