Climate averages 1991–2020
Shashamane weather
in October.
A mild, wet month: the 8th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Shashamane: daytime highs average 21.6°C and nights cool to about 12.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 96 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes October a wet month (the 10th 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 Arsi Negele (19 km away). In October its highs average 21.3°C, about as warm as Shashamane, with 261 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Shashamane ranks joint 32nd of 40 for the warmest October highs and joint 26th of 40 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 40 cities is 24.0°C; Shashamane is 2.4°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 22.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 96 mm to 19 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
Shashamane climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.9°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 9.2 | 2.1 | 11.812 h |
| February | 25.2°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 13 | 2.6 | 11.912 h |
| March | 25.6°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 40 | 7.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 24.1°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 89 | 14.2 | 12.312 h |
| May | 22.7°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 112 | 17.4 | 12.412 h |
| June | 21.3°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 49 | 14.1 | 12.513 h |
| July | 20.3°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 60 | 17.6 | 12.512 h |
| August | 20.5°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 76 | 19.4 | 12.412 h |
| September | 21.4°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 136 | 23.1 | 12.212 h |
| October, selected | 21.6°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 96 | 12.3 | 12.012 h |
| November | 22.5°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 19 | 3.3 | 11.812 h |
| December | 23.1°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 4.2 | 1.3 | 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
- Arsi Negele in OctoberEthiopia · 19 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 13.1°C · 261 mm rain
- Awasa in OctoberEthiopia · 21 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 14.2°C · 155 mm rain
- Yirga ‘Alem in OctoberEthiopia · 54 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 12.9°C · 201 mm rain
- K’olīto in OctoberEthiopia · 58 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 13.9°C · 69 mm rain
- Ziway in OctoberEthiopia · 83 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 15.7°C · 50 mm rain
- Hosa’ina in OctoberEthiopia · 91 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 10.1°C · 215 mm rain
- Dīla in OctoberEthiopia · 93 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 15.1°C · 390 mm rain
- Sodo in OctoberEthiopia · 100 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 12.4°C · 128 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 Shashamane) is explained once on the Shashamane year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.