Wendo weather in October

In October, Wendo sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 290 mm of rain across 26.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-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 2% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Wendo's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wendo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
8th warmest
Overnight low
10°
6th coldest
Rainfall
290 mm
26.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:16 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
77%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Wendo is place 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 20°C through the month.

A typical October day in Wendo reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Wendo weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 376.311.77.4
Feb24° / 10°62611.87.4
Mar23° / 11°13513.4126.3
Apr22° / 11°27923.212.14.4
May20° / 11°32527.312.33.8
Jun19° / 11°20826.212.43.7
Jul18° / 11°1832712.33.5
Aug18° / 11°21126.812.23.6
Sep19° / 10°27826123.8
Oct20° / 10°29026.611.93.9
Nov21° / 10°11914.311.75.7
Dec22° / 456.511.67.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Wendo gets around 290 mm of rain over 26.6 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 85% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 80% 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 5 km/h in October.

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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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:176:14
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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 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Wendo?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Wendo.

What to pack for Wendo in October

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

In October, Wendo sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Wendo 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 Wendo peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 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 15Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Wendo 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 Wendo is worst in December — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 39 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 1872 µg/m³Aug 1440 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan69Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar53Poor
Apr45Poor
May41Poor
Jun44Poor
Jul42Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct54Poor
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec73Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Wendo?

Wendo sits at 6.6°N, 38.4°E, 1,911 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Ch’iko, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Wendo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wendo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m around an average of 1,929 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,244 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,342 m.

The land around Wendo is covered by trees (79%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and trees (34%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
354 m
16 km
1,244 m
80 km
2,342 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Ch’iko 9.0 km · Yirga ‘Alem 17 km · Dīla 23 km · Leku 31 km · Wenago 36 km · Bedēsa 45 km · Dimtu 49 km · Awasa 52 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 Wendo (6.6°, 38.4167°, elevation 1,911 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).