Wegeda weather in October

In October, Wegeda sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 22 mm of rain across 2.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 Wegeda's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wegeda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
9th coldest
Rainfall
22 mm
2.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:19 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
36%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical October day in Wegeda reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Wegeda weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 12°81.911.48.5
Feb27° / 14°193.211.67.9
Mar28° / 15°477.911.97.0
Apr28° / 15°739.712.26.6
May27° / 15°909.712.56.7
Jun25° / 14°17517.612.65.7
Jul22° / 14°33729.712.63.8
Aug22° / 14°31929.312.43.9
Sep24° / 14°10413.312.16.6
Oct25° / 14°222.911.78.4
Nov25° / 13°162.911.58.6
Dec25° / 12°81.611.48.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Wegeda gets around 22 mm of rain over 2.9 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 10% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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513
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911
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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 (%)
1991
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Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 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 6:18 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:186:13
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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 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Wegeda

In seasonPeak

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

Wegeda's monsoon runs June–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Wegeda sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

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

Is October a good time to visit Wegeda?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Wegeda for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Wegeda in October

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

In October, Wegeda sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Wegeda 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 Wegeda peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 22UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

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

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorJan 1345 µg/m³Jul 2330 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb42Poor
Mar39Poor
Apr36Poor
May35Moderate
Jun39Poor
Jul30Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep43Poor
Oct44Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Wegeda?

Wegeda sits at 11.2°N, 38.4°E, 2,368 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Mertule Maryam, 44 km away.

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Topography around Wegeda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wegeda has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 804 m around an average of 2,183 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,325 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,991 m.

The land around Wegeda is covered by cropland (40%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, grassland (40%), cropland (33%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
804 m
16 km
1,325 m
80 km
2,991 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcropland
October weather nearby: Mertule Maryam 44 km · Mot’a 56 km · Nefas Mewch’a 59 km · Filakit 69 km · Debre Tabor 80 km · Bichena 87 km · T’īs Isat 90 km · Ādēt 96 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 Wegeda (11.2157°, 38.3645°, elevation 2,368 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).