Climate averages 1991–2020
Mek'ele weather
in October.
A warm, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the 2nd 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 Mek'ele: daytime highs average 23.7°C and nights cool to about 12.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 50 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ādīgrat (87 km away). In October its highs average 21.6°C, 2.1°C cooler than Mek'ele, with 24 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Mek'ele ranks 17th of 40 for the warmest October highs and 4th of 40 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 40 cities is 24.0°C; Mek'ele is 0.3°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 22.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 12 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
Mek'ele climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.7°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 23 | 6.1 | 11.411 h |
| February | 24.1°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 21 | 5.6 | 11.712 h |
| March | 25.0°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 60 | 11.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.6°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 61 | 11.6 | 12.412 h |
| May | 26.9°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 26 | 5.6 | 12.713 h |
| June | 26.8°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 72 | 11.7 | 12.913 h |
| July | 23.1°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 228 | 29.1 | 12.813 h |
| August | 22.7°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 284 | 30.1 | 12.613 h |
| September | 24.2°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 67 | 11.2 | 12.212 h |
| October, selected | 23.7°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 12 | 2.4 | 11.812 h |
| November | 22.9°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 13 | 3.1 | 11.512 h |
| December | 22.4°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 9.8 | 2.7 | 11.311 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
- Ādīgrat in OctoberEthiopia · 87 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 10.9°C · 24 mm rain
- Adwa in OctoberEthiopia · 97 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 11.4°C · 9.5 mm rain
- Aksum in OctoberEthiopia · 107 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 11.5°C · 9.7 mm rain
- Alamata in OctoberEthiopia · 121 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 16.5°C · 8.4 mm rain
- Inda Silasē in OctoberEthiopia · 145 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 14.4°C · 28 mm rain
- Weldiya in OctoberEthiopia · 186 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 15.1°C · 25 mm rain
- Asmara in OctoberEritrea · 213 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 11.9°C · 28 mm rain
- Dessie in OctoberEthiopia · 263 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 8.7°C · 33 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 Mek'ele) is explained once on the Mek'ele year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.