Climate averages 1991–2020
Arsi Negele weather
in October.
A mild, very wet month: the 9th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Arsi Negele: daytime highs average 21.3°C and nights cool to about 13.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 261 mm of rain on roughly 22 days, which makes October a very wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 58 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Shashamane (19 km away). In October its highs average 21.6°C, about as warm as Arsi Negele, with 96 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Arsi Negele ranks 34th of 40 for the warmest October highs and 39th of 40 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 40 cities is 24.0°C; Arsi Negele is 2.7°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 21.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 261 mm to 68 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
Arsi Negele climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.2°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 33 | 6.6 | 11.712 h |
| February | 24.5°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 40 | 6.3 | 11.912 h |
| March | 24.9°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 114 | 13.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 23.6°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 263 | 22.3 | 12.312 h |
| May | 22.4°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 332 | 28.0 | 12.512 h |
| June | 21.4°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 198 | 28.1 | 12.513 h |
| July | 20.2°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 193 | 28.4 | 12.513 h |
| August | 20.4°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 248 | 29.1 | 12.412 h |
| September | 21.0°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 369 | 29.3 | 12.212 h |
| October, selected | 21.3°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 261 | 22.0 | 12.012 h |
| November | 21.9°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 68 | 8.8 | 11.812 h |
| December | 22.2°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 27 | 5.4 | 11.712 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
- Shashamane in OctoberEthiopia · 19 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 12.8°C · 96 mm rain
- Awasa in OctoberEthiopia · 39 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 14.2°C · 155 mm rain
- Ziway in OctoberEthiopia · 65 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 15.7°C · 50 mm rain
- K’olīto in OctoberEthiopia · 65 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 13.9°C · 69 mm rain
- Yirga ‘Alem in OctoberEthiopia · 73 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 12.9°C · 201 mm rain
- Mek’ī in OctoberEthiopia · 90 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 15.5°C · 32 mm rain
- Butajīra in OctoberEthiopia · 91 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 12.8°C · 88 mm rain
- Hosa’ina in OctoberEthiopia · 93 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 10.1°C · 215 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 Arsi Negele) is explained once on the Arsi Negele year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.