Climate averages 1991–2020
Alamata weather
in October.
A warm, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Alamata: daytime highs average 27.1°C and nights cool to about 16.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.4 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes October a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 52 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Weldiya (66 km away). In October its highs average 25.4°C, 1.7°C cooler than Alamata, with 25 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Alamata ranks 5th of 40 for the warmest October highs and 1st of 40 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 40 cities is 24.0°C; Alamata is 3.1°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.7°C to 25.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.4 mm to 13 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Alamata climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.3°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 38 | 7.5 | 11.511 h |
| February | 24.7°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 36 | 6.9 | 11.712 h |
| March | 26.0°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 67 | 12.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 27.6°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 57 | 11.1 | 12.412 h |
| May | 30.0°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 27 | 4.9 | 12.713 h |
| June | 31.3°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 45 | 7.8 | 12.813 h |
| July | 29.0°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 226 | 26.6 | 12.813 h |
| August | 28.1°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 226 | 26.3 | 12.513 h |
| September | 28.6°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 38 | 6.4 | 12.212 h |
| October, selected | 27.1°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 8.4 | 2.1 | 11.912 h |
| November | 25.4°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 13 | 2.7 | 11.612 h |
| December | 24.0°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 19 | 2.9 | 11.411 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Weldiya in OctoberEthiopia · 66 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 15.1°C · 25 mm rain
- Mek'ele in OctoberEthiopia · 121 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 12.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Dessie in OctoberEthiopia · 143 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 8.7°C · 33 mm rain
- Kombolcha in OctoberEthiopia · 150 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 12.2°C · 36 mm rain
- Adwa in OctoberEthiopia · 207 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 11.4°C · 9.5 mm rain
- Ādīgrat in OctoberEthiopia · 207 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 10.9°C · 24 mm rain
- Aksum in OctoberEthiopia · 210 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 11.5°C · 9.7 mm rain
- Inda Silasē in OctoberEthiopia · 233 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 14.4°C · 28 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Alamata) is explained once on the Alamata year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.