Shashamane weather in October

In October, Shashamane sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 96 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in October, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Shashamane's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shashamane's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
5th coldest
Rainfall
96 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:15 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
57%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Shashamane is town in 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 24°C through the month.

A typical October day in Shashamane reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Shashamane 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
Jan26° / 13°92.111.68.3
Feb27° / 14°132.611.87.8
Mar28° / 15°417.2127.0
Apr27° / 16°8914.312.25.8
May25° / 16°11217.412.35.7
Jun24° / 15°4914.112.46.2
Jul22° / 15°6017.612.45.4
Aug22° / 15°7619.512.25.2
Sep23° / 15°13623.1124.9
Oct24° / 15°9612.311.86.6
Nov25° / 13°193.311.78.2
Dec25° / 12°41.311.68.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
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74951
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135248
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225842
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256040
266139
276238
286337
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306436
316535

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Shashamane gets around 96 mm of rain over 12.3 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 41% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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755
853
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1049
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2132
2230
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2428
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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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
188012
297912
3107812
4117712
5127612
6147412
7157411
8167311
9187210
10197110
1121709
1222708
1324688
1425687
1527667
1629656
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1833625
1936595
2038584
2140564
2243534
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2550473
2653443
2755423
2857403
2959383
3061363
3163343

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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 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 6:13 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:166:13
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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 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Shashamane

In seasonPeak

In October, Shashamane sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Shashamane's rainy season runs August–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Shashamane?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Shashamane for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shashamane in October

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

In October, Shashamane sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Shashamane in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Shashamane peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Dec 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Shashamane 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 Shashamane is worst in December — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 1668 µg/m³Aug 1145 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan65Unhealthy
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar59Unhealthy
Apr52Poor
May50Poor
Jun51Poor
Jul46Poor
Aug45Poor
Sep53Poor
Oct64Unhealthy
Nov65Unhealthy
Dec68Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Shashamane?

Shashamane sits at 7.2°N, 38.6°E, 1,924 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Kuyera, 12 km away.

Topography around Shashamane

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shashamane has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 1,939 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 897 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,942 m.

The land around Shashamane is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) within 80 km.

3 km
179 m
16 km
897 m
80 km
2,942 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Kuyera 12 km · Arsi Negele 19 km · Awasa 21 km · Kofelē 25 km · Leku 40 km · Yirga ‘Alem 54 km · K’olīto 58 km · Dimtu 60 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 Shashamane (7.2°, 38.6°, elevation 1,924 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).