Sīrē weather in October

In October, Sīrē sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 117 mm of rain across 15.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Sīrē's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sīrē's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 117 mm; 15.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:13 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 7th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.0; out of 10

Sīrē is town in south-central Ethiopia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical October day in Sīrē reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	12
2	22	12
3	22	12
4	22	12
5	22	12
6	22	12
7	22	12
8	22	12
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29	22	11
30	22	11
31	22	11

Sīrē weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 10°	17	3.4	11.6	8.2
Feb	24° / 11°	25	3.9	11.7	8.1
Mar	25° / 12°	87	9.8	11.9	7.1
Apr	24° / 13°	145	17.7	12.2	5.7
May	24° / 13°	132	18.3	12.4	5.8
Jun	24° / 13°	60	13	12.5	6.5
Jul	22° / 13°	182	28	12.4	4.1
Aug	22° / 13°	327	30.1	12.3	3.7
Sep	22° / 12°	303	26.9	12	4.1
Oct	22° / 12°	117	15.4	11.8	6.0
Nov	22° / 10°	35	5.8	11.6	7.6
Dec	22° / 9°	15	3	11.5	8.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 38% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	51	53	53	54	54	55	56	57	58	58	60	60	60	60	60	61	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	64	64	65	65	66	67	67	68
Cloudier (%)	49	47	47	46	46	45	44	43	42	42	40	40	40	40	40	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	33	33	32

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	55	45
7	56	44
8	57	43
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	66	34
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	68	32

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Sīrē gets around 117 mm of rain over 15.4 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 50% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	77	75	74	72	70	68	66	64	62	60	59	57	55	53	51	49	47	45	44	42	41	39	37	36	34	33	31	30	29	28	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	75
3	74
4	72
5	70
6	68
7	66
8	64
9	62
10	60
11	59
12	57
13	55
14	53
15	51
16	49
17	47
18	45
19	44
20	42
21	41
22	39
23	37
24	36
25	34
26	33
27	31
28	30
29	29
30	28
31	27

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	96
Comfortable (%)	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	92	8
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	94	6
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5
31	96	4

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
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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 6:13 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 5:57 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14
Sunset (PM)	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:13	6:09
2	11.9	6:13	6:08
3	11.9	6:13	6:08
4	11.9	6:13	6:07
5	11.9	6:13	6:07
6	11.9	6:13	6:06
7	11.9	6:13	6:06
8	11.9	6:13	6:05
9	11.9	6:13	6:05
10	11.9	6:13	6:04
11	11.9	6:13	6:04
12	11.8	6:13	6:03
13	11.8	6:13	6:03
14	11.8	6:13	6:02
15	11.8	6:13	6:02
16	11.8	6:13	6:01
17	11.8	6:13	6:01
18	11.8	6:13	6:01
19	11.8	6:13	6:00
20	11.8	6:13	6:00
21	11.8	6:13	6:00
22	11.8	6:13	5:59
23	11.8	6:13	5:59
24	11.8	6:13	5:59
25	11.7	6:13	5:58
26	11.7	6:14	5:58
27	11.7	6:14	5:58
28	11.7	6:14	5:58
29	11.7	6:14	5:57
30	11.7	6:14	5:57
31	11.7	6:14	5:57

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 5.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
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10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
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23	5.9	Bright
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27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	5.9	Bright
31	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Sīrē

In seasonPeak

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

Sīrē's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Sīrē?

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

6.0

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Sīrē for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sīrē in October

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

In October, Sīrē sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Sīrē 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 Sīrē peaks around March 17 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	15	16	15	13	12	12	14	13	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Sīrē 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 Sīrē is worst in June — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 19 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	19	19	21	21	25	35	30	27	32	26	21	19
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	19	Moderate
Feb	19	Moderate
Mar	21	Moderate
Apr	21	Moderate
May	25	Moderate
Jun	35	Moderate
Jul	30	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	32	Moderate
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	19	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Sīrē?

Sīrē sits at 8.3°N, 39.5°E, 1,755 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Huruta, 24 km away.

Topography around Sīrē

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sīrē has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m around an average of 1,762 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,291 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,232 m.

The land around Sīrē is covered by cropland (87%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

393 m

cropland 87%

16 km

1,291 m

cropland 66%

80 km

3,232 m

cropland 63%

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← September Sīrē year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Huruta 24 km · Wenjī 27 km · Wonji 33 km · Īteya 34 km · Adama 35 km · Welench’ītī 39 km · Mojo 50 km · Āsela 56 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

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 Sīrē (8.3167°, 39.4833°, elevation 1,755 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	12
2	22	12
3	22	12
4	22	12
5	22	12
6	22	12
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18	22	11
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24	22	11
25	22	11
26	22	11
27	22	11
28	22	11
29	22	11
30	22	11
31	22	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	55	45
7	56	44
8	57	43
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	66	34
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	75
3	74
4	72
5	70
6	68
7	66
8	64
9	62
10	60
11	59
12	57
13	55
14	53
15	51
16	49
17	47
18	45
19	44
20	42
21	41
22	39
23	37
24	36
25	34
26	33
27	31
28	30
29	29
30	28
31	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	92	8
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	94	6
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5
31	96	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	12
2	22	12
3	22	12
4	22	12
5	22	12
6	22	12
7	22	12
8	22	12
9	22	12
10	22	12
11	22	12
12	22	12
13	22	12
14	22	12
15	22	12
16	22	12
17	22	12
18	22	11
19	22	11
20	22	11
21	22	11
22	22	11
23	22	11
24	22	11
25	22	11
26	22	11
27	22	11
28	22	11
29	22	11
30	22	11
31	22	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	55	45
7	56	44
8	57	43
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	66	34
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	75
3	74
4	72
5	70
6	68
7	66
8	64
9	62
10	60
11	59
12	57
13	55
14	53
15	51
16	49
17	47
18	45
19	44
20	42
21	41
22	39
23	37
24	36
25	34
26	33
27	31
28	30
29	29
30	28
31	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	92	8
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	94	6
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5
31	96	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	12
2	22	12
3	22	12
4	22	12
5	22	12
6	22	12
7	22	12
8	22	12
9	22	12
10	22	12
11	22	12
12	22	12
13	22	12
14	22	12
15	22	12
16	22	12
17	22	12
18	22	11
19	22	11
20	22	11
21	22	11
22	22	11
23	22	11
24	22	11
25	22	11
26	22	11
27	22	11
28	22	11
29	22	11
30	22	11
31	22	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	55	45
7	56	44
8	57	43
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	66	34
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	75
3	74
4	72
5	70
6	68
7	66
8	64
9	62
10	60
11	59
12	57
13	55
14	53
15	51
16	49
17	47
18	45
19	44
20	42
21	41
22	39
23	37
24	36
25	34
26	33
27	31
28	30
29	29
30	28
31	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	92	8
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	94	6
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5
31	96	4