Wenjī weather in October

In October, Wenjī sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 Wenjī's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wenjī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
5th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:14 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
38%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Wenjī is town located in Oromia state of 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 29°C through the month.

A typical October day in Wenjī reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°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)
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22816
32816
42916
52916
62916
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Wenjī 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
Jan28° / 13°30.911.68.1
Feb29° / 14°51.311.76.8
Mar30° / 16°224.211.95.8
Apr30° / 17°306.112.25.3
May31° / 17°294.912.45.4
Jun30° / 17°174.412.56.0
Jul27° / 17°5313.212.46.0
Aug27° / 17°8318.412.35.4
Sep28° / 17°6213.3125.9
Oct29° / 16°173.211.86.9
Nov28° / 14°61.111.68.2
Dec27° / 12°20.511.58.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37822
47822
57822
67723
77822
87822
97822
107921
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Wenjī gets around 17 mm of rain over 3.2 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 11% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
123
222
321
420
518
617
716
814
913
1012
1111
1210
139
149
158
168
177
187
197
207
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227
237
247
257
267
276
286
296
306
316

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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
156413
259383
361363
463343
565323
667303
769283
872262
973252
1075232
1176222
1277212
1378202
1479192
1580182
1681172
1782162
1883152
1983152
2084142
2184142
2284142
2383143
2483143
2584133
2684133
2784133
2884133
2986122
3086122
3186122

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
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1912calm
2012calm
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2412light breeze
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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 6:14 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 5:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:146:10
211.96:146:09
311.96:146:09
411.96:146:08
511.96:146:07
611.96:146:07
711.96:146:06
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2011.86:146:01
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2311.86:146:00
2411.86:145:59
2511.76:145:59
2611.76:145:59
2711.76:155:58
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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 6.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 6.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
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316.4Intense
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Wenjī?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Wenjī in October

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

In October, Wenjī sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Wenjī 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 Wenjī peaks around March 17 at about 15 (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 17UV 15Dec 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Wenjī 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 Wenjī is worst in June — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateJun 1738 µg/m³Nov 2324 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun39Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct32Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Wenjī?

Wenjī sits at 8.4°N, 39.3°E, 1,589 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Wonji, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Wenjī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wenjī has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m around an average of 1,598 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 636 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,227 m.

The land around Wenjī is covered by cropland (60%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
327 m
16 km
636 m
80 km
3,227 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Wonji 7.0 km · Adama 11 km · Mojo 23 km · Sīrē 27 km · Welench’ītī 29 km · Huruta 34 km · Īteya 36 km · ‘Alem T’ēna 40 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 Wenjī (8.45°, 39.2833°, elevation 1,589 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).