Welench’ītī weather in October

In October, Welench’ītī sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 Welench’ītī's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Welench’ītī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
17°
5th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:13 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
35%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Welench’ītī is city 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 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Welench’ītī reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13018
23018
33018
43018
53018
63018
73018
83017
93017
103017
113017
123017
133017
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302916
312916

How October really feels in Welench’ītī

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.

Welench’ītī weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 14°61.611.67.9
Feb30° / 16°81.911.76.5
Mar31° / 18°245.211.95.3
Apr31° / 19°336.812.24.8
May32° / 19°26512.44.7
Jun31° / 19°28912.54.5
Jul30° / 18°8422.312.54.0
Aug29° / 18°1122512.33.8
Sep30° / 18°5612.912.15.0
Oct30° / 17°132.711.86.5
Nov28° / 15°101.811.67.6
Dec27° / 14°41.111.58.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38119
48119
58119
68119
78119
88020
98020
108020
118020
128020
138119
148119
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218119
228218
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318317

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Welench’ītī gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
119
218
318
417
516
615
713
812
911
1010
119
129
138
148
157
167
176
186
196
205
215
225
236
246
256
266
276
286
296
305
315

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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
167312
268302
368293
469283
571263
672253
773243
874233
975223
1076213
1177203
1278193
1378193
1479183
1580173
1681163
1782153
1882153
1983143
2083143
2183143
2284133
2384133
2483134
2583134
2684124
2784124
2884115
2984115
3084115
3184115

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
1510calm
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3110calm

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 6:14 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 5:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:146:09
211.96:136:08
311.96:136:08
411.96:136:07
511.96:136:07
611.96:136:06
711.96:136:06
811.96:136:05
911.96:136:05
1011.96:136:04
1111.86:136:04
1211.86:136:03
1311.86:136:03
1411.86:136:02
1511.86:136:02
1611.86:136:01
1711.86:136:01
1811.86:136:01
1911.86:136:00
2011.86:136:00
2111.86:136:00
2211.86:145:59
2311.86:145:59
2411.76:145:58
2511.76:145:58
2611.76:145:58
2711.76:145:58
2811.76:145:57
2911.76:155:57
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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 6.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 6.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Welench’ītī

In seasonPeak

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

Welench’ītī sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

Dust
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Aug
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Dec

Is October a good time to visit Welench’ītī?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Welench’ītī for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Welench’ītī in October

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

In October, Welench’ītī sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Welench’ītī 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 Welench’ītī peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 15Dec 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Welench’ītī 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 Welench’ītī is worst in June — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 22 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJun 1937 µg/m³Nov 2222 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun38Poor
Jul34Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep35Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Welench’ītī?

Welench’ītī sits at 8.7°N, 39.4°E, 1,460 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Adama, 22 km away.

Topography around Welench’ītī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Welench’ītī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m around an average of 1,464 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,266 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,204 m.

The land around Welench’ītī is covered by cropland (78%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
219 m
16 km
1,266 m
80 km
3,204 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Adama 22 km · Wenjī 29 km · Wonji 33 km · Mojo 35 km · Sīrē 39 km · Bishoftu 51 km · Huruta 58 km · Metahāra 59 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 Welench’ītī (8.6667°, 39.4333°, elevation 1,460 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).