Yabēlo weather in October

In October, Yabēlo sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 143 mm of rain across 20.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in October, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Yabēlo's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yabēlo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
8th warmest
Overnight low
17°
6th coldest
Rainfall
143 mm
20.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:16 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
67%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Yabēlo is town in southern 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 26°C through the month.

A typical October day in Yabēlo reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C cooler than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Yabēlo weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°182.711.76.3
Feb30° / 18°212.511.85.7
Mar29° / 18°778.9125.4
Apr27° / 17°17720.812.14.8
May25° / 17°16120.212.25.2
Jun24° / 16°276.412.37.1
Jul24° / 16°154.112.37.3
Aug25° / 16°163.612.27.3
Sep27° / 17°305.6127.0
Oct26° / 17°14320.311.95.2
Nov27° / 16°7211.311.86.4
Dec28° / 16°193.911.77.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33466
43367
53367
63367
73367
83367
93367
103367
113367
123466
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213763
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264159
274258
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294357
304456
314555

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Yabēlo gets around 143 mm of rain over 20.3 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 64% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
145
247
350
452
554
656
758
859
961
1062
1164
1265
1367
1468
1569
1670
1771
1872
1972
2072
2172
2272
2371
2470
2569
2668
2766
2865
2963
3061
3159

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the comfortable band about 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1275221
2245323
3215425
4195427
5165529
6145531
7125533
8105535
995437
1075439
1165341
1255243
1345145
1435047
1534949
1624850
1724652
1814554
1914455
2014356
2114257
2214158
2314059
2414059
2514059
2614059
2724058
2824058
2924058
3034057
3134156

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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2510calm
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2810calm
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3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours 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 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:186:15
212.06:186:15
311.96:186:14
411.96:176:14
511.96:176:14
611.96:176:13
711.96:176:13
811.96:176:12
911.96:176:12
1011.96:176:12
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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 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Yabēlo

In seasonPeak

In October, Yabēlo sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Yabēlo's rainy season runs April–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Yabēlo?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Yabēlo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yabēlo in October

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

In October, Yabēlo sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Yabēlo in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yabēlo peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 15Jun 21UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Yabēlo 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 Yabēlo is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (February, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodJun 1716 µg/m³Feb 88 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr12Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Yabēlo?

Yabēlo sits at 4.9°N, 38.1°E, 1,906 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Konso, 78 km away.

KerchaGīdolēKeleShakisoArba MinchYirga Ch’efē

Topography around Yabēlo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yabēlo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 404 m around an average of 1,863 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,069 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,653 m.

The land around Yabēlo is covered by shrubs (52%) within 3 km, shrubs (61%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
404 m
16 km
1,069 m
80 km
1,653 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Konso 78 km · Hagere Maryam 85 km · Kercha 106 km · Gīdolē 116 km · Kele 134 km · Shakiso 134 km · Arba Minch 141 km · Yirga Ch’efē 143 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 Yabēlo (4.8833°, 38.0833°, elevation 1,906 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).